I love quotes. Quotes about inspiration, life, motivation, and more; it doesn’t matter what I just like quotes because sometimes I can relate to what is written. I recently wrote a hub page (something like an article directory) called 20 Inspirational and Motivational Quotes . One of the quotes states:
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass…it’s about learning to dance in the rain.~Vivian Greene
I think I told you my new favorite piece of my wardrobe is my rubber boots.
These little jewels get worn everyday! Where would my life be without them 
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Yesterday the storms came earlier than usual. They hit by noon my time so I was totally unprepared to have the electricity go out on me. I am working on a couple of websites for clients and without my computer I am lost and definitely unable to work.
So unable to work on my projects I did the next best thing…practice taking pictures of hummingbirds. I enjoy trying to capture the birds, hopefully in flight and clear. Unfortunately, most of my pictures are a blur but some did turn out good.
So here we go a few shots of my playing in the rain…
Those were a couple of good ones.
Now here’s some of the bad ones…
And last but not least…
What?!? That’s not a hummingbird it is a blurry Owl! The owl was enjoying watching me but I was too far away to get a good shot of it. I have seen this bird a couple of times now and one day I will be prepared with camera in hand to get some better pictures.
I’ve been corrected…it’s not even an owl, it’s a hawk. I have got to get new glasses.
Now what do you do on rainy days when your regular schedule is interrupted by power failure, or whatever, that stops you from working? I’m getting prepared the clouds are coming in again!
Tags: hummingbirds, quotes, rain, rubber boots
Wow! I would love to see an owl, much less capture it on film!
How wonderful!
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Nice article….I am in the midst of a retweeting session of hummingbird articles and blogposts to my twitter followers.
It is amazing the activity around hummingbird feeders in the rain. The cloud forests of South America are buzzing with hummers even if it rains.
I was wondering about the last photo. I can’t find any N.Am owls that vaguely fit the plumage of your bird. Even if it does posture itself almost like an owl, I wonder if it is not a hawk. If you are in Florida Red-shouldered Hawk is a possibility…
Local birders will be able to confirm or dismiss. If you can get only slightly better resolution on your photo it may be easier to say for sure.
Gunnar
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Carole Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Janice and Gunnar, I need to get a better camera…you are right it is a hawk. I had an owl visit not too long ago feeding on my baby chickens so I just assumed it was an owl and since the picture is so bad I couldn’t tell the difference. Thanks for catching my mistake and letting everyone know. I have updated the post also.
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That’s not an owl! It’s a hawk.
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