Thank you, Sue. The wood duck is such an incredibly beautiful creature. God the artist, created a beautiful palette of colors in the wood duck and the Painted Bunting, which I see a lot of in my county park.

Thank you all for looking and your kind comments.

Thank you. A bit snooty I'd say, eh? :-)

Such balance.

I love how they are all looking in the same direction.

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Thanks Bill. Not much damage in my vicinity but about 40 min or so away there was a lot of flooding.

The vegetation was so very GREEN after the rain.

Thank you both. Hope it's not impacting you today, Bob.

Still overcast here today with drizzle; looks like it'll swirl around for most of the week. Here are some photos during a brief interlude of sunshine yesterday.

Clearing from the right view.

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Still ominious from the left view.

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Just the weather a duck would enjoy.

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Didn't waste any time trying to attract a mate between showers.

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Chilling on a Sunday afternoon.

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FANTASTIC photo!

Thank you Sue.

Thank you, IM.

So many things to see at my local park. Everyday is a new adventure.

Beautiful painted bunting

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Painted bunting singing for his mate

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Skink

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Snake in an Oak tree

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Several days later the snake shed his skin.

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A stealthy hunter of minnows

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Caught in the act

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So true. People in my neighborhood know/identify me as the one with the camera around my neck all the time.

Reminds me of a Precious Moments figure. Great photo.

So very beautiful.

Very nice work.