Large and Small
I had a really fantastic walk around the lake yesterday. A flock of Bushtits were actively flitting around from bush to bush. I missed a few great photo ops due to them actually being too close....
View ArticleWhite-tailed Kites in Flight
The juvenile White-tailed Kites have finally fledged and are rapidly improving their flying skills. I imagine that learning rapidly is probably quite important when it comes to flying. The adults...
View ArticleSkunked!!
Yes, my first skunk photo!! I took it with my trusty G10 while chatting with Peter. I really wonder what the passers-by thought while I was chasing after a skunk while talking on my cell. In...
View ArticleLast Week at the Lake
I’ve been spending more time taking pictures than editing, which is nice for me, but does result in fewer posts here. Looking through the photos I took last week at Lake Los Carneros, I found a...
View ArticleSummer Sunset
It’s not often that we get nice sunsets during the summer here in Santa Barbara. Last week proved to be an exception and there were several evenings with some spectacular light and clouds. The light...
View ArticleRain… in August?
I can’t remember the last time we had rain in August in Santa Barbara. I’m certainly not complaining, since I’m happy to have something other than boring fog and low clouds. A chance of thunderstorms...
View ArticleWhite-tailed Kites Galore
Over the past week or so I have accumulated hundreds of White-tailed Kite photos, mostly of the juveniles. In an effort to catch-up all, I’m putting up a lot of my recent favorites. This post is an...
View ArticleAerial Prey Exchanges
As promised, here are a few sequences of aerial prey exchanges from the parent kites to their young. There is quite a bit of competition between the young White-tailed Kites, which can result in the...
View ArticleBack… for now
I’ve been incredibly busy since I got back in town and apologize for the lack of posts. I’m just now getting caught up and it’s almost traveling time again. Here’s a small collection of photos taken...
View ArticleImages of the Week – Jan 24-30
This is the start of (I hope) a weekly series where I will post some of my favorite or interesting shots from the previous week. I will try not to cross-post too many of these on Flickr, but there may...
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