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Even more animal adventures… part 2…

Posted on June 14, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Well, I suppose I will start off with the birds again, and then try to do these in ascending order of excitement-generating potential… so to speak… Hey… didn’t we see that same bird at the zoo? But this wasn’t the zoo, it … Continue reading →

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Even more animal adventures… part 1…

Posted on June 14, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I took my younger daughter, Mollie, to the San Diego Wild Animal Park today… we went just to play around with the zoom lens. I have so far edited our 269 photos down to a much more reasonable 150 or … Continue reading →

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ZOOmin’ around… part 9… for the birds…

Posted on May 28, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Oh yeah… hummingbird in flight…

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ZOOmin’ around… part 8… for the birds…

Posted on May 28, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Birds are not always easy to photograph… even in a zoo setting… and especially the little birds… because those guys move around almost as much as the crack squirrels that live inside my head… Inside the San Diego zoo, there … Continue reading →

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ZOOmin’ around… part 7… for the birds…

Posted on May 28, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Strangely, I saved a bunch of pictures of birds for the last parts of this series… I like to build to a crescendo… You would think that it would be hard to top the baby gorilla, or the mom and … Continue reading →

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ZOOmin’ around… part 2…

Posted on May 26, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Oh yeah… world famous San Diego zoo… a zoom lens… and my little buddy… What more needs to be said? I know, we saw these same birds on our first trip there… But this time, one of them flipped his head … Continue reading →

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ZOOm lens… part 3… (or): sorry, birds…

Posted on May 12, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Yeah, I feel bad about it… but I have to stand by my decision that the birds were the least exciting animals that little Olivia and I saw on our trip to the zoo today… so they get posted first… … Continue reading →

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ZOOm lens… part 2… (or): sorry, birds…

Posted on May 12, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I think I got some awesome pictures of birds today, but the fact is that, when you are at the San Diego zoo, birds are probably the least exciting animals you will see… sort of… so I am just going … Continue reading →

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Mocking the mocking bird… (or): Making a mockery of mockery…

Posted on March 17, 2016 by pouringmyartout

I have developed a strange… even for me… habit. Every morning, there are mocking birds in the backyard. They all seem to be engaging in a contest to see who has the best whistles and sounds. Now, for those of you who … Continue reading →

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What the heck is that?

Posted on March 15, 2016 by pouringmyartout

On the way back to my daughter’s house, we stopped to get some food… I seriously suggest you try a calzone filled with spaghetti, meat balls, and a white cream vodka sauce, by the way… and while I was outside pacing … Continue reading →

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