Author: Ellie Teramoto

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Photo Of The Day: Wave Patterns In Sunset at Bolivar Flats, Texas

The wave pattern on the sand was softly lit as the sun sets in Bolivar Peninsula in Texas.

  The wave pattern on the sand was softly lit as the sun sets in Bolivar Peninsula in Texas.     I love walking on the beach. I enjoy hearing the songs of sea gulls and the sound of waves. But on the day when I took this picture at one of my favorite shores, my sense was all focused on the patterns engraved by the waves on the sand. They seemed endless, the ridges were lit by the sunset and it was beautiful.   The next day when I revisited the shore. I wanted to take more pictures of the patterns but it was all washed out.   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/dusk-in-bolivar-flats-texas/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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Photo Of The Day: Yawning Yellow Crowned Night Heron

A Yellow-Crowned Night Heron was waiting for his prey for a while at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas. All the sudden he opened his mouth and started yawning.

      One of the things I’ve learned from many wildlife is that how patient you have to be to be able to eat for the day. I was at Brazos Bend State Park in Texas several years ago and was spending probably about 2 hours with this Yellow Crowned Night Heron. It was early summer in Texas, and it was very humid and hot at the swampy park.   During those 2 hours, mostly he was waiting for prey to come close to him, standing like a statue. Waiting, waiting, waiting … then yawned. Probably bored? But his patience paid off. At the end he caught a frog for his dinner.   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/yawning-yellow-crowned-night-heron-texas/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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Photo Of The Day: Shining like a Christmas Tree – Bald Cypress

The morning sun illuminated spanish moss hanging from bald cypress trees in Caddo Lake in Texas.

    I have just seen a picture of beautiful Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lit up in New York City, and I thought about this picture of shining bald cypress trees in Caddo Lake, Texas. Specifically, the shining veils hanging from the branches were Spanish Moss. After the sunrise, they reflected the strong morning light and decorated the bald cypress like a Christmas tree 🙂   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/spanish-moss-in-the-morning-sun-texas/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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Photo Of The Day: Dancing Great Egret in Flowery Tree

One of the great egrets started dancing in a flowery tree in High Island, Texas.

      One of the things I love about birds is that they are seriously fascinating dancers. Here is one of my favorite pictures of dancing birds. When I visited High Island, Texas in the early spring I saw this great egret started dancing in a flowery tree.   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/dancing-in-flowers-great-egrets-texas/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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Photo Of The Day: Wave Patterns – Ocean’s drawing

Waves left their patterns on a beach in Bolivar Peninsula in Texas where many shorebirds walk around.

    Sometimes the ocean is a fantastic artist. One day I walked into seemingly endless wave patterns left by the ocean on a sandy beach at a shorebird sanctuary in Bolivar Peninsula, Texas. I felt like I was lucky to be able to enjoy the ocean’s drawing – because the next day, the patterns were completely gone. The light and shadow created interesting contrast, so I decided to process the image in black and white.   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/oceans-drawing-texas/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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Photo Of The Day: A Beautiful Brown Pelican

A brown pelican swam into sunlight from a dock in Ingleside, Texas. Her plumage looked like it was shining in the sun.

      After spending about 2 hours alone with shy brown pelicans at a bay in Ingleside, Texas, several came very close to me. One of them kept looking at my camera lens and gave me a chance to take her beautiful portrait photo.   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/a-portrait-of-a-beautiful-brown-pelican-texas/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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Photo Of The Day: A Great Egret and His Giant Forest of Water Plants

A great egret stands in front of a gigantic forest of water plants in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.

  About a 3-foot-tall great egret looked very small in front of a giant forest of water plants in Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.  For a while I imagined how his world in the forest would look like.   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/great-egret-wilderness-aransas-national-wildlife-refuge-texas/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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Photo Of The Day: A Turtle On A Long Journey

A turtle was walking on a quiet unpaved farm road near Chappell Hill, TX. He was on a long journey.

  How many times have you seen a turtle walking on a road? In Texas, I quite often encounter them. From some distant away, they look like mysterious moving rocks. From a close distance, they’ll give you a cute turtle look. This is a picture of a turtle that I came across a couple of years ago. He was on a long journey.   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/a-turtle-on-a-texas-farm-road-texas/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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Photo Of The Day: Life of Yuccas in White Sands, New Mexico

Soaptree yuccas show their ways of life under the winter sky – standing, half buried, and dying in the white sands.

  I visited White Sands National Monument in New Mexico a couple of years ago. It was winter and the color of the sand made me feel like I am in the middle of snowy hills. One of my most memorable scenes from the desert was to meet these yuccas – some were standing, some were half buried, and some were dying in the white sands.   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/zen-of-yuccas-in-white-sands-new-mexico/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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Photo Of The Day: A Forest Of Bald Cypress Trees In Caddo Lake, Texas

The green leaves of bald cypress trees popped out of gray spanish moss, making the leaves look like splashes of green paint.   One of my most favorite trees in the wild is bald cypress. About a 3 hour drive to the east from Dallas, Texas, there is a bald cypress heaven – one of the largest bald cypress forests in the world. Canoeing through small canals to meet these giant masters of the forest was an extraordinary experience.   Click image or go to the link below for larger image: http://www.ellieteramoto.com/photo/green-on-gray-forest-of-bald-cypress-trees-texas/   Thank you for viewing! Feel free to share with your friends. © Ellie Teramoto Photography www.ellieteramoto.com

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