Black and White – Page 77 – photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory

favorite things

turtle — biking in the rain, Pax River with Helen, Matilda and Terrapene carolina carolina

baby blues

2 juvenile herons
I couldn’t figure it out either

dirty glass

Dendrochronology

a few good years — started growing 1st year of Obama presidency.

Each ring marks a complete cycle of seasons, or one year, in the tree’s life.[2] As of 2020, securely dated tree-ring data for the northern hemisphere are available going back 12,310 years.–Wikipedia

Phalacrocorax auritus?

Northern Neck — diving duck, cormorant, guessing on the binomial

wet August

11.94 inches of rain so far this month

natural black and white

feeding Corrotoman R — I typically strip color out of pictures. I am particularly fond of environmental conditions when nature goes B&W

Ardea Alba?

Encountered this bird earlier today, guessing on the identification

day’s end

corrotoman right bank — reflective

hottest month

July 1 early morning — I’ve been told that typically July is the hottest month in the year in Virginia. I welcome August.