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This blog displays some of my garden, nature and travel photography.
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If you have an itch, scratch it!
It looked as though this Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) was going to pose for me, but he must have felt an itch at exactly the moment I pressed the camera's shutter release. I caught him just as he was beginning to scratch himself with his left f...
Portrait of a Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger)
This is a Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger), one of three kinds of tree squirrels native to Colorado. The species was unfamiliar to me, so of course I looked it up. According to the Web site of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources: "F...
Miss Pretty Feathers
Here is a female Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos), showing off her pretty feathers in the sunlight. The photo was taken in New Zealand, but this duck species also is common in North America, Europe, and Asia. [Click on the photo to enlarge.]Name: F...
Seed Demon: First at the Feeder
Look who was the first visitor to our ground feeder, very early in the morning. You've probably heard the expression, "the early bird gets the worm"? This male Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola) says phooey on worms. What the early bird really ge...
Song of the Java Sparrow
Java Sparrows (Padda oryzivora) are regular visitors to our garden. As I mentioned in an earlier post about Java Sparrows, these natives of Indonesia are members of the finch family, despite the common name. They were introduced into Hawaii well ov...
Ptooey!
When I uploaded this photo from the camera to to my computer I had to chuckle. I had been photographing this male Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola) as he drank water from our ground-level bird bath. By chance, I snapped this photo just as a few drop...
Mr. Cardinal found a sunflower seed
This male Northern Cardinal visits our bird feeder several times each day. Usually we put a mixture of seeds on the feeders. The cardinals always chooses sunflower seeds first, only eating other seeds when there are no more sunflower seeds left. [C...
Ms. Cardinal again -- in profile this time
Here she is again -- Ms. Cardinal. As I have mentioned earlier, among the regular visitors to our garden, we have only one pair of Northern Cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis). This female Cardinal began to visit us when she was barely post-adolesce...
Cardinal Conehead
Last time, I posted a photo of a female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Here is her mate, posing for me in the morning sunlight.Because of the angle of the cardinal's crest in this shot, I'm giving this photo the title 'Cardinal Conehead'...
Ms. Cardinal, and friend
Here is a female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), perched on a field stone near the edge of my garden. When I was composing the photo, I was concentrating so much on the cardinal that I did not notice her friend in the background until I u...
Male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
This male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) has been a regular visitor to our bird feeders for some time. Given a choice of mixed seeds, he always goes for the sunflower seeds first. These birds are native to the eastern United States mainla...
Java Sparrows (Padda oryzivora)
This is a pair of Java Sparrows (Padda oryzivora). Despite the common name, these birds actually are a kind of finch, not a true sparrow. Their beaks certainly do look more finchy than sparrowy, don't you think?They are native to the Indonesian isla...
Female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
A few days ago I posted a photo of a male Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos). Here is a photo of his mate. Both were photographed in New Zealand, but this species is widely distributed around the world. [Click on the photo to enlarge.]Name: Female M...
Male Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
The Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is one of the most common species of waterfowl in the world. It is reputed to be one of the best known and most easily recognized species -- especially the male, pictured here. It may be 'common' in one sense o...
Cane Toad Mug Shot
Last month I posted a photo of a Cane Toad (Bufo marinus). Here is another shot of the same individual. I like to think of this one as a mug shot! [Click on the photo to enlarge.]Name: Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)Location: Kohala Coast, Big Island, Ha...
Female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
I usually post flower photos for Ruby Tuesday, but for a change, here is a female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), with her ruby bill. These birds are native to the eastern United States mainland. They were introduced into Hawaii in the ...
Poor Little Francolin Chick
This tiny little bird is a Grey Francolin chick. We found it in our garden, abandoned. We examined it and could find no obvious injuries, but it was so weak it could hardly hold up its head. We tried to give it some water, but the chick would not c...
Common Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
The Common Barn Owl (Tyto alba) is said to be one of the most widely distributed birds in the world. I photographed this one at the raptor free flight display at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, near Tucson, Arizona. When I took this photo (and se...
Meet the Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
I have posted a number of photos of various birds that frequent our garden during the day. Now, meet the Cane Toad (Bufo marinus), one of the critters that works the night shift in our garden. He won't win a beauty contest, although he does make an...
Female Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
A few days ago, I posted a photo of a male Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola). Now, here is a photo of his mate . The female Saffron Finch is less brilliantly colored than the male, but is still a very pretty little bird, I think. The two photos wer...
Male Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola)
Here is a Saffron Finch who stopped to pose for me at the edge of a patch of sunlight on a gravel trail in our garden. Saffron Finches (Sicalis flaveola) nest in the shrubs and trees that surround our garden. They visit our feeder and bird bath fre...
There's a Lizard Lookin' At You!
I know I've posted several other photos of the Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda) on this blog, but I just love these colorful little guys. This is the one that always hangs out around my back porch. I see it nearly every day. [Cli...
Warbling Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica)
Here in Hawaii, this cute little bird is known as the Warbling Silverbill (Lonchura malabarica). I understand that it's called the Indian Silverbill in Asia. These are small birds, only about 4 inches (10 cm) in length. They are plentiful in our a...
Five Minutes 'Til Gecko Time
I headed out my back door and, as I often do, I glanced up at our outdoor clock as I crossed the back porch. There, peeking out from its new hiding place behind the clock, was a little Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda laticauda). Luckily I h...
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 I thought it was time now for a 'full body' speci...
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 female has begun to groom, while her mate watches. In...
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 in habitats that are authentic and spacious, rath...
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'?The Gold Dust Day Gecko is native to Madagascar....
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 watching her -- and she probably sees the photograp...
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 photos, and flying in the one before that. All of ...
