Another goldfinch showed up for a meal, and seemed a tad put out by all the photography attention.
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Scene while walking: June 10, 2013
The only thing that turns me into a five year old squealing “BUNNY!” faster than seeing a bunny is seeing a BABY BUNNY. And this one let me get close. Then he gave me the side-eye before heading into the brambles.
SQUEEEEEEE!
Scene while walking: June 7, 2013
In the canal by my home, there are a couple of duck moms who appear to have banded together to share the duties of caring for their large number of ducklings (see one adult on each side of the group of kids). You’ll need to click for the larger version, and even then the mom on the right side is well camouflaged. There are FOURTEEN ducklings!
Golden!
A while back I got, on a whim, a sack of birdseed that supposedly finches love. We have a lot of finches around so I hung it and waited for them to flock towards the feast.
This did not happen.
After a while I decided to hang it in a different location. And finally we spotted a finch on it, snacking away! And dang if it wasn’t a truly truly GOLDfinch. I squealed like a small child.
Scene while walking: May 30, 2013
I was enjoying a brisk walk down by a ranch, when I felt I was being watched. I turned and saw the most odd looking cow. A cow mime, I believe. Thankfully, it didn’t attempt “walking into the wind” or “stuck in an invisible box”.
Scene while walking: May 20, 2013
This crow in a dead tree instantly reminded me of the Wheel of Time series.
If you’ve read it, you know why.
Scene while walking: May 17, 2013
Sorry for the unexpected hiatus – work intervened rather significantly in the last week. But I was still walking and I saw something I had not yet seen before! I suspect for a large number of people seeing a snake crossing the path wouldn’t be something that makes them happy, but it was for me. I like snakes. He moved into the shade under a basalt boulder as the day was quite warm. He’s about 3 feet long.
Scene while walking: April 29, 2013
Usually the bunnies dash into the brier patch but this guy seemed to think if he stayed very very still that I wouldn’t see him.
Scene while walking: April 26, 2013
A rare photo with me in it – I was trying to capture the perfect circular wakes of this duck couple but they weren’t cooperating.
Scene while walking: April 12, 2013
The irrigation canal has been filled – which always means the return of the duck couples. I spotted several but this was the closest I managed to get for a photo.
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