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Black Legs, Yellow Feet

Black Legs, Yellow Feet

I am the paparazzi of birds. I stalked this little guy around the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Sunday morning, and I managed to get this shot among many. It’s a wonder I’m not a birdwatcher. I probably should be. Share this post:

All Tied Up and Going Postal

All Tied Up and Going Postal

From that long ago hike I took at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, the one that resulted in my hummingbird, hawk, and egret photos. I had a very good photo day there, and I should totally go back. Share this post:

Bird in the Bush

Bird in the Bush

H.E. wants to send me somewhere new for photos. I haven’t gone shooting for a long, long while now, so I’ve been digging regularly in my archives. I’ve discovered that I take less photos at each shoot now, even though the digital format makes it easy to take more. I took 76 shots in my last outing, but out of those 76 I’d happily show 70, so I’m not at all sad that I didn’t fill my media card with…

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Photo Friday: Best of 2005

Photo Friday: Best of 2005

Actually, I still think the hummingbird photo I posted before is my personal best in 2005, but the two above are okay, too. And here’s the hummingbird again, for an encore: All photos were taken the day I walked around along the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Update: I decided to post a detail crop of the hummingbird… Share this post:

Photo Friday: Depth of Field

Photo Friday: Depth of Field

He looked so lonely and the field so vast, The crow too far for a quick repast. I took the shot with my trusty zoom And never once felt a bit of doom. (Burma Shave) Share this post: