A couple of weeks ago, some turkey vultures were hanging out in trees along the edge of Lake Tamarack. It was mostly cloudy, but everytime the sun peeked out, the turkey vultures would spread their wings (second photo below). As soon as the sun disappeared, the wings would go back down.
April 28, 2019 – Turkey Vultures in Bent Tree
After not seeing a deer in Bent Tree for several weeks, I was in the right place at the right time to see this pregnant doe, yesterday. According the the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division, “Most [fawns] are born between May and August with a peak in June.”
May 7, 2019 – Pregnant Doe in Bent Tree
Every now and then, a round of golf at Bent Tree might be slightly delayed due to wildlife. That was the case yesterday when a line of turkeys crossed the #9 fairway. Click here for a somewhat related post from last year.
May 5, 2019 – Turkey on #9 fairway in Bent Tree
April 21, 2019 – Canada Geese with goslings in Bent Tree
Deer have horizontal pupils. When this photo was taken yesterday, the sunlight happened to hit the doe’s eye just right to really make that evident. Click here for an interesting article about deer’s eyes and vision.
March 28, 2019 – Doe in Bent Tree (click photo for larger image)
March 21, 2019 – Squirrel eating a nut in Bent Tree
Yesterday’s post had a photo of a beautiful bluebird along with a nice quote. I looked for a quote to go with today’s photo of the turkey vulture and here’s what I found:
“Don’t play dead with a vulture. That’s exactly what they want.”
- Kevin Nealon
March 2, 2019 – Turkey Vulture in Bent Tree
February 26, 2019 – Black Bear in Bent Tree
Seeing a bear in Bent Tree always makes my day.
February 26, 2019 – Black Bear in Bent Tree
I was looking back through some photos and came across this one from 2016. It was taken from the Lake Tamarack beach when the daylight was fading.
October 6, 2016 – Egret in Bent Tree (click image to zoom)
September 11, 2018 – White Squirrel with hickory nuts in Bent Tree