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Birds and words… part 6…

Posted on December 1, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Now, in our continuing story of our holiday camping adventure, we come to the majestic love dance of the western grebe. Grebes are adorable little water birds with bright red eyes. When they aren’t looking for food, they are looking … Continue reading →

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Birds and words… part 4…

Posted on November 30, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Here is another of my weird bird experiences on our camping adventure over the Thanksgiving holiday. There was this little scrub jay sitting on a fence. I just kept walking slowly closer and closer to it. He let me get … Continue reading →

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Okay, I am back from visiting my mom in the Bay Area and… awwwwwwwwwwww… baby swans!!!

Posted on August 23, 2015 by pouringmyartout

Yes, we took a little trip North to the Bay Area… (mostly for Willie’s third birthday, but don’t tell my mom that)… And I have tons of pictures to share… of the party, and cute babies, and some awesome art … Continue reading →

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The Tower… part 3…

Posted on July 6, 2015 by pouringmyartout

The Tower of London has some strange animal connections. To begin with, there are the famous tower ravens… Even in World War Two, when the Germans were bombing London, there were always at least a few ravens kept on the … Continue reading →

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A bunch of pictures of birds…

Posted on July 4, 2015 by pouringmyartout

So that thing we did… which we are now done doing… was camping at my wife’s aunt and uncle’s house in my mother-in-law’s new motor home. And I had a little free time while they were all organizing stuff into … Continue reading →

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Some pictures of some birds…

Posted on April 7, 2015 by pouringmyartout

On Easter, at my wife’s aunt and uncle’s house, I was playing around with the new camera and the zoom lens… That is a hummingbird at the very moment that it is taking flight. And there’s another one. One of … Continue reading →

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This post isn’t really about the birds… it’s about the camera that took the picture of the birds… sort of…

Posted on September 2, 2014 by pouringmyartout

We went to visit my wife’s aunt and uncle this weekend… you know, they are the ones who own the dog that is best friends with our dog… and I took some pictures of some woodpeckers. I like woodpeckers as … Continue reading →

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It’s all about me… (and I am for the birds)… Part 5…

Posted on July 8, 2014 by pouringmyartout

So I met some awesome birds when we were on Maui for our second honeymoon. There was this cool little pet shop in Lahaina town, and the lady let me play with my new friends. She was surprised that all the birds … Continue reading →

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Maui has some funny animals… and even funnier people…

Posted on May 26, 2014 by pouringmyartout

There was this house across the street from our hotel… They had a high school reunion that lasted for days. One night, the Hawaiian guy who lived here stayed up all night drinking and chanting… well… it was a cross … Continue reading →

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