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My eyes, mind and heart are who I am. Everything I see, think and feel may be in this blog from starting with my trip to Oahu and Pearl Harbor to photos I took at the Rose Parade. The world is my oyster...and so is this blog.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'birds'
Camera Critters - Collection
I thought I would do a collection of the critters I capture but don't always post because they get pushed aside for something else I want to post. These are some of the little critters I photographed in my outings the past week or two.Butterflies fr...
My World Tuesday - Back At Bolsa Chica
I apologize in advance for so many pictures but I taken so many it really is hard for me to narrow it down to just a couple.It was my kind of day, overcast, cloudy and actually could have rained. It wasn't until I was deep inside the wetlands that I...
Red Breasted and Coopers Hawks
My Watery Wednesday post is right below this one. Sorry. I wasn't going to post anything else until late tomorrow but I got these today and was a little excited about it and wanted to share.I went to Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens not far from m...
My World Tuesday - The Little Bird Feeder
I couldn't figure out what to post for this meme this week so.... I thought I'd post some pics of my little bird feeder that I have hanging from my baby tree....
Mellow Yellow Monday
Have a wonderful Mellow Yellow Monday!! May your week be filled with warmth and sunshine.Click on the icon below to participate or visit the brightest meme on the internet and brighten up your day!...
Black Crowned Night Heron
I went up to the lake the other day and just after I got out of the car, I walked under a tree and a bird moved loudly in the tree above me. It was no small bird. It took me a moment to find it but I did. I was surprised it was a Black Crowned Heron....
Sky Watch Friday - Flight at Dusk
I hope I haven't posted this one before....To participate in Sky Watch Friday and/or to see more great photos of the sky from all over the world Click here or on the Sky Watch Icon below:...
Glossy Sterling
Ever since I started going into the Aviary at the Los Angeles Zoo, I've been trying to get a good picture of this bird. The sheen of this bird's feather combined with the almost irradescent coloring is beautiful... but not easily captured with my cam...
Sky Watch Friday
I think this is called an urban hawk. I was about to make a turn onto this side street when I saw this hawk fly by. I watched to see where it would go and my luck, it landed on top of a street lamp post. Awesome! No traffic. I turned on my camera...
Moscovy Duck
While up at the lake with my camera I spotted this odd looking duck or goose. It had black and white spots and my first thought was it was cross-breed. I took the first couple of shots and I got close enough while it was preening on the water's edg...
Birds of Bolsa Chica #2
I hope you guys aren't tired of my shots from Bolsa Chica. I took so many it's difficult not to post more of them. Some of them are in the video I posted below but it's still nice to post them large enough to really see....
Nature Notes - Bolsa Chica
I can't seem to get enough of Bolsa Chica Wetlands. It's the only place I've been so far where the birds are in abundance. You can't get much closer to nature than this so I'm sharing a couple of shots from my last trip and a video I put together o...
Sky Watch Friday
Up at the late the other day, just before the sun set, the sky is just a clear and pretty shade of blue, not a cloud in the sky. Nothing exciting for Sky Watch... or so I thought. I look above the trees and there is a bird just floating there in th...
Bolsa Chica Wetlands #1
I was a little disappointed visually with Bolsa Chica but in the end it didn't disappoint. I'm reposting the first picture to go with my story. I was so used to the settings of a botanical garden I wasn't prepared for the openness of this. Pacific...
Yellow Rumped Warbler
My Skywatch post is below this one but if you don't feel like skipping you can use this one was SkyWatch since this is skywatching too. The bird just got in the shot.:-)I think this is a yellow rumped warbler. I almost couldn't identify it then at ...
Monochrome Monday
If you're looking for my Mellow Yellow Monday post it's below this one.If you'd like to see more Monochrome Monday shots from participants around the world, just click on the link or the icon below....
Lesser Goldfinch
If you're looking for my SkyWatch Shot it's below this one.I looked this one up and I think I've identified this bird correctly. Please correct me if I got it wrong. This looks like the photos I've seen of a Lesser Goldfinch. One of the trees at th...
My Bird Sightings
I so enjoy the photos of birds that I see on different blogs that my eyes are always alert but I rarely find any to shoot or when I do they're not usually worth posting. So, I gathered just a few from my last couple of outings.I got a kick out of th...
Violaceous Turaco - The Zoo Part II
Unfortunately, this is more about the story and my frustrations than it is about the bird. This is such a beautiful bird and I simply was not able to capture it. Talk about a missed opportunity. In the aviary I waited patiently for a bird to apear...
Watery Wednesday #17
Happy Wednesday! Okay, I know it's only Tuesday for some of us but it is Wednesday for some people around the world. Get your water shots out and come have some fun! (My My World Tuesday post is below this one.)If you'd like to see more wet and wat...
A Bird Sighting
I don't often get photos of birds other than an egret, heron or ducks and for some reason I never get around to posting my pics of the ducks or geese. I don't know what a couple of these are. They were too far out of range for me to get something as ...
Snowy White Surprise
I headed out to the library this morning but it was closed. They don't open until noon so, I went up to the lake/park to see if I would be lucky enough to find an egret to photograph. Much to my surprise and joy there was one and I kept hoping it w...
Western Sandpipers
I think these are Western Sandpipers. If I'm wrong, please correct me. I see these up at the lake, usually hopping very quickly along the edge of the lake occasionally stopping to look in the water for food. (Click on any image to enlarge.)...
Monochrome Monday - At The Beach
This is my first Monochrome Monday post. I don't know how often I can participate but I had a few shots to share this week so here goes: If you'd like to see more Monochrome Monday shots from participants around the world, just click on the link or t...
Feeding Time
While I was out walking around Ports O'Call I came upon a roof where a portion of it was cover with pigeons. All of a sudden the pigeons began to flock around a window that was in the roof. They must have heard the man that appeared at the window b...
Camera Critters
This is my first post for Camera Critters but I thought I'd give it a shot. This little sweetie captured my attention up at the lake by my house as it skipped along the water's edge looking for food. If you're looking for one of my other memes they...
Scarlet Ibis
If you're here for my Sky Watch Friday entry it's below this one. The pics below are of the Scarlet Ibis at the Los Angeles zoo. ...
This is Some Kind of Bird!
I finally went to the bird show at the zoo. I swear it was over so fast it wasn't funny. LOL! It lasted about 20 minute but it seemed more like 5 minutes. It wasn't bad. I wish there had been more to it. I had to share a couple of photos of thi...
