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January 2025’s full moon is in the process of setting as the morning sun rises.

20 Jan

Full Moons are Beautiful at Night or in the Morning

Posted by whatnext10 Landscapes, Photography

Full Moon in the Morning The first full moon of 2025 has already come and gone, and in my area,...

The winter wind catches the head feathers of a little blue heron, giving him a funny hairdo.

19 Jan

Even Beautiful Birds Can Have a Really Bad Hair Day

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Winter Wind in My Hair Earlier this month I decided to go hiking at Payne’s Prairie State Park. It was...

Mexican primrose blooms mainly in the fall, but a few flowers can survive well into the winter as long as there isn’t a hard freeze.

16 Jan

Colorful Mexican Primrose is One of the Few Flowers that Can Bloom in Winter

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Photography, Plants and Flowers

A Winter’s Flower In general, winter is not a time of year known for its beautiful flowers, but once in...

A tufted titmouse perches on a branch just above the photographers’s head.

13 Jan

The Tufted Titmouse is a Very Interesting, Amusing Little Bird

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography, Poetry

Over Head A pretty little bird perches above my head, Beautifully framed by branches on a background of blue sky....

The Carolina chickadee is a small black and white bird, but it’s loaded with an adorable personality.

12 Jan

The Amazing Cuteness of Carolina Chickadees is Undeniable

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Chick-a-dee There are plenty of really adorable little birds that come and go on my property. My absolute favorite is...

Now that winter has arrived, all that’s left of the crepe myrtle flowers are these firm seed coats filled with seeds.

11 Jan

Winters Seeds and Berries Can Be Beautiful to Wildlife and People, Too

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Plants and Flowers

Crepe Nuts Once winter sets in, most of our flowers, mushrooms, and even a lot of leaves are gone. It...

A beautiful male cardinal poses for a photo.

10 Jan

Poppa is Looking Great and Preparing for a New Season

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Handsome Back in 2023, Momma and Poppa cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) raised three clutches of little cardinals, and by the time...

A red bellied woodpecker closes her eyes to protect them before she strikes a tree branch.

09 Jan

Red Bellied Woodpeckers are Very Interesting to Watch

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Strike Two Whenever there are woodpeckers around, I really enjoy watching and photographing them. First of all, they are all...

The trail from a large jet airliner lights up an orangish red in the evening sunset, making it look as though the plane is trailing fire.

07 Jan

Sometimes You Just Have to Try Something Unusual

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Sunsets and Sunrises

Jet Flame As a general rule, I try not to include people or manmade objects in my nature photographs. But...

A bunch of beauty berries represent the last few that haven’t been eaten or decayed.

06 Jan

Colorful Beauty Berries Can Last Late into the Fall

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Plants and Flowers 1 Comment

Late Beauty There are quite a few American beautyberry bushes (Callicarpa americana) that grow wild on my property and I...

Full Moons are Beautiful at Night or in the Morning

Even Beautiful Birds Can Have a Really Bad Hair Day

Colorful Mexican Primrose is One of the Few Flowers that Can Bloom in Winter

The Tufted Titmouse is a Very Interesting, Amusing Little Bird

The Amazing Cuteness of Carolina Chickadees is Undeniable

Winters Seeds and Berries Can Be Beautiful to Wildlife and People, Too

Poppa is Looking Great and Preparing for a New Season

Red Bellied Woodpeckers are Very Interesting to Watch

Sometimes You Just Have to Try Something Unusual

Colorful Beauty Berries Can Last Late into the Fall

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