Egrets are very territorial. Guess the good fishing spots are all taken. Either that or he didn’t have the proper permits.
Category Archives: Animals
Burday
We spent all day surrounded by burdz. After getting Vega & Cosmo cleaned up we returned them back to Jim & Kelly. Then went to dinner at the Tribune Tower in Oakland.
Humphrey likes the SL1
For whatever reason Humphrey allowed me to get very close to him today. I shot this on my new SL1 with a 100mm f2.8 macro lens.
Hummer feeding time
Sandy called me from the kitchen and pointed out back. I was attempting to hold my big lens steady while waiting for Mama to come with dinner. This whole sequence took about an hour. Meanwhile my nose was running, legs & back were cramping.
Feathers a flyin’
Lots of feathered conflict over the lagoon the past couple of days. Hummingburds chasing crows, crows chasing vultures, ducks chasing ducks. No one is getting along.
Hummingburd
Spotted a baby hummer in the backyard today.
Adolescent Duckies
There were 10 duckies when we left for vacation and now they’re down to 9. Pretty good when you consider they’re usually all eaten by predators by this time. They are at that ugly stage now though. Half way between fur & feathers.
Burd Morning
Ran out to the backyard this morning after Sandy screamed we have ducklings. Then I got distracted by a stupid Robin eating our Guava. Then I got distracted by Humphrey hovering overhead in what looked like an assault on insects. Back to the Ducks. We see this every year and it’s still hard to watch. …
RIP Judy
Today tragedy fell upon us as our beloved Judy Burd passed away. By our best estimate she was about 20 years old. While she and I never quite got along, she was usually my 1st subject whenever I got a new camera or lens. About the only interaction we had was the UFC game, whereas …
Hummer Shoot
Been trying to shoot Humphrey for quite a while now. He’s proved to be very elusive…