look what i found when i went to volunteer this morning:
babies. i don’t know what kind of duckies they are. i’m not a ducky expert.
best….weekend….ever….
more on that later, but in the meantime….here are some of my resident bird friends. cardinal….
cardinal lookin’ like he’s falling out of the tree….
but really he was taking off.
after hearing my camera…
of course, he wasn’t alone. here’s the she cardinal, shortly before feasting on a lizard!
55mmlens and i’m out.
i don’t know why i’ve become so obsessed with getting a good bee shot! all i know is…i felt alot safer shooting bees than i did with those crazy butterflies yesterday!
here’s a bee…
he’s been very industrious all morning, totally ignoring the crazy dog running around below.
and here’s a preening dove. i took this picture while waiting for the bee…
he’s a cute bird, i guess. he’s not flying at my lens like that crazy blue morph butterfly.
i guess i should let that go. time to let the healing begin….
first, here is a hummingbird from far away.
next: curved bill thrasher. at the risk of sounding like a total bird geek, WHICH I AM NOT, cb thrashers make my ultimate favorite bird call. here he is…
again, NOT a bird geek. i just like wildlife. including birds.
now, on a sad note….
there is a SPOT on my camera. i must have gotten a speck of dirt in my canon when i was putting the mammoth lens on. and i, being a beginner, have noooo idea what to do.
will seek help tomorrow.
hi everyone!
m. let me borrow a super fancy zoom lens! AND my boss let me out of work early! so, i grabbed cody bear and we headed to his best friend hannah’s back yard for some nature viewing
i just sat quietly with the giant lens, …while cody bear ran around like a crazy lunatic through the yard. this didn’t bother the birds! that gold finch landed right in front of me and i had to zoom out!
the sun was going down as this woodpecker flew by me from behind and landed on a wire in front of the tangerines!
then, the chic-a-dee appeared….
don’t worry, i KNOW thats a fake bird. its a dog toy. i put it there.
and what does cody think of all this nature viewing?
nice cody bear! have some respect for nature, buddy. these are nice birds, ya know…
all in all, my first attempt at nature photography was very fun. i sat still for a long time and i saw some cool birds. i’ll post the rest another time.
we went to an animal rescue all day event. lots of vendors and rescue organizations. and naturally many people came with their pets…
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this was a well-mannered blue and gold macaw. (unlike stanley, who attacked me years back while i was …going to the bathroom! actually sitting down doin what ya do. he waddles in…and attacks. he latched on to my thumb and would NOT let go. i was shaking him, he was flapping, it was bad….but i digress)
hey! there’s nothing gratuitous about a parrotlet post!
here’s dookie, one of my parents tiny birds:
he is the favorite of their 4 parrotlets. he is my least favorite because he is spoiled and mouthy! penny is my favorite. she is the cuddliest, but missing feathers so … not the cutest.
dookie gets sassy if his parent people are not paying attention to him. also,…you HAVE to share your food or he gets a little beaky (like cheeky) with ya.
