{"id":33057,"date":"2022-10-28T00:38:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T04:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/?page_id=33057"},"modified":"2022-10-29T01:52:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T05:52:29","slug":"latest-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/latest-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a semi-regularly updated gallery of the latest images. They&#8217;re not sorted or categorized, just an example of what kind of subject matters fills the viewfinder on any given day. Hover over images for captions.<\/p>\n<p>Also refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the main section of the blog<\/a> to find backstories, lessons, or embarrassing confessions.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<ul id=\"slideshowgallery1270\" class=\"slideshowgallery1270\" style=\"display:none;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- From all slides or gallery slides -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"250817\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250817.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Small enough to fit comfortably on your thumbnail, this green treefrog posed gamely on a blade of grass<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/250817-3neqpt31lwo4bfc68zi2h6.jpg\" alt=\"250817\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"251105\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251105.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pond in a long exposure entirely by moonlight<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/251105-3o1bffzihxcdkloe4m9z4a.jpg\" alt=\"251105\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"251107\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251107.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Turtles framed for an autumn composition<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/251107-3o1bffzihxcdkloe4m9z4a.jpg\" alt=\"251107\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"251113\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251113.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The barest peek at the aurora borealis with star trails, tweaked for better contrast<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/251113-3o1bffzihxcdkloe4m9z4a.jpg\" alt=\"251113\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"251122\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251122.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The underside of the old Japanese maple during peak colors<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/251122-3o1bfg41c7vkcnf9ihgmq2.jpg\" alt=\"251122\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"251201\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251201.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two baby nutrias being super cooperative<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/251201-3o1bfg41c7vkcnf9ihgmq2.jpg\" alt=\"251201\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260117\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260117-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A guinea turaco posing fetchingly at Sylvan Height Bird Park, Scotland Neck, NC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260117-1-3os6xs1shqz4mhnezt5qtm.jpg\" alt=\"260117\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260205\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260205-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A white ibis paid us a visit one day before the snow had even fully melted<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260205-1-3os6xrsqt5wr2e5o82sfm2.jpg\" alt=\"260205\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260210\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260210-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Still trying for the quintessential portrait of a wood duck - this is closer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260210-1-3os6xrx9ngfxufwjlxz37u.jpg\" alt=\"260210\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260228\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260228-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eastern painted turtle finding an unclaimed basking spot<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260228-1-3os6xro7yvdkacesu7ls0a.jpg\" alt=\"260228\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260305\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260305-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A pair of trumpeter swans looking cloned at Lake Mattamuskeet, NC<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260305-1-3os6xrjp4kudianxgcf4ei.jpg\" alt=\"260305\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260309\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260309-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surprised by this eastern mud turtle scampering across the driveway, literally small enough to fit comfortably on a quarter<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260309-1-3os6xranfzrzy766om1t6y.jpg\" alt=\"260309\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260323\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260323-1.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So far, only the one visit of this solitary green-winged teal, but we keep watching<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260323-1-3os6xrf6aab6q8x22h8gsq.jpg\" alt=\"260323\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260410\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260410.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A pair of wood ducks catch the late afternoon sun to show off their pluamge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260410-3q63ekaz5q2g22bpvgmo7e.jpg\" alt=\"260410\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260504\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260504.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Delighted to find an eastern glass lizard, a variety of legless lizard, in our driveway<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260504-3q63f0rje1w44f3xbxukga.jpg\" alt=\"260504\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260526\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260526.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally captured a white tailed deer and nursing fawn<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260526-3q63f0n0jrcxcdd1y2nwui.jpg\" alt=\"260526\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260529\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260529.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A crappy shot, but c&#039;mon - it&#039;s an American black bear eleven meters away in our very yard - I was focusing by the reflections of its eyes until it turned away<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260529-3q63f0n0jrcxcdd1y2nwui.jpg\" alt=\"260529\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260623\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260623.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A pair of juvenile barn owls spent a few weeks in and out of the back yard, to our great delight<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260623-3q63f0ihpgtqkbm6k7h98q.jpg\" alt=\"260623\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260705\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260705.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The duckweed was insufficient to protect the minnows from the attention of this green heron<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260705-3q63f0dyv6ajs9vb6calmy.jpg\" alt=\"260705\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260708\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260708.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We planted a hibiscus this year, and it immediately produced huge blossoms<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260708-3q63f0dyv6ajs9vb6calmy.jpg\" alt=\"260708\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260726\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260726.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A foggy morning reveals an osprey waiting for better light<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260726-3q63f09g0vrd084fsh3y16.jpg\" alt=\"260726\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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alt=\"260805\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260815\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260815.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brief pause - a ruby-throated hummingbird shows a peek of red feathers<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/bfi_thumb\/260815-3q63f04x6l8686dkelxafe.jpg\" alt=\"260815\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"opacity:70;\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-alt=\"260816\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/260816.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A juvenile male wood duck sports transitional plumage as it nears adulthood<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a><img 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