Redwing Blackbird (Sweetwater Wetlands, June 16,2021) — Image by kenne
The redwing blackbird
Not your average blackbird
A badge of honor.
— kenne
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Pond Slider Turtles (Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona) — Image by kenne
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Green Heron Near Pond Slider Turtles (Sweetwater Wetlands, June 16, 2021) — Image by kenne
The green heron looks tempted by the presence of the pond slider turtles before flying off in search of smaller prey.
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Duckweed Days At Sweetwater Wetlands 3 comments
Mallard Ducks on Emerald-green Duckweed Pond (Sweetwater Wetlands, June 16, 2021) — Image by kenne
Duckweed, an emerald-green hydroponic plant, has covered most ponds at the wetlands this summer.
The plant, which grows on the water surface without soil, makes irregular warm-season appearances at
Sweetwater, which doubles as a wastewater treatment facility and lush wildlife habitat.
Duckweed is harmless and disappears naturally in the fall. It removes nitrates from the reclaimed water,
and it’s good for the ducks. It’s a plant that ducks eat, providing a lot of protein.
— kenne
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Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (June 16, 2021) — Images by kenne
This rattlesnake slowly crosses the trail with a full belly.
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‘Hold Tight’ 1 comment
‘Hold Tight’ — Oil Painting in Black and White by kenne
Hold tight
Hold tight
If you wanna make this feeling stay
Hold tight
Hold tight
Don’t let this moment fade away
Hold tight
Now tears gonna stay
Everybody gets the chance someday
Call it once it last you think you’ve got it made
Not a word that anyone can say
That can change the way you feel
Cause you know that love is real
You can choose within you fall in love
Anybody any moment any way
‘Cause no matter who you chose
There’s a chance that you might loose
Gonna the best that I can do
Hold tight
— from Hold Tight by David Romani / Davide Romani / Mauro Malavasi / Paul Adrian Slade
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The Pole Vaulter — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Run fast, fly high.
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Duck Standing On Water In October — Image by kenne
My birthday began with the water- Birds and the birds of the winged trees flying my name Above the farms and the white horses And I rose In a rainy autumn And walked abroad in shower of all my days High tide and the heron dived when I took the road Over the border And the gates Of the town closed as the town awoke. A springful of larks in a rolling Cloud and the roadside bushes brimming with whistling Blackbirds and the sun of October Summery On the hill's shoulder, Here were fond climates and sweet singers suddenly Come in the morning where I wandered and listened To the rain wringing Wind blow cold In the wood faraway under me. -- from Poem In October by Dylan Thomas
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Flame Skimmer 1 comment
Flame Skimmer — Photo-Artistry by kenne
I love to see the sunshine on the wings of the Dragonflies…
there is magic in it.
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Brown Darner Dragonfly (Sweetwater Wetlands) — Photo-Artistry by kenne
TWISTER PAIR
Dragonflies abound
in the desert wetlands,
often landing
on cattail blades,
captured by photographers
painted by painters
for sale in shops named
“Cattails and Dragonflies.”
One of life’s
enticing combos,
inspiring poets
and mythmakers
over the relationship
existing by the water
as if it were
an unbreakable bond.
What then of
the dragonfly that
rests its two pair
on a fence
of twisted pair
that separates
the desert from
desert wetlands.
Was this a case
of mistaken identity?
Not likely, with eyes
of a hundred lenses,
so was it a
one-night stand,
brief act infidelity,
or a “middle-age crisis?
— kenne
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Red-winged Blackbird 2 comments
This robin-size blackbird is easily spotted because of a red shoulder patch on each wing. The red-winged blackbird can be found in the desert southwest near fresh and saltwater marshes, along watercourses, water hazards on golf courses, and wet roadsides.
— kenne
Red-winged Blackbird in the Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona. — Images by kenne
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Mexican Duck — Grunge Art by kenne
Mexican duck art
Created from a photo
My grunge’n’art piece.
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“Flight” by kenne
A true conservationist
is a man who knows
that the world is not
given by his fathers, but
borrowed from his children.
— John James Audubon
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Red-winged Blackbird, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona — Images by kenne
A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world
is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.
— John James Audubon
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Capturing The Moment — Let’s Get It On 1 comment
“Let’s Get It On” (Blue-eyed Darner mating) — Image by kenne
