My neighbors have a French drain that outputs on to my driveway. Every year, for at least the last 10 years, the right side drain pipe has been occupied by a frog. I’m not sure if it’s the same frog year after year, but it very well could be. I was able to finally get close enough to him to take his portrait this year. Maybe he’s slowing down a bit.

Update: I did a little research. The average lifespan of a frog is 14 years. So, this frog could very well be the sole occupant all these years. Cool.

Juvenile Cooper's Hawk

It snowed in Raleigh for the first time this winter. I awoke to the sound of my wife, Elizabeth, scurrying around like a kid, excited about the snow. She suddenly cried out for me to come to the kitchen window. I rubbed my sleepy eyes and stumbled out into the bright light and was amazed to see a young Cooper’s hawk perched in the dogwood tree just outside the kitchen window. I quickly slammed a memory card into my camera and started shooting. I was happy to have gotten a few good shots before he took off.

Canadian Geese

We have a small pond near our house. It’s been popular with the geese this year.