Takeoff
Go fishing!
Bewick’s Wren
When I heard a small critter scuttling around inside this dead log at Negro Bar State Park, I just assumed it was a squirrel. But instead, out popped this busy little Bewick’s Wren. Luckily, it paused in its labors just long enough for me to shoot a few pictures. Nimble and acrobatic, Bewickâs Wrens often hang upside down as they […]
Bird in the window
I’m not sure why I haven’t shared these before; maybe it’s because I took them with my phone rather than my regular camera. This red-winged blackbird showed up in the window of my in-laws’ cottage at Clearlake, back in May. We tried to figure out what he was up to — puffing himself up and preening for several minutes, then […]
Lesser Goldfinch at Lake Natoma
Fluttering female
Side of things
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
The zoo, anew
I was waiting for a cooler, at least partly cloudy day to go back to the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary, hoping that the animals might be more active. I still haven’t managed to find the “perfect” time to see everybody awake and viewable, but I guess that’s a good reason to keep going back! Also, I was pleased to find that […]
South African penguins
The California Academy of Sciences has a truly awesome aquarium on the lower level, but the South African penguins live at the far end of the African Hall — which is otherwise filled with non-living specimens (antelope, lions, etc). I arrived just as the keeper finished cleaning the enclosure and joined a small crowd of people watching these adorable little […]
On the rocks
On our coastal trips back in the “old days,” the Big Guy used to fish exclusively on sandy beaches for ocean perch; but at some point he made the transition to fishing from rocky cliffs and points, where he mostly catches rockfish and cabezon. And while he’s busy with his rod and reel, I’m usually off wandering with my camera […]