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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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Sorry, that last one was too depressing… let’s try this again… Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!!!

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I see dead people… and San Francisco… and some turkeys…

I know, every time I come back to the Bay Area, I go and visit my friend, John. And yes, I know he died some time ago. Technically, I go and visit his memorial tree, under which most of his … Continue reading

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Turkeys are not attractive birds… no matter what you do to them…

And I tried… believe me, I tried… Happy Thanksgiving.  

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Trump pardons two turkeys… the number might go up as he and his family get charged with criminal offenses…

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Ben Franklin wanted to make the turkey our national bird…

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… part 1…

So… uh… I told you I have had some crazy bird-related adventures this week, right? I will tell you more about the camping and the Thanksgiving part of the adventure as we go, but let’s start with these birds. We made … Continue reading

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