Serene Scenery Sunday

Hello, everyone.  It's me, Cammie.  For this week's Serene Scenery Sunday post, I thought I'd share some photos Mom took this morning out at Tuttle Creek State Park.  Ready to relax?

How about a Bald Eagle to start things off?

Mom saw three adults and is just thrilled that they've come back to spend the Winter with us!

She also saw a handful of Great Blue Herons. Here is one trying to sneak past another:

"Just going to skate on past you, Earl..."
"This is my fishing spot, Ned!  Keep it moving."

Someone needs to work on sharing.

Here's one in flight:

And another one shooting Mom a dirty look.

"Fine.  I'll pose.  I'm freezing my feet off, but I'll pose.  Happy?"

Moving right along...

Here's a Dark-Eyed Junco:

And Mom saw a type of bird she'd never seen before! A Red-Shafted Northern Flicker:

She has seen the Yellow-Shafted ones, just not the red. Mags and I are partial to red. Of course.

There were also lots of Canada Geese around - swimming in the River Pond and the Big Blue River, grazing in the grassy areas, and flying overhead - like these guys:

What a serene way to spend the morning, don't you think? And do you know what made it even more serene? Take a look:

Me and Mags at the kayak launch dock!

That's right! Dad and us girls were there, too! The whole family together. Doesn't get much better than that!

I hope you feel nice and serene now! If you'd like to see more photos from our morning at Tuttle, please click here to view our Flickr album.  Have a wonderful Sunday!

Cammie!