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Turkey Vulture

Ugly is as ugly does.  But sometimes ugly is beautiful.  This is one of Mother Nature's Garbage Men/Women. He/She cleans up after everyone else. It's a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.

I’ve been dying to get a good head shot of a Turkey Vulture to show the contrast between his beautifully feathered body and his naked and wrinkly head.  You just can’t capture that kind of detail when you photograph them in the air.  They are quite majestic with a very impressive wingspan when you see them circling  in the sky.
And, look at those nostrils, I bet he/she can smell dinner from hundreds of miles away (wild speculation on my part)!

I posted a profile shot of this dapper fellow in my gallery. You can see this other photo at:   http://artellacafe.com/photos/julies_joy/default.aspx

The photo you see here and the one in my gallery were taken at the Duke Estate in Somerset, New Jersey.  As a birthday treat, one day I went and toured the private Gardens on the Estate and went back the following day to take a bus tour around the Estate.  I hope to take the walking tour sometime this week or next week.

Hugs,    Julie 

Freebie for Earth Day

 

 

     

Happy Earth Day Everyone!    Do you like my little Earth flower. It's today's freebie in honor of Earth Day at the Scrap Girls website.  Just go to http://www.scrapgirls.com/ and go to the Boutique and on the left hand side of the page you will see information panels and at the bottom of one of these panels is the word Freebies. Click on the word Freebies and it takes you to the Scrap Girls freebie web page where you can download this flower and a couple of other goodies.  Have you hugged you planet today?   Planet Earth:  Love it or Lose It!     

                                                                                                                Hugs,    Julie

Freebies And Glitter Too!

Days Gone By

 This is my all time favorite fall photo from this past November, 2007. I just submitted it to JPG Magazine for their "Nostalgia" theme.  As soon as I saw the tree with the tire tied to it, it really did make me feel nostalgic for days gone by even though I never had one of these.  This is a pending theme so it's not open for voting yet but I'll post it in my sidebar with the web link anyway. I'll be sure to let you know when this theme comes up for voting. Voting doesn't start until the theme is actually scheduled for a Magazine Issue.

Lunch Time!

You guessed it! Another submission to JPG Magazine for the Theme Delectable. Don't forget, if you want to vote for one of my pix, just click on the photo title in my side bar and become a JPG member and you'll be able to cast you're vote - it's free! 

I made this little critter work for his lunch. I snapped photos all afternoon while he munched out on my Butterfly Bush. I wish I like my greens as much as he likes his. Yumm to him, Yuk to me!

Yummy!

You may have seen this photo in my gallery, but today I submitted it to JPG Magazine under the Theme Delectable.  This little fellow is bathed in pollen while he enjoys a whole lot of Bee Candy. I think I want some. You can vote for my photo by clicking on the title of the photo in the side bar and becoming a JPG member.

Happiness Is!

I submitted a few more photos to JPG Magazine and I thought I would share them with you. If you would like to vote for any one of these photos, you can click on the photo title in my side bar and it will take you to that photo on the JPG Magazine website. The only catch is that you need to become a member in order to cast your vote (membership is free). All you have to do is sign up.

 This photo was submitted under the Theme: Meta - Pictures of People Taking Pictures

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