I don’t follow any sports but I have to admit I like watching a good fight. I got tired of cleaning up after Ben Aflac by the back door so I tried to feed him at the lower patio. Well the other ducks caught wind of this and decided to swarm him. Apparently violence is …
Category Archives: 7D
Stupid Crows
I often refer to the large number of crows in the neighborhood as, “those stupid crows”. In actuality they are very intelligent burds. Sandy observed as the garbage collectors made their rounds the crows waited nearby. As soon as the garbage can was set down the “stupid” crows swooped in for the rib leftovers.
Livermore Wildlife
Today I had a call in Livermore, out by Wente Vineyards. I decided to take my cam as I always see something out in the countryside.
Dog Days of Summer
Today we checked out dog days of summer part one at Jack London Square in Oakland. It was a small turn out, most were very well behaved but a few… Anyway the sun was out and it was very hot, I felt sorry for the dogs in the costumes.
Pelican
Every time I drive to and from Fed Ex (about once a week) I see at least one pelican in this estuary by the Oakland airport. So today I finally brought my camera and shot a few pictures. What I didn’t expect was for them to be feeding. I ended up shooting 123 photos. Needless …
Blue Heron
I spotted a Blue Heron this morning. I suspect he was investigating the Skunk incident. I inquired but he gave no comment and flew away.
Oakland Zoo 2009
After breakfast we drove straight to our local zoo. While I told Sandy it was to see the animals… really it was a test for the 7D.
1st 7D Test
Got a chance to test out my new 7D. It has an APS-C sized sensor. Why would I go away from a full frame sensor? Speed and shooting on the telephoto end, that’s why. This morning we walked to LaPinata and unfortunately it was a bit gloomy so there wasn’t very much activity except for …