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Spring pastures looking in pristine condition .... beautiful patchwork fields ...... early growth and changing colours on the trees.
Spring and early summer bring cactus blooms to amaze and delight.
As seen in Desert Meadows Park, Green Valley, Arizona, USA
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One of my photography friends with his go everywhere red coat.Taken on the ranger's path between Llandberis and Plas Y Nant Snowdonia,North Wales,UK
This Verdin with the yellow face and orange shoulder patches is just larger than a hummingbird. I am always delighted to find one that I can get the lens focused on. Seen in Desert Meadows Park, Green Valley, Arizona, USA
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Paper Wasp manages to hang on to tiny wildflower blooms in the dry desert landscape. As seen in Desert Hills, Green Valley, Arizona, USA
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In the morning at 7 in the Val d'Orcia. Unfortunately there was no ground fog that morning, but the green tones were more intense.
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I saw a family of Pygmy Owls in Madera Canyon. The adults were feeding tiny babies. The adults are tiny enough so the babies were minute! Definitely a special moment with these tiny owls!
This is the mountain subspecies of Pygmy-Owl which some authorities consider to be a distinct species. Their calls are surely different!
Ok, here's the near sunset shot, taken the same evening as the three sheep posting from a few days ago. New Mexico near Shiprock.
Just came back from Arizona. I finally got some shots of a Five-striped Sparrow. Last year I got a few flat tires looking for him. This year I pulled up to the spot and saw 4 singing right in front of my face! These guys mostly breed in Mexico but quite a few pairs are breeding across the border in Southeastern Arizona this year in more easily accessible spots now than California Gulch.
This is a shot taken off US-395 somewhere near the California-Nevada State line on the California side. I think Coleville is the closest town, not even at stop-sign, so don't blink, you'll miss it. There's a nice stream that runs along this single lane highway as you drop down from the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. You can't see it in this shot, it's down below the vegetation to the left and the highway is hidden on the right.
There's a wonderful folly up here too.
Especially quaint in Large!
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Fall colors at Zion National Park, Utah, USA. Again, I am on a dirt road high above the normal park traffic.
Taken on Proctor Rd. I love the Ocotillo plant they really make the desert so beautiful. This sparrow was a rugged individual but the only one that was in the open for a photograph during my whole trip.
Though we don’t have a huge variety of species of hummingbirds in the United States, we do have some pretty neat looking ones. We were fortunate to see several species of hummingbirds on our recent Arizona trip including the one that I think is my personal favorite for the USA; the Broad-billed Hummingbird. I always though this bird should have had a flashier name, considering other hummingbird names I have seen. I mean, it does have a pretty cool looking beak but with all that color, the broad-bill just isn’t the standout feature to me. Hey, what do I know? Anyway, I hope you enjoy this beauty at least half as much as I did.
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Marble Canyon is one of the best places to get up, close and personal with these unique and handsome woodpeckers!
La chiesa di San Bartolomeo in Val Venina (SO), nella luce di un tardo pomeriggio primaverile.
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While perusing thru and labeling some of my images from the past few days I took a 'double take' at this bird I labeled Blue Grossbeak! That's not what it is at all. All of my bird books are still packed from the move so I started googling. It took me two tries to come across this Varied Bunting, a bird I have never seen....so excited to find I have another life bird.
I was shooting thru bushes to get this shot...so glad I did.
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The Desert Honeysuckle was a big tangled mess and I was lucky to get this little female in the clear for a shot. :))
Seen at Historic Canoa Ranch Pond, Green Valley, Arizona.
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This Acorn Woodpecker was delighted with this 'wonderful feeder' that had holes bored into the branch filled with bark butter or suet. I thought this was a pretty cool idea.
Quite a large variety of desert dwellers depend on the seasonal availability of the Mesquite seeds. It was nice to catch Ms. Northern Cardinal in the act!
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MIDDAY
In the middle of the day between the sunrise and sunset I happen to catch some nacreous clouds.
Plumbago flowers in the Desert Meadows Park, Green Valley, Arizona
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FIRST GREAT SUNSET 2022
Great way to start the new year! Amazing sunset tonight, time lapse cooking soon.
Always moving and seemingly tireless these little dynamos amaze and delight me.
Desert Meadows Park, Green Valley, Arizona.
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Actually I took this yesterday on New Year's Eve to celebrate a new lens. I think I'm going to like it.
Flower posing at Desert Meadows Park in Green Valley, Arizona.
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