Category Archives: dogs and other animals

And now, some random animal photos for you to look at, while I finish editing my newest novel and doing the cover art…

That might be the best photo of a lizard I ever took. I saw him outside at work. He let me stick the phone right up to his face. Totally not intimidated by my size… or the idea of becoming … Continue reading

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We interrupt our regularly scheduled photos of snowy mountains and flower fields to bring you really close-up pictures of a dead bug… you’re welcome…

Hey, I know, but I was vacuuming the floor the other day, a regular occurrence with two dogs and a cat, and right before I sucked it up, I spotted this dead mosquito hawk. (no, I don’t know why they … Continue reading

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Animal encounters…

So I am at work the other day, at my new job as a private security officer at a medical research facility, and a guy knocks on my office door. He didn’t speak much English. He kept beckoning me and … Continue reading

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Just bee yourself…

Or would that be: just bee your self?

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Don’t be just one of the herd…

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Okay, I swear, these are the last pictures of that Osprey I saw… but come on… I saw a freekin’ Osprey!!!

And he saw me, evidently. Sorry that one is a little blurry, but I used a telephoto lens, and then cropped the photo down to just that face. He… or she… was up on top of a light pole by … Continue reading

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And then, right in the middle of that big seagull riot… this happened…

As I was filming the great ‘bag of bread war’ between that flock of seagulls… the one I shared with you the other day… I noticed these two mallard ducks swoop calmly over the fracas. They made a nice splashdown … Continue reading

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More shore birds, for sure… (or): Let’s see some sea birds???

I still have some pictures left from my work trip down to Mission Bay in San Diego. I know, I live in San Diego, but I had to drive down to the beach to do some work… Look, it doesn’t … Continue reading

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Mine! mine! mine! mine!… (or); Nature in the wild is seldom mild, as my mother always says… part 2…

The struggle over the loaf of bread has become a tussle… It has passed the scrap phase and is building towards being a fracas… or maybe even a fray… The scrimmage has become a scrum… The scuffle is now a … Continue reading

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Mine! mine! mine! mine!… (or); Nature in the wild is seldom mild, as my mother always says… part 1…

A seagull finds the mother lode by Mission Bay in San Diego… an loaf of bread in a plastic bag. A crow stops to watch, and maybe see if he can get in on the action. The seagull get the … Continue reading

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