Mourning Dove, Black Phoebe and a Red Admiral Butterfly
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 frame the whole body. Last year I saw one Black Phoebe in the trees and [...]
My First Lawrence’s Goldfinch!
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 one of the Yellow-rumped Warblers that I’ve been seeing, but no luck. Instead, I saw [...]
Scared by a Robin?
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 I missed that shot…so what else is new. Saw this poor White-crowned Sparrow with an [...]
Merced NWR with Dave
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 practically live there, well maybe just once a week, I was the unofficial guide for [...]
Orange-crowned Warbler and Friends
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 Warbler flying around our Orange tree. They look like a hummingbird at first. It’s not [...]
A Nuttall’s Woodpecker and More
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 Finch. If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, I plan on making a new photography blind. Stay [...]
Goldfinch and White-crowned Sparrow
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 a few more captures from Saturday afternoon. American Goldfinch – Drinking! White-crowned Sparrow – Loves [...]
New Year 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 of the usual birds and managed to capture some. Saw one Dark-eyed Junco, but he [...]
DIY Photography Blind
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 and it’s free”! I selected a spot near the back fence… I bought a $2.99 [...]
I post all of my new nature pictures, random thoughts, and even my family pictures here. Some of those pictures never get posted to my 