This is another photo taken Wednesday evening when I was out taking photos of the moonrise and the hawk. The "clouds" in the photo are coming from the wildfire that started that afternoon. Since then, a couple of other fires have started in the area but have been quickly contained. Unfortunately, they believe the several …
Hawk Flight Sequence
Wednesday evening, while waiting for the moon to rise, I wandered around listening to the sounds of nature around me. I heard a hawk "talking" to another hawk in the distance. A short time later, one of the hawks flew over and landed in a tree nearby. I located it among the branches and then waited …
Moonrise
Wednesday night the skies were clear and I thought it would be the perfect night to photograph the full moonrise. The previous nights the eastern sky had been a beautiful palette of pastel purples and pinks at around sunset and I hoped it would be the same for the moonrise. It was. It was a …
Barn Swallow
I believe this bird is a barn swallow. I saw it at the river where I normally see a lot of tree swallows. But the forked tail and orange breast are more indicative of a barn swallow. Maybe someone can verify it for me. Maralee
Take Off
One of the great things about living on the high desert is that even when the summer days can be unbearably hot, once the sun goes down it cools down very quickly. Our days have been very hot recently so I have to do my daily walks early in the morning. It is so pleasant …
Through My Lens 