Smoky Mountain Photographer Barry Spruce

Archive for ‘March, 2015’

Hawaiian Monk Seal playing upside down

Hawaiian Monk Seal with pup

Hawaiian Monk Seal with pup

This is a Hawaiian Monk Seal in Oahu. These seals are endangered with around 1000 left in the world. I have a friend in life and on FB, that dedicates her time to help these beautiful animals. I wanted all my FB friends to be educated about this situation. I will be going back to Hawaii in November 2016 and I’m planning on seeing these beautiful creatures again. My hope is to open a gallery soon with a table dedicated to the sale of Hawaiian Monk Seals photos. I would like to give the proceeds to Zeenat at this time to help her with this mission. If you have any interest in the purchase of a photo of one of these seals please send me a PM here on FB. Thank you in advance for helping us to help the Hawaiian Monk Seals. Aloha!

American Bald Eagle nest in East Tennessee

Today was a windy day in the lowlands but much more windy on the ridge at the nest site. The American Bald Eagle chicks are 4 weeks old now and seem to be getting along much better now that there is no longer a size difference. The eggs are laid 2 days apart and hatch in the same order. This gives the first born a large advantage for the first 2 weeks or so. After that the 2nd born catches up in size and squabbling decreases after that time. When the parents left the nest today the two chicks stayed nestled down out of the wind except for a stretch now and then.

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The Daffodils of Cades Cove

It was another sunny day in Cades Cove TN today. The same warm weather that launched the ground breaking of the Daffodils a few weeks ago is now slowly bringing them to their demise. After this last weekend in March, the only remaining patches of yellow flowers, called Buttercups by the Cades Cove inhabitants, will be the ones that have been partially protected by the shade. It was a great day to spend some time photographing these Smoky Mountain beauties as the sky was blue and spotted by white fluffy clouds.

Rich Mtn. with Daffodils