{"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=\"slideshowgallery1784\" class=\"slideshowgallery1784\" 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=\"250502\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250502.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One mother Canada goose brought her brood by to meet us, just once, but that was enough<\/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\/250502-3neqpt31lwo4bfc68zi2h6.jpg\" alt=\"250502\" \/><\/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=\"250510\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250510.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A red-bellied water snake, quite a large specimen, that I captured long enough for a few photos<\/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\/250510-3neqpt7kg77b3h31muoq2y.jpg\" alt=\"250510\" \/><\/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=\"250513\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250513.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An eastern rat snake flaunting its wall climbing abilities<\/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\/250513-3neqpsbwk5gzn4uxxse4ui.jpg\" alt=\"250513\" \/><\/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=\"250514\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250514.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Water drops on the repellent surface of a ginkgo leaf after a heavy rain<\/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\/250514-3neqpsgfeg06f6ltbnksga.jpg\" alt=\"250514\" \/><\/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=\"250526\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250526.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>North American raccoon and white-tailed deer disputing who should possess the corn in the immediate vicinity<\/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\/250526-3neqpsgfeg06f6ltbnksga.jpg\" alt=\"250526\" \/><\/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=\"250617\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250617.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, we&#039;ve already had a mother wood duck and her progeny, but c&#039;mon! While not all visible from this angle, there were 12 ducklings<\/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\/250617-3neqpsky8qjd78copirg22.jpg\" alt=\"250617\" \/><\/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=\"250704\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250704.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Extreme closeup of juvenile Carolina anole covered in overnight dew<\/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\/250704-3neqpsph312jza3k3dy3nu.jpg\" alt=\"250704\" \/><\/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=\"250714\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250714.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Getting fartsy with the conditions by the pond one morning<\/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\/250714-3neqpsph312jza3k3dy3nu.jpg\" alt=\"250714\" \/><\/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=\"250716\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250716.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This osprey regarding me in supposed horror as it was trying to finish its meal, though the emotion probably wasn&#039;t actually there<\/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\/250716-3neqpstzxblqrbufh94r9m.jpg\" alt=\"250716\" \/><\/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=\"250717\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250717.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The gorgeous color pattern of a newly-emerged Pandora sphinx moth<\/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\/250717-3neqpstzxblqrbufh94r9m.jpg\" alt=\"250717\" \/><\/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=\"250807\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250807.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not typical to this area, a Mississippi kite ignores the harassment of a blue jay overhead<\/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\/250807-3neqpsyirm4xjdlav4beve.jpg\" alt=\"250807\" \/><\/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=\"250810\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250810.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two newborn wolf spiders on their mother&#039;s abdomen endeavoring to be cute<\/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\/250810-3neqpsyirm4xjdlav4beve.jpg\" alt=\"250810\" \/><\/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=\"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=\"251002\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251002.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Finally capturing a mantidfly again, this one apparently with big dreams<\/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\/251002-3o1bib57c4xz8fi5ct2aru.jpg\" alt=\"251002\" \/><\/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=\"251015\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251015.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Converting an almost-entirely green image to greyscale seemed to work well<\/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\/251015-3o1bfflxz1qt8gfrz0q0ay.jpg\" alt=\"251015\" \/><\/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=\"251018\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251018.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Carolina anole munching a bug and looking like a dockworker<\/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\/251018-3o1bffqgtca00i6ncvwnwq.jpg\" alt=\"251018\" \/><\/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=\"251019\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251019.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This tiny red-bellied snake posed very cooperatively during its session<\/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\/251019-3o1bffuznmt6sjxiqr3bii.jpg\" alt=\"251019\" \/><\/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=\"251030\">https:\/\/wading-in.net\/walkabout\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/251030.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An abstract from a misty autumn evening<\/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\/251030-3o1bffuznmt6sjxiqr3bii.jpg\" alt=\"251030\" \/><\/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 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