Open Topic
My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week.
To boldly paddle…
This curious little explorer decided to venture off on his own, leaving Mom far behind.
Double duty
Devoted parents — one on either side of the nest. (Instagram didn’t seem to like my image, so I’m posting it here!)
All in a row
Little brave one
Someone wasn’t very happy this morning when Mama Eagle perched in this pine tree above Lake Natoma. He seemed to be saying, “Hey — go perch in your OWN tree; this one is mine!” Alas, all his fancy dive bombing didn’t do him a bit of good; Mama definitely gave him some serious side-eye, but she stayed right where she […]
Long view
I was trying out my 28-90 mm lens this morning and caught these images of the CSUS rowing teams practicing on Lake Natoma. It doesn’t have as much zoom as my Canon point-and-shoot (its 50x zoom is apparently equivalent to a 24-1200 mm lens). Still, I’m enjoying getting used to the feel of the new camera and lenses. I like […]
Proud singer
Sometimes even with a small point-and-shoot camera (like my Fujifilm Finepix AX655) you can get very lucky with the wildlife around Lake Natoma. I shot this rufous-crowned sparrow in late May 2016 — he was so intent on singing that he didn’t even mind me camera-stalking him!
September flashback
From mid September, 2018.
Fresh air on Friday
