Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

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A female yellow-bellied sapsucker posing on the Bradford Pear tree just outside my window. They work in a circular pattern pecking holes around the trunk of a tree. They are related to the woodpecker family. ~MB  All images © 2014 … Continue reading

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Guarding The Store

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Anytime I travel 64 west, I like to stop at RiverTrails near Mocksville. When I was through there recently, my friend Mike spotted this hawk perched in a tree on the far end of the parking lot. I was able … Continue reading

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Box Turtle

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Found this box turtle perched on a rock in one of my flower gardens a few months back. ~MB Photographic Notes: Nikon D90 with 18-200 mm VR 3.5-5.6 lens. All images © Matt Bennett Photography. Share on Facebook

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Ostrich at the North Carolina Zoo

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Now that the weather has cooled down, this is a great time to visit the zoo. I’m sure the animals are probably a little more active too! ~MB Photographic Notes: Nikon D90 with 70-300 mm VR f/4.5-5.6 mm lens. All … Continue reading

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Waiting for a Handout

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This is one of the resident racoons at the Dupont Lodge in Cumberland Falls Resort Park in Kentucky. ~MB Photographic Notes: Nikon D90 with 18-200 mm VR 3.5-5.6 lens. All images © Matt Bennett Photography. Share on Facebook

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Keeping a “Sharp” Eye Out

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I share this photo not so much for the shot itself, but the story behind it and also to prove a point. This hawk was perched on a fence post behind my office one afternoon. I spotted it from the … Continue reading

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Turtle Island

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Turtles sunning on a rock on the South Yadkin River just below Coolemee Falls. ~MB Photographic Notes: Nikon D90 with 18-200 mm VR 3.5-5.6 lens. All images © Matt Bennett Photography. Share on Facebook

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Osprey Nest

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Some friends of mine took me down to Badin Lake earlier this year to see this enormous osprey nest. I had hoped to get a photo of the bird itself, but as is the case with many raptors it was … Continue reading

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Writing Spider

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Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. – Sir Walter Scott This writing spider had made a home in my Scuffidine vine the other year. It is a large garden spider that is good … Continue reading

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Barred Owl

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A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The more he spoke the less he heard; Why aren’t we like that wise old bird?  – Author unknown My dad and I were down … Continue reading

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