Tag Archives: birds

Digital art?… part 10…

Never go bird watching on acid… The next post in this series will just be digitally-enhanced versions of this photo of a young Redtail hawk I took when I was at my mom’s house in the Bay Area at Christmas… … Continue reading

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Flowers, birds, and stuff… the final chapter…

More flowers. An Acorn Woodpecker, if I am not mistaken. And more flowers, I am pretty sure. Not really in focus, but it is a nice photo of a hummingbird in flight. And, for our ‘stuff’ category, I give you, … Continue reading

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Flowers, birds, and stuff… part 3…

More flowers. More birds. When will the madness end??? I shot all these photos within yards of one another. In one yard. So, in one yard within a few yards… uh… so to speak. And I did it all within … Continue reading

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Flowers, birds, and stuff… part 2…

More birds… More flowers… Whatever man. I guess this series of posts is okay… you know… if you like flowers… And/or birds. But I like both. And it is my blog. Oh, wait, I believe I promised you ‘stuff’ also. … Continue reading

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Flowers, birds, and stuff… part 1…

So yeah, flowers… And birds. Early Spring in Southern California. I had a birthday, got some cool stuff, and will post about it… whenever…. But first, flowers… Lots of flowers. All kinds of flowers. I mean, not all kinds, but … Continue reading

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A San Diego morning… part 2… (special ‘bird’ segment)…

Yeah… this guy… Coots! I wonder where he is going in such a hurry? Oh… right… I am pretty sure that is an Osprey sitting on that smokestack. I mean, I know it is, but you can’t tell from my … Continue reading

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A bird and a sunset…

My daughter spotted this young hawk in our pine tree yesterday, helped by the falling snow of feathrs from the bird it was eating. I think it is a young Redtail, but it might be a Peregrine Falcon? A very … Continue reading

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Throwing shade; A study in light and shadow… part 8… special animal edition…

A crow, on that beach near the Golden Gate Bridge, silhouetted by the sun. That might be the perfect picture for a photographic series about light and shadows. That very young Redtail Hawk I spotted near the elementary school I … Continue reading

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I promised you some new birds… part 2… (or); is that the Thanksgiving Day parade???

Every morning, a huge herd of wild turkeys pass my mom’s house. These are almost all females. There is also a group of Tom’s, just three or four, that roam around. I don’t pretend to be an expert on turkeys, … Continue reading

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I promised you some new birds… part 1…

Every time I visit my mom in the Bay Area, I take lots of photos of the birds at her feeder. Not this time. That is a very young Redtail Hawk that I spotted when I was doing something that … Continue reading

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