February 2016 collage
Technically, it’s still winter time in Southern California. Cold? Not really. Wet? A little but we’re hoping for more.
Get up “early.” Slam down a big breakfast and hope it will last all day. Stuff your pockets full of spare batteries (Full Frame folks don’t understand this part) and power bars, double check the directions if it is a new location or a distance away….
We met Chris and Lou Orr and other “flickr” friends at the Los Angeles Arboretum. Lou loaned me his 100-400 IS II lens that he attached to my old T1i. The weight of the lens is probably a deal breaker for using hand held. Highlights include a visit with Grommet, the Helmeted Guinea Fowl, and watching the Bushtits put the final touches on their pendulous nest dangling over the tables and chairs at the café. Chris was robbed and W9 caught the perpetrator (Enrique, the Peacock) on video.
Legacy Park in Malibu has been bone dry for some time. Recently, we not only found precious water but also a Sora sauntering around before dashing into the reeds.
Yesterday, Jerry took us (me + W9) up to the Chilao Visitors Center on Angeles Crest Highway. We put over 100 miles on the odometer. I think we saw a Rufous Hummingbird (not even a speck of green feathering) but he simply could not be still for a tail feather measurement. The White-headed Woodpecker was a life bird for us all. I also think we saw a flock of Pine Siskins (???? A lifer if it is. ) pictured in the bottom row to the left of the woodpecker.
February was a wonderful month. Let’s see what madness March has in store.
February 2016 collage
Technically, it’s still winter time in Southern California. Cold? Not really. Wet? A little but we’re hoping for more.
Get up “early.” Slam down a big breakfast and hope it will last all day. Stuff your pockets full of spare batteries (Full Frame folks don’t understand this part) and power bars, double check the directions if it is a new location or a distance away….
We met Chris and Lou Orr and other “flickr” friends at the Los Angeles Arboretum. Lou loaned me his 100-400 IS II lens that he attached to my old T1i. The weight of the lens is probably a deal breaker for using hand held. Highlights include a visit with Grommet, the Helmeted Guinea Fowl, and watching the Bushtits put the final touches on their pendulous nest dangling over the tables and chairs at the café. Chris was robbed and W9 caught the perpetrator (Enrique, the Peacock) on video.
Legacy Park in Malibu has been bone dry for some time. Recently, we not only found precious water but also a Sora sauntering around before dashing into the reeds.
Yesterday, Jerry took us (me + W9) up to the Chilao Visitors Center on Angeles Crest Highway. We put over 100 miles on the odometer. I think we saw a Rufous Hummingbird (not even a speck of green feathering) but he simply could not be still for a tail feather measurement. The White-headed Woodpecker was a life bird for us all. I also think we saw a flock of Pine Siskins (???? A lifer if it is. ) pictured in the bottom row to the left of the woodpecker.
February was a wonderful month. Let’s see what madness March has in store.