nature's beauty May 8, 2026

It's been nice enough to leave the windows open at night. If you choose to go that route, there is a price to pay. Yesterday morning it was at 3:48am, this morning it was 3:21am when Mother Nature's alarm clock went off, the Robins began to sing! There is beauty in their songs but not at that hour of the morning! I laid and listened!  

In addition to the new Eaglets at Carburn Park, I found out there was something else new there! This morning I went to investigate for myself, I will get to that a little later, for now the sight I wanted to see was Mom Bald Eagle and her two Eaglets. While walking there I got distracted! The golden hour was in full bloom, the reflections amazing! 

When I arrived up on the ridge and zoomed in across the pathway and far across the river to the tree top, this is what I saw.  This is full on zoom with a tiny bit of cropping.  I tried my best to balance myself against the chain link fence and rest my camera on top.  

one Eaglet is stretching its wings

Mom watching her Eaglets with much pride no doubt!

I was happy to have timed it right to see the Eaglets.  They are up and moving for only a few minutes at a time.  Once they settled back down, it was time to move on.  I had no idea where the other new sight to see was so I wandered all over enjoying everything else while on the search.

beauty in the flying precision of two White Pelicans

It took dozens of tries to finally get a photograph of this Yellow-rumped Warbler where I could see the yellow crown.  It took patience, lots of it, yet worth the time. There is much detail in nature's beauty, I don't know if this is a male or female, or what subspecies it is. 

a Beaver glistening in the morning light

There is no doubt with identifying a Song Sparrow!  

This male Common Merganser swan by while his lady friend was settled on the edge of a log.  I noticed the water droplet hanging from its bill when I checked the photo for crispness right after snapping it.  It was when I got home and looked closer that I saw the drop of water shows up in the reflection.  You can find beauty even in the tiniest of things if you look for it!  

a sleeping Red-necked Grebe

this depicts the beauty of a day with no wind

All the while, while walking, I was looking for that something else which was new! As I was about ready to call it a day by the time I arrived at the far south end of the Park, I finally found what I was looking for. There were three Goslings with their parents exploring amongst the rocks along the river's edge.  Just like the Eaglets, they represent new beginnings, hope, life.

As I aimed for my vehicle, I passed by the pond one more time to still see a lovely reflection yet in a whole different light.  There is beauty in nature so matter how you see it yet you need to be out there amongst it. Let it soothe your soul or heal your heart, it will be there for you no matter what!  

Note: The painting at the top of the post was created using this photo (from April 30th) as a reference.