 Photo by Stan Tekeila©Nature Amazement by Stan Tekiela
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May 22, 2009 I am continually amazed with each and every encounter I have with nature. Even after more than twenty years of being in this business, I still find myself in awe of much of what I see in nature--especially at this time of year. I can find amazement and wonderment in the simplest things and also in the complexity of nature. I often look at some of the most common and simple aspects of nature and think about it, not for what I see on the surface but for what I don’t see.
Here is a good example. Last week while scouting some locations to photograph some birds I spotted something I hadn’t plan on finding. I love this part of the job. You know, finding something completely unexpected. It’s like a wonderful gift that you weren’t expecting to receive. This gift was a nest of a Red-bellied Woodpecker. I had just scanned the surface of a small pond with my binoculars when I turned and saw an adult Red-belled Woodpecker about 100 feet away fly directly through the woods and land at it’s nest cavity. Of course I was thrilled.
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