My Mockingbird buddy checking out my garage door opener this morning
Scenic & Wildlife
Scenic and wildlife images, principally of the Sonoran Desert area of the Southwest, in and around Arizona.
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Mockingbird in my garage
It would seem that my resident Mockingbird has decided that my garage is now his. I had set up my tripod to take some shots of them and the male swooped into the garage, landed on the spoiler of my car and then took up a position on top of the tripod. He seemed to like it as he stayed there for about 5 minutes!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Leaving Home
Since I first photographed my Red-tailed Hawk with her eggs on April 11th, I have watched them grow and mature till Sunday 5/13/2012 when I saw that one had already left the nest and struck out on their own. The remaining fledgling looked to be seriously wondering if he too could fly since his nest buddy was now gone. I wish the two of them luck and happy hunting.
Mom & Eggs 4/11/2012 |
Last Time Together 5/11/2012 |
Last One in the Nest 5/13/2012 |
Friday, May 11, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
Jerome, Arizona Traffic Mirror
This traffic mirror is one of several along the winding, twisting roads in this former mining town perched high on Mingus Mountain in Arizona. The distortion was such that it actually makes it appear I have hair on the top of my head! I need this mirror!
This traffic mirror is one of several along the winding, twisting roads in this former mining town perched high on Mingus Mountain in Arizona. The distortion was such that it actually makes it appear I have hair on the top of my head! I need this mirror!
Traffic Mirror |
Sunday, May 6, 2012
I did two shots of the "Super Moon" last night and this morning. The moon last night had risen into fairly thick cloud coverage and I really couldn't get a decent shot of it till it was well above the horizon, so it was really hard to distinguish it from any other moon without something on the horizon to judge the size, but as it was setting this morning there were clear skies and trees in the foreground, so that made for the better shot. The morning sun also provided some colorization to the moon.
Last Night's Super Moon 5/5/2012 |
This Morning's Super Moon 5/6/2012 |
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
It seems if you don't carry your camera with you most everywhere you are taking a chance on missing that "once in a lifetime" shot. Earlier on the day I shot this I was sitting on my patio swing and my little female Jack Russell was laying on a blanket in front of me under our hummingbird feeder. A hummingbird stopped at the feeder and apparently curious about this creature laying under the feeder dropped down and hoovered directly in front of her only about 1 foot away and maybe 8 inches above her. It hung there for several seconds and for some reason the dog just watched it. That in itself surprised me, as Molly likes nothing better than to try catching every bird she sees, but she just lay there watching the bird till it left.
The whole point of this post is that this would have made an extremely cool shot, but my camera was in my office, about 15 feet away and I missed a great shot because it was! On the other hand, if it hadn't been for missing that shot, I probably wouldn't have had my camera with me to get this shot!
Fly Me To The Moon |
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