A Typical Day at Baylands Nature Preserve
A Typical Day at Baylands Nature Preserve Near where we are currently staying is a stretch of public land called Baylands Nature Preserve, managed [...]
Catch of the Day: Surprising Snow
Catch of the Day*: Surprising Snow Cooley Landing Park, Palo Alto, CA 3/2023 You’ve probably been reading about the recent historic snowfalls in California. Where I am now in [...]
Nature Quote: “little birds”
“may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living” - E. E. Cummings The little birds of the [...]
Who is ‘The Gray Ghost?’
Although some birds have several common names, only a few have what I would call a nickname. These names, from what I can tell, [...]
Nature Quote: “A Bird is a Bird”
A bird is a bird; you hear its song, but you cannot seize the notes to make them continue. It just is, and is gone, and you feel the [...]
Wildflowers of the Colorado Plateau
Wildflowers of the Colorado Plateau The Arboretum at Flagstaff Flagstaff, AZ September 2022 Photographing at an arboretum can feel like cheating. Like photographing animals [...]
Pine Siskin and Blue Spruce – Catch of the Day
Flagstaff, AZ October 2022 There is a short loop I can walk in my neighborhood. It goes by houses and on the FUTS, Flagstaff Urban Trail System. The trail [...]
Catch of the Day – Greater Short-Horned Lizard
Flagstaff, AZ September 2022 This is the second Greater Short-Horned Lizard I’ve seen since being in Flagstaff. Even though I’ve spent lots of time in horned toad country across [...]
Flag and Flowers
Sunday, September 11, 2022 I jump around in time on my blog, often sharing something from the past, but this post is current. Last [...]
Catch of the Day – Vivid Dancer Damselflies
Picture Canyon Natural and Cultural Preserve Flagstaff, AZ September 5, 2022 We are in Flagstaff for two months. Now that my broken arm is healing and we’re over Covid, [...]