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, [...]
The Hobbit Owls of the West
Sonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge Calipatria, CA March 2022 I don’t normally go to extremes to get photographs. I am an image opportunist, a scavenger [...]
Catch of the Day – Merriam’s Chipmunk on Burnt Redwood
Ben Lomond, CA 8/25/22 This Merriam's Chipmunk sat in a crevice of a badly burned but still living large redwood tree. The base of all the redwoods around us [...]
The Pied-billed Grebe
Grebes are a special group of diving aquatic birds found in both marine and, more commonly, fresh water. They differ from ducks in a [...]
Nature Quote: “Wild Enchantment”
(Russian Ridge Open Space, San Mateo County, CA) "Here she stopped and, closing her eyes, took a deep breath of the flower-scented air of the broad expanse around her. [...]
Return to the Cormorants
Return to the Cormorants Natural Bridges State Park Santa Cruz, CA Spring 2022 Notice, I did not say “Return OF the Cormorants” although they have returned to their nesting [...]
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block July 4, 2022 Ben Lomond, CA The new kids are Merriam's Chipmunk pups, a litter of five. Before the 2020 fires raged through this [...]
Catch of the Day – Barn Swallows
Barn Swallows, (Hirundo rustica) Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto, CA July, 19, 2022 It’s rare to see swallows sitting still on a branch! Here is a male adult barn [...]