The Proud Parents

Today found us at Wilde Lake again. Gee, there’s a surprise, huh? While there, we ran into friends Michael, Lisa and Bob, and Warren and his wife. We had a great time, taking pictures and talking about the wildlife surrounding the lake.

We got all the usual (and some unusual) shots of the Great Blue Herons and ducks. But, what was really exciting was photographing this pair of Baltimore Orioles. First, these are little birds, and I’ve actually managed reasonably clear pictures of them. But, even more exciting is that is appears that their little babies hatched today! We weren’t entirely sure while we were there, but, upon inspection of the photos, there was definitely feeding action going on! Unfortunately, I couldn’t get any good shots of the feeding itself — there’re too many leaves between the nest and the ground.

The more time we spend around Wilde Lake, the more we’re convinced that’s where we want to move, but not just for the lake and its wildlife. The people who visit the area, be they residents or folks just dropping by from other areas, are far more friendly than at the other area lakes. Moving there certainly won’t be cheap, and we’ll have to make many sacrifices to do it, but it sure will be worthwhile.

As usual, more images can be found at flickr.