Our National Bird takes a brief early evening break from parenting and chooses a strong oak as a place to anchor its talons. Image by David C. Taylor
A Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) wades through a mucky shoreline in search of its preferred insect or small aquatic morsel meal. Image by David C. Taylor
A large Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) captured basking in the sun's warmth unwittingly displays the long, strong claws it has to climb up on the log it has selected. Image by David C. Taylor
