Tag Archives: birds

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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Wait… is that another roadrunner???

Posted on January 24, 2016 by pouringmyartout

Why yes, yes it is. My wife and I spotted that one in a parking lot near Palm Springs in California when we stopped on the way home from Sedona to get a bite to eat. I don’t know what … Continue reading →

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And sometimes, life is all just about getting poked with a stick…

Posted on January 3, 2016 by pouringmyartout

While we were in the Bay Area for the holidays, we went and saw our Godson, Willie, and his parents, in San Francisco. Willie’s mom was organizing volunteers for another beach cleanup, a thing she is very active in. In the … Continue reading →

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And don’t forget to sing a few Christmas songs…

Posted on December 19, 2015 by pouringmyartout

You know… when you are flocking together with the ones you love…

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Ben Franklin wanted to make the turkey our national bird…

Posted on December 2, 2015 by pouringmyartout

I think I mentioned that fact in one of my posts where I was telling you about our adventure with the bald eagles. I am not saying that the turkey is not a noble bird… but it would be a … Continue reading →

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Birds and words… the final chapter…

Posted on December 1, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Even if you aren’t one of the people who find birds interesting, surely that picture, taken by my daughter Mollie, of a bald eagle taking flight, will make something stir inside you. That being said, I seem to recall that … Continue reading →

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