tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post1299099205598309017..comments2024-03-09T13:37:25.310-08:00Comments on Meanderings of Melanie Sherman: Waking Up from a Winter ComaMelanie Shermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-22503486510217717972011-02-23T11:25:08.966-08:002011-02-23T11:25:08.966-08:00Margaret
I'd love to try to get a photo. My ...Margaret<br /><br />I'd love to try to get a photo. My commute is so thrilling in the spring.<br /><br />Nina,<br /><br />I know. I SO want to go to Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge with this camera. It would be an awesome test of the camera's ability to function despite my ineptitude.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-25860693205043142632011-02-23T10:24:36.880-08:002011-02-23T10:24:36.880-08:00Wow!!! Awesome second shot. How generous of the ...Wow!!! Awesome second shot. How generous of the bird to sit for you a second time. You've got some zoom on that new camera! Can't wait to see what you get from your next trip to Ridgefield.Nina Rochettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717851196626848405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-8095895177650673192011-02-23T08:53:09.178-08:002011-02-23T08:53:09.178-08:00I'd love to see the field with baby calves, wh...I'd love to see the field with baby calves, when it is time. I like the second shot... Very sharp with the branches against the grey sky.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-1825081737967384062011-02-22T19:08:41.905-08:002011-02-22T19:08:41.905-08:00Monica,
It is teaming with wildlife around here. ...Monica,<br /><br />It is teaming with wildlife around here. Sometimes it isn't so good.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-16503801546159191312011-02-21T07:54:25.876-08:002011-02-21T07:54:25.876-08:00I popped over from the next post. Both pictures ar...I popped over from the next post. Both pictures are fabulous. Aren't you lucky to have the opportunity to take pictures of such interesting wildlife?!Monica Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261586665831377609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-30007595119041111772011-02-20T23:16:33.865-08:002011-02-20T23:16:33.865-08:00Vicki,
I'll bet you've got a story there,...Vicki,<br /><br />I'll bet you've got a story there, filled with heartbreak and redemption.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-44812108131665302592011-02-20T22:18:10.729-08:002011-02-20T22:18:10.729-08:00I have learned (the hard way) to carry extra batte...I have learned (the hard way) to carry extra batteries. Nice shots from a little camera.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242846706090795507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-6811340074968028312011-02-20T18:13:36.270-08:002011-02-20T18:13:36.270-08:00I'd love to see them. I wish I knew what that...I'd love to see them. I wish I knew what that white bird was near I-5. I only caught a glimpse.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-14873162263812232462011-02-20T16:53:35.258-08:002011-02-20T16:53:35.258-08:00I haven't been to Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, ...I haven't been to Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, but it's on my list of "to do". Storks are pretty cool. We were in The Netherlands last summer and got to sit there and watch some on a hike around a river/lake. There are some pretty neat looking birds over there!Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469886699442499754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-57064556984507603542011-02-20T09:33:27.368-08:002011-02-20T09:33:27.368-08:00Katie,
Have you been to the Ridgefield Wildlife R...Katie,<br /><br />Have you been to the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge? This would be a fabulous time to go. It will be disappointing for me this year without the freedom of a convertible, but I'm hoping to make it next week.<br /><br />I may have seen a stork yesterday at exit 289 on I-5.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-21375700774161765322011-02-20T04:13:17.773-08:002011-02-20T04:13:17.773-08:00I always love catching a glimpse of eagles and Blu...I always love catching a glimpse of eagles and Blue Herons are one of my favorites as well. Storks are also pretty cool looking birds. I also enjoy this time of year and SO look forward to summer!Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469886699442499754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-91677214029466707542011-02-19T15:09:48.359-08:002011-02-19T15:09:48.359-08:00Nina,
You mustn't shoot the poor birds. That...Nina,<br /><br />You mustn't shoot the poor birds. That's a federal offense, you know, what with it being the national bird. <br /><br />Were you in your kayak or canoe on the Lewis river and did you see Great Blue Herons? I love those birds.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-75266116408589530582011-02-19T15:07:57.037-08:002011-02-19T15:07:57.037-08:00Donna,
I'm so sorry you've been without b...Donna,<br /><br />I'm so sorry you've been without batteries. Don't you just hate that? Just when you REALLY have a great shot, too.Melanie Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385073936714563295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-49860742830044631562011-02-19T12:43:21.399-08:002011-02-19T12:43:21.399-08:00Nicely done! We saw eagles on the Lewis Sunday, b...Nicely done! We saw eagles on the Lewis Sunday, but we weren't close enough to shoot them.Nina Rochettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717851196626848405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665945635718948308.post-64905645431918692542011-02-19T07:23:07.191-08:002011-02-19T07:23:07.191-08:00Oh, lucky you, to have extra batteries! I don'...Oh, lucky you, to have extra batteries! I don't think I've ever managed that, so I get to talk about the picture "that got away".<br /><br />That's a lovely shot. Thanks for sharing. :) I am so nostalgic for spring right now. Thank goodness Daylight Savings Time is less than a month away!Donna Cummingshttp://www.allaboutthewriting.comnoreply@blogger.com