Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

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I heard the Tulips were up early and in full bloom and might not last until the Tulip festival on April 10th. So I went down to check them out at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.

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The cherry trees were in full bloom too.

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I have a season pass and have been there 2 other times.

http://kentjarrett.com/dallas-arboretum-and-botanical-garden/

http://kentjarrett.com/dallas-arboretum-and-botanical-garden-2/

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Local Birds

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Two weekends ago (3/7/16) I went out to check out a tip on a great horned owl nest. Sure enough I found my first Texas Great Horned Owl.  She had taken over a nest up on a power line tower.  Couldn’t find the male and I left her alone as I am pretty sure she was sitting on eggs.  I’ll head back soon to see if I can get a glimpse of the babies.

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Ventured off to find a pair of Barred Owls I had another tip on and all I could find at that location is what I believe to be a Cooper’s Hawk.

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On the hike out and back towards the car I ran across an Eastern Bluebird.

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Next up some spring flowers down at the Arboretum.

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Matt, Ashly and Layla March 2016 visit

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Sometimes it isn’t all about photography, nature and wildlife.  Sometimes it is about family!  Nothing like family visiting to help my mental state of being.

Layla loves the zoo, so we went back to the Fort Worth Zoo again on Saturday.  The weather was perfect!KJ5D5251-FrameShopMatt really liked my 100-400 lens for walking around and snapping a few photos.  Doesn’t this one look like a Billboard?KJ5D5247-FrameShop Another Matt PhotoKJ5D5253-FrameShopMatt and Sharon thought this turtle looked like ET the way his neck was stretched out.  Another Photo by Matt at crazy high ISO!KJ5D5323-FrameShopPhoto Mar 12, 3 23 56 PM-FrameShopLayla loved being pulled around in my collapsible wagon.  Tough life: Right?Photo Mar 12, 3 45 05 PM-FrameShopLayla liked the monkeys the best!Photo Mar 12, 2 03 34 PM-FrameShopOK, so I did snap a few photos on my own.KJ5D5245-FrameShop KJ5D5255-FrameShop KJ5D5271-FrameShop  Female wood duckKJ5D5283-FrameShop Male wood duckKJ5D5286-FrameShopKJ5D5356-FrameShop  Red IbisKJ5D5325-FrameShop KJ5D5326-FrameShop  Ruddy Duck, bill looked fake!KJ5D5360-FrameShop KJ5D5372-FrameShopSunday was opening day of the Pool!  Water was 88 and the air temp was 82.Photo Mar 13, 2 54 41 PM-FrameShop I am about three weeks behind on editing and the blog so my plans are to catch up while Sharon is out of town.

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Wood Ducks

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Finally made it over to Fort Worth to photograph some wood ducks.  By the time I got there the light was terrible and the wind was picking up so there was a pretty good chop on the pond!  Wood Ducks are the North American cousin to the Mandarin duck I have been photographing.

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8 males all hanging out together.  Too much lens to get more than 4 in the frame at one time.PBKJ6068-FrameShop

OK fatboy, turn the call off, you my friend are not a female wood duck!PBKJ6086-FrameShop PBKJ6100-FrameShop

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Made the Local News

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The local NBC KXAS Channel 5 did a special interest story on me about and the Mandarin Duck that I have been photographing. I am WAY more comfortable behind the camera than in front of one.  iPhone video from the TV, pretty low tech way of capturing the segment, but this way at least I can share it.

NBC DFW KXAS Channel 5 article.

http://kentjarrett.com/mandarin-duck-day-2/

Some of my photos of the Mandarin.

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So after I published this blog post NBCDFW put up a link to the real video.  Now you have both.