The Song of Coyotes
The Song of the Coyotes Los Altos Hills, CA November 2022 We were warned about the local coyotes when we arrived to dog-sit for [...]
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 [...]
Catch of the Day – The Coot’s Photogenic Feet
Catch of the Day - The Coot’s Photogenic Feet American coots are one of the most common waterbirds I see. I rarely photograph them, partly because they are so [...]
Catch of the Day – Black-tailed Jack Rabbit
Baylands Nature Preserve Palo Alto, CA November 2022 These large rabbits were hiding among some leafless shrubs, which means they were not well hidden. The sun shone behind them, [...]
Meet the Stagmomantis Californica!
The gardener was bent over an outdoor chair with her iPhone. What could she be photographing, I wondered? Getting closer, I saw the long [...]
Postscript to the Post: “The Pied-Billed Grebe”
On 8/15/22, I added a post on this site about the Pied-Billed Grebe (PBG), including photos and a brief description. Below is one paragraph from the post: Like other [...]
Catch of the Day – The Butterflies Are Back!
Lighthouse Field State Beach Santa Cruz, CA November 15, 2022 In 2020 there were none. Last year they rebounded somewhat. A fellow bystander said there were [...]
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 [...]