Photography, Nature, Birds, the Environment, and . . .
Posted in Nature Photography, Serendipity Saturday, This Beautiful Earth on Feb 27th, 2010
Twin Falls of Kathlyn Glacier (click image to view larger) Keeping with a theme in honor of the Olympics in Vancouver, as with last Saturday, today’s image is also from British Columbia. High above the small town of Smithers (pop. ~6,000) is Hudson Bay Mountain, and as glacial melt from Kathlyn Glacier makes its way [...]
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Feb 26th, 2010
Last week’s Brewer’s Sparrow turned out to be the challenge I expected, with about a 50/50 split on the correct answer. Sparrows are really hard for me, I will confess, I go over and over the field guides until I’m satisfied I have the right species, and sometimes if I don’t get a photo they [...]
Posted in Birds, Nature Photography, Wings on Wednesday on Feb 24th, 2010
Reddish Egret – New Smyrna Beach, FL (click image to view larger) One of my favorite Florida birds, with no particular preference as to color morph, has long been Reddish Egrets. I encountered this beautiful white morph near the jetty in New Smyrna Beach on a day when I was on the prowl for shorebirds, [...]
Posted in Mammals, Mammals on Monday, Nature Photography on Feb 22nd, 2010
Dall Sheep – Chugach National Forest, Alaska (click image to view larger) Driving south from Anchorage toward the Kenai Peninsula along Alaska Highway 1 there are two things to be looking as the road follows along the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet on one side, and the Chugach National Forest on the other. In [...]
Posted in Canada, Places, Serendipity Saturday on Feb 20th, 2010
St. Paul’s Anglican Church – Kitwanga, BC (click image to view larger) I chose the subject for today’s post because of a chat with some of my friends that took place last night on Twitter about British Columbia. I was reminded of some of the cool places I visited, including the Gitxsan First Nations village [...]
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Feb 19th, 2010
Appropriately named, last week’s quiz bird is frequently seen outside of breeding season all by itself, usually perched at the top of a tree, Townsend’s Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi). For this week, one from what is, for me, always a tough family to identify – good luck and great birding! Note: I’m experimenting this week by [...]
Posted in Birds, Nature Photography, Wings on Wednesday on Feb 17th, 2010
Gila Woodpecker (female) – Southern Arizona (click image to view larger) Seeing this woodpecker in the U.S. will require a trip to the deserts of southern Arizona. A member of the genus Melanerpes, they are similar in appearance to Golden-fronted and Red-bellied Woodpeckers. They typically nest in Saguaro cactus or mesquite, but are also known [...]
Posted in Bryce Canyon, Mammals, Mammals on Monday, Nature Photography on Feb 15th, 2010
Utah Prairie Dogs in the Snow – Bryce Canyon National Park (click image to view larger) This is my third Winter at Bryce Canyon and it has been around the third week of February that the Utah Prairie Dogs (Cynomys parvidens) make their first appearance after going below ground in late October. It will be interesting [...]
Posted in Nature Photography, Serendipity Saturday, This Beautiful Earth, Utah Landscape on Feb 13th, 2010
Devil’s Garden – Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (click image to view larger)One can never see to much of Utah, right? These are some of the goblins (or hoodoos) to be found at Devil’s Garden. The hardest part, as with the rest of Grand Staircase-Escalante, is getting there. Much of the year the roads can be [...]
Posted in 2010 Bird Quizzes on Feb 12th, 2010
We did very well with last week’s quiz bird, from south Texas, Great Kiskadee. For this week a rather nondescript bird of the west that we’ve done before but in juvenile plumage. Don’t forget the Great Backyard Bird Count this weekend and, for today, wishing you a Happy Darwin Day! Good luck & great birding!
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