During the past week, I’ve been travelling the country roads rather than the busy highways to do some of my errands in nearby towns. Â At this time of year, with the vibrant Fall colours, I’ve made the time to stop and capture some spectacular” farm scapes” along Lake Ontario near Port Hope and Brock Road in Pickering. On Sunday, returning from an art show in Lemonville, I had the added bonus of a young red-tailed hawk landing on a tall post beside the road where I was able to pull over safely and get 2 shots before he flew away. I did miss the BIF (bird in flight) photo!
For this post, I’ve chosen only a couple of photographs to share. I really do love them and hope that you do too. Feel free to comment if you enjoy them too.
Corn Fields along Lake Ontario
Captured near Stouffville
Near Stouffville Brilliant Colours and Clouds
A real beauty!
Stopped to Capture this one from the window
Beauty from the Car Window
Farm Near Port Hope
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Very nice. I especially liked the lines in the “Beauty from the car window” and the hawk from the window. Thanks for sharing…
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Glad you liked them, Tim. I wish I’d caught the hawk in flight but I was glad to get a clear view for a change.
Great landscape photos, Jane Š and what serendipity with that hawk! I’m guessing that you must keep one eye on the road, and the other on the lookout for birds. I’ve never been that lucky Š Clive is a good spotter while he’s driving, but then he’s usually going so fast that by the time he turns around for me to take a photo, the bird’s long gone!
From: Jane Walker’s Cards Reply-To: Jane Walker’s Cards Date: Tuesday, 22 October, 2013 5:54 PM To: “E. Wainwright” Subject: [New post] Roadside Wonders
WordPress.com janewalkerscards posted: “During the past week, I’ve been travelling the country roads rather than the busy highways to do some of my errands in nearby towns. At this time of year, with the vibrant Fall colours, I’ve made the time to stop and capture some spectacular” farm scapes”
Eva, I wondered if somewhat might refer to what I was doing that day as distracted driving! I like to think that it wasn’t the case. It was actually hard to miss as it was so near the road.
Your hawk looks like the same one Joe Noordman captured today (Pixel Shooter)Š
From: Jane Walker’s Cards Reply-To: Jane Walker’s Cards Date: Tuesday, 22 October, 2013 5:54 PM To: “E. Wainwright” Subject: [New post] Roadside Wonders
WordPress.com janewalkerscards posted: “During the past week, I’ve been travelling the country roads rather than the busy highways to do some of my errands in nearby towns. At this time of year, with the vibrant Fall colours, I’ve made the time to stop and capture some spectacular” farm scapes”
I looked at Joe’s shots of a red tail. Mine is the same kind of hawk but I can only keep practicing and hope one day to “capture” such perfection as he has and always does.
Jane: Thank you for sharing your pictures with us! The picture of the Hawk is interesting; and also the corn fields are a real eye catcher. David was here the other night to pick up the jacket I exchanged for him. A perfect fit this time! Ruth Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:54:49 +0000 To: beaucan@hotmail.com
Thanks Ruth for your comments. Glad you liked the photos.
These are great landscapes! The hawk pictures are very impressive, too! Thanks for sharing!
I’ve always loved landscape. The scenery which I saw that day inspired me to take these photos.I’m always watching for hawks and got lucky with those “captures”.
Great shots Jane, now you need to add the surfers.Judy
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:54:49 +0000 To: judy.metcalf@hotmail.ca
Hi Judy,
I did just that…my blog with the surfers that I had mentioned.