The Lonely Buck

I have been fairly busy lately with the Christmas rush, so I thought I would make a few posts about interesting sights that I somehow didn't have time to post earlier.  One day in mid November, I looked out the kitchen window and a single buck was passing by close to the house, enjoying the view.  I raced to grab a camera and find an angle through a window that wasn't already too far away.  The camera had a long lens on it, so I couldn't get pictures of the whole deer until he walked away.  I wish he had turned to face me, but maybe he would have run then.  I grabbed a few quick photos of him, before he wandered off.  I rarely see a buck that close, except at dusk when they are hard to see.  

Checking out the View!

Yucatan Xcaret February 11, 2018 The Park

Xcaret near Playa del Carmen featured the natural world and culture of Mexico, including many animals.  There were several huge white pelicans.

     Macaw

     Chocolate making by hand

     Cacao

Waterfalls

     Malachite butterfly at the Butterfly Exhibit

      Birds at the Aviary

     Toucan

Turquoise browed motmot from Central America

     Chrysalis

     Mexican cemetery art

    Trick perspective in the gift shop

     Ball court

      Jellyfish

I loved the purple and yellow fish!

     Iguana

     Dolphin

Yucatan Mexico Celestun Flamingos February 7, 2018

Flamingos!!!  We talked a Mexican tour guide into taking us out early in the morning before the crowds in this small fishing village.  The light was beautiful.  Very pretty colorful birds.

This flamingo Takeoff photo is for sale at Zazzle as an 11x14  print.  https://www.zazzle.com/flamingo_takeoff_11x14_photo_print-190753255665955840
I like it a lot, with it's wings spread wide and a nice reflection on the river.

Flamingos in the air look sort of like flying sticks!

Flamingo Heart
I also turned the heart print into a 8x10 "painting" with the pink salt lake background from Las Coloradas (another place we visited later) .
  

Their necks are amazingly twisty!

There were mangrove islands in the background.

These two were having a dispute over something.  Food?  Women?  They were certainly making a lot of noise.

I saw many more birds that day which I will post soon, great blue herons, pelicans, cormorants, roseate spoonbills, an egret and a tricolored heron.  So be sure to stop back to see them, or follow my RSS feed or my Calm Reflections Photography Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/CalmReflectionsPhotography
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