Apparently this side of the lagoon has the best fishing spot. The Great Blue Heron has been back everyday now. So the story unfolds as a rambunctious cormorant tries to push his way onto the spot. What follows is a very tense slow motion dance of body language, defiance and threats. To escalate things the …
Category Archives: Animals
Great Blue Heron
This morning I saw a Great Blue Heron in the lagoon so I grabbed my camera and tried to get close enough for a photo. Well it must have gotten comfortable with me (they usually fly away) because it got close enough for me to get a few really tight head shots. That took about …
Wiggle Waggle Walk 2014
Just outside our backyard was another event so decided to venture over to check out the Wiggle Waggle dog walk sponsored by FAAS. It was extremely hot I felt sorry for the dogs.
Canada Geese – the next generation
On my way home today I spotted a pair of Canada Geese with a gosling. I grabbed my camera and while it was the absolutely the worst time of day to shoot I snapped a few pix.
Wasp
Found this dead wasp in the backyard so I thought it would be a good test. This was really difficult. The depth of field was so shallow I had to do a focus stack. But just to get it in focus was trying as I shot this in the living room on the coffee table. …
Backyard Burds
Stupid Burds
I spent good money on a humming burd feeder and to date not a single burd has taken my offering. A slow work day allowed me to do something I haven’t had the luxury of doing in quite awhile. Shoot in my backyard.
Dogsitting Koa
In preparation for Easter at Tami & Chris’s we took Koa off their hands for the afternoon. This is always full of challenges. We decided to spend the day in the backyard and Koa was quietly waiting for the ducks to show. She would ignore them til she felt she could pounce. Of course the …
Dunham Cellars
I had to work in Walla Walla Washington. Did you know there are approximately 140 wineries there? Unfortunately I only had time to visit one. I choose the Dunham Cellars. As soon as I exited my vehicle I was greeted by a very friendly dog Maysy. The wines I sampled were great so I had …
Ano Nuevo 2014
Back in December Sandy made rezzies for Ano Nuevo. The overcast weather worked out quite nicely for taking fotos. I can’t say they are the most beautiful animals I’ve ever seen but, it was interesting to “watch the fighting & mating”.