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This blog displays some of my garden, nature and travel photography.
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Gold Dust Day Gecko
This is the Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda) -- probably the most colorful lizard living in Hawaii. A couple of months ago I posted a macro image of a Gold Dust Day Gecko's face, so...
Bobcat Pair
Yesterday I posted a photo of a female Bobcat. These photos, taken during the same visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, show the same individual with her mate. In the first photo here, the fem...
Female Bobcat
This photo was taken a few months ago when I visited the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, near Tucson, Arizona. One of the nice aspects of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is that animals are displayed...
Lizard Face
Meet the Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda). This is arguably the most colorful and photogenic of all the gecko species that live here in Hawaii. Don't you love its blue 'eye shadow...
A Wary Grey Francolin
This Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) is approaching the ground feeder in our garden, but there is a bit of hesitation in her step. She is wary, because she notices that Buster the cat is w...
Smile for the Camera, Mr. Hawk
Okay, just one more shot of the very photogenic Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis), and then we'll move along to other subjects. This is the same individual that was posing in profile in the previous p...
Ferruginous Hawk Close-up
The previous photo showed a Ferruginous Hawk in flight. Here are some close-up photos of the same individual. The common name, Ferruginous, refers to the bird's 'rusty' color.The photos here, taken...
Ferruginous Hawk in Flight
This is a Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis), another bird of prey featured in the raptor free flight display at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, near Tucson, Arizona.I managed to capture this image of...
Barn Owl in Flight
Here is another shot of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) that was in the previous photo. In the earlier photo, the owl was perched. This time it is flying -- or, more correctly, gliding.This owl was part of...
The Barn Owl - Not just another pretty face
This is the Barn Owl (Tyto alba). One of this owl's distinguishing features is its lovely heart-shaped white face. The Barn Owl is said to be one of the most widely distributed birds in the world, o...
Black-chinned Hummingbird
In February of 2008, I went to Arizona with some friends. One place we visited together was the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, outside of Tucson. It was a nature photographer's paradise.One of the ...
Early Morning Rainbow
Often after an early morning rain, we see rainbows over our garden. The garden faces west, toward the Pacific Ocean, so the sun rises behind us -- perfectly situated to refract the light through any ...
Gray Francolin
This is the Gray Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus), a partridge-like ground bird that is very common in open grassy and shrubby areas on our island. In fact, they are frequently seen on golf co...