Wild Things, Tame Things.

I came home the other day and was surprised to see two deer as I pulled in the driveway. I got my camera off the seat, opened the door quietly, and took a few pictures, staying behind the car door. They spotted me though, and ran off.

The next picture just shows a butterfly on a thistle plant. I believe it is a tiger swallowtail, with the yellow appearing subdued because it is in shade although the background is sunlit.

The dragonfly held still for me as it was perched on the end of a twig.

The hummingbird is one that was feeding at a park visitor center. I had seen a couple of them buzzing past so I stationed myself near the feeder with my lens zoomed and focused on the feeder. It wasn't long before one of them came back. I got several blurry pictures and these two that are identifiable. Hummingbirds move pretty fast.

Sometimes you have to be fast to get a picture and sometimes you have to be patient. Sometimes you have to be both. 

The final picture is a dog that I saw today. He was with a woman who didn't mind if I took his picture. He seemed agreeable.

Sharing with Saturday's Critters and I'd Rather Be Birdin'.