When considering the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge: Simple Joys prompt I remembered going down to the Colpoy’s Bay shoreline for the sunrise and the joy of being entertained by a Belted Kingfisher pretending to be a Barn Swallow by sitting on a power line along the road.
That made me wonder what the sunrise had been like and what else I had photographed that day. That then got me thinking about coming home from another sunrise and spotting two Sandhill Cranes in a hay field in nice early morning light.
That was on the 4th August 2018 so here’s a selection of simple joys from that day.
The simple joy of a section of the Colpoy’s Bay shoreline to myself for a 50 second exposure at dawn.
The simple joy of a black and white photo of the mist and low cloud over the Niagara Escarpment across the bay.
The simple joy of spotting these two Sandhill Cranes in a hay field coming home from the sunrise.
The simple joy of setting up a camera in the yard to photograph this male American Goldfinch in its smart summer plumage.
Simply Gorgeous photos! I really like the colors in the first picture. Beautiful!
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Thanks Sandy. Once I checked the date on the Sandhill Cranes photo and then the misty dawn shot from earlier that morning it was ìnevitable that I would go with that day.
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Normally I prefer black and white photography but I have to say that first picture is absolutely beautiful!
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Thank you.
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Such stunning photos – a wonderful little collection!
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Thank you. Once I checked the date for the photo of the Sandhill Cranes it was easy putting a post together around that day.
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Prachtig, die Distelvink en vooral die Sandhill-kraanvogels … Ja, in Canada hebben ze iets aparts: Zandkreurige kraanvogels, die had ik nog nooit eerder gezien … Ja, dat is genieten in optima forma … Nee, kan niks tegenop …
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Sorry for the late response, another one that got rerouted to the spam folder.
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