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March 20, 2010

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 20 Mar 2010

I made some changes to my backyard pond this afternoon. Didn’t get any visitors by the shore though. I’ve been seeing a pair of Yellow-rumped Warblers in the trees these last few days. This evening I got one to land …

March 18, 2010

Scared by a Robin?

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 18 Mar 2010

Yep, it’s true. I’m so used to seeing the smaller songbirds in my backyard blind that I got startled by a Robin! This is my first Robbin of the season and I wasn’t used to seeing them. Needless to say …

February 27, 2010

Merced NWR with Dave

Filed under: Merced NWR - 27 Feb 2010

This post is a bit late, but that night I started to get chills/sick, so I went to bed. Anyway, I’m still ‘kicking’, other than a nagging cough (again). Dave Miller wanted to visit the Merced NWR and since I …

February 5, 2010

A Nuttall’s Woodpecker and More

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 05 Feb 2010

Went out to my studio this afternoon even though the skies threatened rain. It never did and I got a few photos of a Nuttall’s Woodpecker, Dark-eyed Junco in my new waterfall, a juvenile White-crowned Sparrow and a male House …

January 30, 2010

My New Backyard Pond

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 30 Jan 2010

I decided to add a small pond to my backyard studio yesterday. It’s a work in progress, so I’m not going to post any of the details. When I’m finished with the construction, I’ll post a new blog with pictures …

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 …

January 13, 2009

DIY Photography Blind

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 13 Jan 2009

I wanted to make a  photography blind that didn’t cost a fortune. Originally I was going to make it out of PVC and fabric. One afternoon I saw my kid’s old plastic playhouse and I thought, “I can use this …