Central Valley California
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First Outing of the Year
I’ve been wanting to stop by at the Merced NWR for some time now. My wife and kids had they day off and for some reason, they didn’t want to get up at oh-dark-thirty on their day off. While I was out there, I had the pleasure of meeting G Dan Mitchell and David Hoffman.…
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Western Kingbird
I admit, I wasn’t going to even try to capture any wildlife on my latest trip to the San Luis NWR. My 300mm was a hit or miss thing, but I thought….what the heck. I actually got a few nice captures of a Western Kingbird, a first for me. Sadly, I got a killer shot…
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I “Otter” Be In Pictures…
I wanted to revisit the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and this time I went for sunrise. Got up a bit earlier than I needed to because the gate was closed until 30 minutes before sunrise. Thankfully the automatic gate worked and I drove in at 5:30 am. I got distracted by a River…
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The Surface of the Moon
From my latest trip to the Great Valley Grasslands State Park, I saw this sandbar and I thought it kind of looked like the surface of the moon.
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Trees on Fire
The sunrise though the trees and a morning mist made the trees look like they were on fire at the Great Valley Grasslands State Park.
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Sunrise at Great Valley Grasslands
I’ve been wanting to take a drive to the Great Valley Grasslands State Park, San Luis NWR and the Merced NWR…so I got up at 4am this morning to see the sunrise. I knew that the Great Valley Grasslands SP would have some water, because of the San Joaquin River, so that’s where I started.…
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Supermoon in Atwater California
I wasn’t going to take any pictures of the supermoon. I just couldn’t resist it, so I quickly grabbed my tripod and camera and ran well, as fast as I could walk, down the street and captured this…
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Reflecting Tree at Sunset
I’ve been wanting to drive out to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge for a few months now. I knew most of the water has drained and the birds have left for the season, but I also know other birds stay all year. Since Sarah really loves Owls, we all took a drive to see what…