This is one of the hummingbirds at our office. It perches on this bare branch in the tree until just the right time when it takes off toward the feeder. Maralee
Bug on a Daisy
I don't know what kind of bug this is but I thought it was interesting. Maralee
Flower Experiment
I took this flower photo with my iPhone. It wasn't very exciting so I thought I would play around with it in Snapseed. It's much more interesting now. Maralee
The “Whirr” of Wings
I can usually hear a hummingbird before I see it because of the noise of its wings. The hummingbird's wing beat between 15-80 beats per second, depending on the size of the bird. Most of the North American hummingbirds have a wing beat of around 50 beats per second. Their wings beat in a figure-8 …
Least Chipmunk
At least I think it is a Least Chipmunk. They are the smallest chipmunks in Oregon and this one is really small. And very fast. We have several of them scampering along the rocks in our back yard. Maralee
Through My Lens 