The Track of the Morning-Mist

    My shot of the day for "24 hrs of Flickr" came early -- being out birding before dawn has its rewards. Two life birds (nocturnal species ID'ed by their calls), and this sight: mist rising in dense tendrils above a cranberry bog at first light. Even made it worth getting out of that nice warm bed at 3 AM... well, maybe . :-)

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    1. Rich70 (62 months ago | reply)

      Lovely shot.

    2. laurielabar (62 months ago | reply)

      Oh, Anita, it's beautiful! I must say, it's harder this time of year to get those lovely dawn shots! And congrats on the birds. What were they, (out of curiosity!)

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    3. Anita363 (62 months ago | reply)

      Whippoorwill and Eastern Screech Owl. Not hard to find around here, I've just never gone out at night before! And I just got "Birding by Ear", so now I know for sure what they sound like.

    4. Shari DeAngelo (62 months ago | reply)

      I'Im throwing my camera away.

      This is better than anything I could get that morning.

    5. Anita363 (62 months ago | reply)

      Yeah, right. :-) (Shari has a Real Camera; I have a little compact.) That's because I have no prayer of getting bird photos, so I was concentrating on the landscape. (Actually, we were both concentrating on birding, just grabbing a few photos as we went. It was during a birding competition.) I think this is one of the ones I got using the ground as a tripod. Anyway, it was an amazing sight; the photo doesn't really do it justice. Mist is so hard to capture.

      Did you get anything good that day? I've been eagerly awaiting your posts!

    6. martytdx (62 months ago | reply)

      Well, if she throws hers away, she can't borrow mine. But man, your shots are definitely a LOT better than anything I got. Beautiful colors ... but I don't think you quite captured the bitter cold (LOL).

    7. therese flanagan (61 months ago | reply)

      I love those early morning colors....and it does take a lot to be there for the shot. Thanks for getting up early!

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    9. photo707 (61 months ago | reply)

      great- most people miss the best light

    10. rwolfert (49 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful image. Yes, worth getting up early (for you), and very well worth my enjoying it here.

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