Scenic Sunday
Turkey dance
Two male turkeys on my street, earnestly vying for the attentions of a female.
Tucumcari, New Mexico: Three birds and a cat
When we stopped overnight in Tucumcari, New Mexico, a couple of days ago I was too road-weary to go exploring the wider area on foot as the Big Guy did. But I did manage to take a stroll around the perimeter of our hotel with my camera. And unlike some of our overnight stops, here there was quite a lot […]
Western waterfowl
There are so many different types of waterfowl to be seen around the Sacramento area and in various places up and down the valley. I still hope to make it up to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge to see Snow geese in the winter, and I keep meaning to spend some quality time in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. In […]
Hello, blackbird
Red-wing blackbirds are one of my favorites, probably stemming from childhood memories of seeing and hearing them as I traversed the marshes between Sacramento and San Francisco. I’ve recently found them quite close to home at Sailor Bar’s Turtle Pond in Fair Oaks, but I always love spotting them around Clear Lake, especially in the spring. On this particular trip, […]
Mendocino shores
Lake Mendocino is just a short drive away from Clear Lake, and spring is a great time to explore this Northern California reservoir. I didn’t get to hike as much as I would have liked, but I did see some really beauitiful wildflowers and a number of birds. The green hillsides and trails look so inviting — but watch out […]
Cardinal rule
I had planned to do a bit of hiking on this trip, but since I managed to bruise my foot on our first night in Keller, Texas, those plans didn’t work out. Luckily for me, there are plenty of birds to be seen very close to our house — and of course my favorites are the cardinals. I shot most […]
Nearly forgotten
There are times when I upload images to use in blog posts but then forget to use them. So today I’m sharing a few of these photos, going back to 2018.
After the storm
We knew we were in for some rain when we left home on Monday and headed for the Mendocino coast; but we didn’t realize we had an “atmospheric river” bearing down on us. Earlier storms had already left the coastal areas saturated, and our first clue was the detour on the Valley Ford Road west of Petaluma due to flooding […]