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Category Archives: Animals
Hummingbird Hen
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Magic is all around us if we take the time to notice. Hummingbirds are all over Carmel Valley. I see them and hear their clicking song often when I am out walking Rainbow or wandering around the neighborhood by myself. For years I have been looking for a nesting hummingbird who would be willing to […]
Views from Venice Pier
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Here’s a shot from the end of the Venice Pier. I spent the better part of 20 years living in this neighborhood. It’s been nine years since I moved away from Venice Beach. My quick impression is that little has changed since I left, except for the addition of some medical marijuana dispensaries. Who says nothing ever […]
Serpent of Patrick’s Point
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Patrick’s Point State Park is one of the most glorious places in Humboldt County, even though most of the trees are not giant redwoods. It is widely known for its stunning ocean views and spectacular essence. I don’t think I’ve ever felt more at home anywhere else; I wrote about it once before, in August, […]
Giant Snake in the Yard
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Rainbow told me something was up. Dogs will tell you a lot if you are willing to pause long enough to listen. She came to the sliding screen door that separates my home office from the downstairs patio with a nervous expression. At first I ignored her but she was insistent, raising her ears up […]
Spring Ladybug
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Hey, the camera in my HTC One V phone is capable of halfway-decent photography! Share on Facebook
Art Camp 2012
Sunday, August 5, 2012
The San Diego Zoo is one of the great attractions in southern California. I still remember touching the Galapagos Tortoises at the SD Zoo during my first visit more than 50 years ago. When I was a kid, I spent most of my summers in various swimming pools, libraries and science fiction conventions. Not once […]
Torito de la Virgen
Thursday, July 26, 2012
It’s been too long since these pages featured a nice lizard. Here is a fine example of Phrynosoma, the Great Horned Lizard. Native American cultures respected these creatures for being symbols of strength. You can find out more about ‘horny toads’ here and here. In case you’re curious to trace my previous series of lizard-related […]
The Parrots Are Back
Thursday, June 30, 2011
I’ve been hunting these guys with various cameras for years. More than 15 months ago, I got a shot of several of these birds on a power wire, but that wasn’t exactly the nice nature picture I always had in mind. “Birdsong” is not a word that comes to mind when a flock of parrots […]
They’re Following Me!
Monday, May 2, 2011
I guess this is an improvement over being followed by reptiles. (See here, here, here, here, and especially here.) Share on Facebook
Today’s Hummingbird
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Most of us have seen video of hummingbirds flying in slow motion. In real life it’s amazing how fast they are. I’ve been hunting these guys with various cameras for years, and this is the first picture I’ve managed to get that’s vaguely worth sharing. We think of these tiny birds as being little and […]
Dragonfly!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Yet another amazing creature showed up to pose for pictures early this afternoon. It feels good to be getting back to taking pictures of dragonflies; maybe it means lizards are done following me for now. I’ve been hunting dragonflies with a camera for years, with some great results! Check out these dragonfly centerfolds from July […]
Sceloporus Graciosus
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Western Fence Lizards are among the most common small spiny lizards in southern California. Years ago when I started this blog, I did not expect that I would be spending so much time photographing and writing about lizards. Life is like that sometimes. It’s like I always say: “When life gives you lemons, sometimes you […]
It’s a Rough Life
Saturday, January 22, 2011
San Diego is a nice place in January, warm and mild compared to most places, but nobody would argue that it is a tropical paradise. For example, this Gold Dust Day Gecko is not native to America’s Finest City. The picture was taken in the Kohala region of the Big Island of Hawaii. It turns […]