With this week's POBphotocontest being NATURE, the creative and controlling force in the universe, I would like to show you some of the splendid life forms that also inhabit our little piece of paradise. We are the guests here and it is our mission to leave everything as we found it, an area teaming with Amphibians, Avians, Reptiles, Mammals, and Aquatic Vertebrate animals.
The White-tailed Deer,
foraging for food hidden below a blanket of snow.
Man and animal observe one another with no fear.
With the arrival of Spring, a fawn still sporting its spots,
has yet to realize the hazards of the road.
A spotted Salamander, unearthed while turning the soil in preparation for the garden.
A Sunfish, bestowing thrills and memories on a young angler fishing in our catch and release pond.
A Ring-necked Pheasant foraging for food in a snow-covered field.
A Red squirrel shows no fear
as it drops pine cones to the forest floor.
Garter snakes huddled on top of hay bales
enjoying the warmth of the sun
A Cooper's hawk scouting out its next meal.
An American toad keeping the garden devoid of insects.
Robin hatchlings waiting for food.
A flock of Wild turkeys navigating their way through the woods.
#MOTHER #NATURE, with all of its splendid gifts there for the human race to delight in has not been inoculated from our lack of heedfulness. It should be mankind's goal to preserve its elegance for future generations!!!!!