Archive for: March 2009

March 28, 2009

A Great Week!

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife,Family - 28 Mar 2009

It’s been a great week for me. I had my 1-year check-up since the doctors fused my left leg (Arthrodesis) at Stanford Hospital. They told me everything was great and unless I just wanted to go back…just to update the …

March 14, 2009

A Hummingbird?

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 14 Mar 2009

Not sure what kind of Hummingbird this is. ;)

I was sitting down drinking my coffee this morning and I saw this Orange-crowned Warbler trying to use my hummingbird feeder. Lucky for my, my camera was near. I also shot this …

March 12, 2009

Random Pictures from the Merced NWR

Filed under: Local Scenes - 12 Mar 2009

Took another trip out to the Merced NWR on Wednesday afternoon. The water is receding, but there’s still lots of shorebirds to see.

“Squirrel on a Stick”

“Striking a Pose”

“White-faced …

March 11, 2009

Yosemite Valley from Denair, CA

Filed under: Local Scenes - 11 Mar 2009

Who knew?!? I didn’t think it was possible to see Yosemite Valley from the central valley, but I was wrong…first time for everything ;-) !

Thanks to Tony Immoos (and others) I finally got a decent picture of Yosemite Valley (Half …

March 7, 2009

Dark-eyed “Oregon” Junco Today

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 07 Mar 2009

Went out to the backyard this afternoon and I was able to get a few pictures of the Dark-eyed Junco A.K.A “Oregon Junco”…my favorite little birds!

I usually set-up my camera in my “studio”….nice green grass and …

March 2, 2009

Killing Time at the Merced NWR

Filed under: Local Scenes - 02 Mar 2009

Both of my daughters had their gymnastics practice a few days ago. This time instead of sitting and watching for 4 hours, I decided to take a drive out to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge and see if I could …

March 1, 2009

Happy Birthday Sarah

Filed under: Family - 01 Mar 2009

My youngest turned 8 today…