These small black birds gather in the tops of our neighborhood trees to raise a continual chorus of high-pitched trills and warbles. When disturbed, they simply migrate to another tree, and the din rises again. We tend to call them starlings, although I’m not sure what they actually are. I decided to shoot this noisy group sitting perched in a […]
Pigeons, ducks and some smaller birds regularly gather on this corner for the breakfast on offer; but it doesn’t take much to set them to flight… at least temporarily!
I made a quick trip to Ancil Hoffman Park the other day — the first time I’d been there in about 30 years, even though it’s a mere 30 minutes away from my house (allowing for traffic on surface streets). The park sits alongside the American River and contains nearly 400 acres of protected land in the middle of suburban […]
Flamingos come in many different shades of pink, thanks to their diet of brine shrimp and blue-green algae… and, apparently, sometimes a little bit of food coloring. Or in some cases, pink paint.
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Letter V: Needs to start with V and have at least 6 letters. Let’s see how creative you can we can be on this challenge. Have fun with this week’s challenge.
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Letter Q – Simply needs to have the letter Q. Let’s see how creative you can we can be on this challenge. Have fun with this week’s challenge. Vaquero room at Sutter’s Fort, Sacramento: Examples of quartzite found near Lake Natoma:
The theme of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Needs to have at least 5 letters and start with P. Let’s see how creative you can we can be on this challenge. Have fun with this week’s challenge.
I’m never too surprised when I come across turkeys while out hiking. They can be fairly challenging to photograph since they tend to move along whenever I look at them too closely — maybe they’re worried I’m sizing them up for the dinner table. I shot these images in late August 2017 near Lew Howard Park in Folsom.
It could be that after last night’s downpour, these pigeons are hoping to dry out their damp feathers. It might also be that they are waiting for the nice lady down the street to put out a pile of food. But who knows — maybe the birds are just enjoying this morning’s warm sunshine.