Wildlife Pictures

A blue jay in the woods...

This Spring we've had a mother fox with 9 pups (at least that's what I counted once) near our woods behind the barn. Since they are wild animals, I took these close up pictures with the zoom on my Canon camera... I was standing a good distance away from the den. The picture above is from a couple weeks ago. Oh, the babies are so cute!

The mama sitting in the field, watching all that's going on around her...

From earlier this week... Don't the nursing pups look like furry little bunnies?

One of the fox pups sitting on the top of their den... They had been scurrying around, jumping and pouncing on one another. I think this one was getting a little sleepy.

A little pup sitting quietly, at least for a moment or two... 

I've been singing this song along with my guitar all month - What A Friend We Have In Jesus. I love that one. It's message reminds us to take all our troubles to the Lord in prayer. It's message never grows old for me. God wants us to keep praying to Him, and seek His strength and help every moment of the day. Sometimes I pray, Lord please help me to pray more! I know He hears me and will help me.

Philippians 4:6-7,13 Be anxious for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus...I can do all things through Christ which strenghteneth me.

I hope you have been having a great week! Thanks for stopping by today. God bless, Danielle

Sunrise panoramas and snowy landscapes...

Early Friday morning we had a bright sunrise over the foothills. I was able to capture some of the colors in stages with my camera.

The pink hues as they began to fill the eastern sky...

This picture was taken a moment or two after the sky shone with the most vivid display of colors. The clouds were moving and changing color so quickly, I wasn't able to merge a perfect panorama of the brightest moment - ah! :)

A close up of the tiny branches of a nut tree against the morning sky. Oh how sweet!

As the sun rose higher in the sky, the sunrise faded to pastels.

A blueish winter scene replaced our bright sunrise.

On Saturday we spotted four days worth of little footprints made by wildlife on our neighbor's golfing range. I think these are mostly rabbit tracks, although maybe there were deer out there too.

Yesterday's sunrise behind a hedgerow of trees... Soft, purplish clouds with golden highlights blanketed the eastern sky. What a scene to welcome a new day - Good Morning!

Can you see the two critters in this picture? The blue jays & squirrels are so active outside our home every morning. They are always scurrying around looking for something - leaping, climbing, hopping and flying from here to there. They are so much fun to watch, but so hard to photograph!

A fox near her den. Well, I'm assuming it's a she...

This morning's sunrise around 7 a.m. I love the stands of clouds filtered through with rays of sunshine. What a glorious scene, what a glorious Creator we have! I hope you are having a wonderful week, filled with blessings and peace in Christ! God bless, Danielle