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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: Reflective Moment

Dundalk Patch presents its Photo of the Day.

Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode gives us this image of an immature little blue heron. View previous Photos of the Day here. Do you have a photo you'd like considered as Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day? Add it to this article by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button or send it to marge.neal@patch.com. Sign up for breaking news alerts and a daily email newsleter from Dundalk Patch. Follow Dundalk Patch on Facebook and Twitter.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: Splash of Color

Dundalk Patch presents its Photo of the Day.

Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode spotted the elusive prothonotary warbler recently at North Point State Park and shares his rare spotting with Patch readers. View previous Photos of the Day here. Do you have a photo you'd like considered as Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day? Add it to this article by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button or send it to marge.neal@patch.com. Sign up for breaking news alerts and a daily email newsleter from Dundalk Patch. Follow Dundalk Patch on Facebook and Twitter.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: Rock Fishing

Dundalk Patch presents its Photo of the Day.

Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode captured this image of a red-breasted merganser seemingly sunning, or perhaps looking for dinner, from a perfectly placed rock. He took in the scene while at Cox's Point Park in Essex. View previous Photos of the Day here. Do you have a photo you'd like considered as Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day? Add it to this article by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button or send it to marge.neal@patch.com. Sign up for breaking news alerts and a daily email newsleter from Dundalk Patch. Follow Dundalk Patch on Facebook and Twitter.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: 'Fist Pump'

Dundalk Patch presents its photo of the Day.

Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode must be loving spring and all the activity it brings to the local nature scene. Today's photo is a shot of a heron balancing on a branch, looking like it's about ready to high-five a buddy. View previous Photos of the Day here. Do you have a photo you'd like considered as Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day? Add it to this article by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button or send it to marge.neal@patch.com. Sign up for breaking news alerts and a daily email newsleter from Dundalk Patch.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: 'Oriole Magic'

Dundalk Patch presents its Photo of the Day.

The Baltimore Orioles, by playing Orioles baseball the old-fashioned way that older loyal fans remember, are enjoying a new fan base and a new love from Baltimore. They may have allowed the final game of a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics get away from them Sunday but, as the saying goes, you can't win them all. Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode pays homage to the baseball Birds with this shot of a Baltimore Oriole, taken recently at North Point State Park in Edgemere. View previous Photos of the Day here. Do you have a photo you'd like considered as Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day? Add it to this article by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button or send it to marge.neal@patch.com. Sign up for breaking news alerts …

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: Identify That Meal

Dundalk Patch presents its Photo of the Day.

Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode spends considerable time at North Point State Park and other parks across the county and state. He must have incredible patience to get the shots he so willingly shares with Dundalk Patch, and today's image is another example of that patience and his dedication to his hobby of nature photography. In some of his most recent photo-shooting travels, Rode discovered this snake, resting in a tree after obviously enjoying a meal. Judging from the size of that lump, it looks like the snake ate something bigger than a field mouse—looks like it could be a chipmunk or something of that size. In any case, Rode's work makes nature photography look a lot easier than it is. He probably shoots hundreds of pictures to come …

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Runymede

8:45 pm on Sunday, April 28, 2013

Trap the darn thing and let it loose in Dundalk. It will probably do a better job of eliminating rats in our community than the county did.   more ›

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: 'Open Wide'

Dundalk Patch presents its Photo of the Day.

Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode again offers Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day with this shot of a heron making its opinion about something known. Take note of the tinges of green in the background! View previous Photos of the Day here. Do you have a photo you'd like considered as Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day? Add it to this article by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button or send it to marge.neal@patch.com. Sign up for breaking news alerts and a daily email newsleter from Dundalk Patch. Follow Dundalk Patch on Facebook and Twitter.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: Slow and Steady

Dundalk Patch presents its Photo of the Day.

Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode offers today's Photo of the Day of two turtles making steady progress across a floating tree branch. View previous Photos of the Day here. Do you have a photo you'd like considered as Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day? Add it to this article by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button or send it to marge.neal@patch.com. Sign up for breaking news alerts and a daily email newsleter from Dundalk Patch. Follow Dundalk Patch on Facebook and Twitter.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: Out On a Limb

Dundalk Patch presents its Photo of the Day.

Signs of spring are everywhere, from flower beds full of daffodils to this week's summer-like temperatures. The Orioles—of the baseball variety—are back in town and farmers are plowing their fields. The trees are still mostly bare, but the greening of spring won't be long now. In today's Photo of the Day, Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode gives us a look at a brown thrasher, perched in a still-winterized tree. View previous Photos of the Day here. Do you have a photo you'd like considered as Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day? Add it to this article by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button or send it to marge.neal@patch.com. Sign up for breaking news alerts and a daily email newsleter from Dundalk Patch. Follow Dundalk Patch on …

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Dundalk Photo of the Day: 'Snake Eyes'

Dundalk Patch presents its Photo of the Day.

On one of his recent ventures to photograph the wildlife and beauty of North Point State Park in Edgemere, Dundalk photographer Jimmy Rode came across this snake sunning itself. View previous Photos of the Day here. Do you have a photo you'd like considered as Dundalk Patch's Photo of the Day? Add it to this article by clicking on the "upload photos and videos" button or send it to marge.neal@patch.com. Sign up for breaking news alerts and a daily email newsleter from Dundalk Patch. Follow Dundalk Patch on Facebook and Twitter.

David Robert Crews

3:24 am on Tuesday, May 7, 2013

If you're gonna show us snakes in North Point Park, do them critters and us a favor - name the species photographed. I'm not much of a snake handler, but I've had to deal with a few through the years. In northern Maryland, I've had a heck of a time telling a nonvenomous Water Snake from the similar looking venomous Copperhead. And they look similar so the Water Snake can scare away natural wild …   more ›

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