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Earthwatcher - Larry E Klink Photography
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I am a very analytical person. I see beauty differently than those who have a more emotional reaction. My creativity flows from my need to understand and explain. I study a scene then use my photo to describe the interaction of its actors and environment.
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"May the longest night bring you peace, and the returning light fill your days with hope, warmth, and joy. Happy Winter Solstice!"

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December 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Great Blue Heron, Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; SEP 2025 To see image at higher resolution, please go to: larryklink.smugmug.com/Birds/Shore-...

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Photograph of a bird, a Great Blue Heron, wading in a river. It is a large bird, facing left. on the right side of the picture. It has a gray body and neck. Its head is white with a wide blue stripe the width of its head passing through its eye. Its beak is primarily yellow with some blue on the top. It has one leg and foot submerged in the water while the other is raised and is reaching toward the left. The background is in 3 parts. The river is at the bottom, the mud bank is in the middle, and the top is green foliage.
October 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Canada Geese are quite common and often don’t make an eye-catching photo. But when seen in the right environment and living their lives, their beauty is enhanced marvelously.

#Bird #Birds #Geese

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Photograph of 4 Canada Geese floating along a rive surrounded by low, green, aquatic foliage. The riverbank in the background is slightly out of focus. It is mostly gray-brown dotted by green leaves. The Canada Geese are large birds whose back is brown, its breast and bottom are white, its neck and head are black, and it has a white chinstrap. The riverbank serves as the background. It is lined with reeds, with green brush and brown grass behind. Photograph of 5 Canada Geese standing in a stream, all facing to the left. The riverbank is in the background. There are brown and green reeds along the river edge with various shrubs and grasses behind them. Next to the riverbank, the stream is running smoothly, reflecting the plants along the riverbank. The river under the geese is running over obstructions causing ripples. The Canada Geese are large birds whose back is brown, its breast and bottom are white, its neck and head are black, and it has a white chinstrap. Photograph of 4 Canada Geese, two facing left one floating in the stream facing right and the other on the riverbank facing right. The background is brown and green reeds lining the riverbank in front of a gray, fog covered, forest scene. Next to the riverbank, the stream is running smoothly, reflecting the plants along the riverbank. The river under the 2 geese in the front is running over obstructions causing ripples. The Canada Geese are large birds whose back is brown, its breast and bottom are white, its neck and head are black, and it has a white chinstrap.
October 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Cascade on Pond Creek;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; AUG 2025

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Image of a ravine in the early morning. The foreground is a rock feature spanning the width of the pictures. In 2 spots, small cascades of white water fall into a pool of water that reflects the trees above. Behind the rock feature is the ravine. On the left side is a prominent tree trunk behind which are bushes covered in green leaves. On the right side is a hillside covered with trees and reddish-brown leaves.
August 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Bumble Bee on Common Milkweed; Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA; JUN 2025 To see image at higher resolution, please go to: larryklink.smugmug.com/Wildlife/IA/...

#photography #insect #bumblebee #flower #milkweed #wildlife
August 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Brushstrokes in the Fog;
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; July 2025
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#Lanscapes #River #sunrise #crepuscularays
July 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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A Great Blue Heron Takes to Flight, Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; JUL 2025

#Bird #Birds #Landscapes #River
July 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in the Early Morning Sun.
Picture 1: Flourishing in the Crevices
Picture 2: Revelations in the Marsh
Picture 3: Sunlit Shroud Over the Swamp

#Landscape #Cypresss #Tree #Okefenokee #SpanishMoss #reflection
The foreground features 2 Bald Cypress Trees with tall, mostly green, vegetation at their base. The trunks are large, gray, and vertical. The background is tall green vegetation in front of blue sky. The base of the trees is surrounded by very dark water dotted with green vegetation. This picture is about light penetrating dark regions of the Okefenokee Swamp. The bottom of the picture is the very dark water in the swamp with patches of reflected features from the forest. On the left side is a large, gray, bald cypress tree, adorned by gray Spanish moss partially highlighted by the morning sun. The background is the focus of this picture. It is primarily Spanish moss and other vegetation that, with highlights from the sun reach into other areas that is obscured most of the day. The right side is green vegetation and Spanish moss. This photo is about the Spanish moss that is backlit by the morning sun and is reflected in the very dark water of the Okefenokee samp. On the right side of the picture is a tree that is mostly hidden by green vegetation. There is a long branch that is extending from the tree and it supports a curtain of Spanish moss. There is some green vegetation intertwined with the moss. The moss is partially reflected in the water.
June 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA, MAY 2025

On our recent trip to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge it was baby season for Red-shouldered Hawks. It was fun to see.
#Bird #Birds #Wildlife
A single juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk lying on a nest made of sticks in the lower left side of the picture. This large bird has a black eye and beak, and a gray-brown crest on its head. Its body is mottled, with large gray-brown spots against the background of tan. The background is a portion of a large gray tree trunk with green needles and a blue sky. 2. Two juvenile Red-shouldered Hawks perched upright on a tree branch, on the lower left side of the image, and highlighted by the sun. The birds have a light-colored crest on their head, black eye, and black and yellow beak. Their breasts are yellowish-brown with brown vertical stripes; the one on the left has a white patch near the top of the breast and some white at the top of its legs. The background is white tangled Spanish moss.
May 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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We visited the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. We got to see a very interesting event. About 2 feet above the Hawk’s head is the Squirrel’s nest. The squirrel was about 15 feet away in another tree. The squirrel was running around the tree trying to attract the hawk away.

#Bird #Birds
May 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Molting Male Eastern Bluebird;
Roswell, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

Is there an ornithologist or other bird expert that can tell me why the molting feathers are black? Are they the old ones or new ones?

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A small, eastern bluebird perched on a tree branch in the left side of the frame. The background is blurred, green leaves.
April 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Dogwood in Bloom - a wonderful springtime treat.
Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

#Flowers
A diagonal row of white flowers with yellow centers from a dogwood tree. The background is blue sky and the blurred image of a dark tree.
April 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Canada Geese

Photo 1: A pair of Canada Geese that appear to be nesting in a quiet spot
Photo 2: A dapper looking Canada Goose

Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; APR 2025

#Bird #Birds #Wildlife #Geese
A scene with 2 Canada Geese at a pond in a woodland setting. One goose is laying in what appears to be a nest on a dark mound in the middle of the left side of the image. The other goose is floating on the pond in the lower right corner of the image. The geese have brown backs and wings with off-white lower body parts, a black neck and head, and a white spot on the side of the head. The top half, i.e. the background is green grass gray tree trunk a brown woodland debris. The fore ground is the pond reflecting the geese and background. A Canada Goose standing in a puddle of water against a background of gray rocks. The goose has a brown back and wings with off-white lower body parts, a black neck and head, and a white spot on the side of the head.
April 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Two Woodpecker Species

Bird 1: Male Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. Roswell, GA, USA
Bird-2: Red-headed Woodpecker. Island Ford, Sandy Springs, GA, USA
Bird 3: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, FL, USA. Likely a juvenile or molting adult.

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A bird, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker perched on the right side of a red-brown tree trunk on the left side of the picture. The right side of the picture is out of focus, brown-colored leaves. A bird, a Red-headed woodpecker, perched on a gray-tan tree trunk, between the trunk and a shadowed branch, on the left side of the picture. The background is blue sky. There is another branch on the right side of the trunk extending upward at a 45-degree angle. A bird, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, perched on the right ide of gray-brown and reddish colored tree trunk. The bird is black and white with a little bit of brown on the head, neck and feathers. There is a tuft of green needles that appear to be sticking out of the bird’s head. The tree trunk takes up almost the whole picture frame.
March 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Three Different Egrets

Egret 1: Cattle Egret
Egret 2: Reddish Egret
Egret 3: Snowy Egret

All taken: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA; FEB 2025

#bird #birds #egret
A white bird with yellow beak perched on tree branches with distinct green leaves, in the right side of the frame. The background is blurred green leaves. A large reddish colored bird with a white beak with a black tip, standing in blue, rippled water, in the right side of the frame. A white bird with a yellow beak, standing in blue, rippled water, in the left side of the frame.
March 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Lesser Scaups Taking Flight

We were at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge admiring a large flock of Lesser Scaups, a species of Ducks, when a Bald Eagle made a flyover. The eagle panicked the ducks, and they took flight. My thanks to the eagle.

#Bird #Birds #Wildlife
A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water. A photograph of Lesser Scaups taking flight. The foreground is of the ducks with wings extended mostly upward. Behind them is a line of ducks still in the water. The overall background is a pond full of blue water.
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Florida, USA

Pic 1: Tri-colored Heron, Little Blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret
Pic 2: Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron, and 2 Tri-colored Herons.
Pic 3: Snowy Egret, Little Blue Heron., and 2 Tri-colored Herons, One in Flight

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A picture of 5 birds in a pond surrounded by dry grass with mud flats between the grass and pond in the center and right side of the picture. On the left side is a Tricolored Heron with its reflection In the background, right of center, standing on the mud is a Snowy Egret. The 2 large white birds in the middle of the pond a Great Egrets. In the lower right corner is a Little Blue Heron. A picture of 4 birds in a pond surrounded by dried grass. From left to right Is a Tricolored Heron with a yellow foot out of the water, another with its wings spread and a third standing with its foot out of the water. On the right is a white Snowy Egret. A picture of 3 birds in a pond surrounded by dry grass. Another bird is in the air to the top, right of center. The 2 on the left and the one in flight are Tricolored Herons. The white bird on the right is a Snowy Egret.
March 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Atlanta Snow Birds

A few weeks ago, we got several inches of snow across the Atlanta, Georgia, USA metropolitan area.

Bird 1: Female Northern Cardinal
Bird 2: Male Eastern Towhee
Bird 3: Male Northern Cardinal

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A female Northern Cardinal, perched on a piece of wood lattice in front of a tree trunk. The bird is in the middle of the right side of the image. The bird is mostly light brown with red on its wing, feathers and the crest on top of its head. The background on the left side of the picture is indistinct. A male Eastern Towhee, a medium sized bird on the left side of the image facing front. Its head, upper body and tail feathers are black. Below the black, the body is orange. The bottom of its body is white. The bird is set against a background of white snow with scattered debris and two tree trunks. A Male Northern Cardinal, a medium sized red bird with a dark colored face and dark, folded, wings on the left side of the picture. The background is white snow with scattered dark pieces of debris.
February 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Crows

American Crows; Roswell, Georgia, USA; FEB 2025

These crows guard our neighborhood. I took these photos while observing seven crows posting themselves in several places around the yard, all facing a hawk and cawing loudly: a common occurrence in our backyard.

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An American Crow, a large black bird with black beak perched on a tree branch facing right. The tree trunk and branches surround the crow, The background is indistinct. Two American Crows, large black birds with black beaks, perched on a tree branch facing left; one behind the other. The tree trunk and branches surround the crow, The background is indistinct.
February 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Birds Found Around the Water

Bird 1: Adult and 2 Juvenile Double-crested Cormorants; NOV 2024

Bird 2: Canada Geese Along the Chattahoochee River; FEB 2023

Bird 3: Great Blue Heron; NOV 2023

Bird 4: Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant in Flight; NOV 2024

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Three birds, Double-crested Cormorants, perched on a rock. in a river. The middle bird is an adult. The other 2 are juveniles. identifiable by their light brown neck and breast. Two birds, both Canada Geese perched on the right side of a rock in the middle of a river. One goose has its wings spread. The other has its head down facing the water. A bird, a Great-blue Heron, perched on a tree limb on the right side of the picture, surrounded by gray limbs and brown and green leaves. A bird, Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant, flying with a blue sky punctuated by pale white clouds, in the upper right corner of the picture. The lower left corner is a tree with gray branches and green leaves, holding several perched cormorants.
February 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Icy #Landscapes

Photo 1: Glòrmhor Creag; Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022

Photo 2: Icy Morning Highlighted by the Sun; Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2024

Photo 3: Winter's Early Preview; Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022.
Ice hanging from a sun reddened rock face. Glòrmhor Creag; Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022 Tall trees with ice covered branches, backlit by the sun. Icy Morning Highlighted by the Sun; Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2024 Frost covered foliage with blue sky, a cloud layer and mountain tops in the background. Winter's Early Preview; Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina, USA; OCT 2022
January 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Some Small Songbirds

Photo 1: Carolina Wren
Photo 2: House Wren
Photo 3: House Finch
Photo 4: Tufted Titmouse

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Carolina Wren; Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs Georgia, USA; SEP 2024 To see image at higher resolution, please go to: https://larryklink.smugmug.com/Birds/SMLBRD/CNTW/i-VgWxxbb/A House Wren (Northern); Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague Island, Virginia, USA; OCT 2024 To see image at higher resolution, please go to: https://larryklink.smugmug.com/Temporary-Image-Gallery/i-CxXBz8T/A Male House Finch, Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025 To see image at higher resolution, please go to: https://larryklink.smugmug.com/Birds/SMLBRD/CGBTF/i-D22Sx6Z/A Tufted Titmouse, Island Ford, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Sandy Springs, Georgia, USA; NOV 2024 To see image at higher resolution, please go to; https://larryklink.smugmug.com/Birds/SMLBRD/CNTW/i-bfq7nTW/A
January 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Birds in the Snow

Living in the Atlanta Metro Area, we don't get to see snow and ice very often. This weekend was one of those rare occasions so I took the opportunity to capture some birds in the snow.

Photo 1: Orange-crowned warbler
Photo 2: Orange-crowned Warbler
Photo 3: Yellow-rumped Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler; Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025 Orange-crowned Warbler; Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025 Yellow-rumped Warbler; Roswell, Georgia, USA; JAN 2025
January 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM