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April 27, 2010

Mourning Dove, Black Phoebe and a Red Admiral Butterfly

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 27 Apr 2010

I’ve been lazy in posting some of my new “finds”. Since the weather is nasty today, I thought I’d catch up with my latest photos.

This Mourning Dove was kind enough to land close by, a bit too close to …

March 21, 2010

My First Lawrence’s Goldfinch!

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 21 Mar 2010

I had a two hours to kill until I had to pick up the kids at Awana. I got my camera, tripod and cushion an headed to the Matenkosky NWR….my backyard. I was hoping to capture a better photo of …

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 12, 2010

Orange-crowned Warbler and Friends

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 12 Feb 2010

I finished my new photography blind and pond/waterfall a few days ago. I’m going to take some pictures and post them at a later time, but I just had to try it out! I was able to capture an Orange-crowned …

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 31, 2010

Goldfinch and White-crowned Sparrow

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 31 Jan 2010

I’m still refining my new backyard pond. I added another 12″ to the left and back side. It should be big enough now. This week I’m going to run up to the hills to find a bunch of rocks. Here’s …

January 1, 2010

New Year 2010!

Filed under: Backyard Wildlife - 01 Jan 2010

Well Happy New Year! I think I’m finally getting rid of my Pneumonia that Santa gave me this Christmas. To celebrate, I spent some time in the backyard this afternoon to see what the birds were up to. Saw most …

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 …