Tony Pratt

Archive for the ‘Winter 2010’ Category

Feb
8

Cedar Icicles

Filed Under Scenics, Winter 2010

The report from here in Lewes, DE was that the blizzard dropped 20.6 inches of snow. Rain mixed in with the snow for several hours, then it turned colder and the snow mounted up. Looking in the woods today I found icicles hanging from cedar trees. The late day sun shining through them made a unique and beautiful woods scene.

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Feb
5

The Blizzard Begins

Filed Under Scenics, Winter 2010

The coast of Delware is under a blizzard warning for tonight and tomorrow. The storm has started. This is the very beginning on Friday night at 7:40 p.m. (about 10 minutes ago).

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Feb
2

Looking Back and Ahead

Filed Under Winter 2010

Here in Delaware we are supposed to have 2-3 inches of new snow tonight and possibly even more over the weekend. Today is February 2. Last year on April 5, just about two months from now, I took this photograph of maple buds. Should we still count the weeks or can we start counting the days to warmer weather?!

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Feb
1

A Hole in the Water

Filed Under Ducks, Winter 2010

This Northern Pintail leapt out of the water leaving a hole behind.

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Jan
31

Snow Dunes

Filed Under Scenics, Winter 2010

A view of the dunes in Cape Henlopen State Park during yesterday’s snowstorm.

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Jan
30

Northern Cardinals

Filed Under Cardinals, Winter 2010

This male and female Northern Cardinals sat out the snow today on the top of a dune fence post.

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Jan
26

Drake Northern Pintail

Filed Under Ducks, Winter 2010

These drake Northern Pintails are hard to pass up when I’m looking for a photograph to post here.

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Jan
25

Charleston, SC

Filed Under Travel, Winter 2010

Last summer I visited Charleston, SC, a town I really like a lot. I photographed this carriage horse at it took some time to cool off from the hot August afternoon. I found this picture looking through my files and thought it was worth sharing.

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Jan
24

Spring Dreaming

Filed Under Wildflowers, Winter 2010

It is another gray winter day here in Delaware today. I was thinking of spring, so I dug out a photograph of some May coreopsis. As brown as the vegetation is this time of year, I thought it might be nice for those of us who enjoy more vibrant colors to be reminded of what will be soon.

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Jan
23

Pintail Airways

Filed Under Ducks, Winter 2010

There are hundreds of Northern Pintails feeding in a marsh in southern Delaware this winter. I don’t think I have ever seen so many in one place before. I keep photographing them because every day I see them it may be the last, if they move on to another spot. This is from this morning.

Pintails Primehook 2 1.23.2010_012310_0466