"Bald Eagle"

American Bald Eagle at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tn.

 

"Hanging Out"

A squirrel hanging out in a tree in my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Blue Heron on Steele Creek"

A Blue Heron stalking out his evening meal along Steele Creek in Bristol, Tn.

"Henry Whitehead Cabin"

One of my favorite destinations in the Smoky Mountains! The Henry Whitehead cabin off Forge Creek Rd. In Cades Cove!

"Deer in the Cove"

A young buck looking the other way, at Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Pink Moon"

  April’s full moon, is known as a pink moon.

Why is it called a pink moon?

The name can be traced back to North American aboriginal peoples, who referred to the full moon in April as a pink moon after a type of wildflower that blooms early in the year, helping to signify that spring has arrived.

From my front yard in Bristol, Va.

"Elkmont Bridge"

An old bridge at Elkmont in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"Crucified"

No explanation needed! In the cemetery at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Bristol, Va.

"Mockingbird"

A Mockingbird, sitting on my deck in Bristol, Va.

"Mother Goose and the Turtle"

Mother Goose sits on her nest while a turtle sits patiently by standing guard!

"Red-bellied Woodpecker"

Red-bellied Woodpecker sitting in a maple tree in my front yard today in Bristol, Va.

"Steele Creek"

Shot on a walk in the park @ Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Tn.

"Half Moon"

Half moon shining down on my front yard in Bristol, Va. tonight. Haven't done a moon shot in a while so here goes!

"Mountain Stream"

A serene scene.....a mountain stream deep in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

"St. Anne's Cemetery"

 

Cemetery at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Bristol, Va.

"Sugar Hollow"

Went back a ways for this one. Couldn't get out today. Late summer shot from Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, Va. August 2006.

"EMU"

This Emu, native to Australia has somehow made its way into East Tennessee. Just off Hwy. 126 near Blountville, Tn.

"Newland Waterfalls Park"

 

Almost a repeat of a picture I posted on March 25 of this year but this one is a totally different shot with some settings tweaked and a boulder in the foreground.

"End of a New Day"

I am thankful for the good day I have just had. God has been here for me and it is all good. It is his finger on the trigger for this shot cause this is nothing near what I was seeing when I took it. 

"Flying High"

I'm not saying what kind of bird this is for fear of being wrong but I know what I think it is. No matter, he is free and flying high, near Steeles Rd. in Bristol, Tn.

"Blue Heron"

Another "Blue Heron" shot and this one is from the opposite side of the river. I spotted him up close but couldn't get a shot for the trees so I spooked him and he flew to the other side. South Holston River just a few miles below South Holston Dam in Sullivan County, Tn.

"Lizard Head"

The more I look at this tree root the more I start to see a lizard head! Any body with me on this one? My wife Audrey spotted this near Backbone Rock Recreation Area in Johnson County, Tn.

"Face to Face"

A face to face encounter with one of these will leave you in awe with nothing but respect for a black bear.

This meet up was in October 2012 on a ridge just off Hyatt Lane in Cades Cove, in the Great Smoky Mtns. National Park. I am thankful he had been foraging all morning and was most likely just looking for somewhere to lay down and take a nap or I might have been breakfast.

"Hyacinth"

A Hyacinth blooms in our front yard in Bristol, Va. All we can figure is a squirrel dug it up out of someone's flower bed and buried it here. On the other side of this same tree grows a clump of daffodils, same story.

"Bluebird"

A bluebird guarding his house as the nest is being built.

Near Steeles Rd. in Bristol, Tn.

"Just a Barn"

Just an old barn on Tilson Mtn. Rd. near Spivey Gap in Unicoi County, Tn.

"Buzzy"

"Buzzy" born on the Fourth of July, is 18 years old here around Christmas in 2009. He is still with us and will be 22 years old 3 months from today if God so decides. He has lived indoors his entire life and was born to a 'Himalayan' mother who got out of the house only 1 time, him being the result. I guess that makes him a Himalayan - Cathair mix. God bless you boy......

"Monarch Butterfly"

Hello Mr. Butterfly. This dude won best of show in Twin City Photo Club - Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion photo contest in 2012. Not this shot, but this butterfly. He was just getting ready here..... :) .....

"Blowing Rock City Park"

 Blowing Rock City Park, Blowing Rock, N.C.

"Cardinal"

A Cardinal, Virginia's state bird manning his perch at a feeder in Bristol, Va.