The Week: May 18th — 24th

May 24, 2015 Timothy Price15 Comments

Click here —> Photo of the Day, Etc to see the week of May 18th — 24th at a glance.

May 18th: Flying with the Cars — http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/5/flying-with-the-cars

May 19th: Stormy Monday Tuesday — http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/5/stormy-monday-tuesday

May 20th: On the Edge of Catnip — http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/5/on-the-edge-of-catnip

May 21st: A silly selfie and construction — http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/5/selfie-shadow

May 22nd: Drivers on the Storm — http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/5/drivers-on-the-storm

May 23rd: Dark kitties in the catnip — http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/5/through-the-catnip-brightly

May 24th: But it’s a morning in May — http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/5/fourth-of-july-on-a-morning-in-may

Cranes On Blue

ImageJanuary 18, 2015January 25, 2020 Timothy Price42 Comments

Seagulls on the Rio Grande

January 2, 2015 Timothy Price22 Comments

I went out on a walk in the bosque New Year’s morning. There was a light dusting of snow, and the sky was overcast. Several seagulls flew up and down the Rio Grande, often flying close enough for me to get clear shots with a 200 mm lens. Seagulls flying around in the high desert is a strange sight.

There are no seagulls in this photo. It’s a shot from one of the large, overgrown sandbars in the middle of the Rio Grande.

A Furry & Feathery Merry Christmas

December 25, 2014 Timothy Price36 Comments

DSCF2550 — Spunk helping Laurie wrap presents.

I photographed all the animals Christmas Eve, trying to get them to have a “Merry Christmas” look about them. The birds and Spunk were more than willing participants, Diné was okay with it as long as she didn’t have to get off the heater vent under the bed, but Rosencrantz and Guldenstern took quite a bit of coaxing. Blue, the Boa, opted out because she is getting ready to shed — she has milky-blue eyes and she’s a bit cranky — it’s best to leave a 7 foot long boa constrictor alone when she doesn’t want to be photographed.

DSCF2578 — Beaker is still looking great after 22 years.

DSCF2607 — Guildenstern thinking about making a mad dash to get away from the pesky camera.

DSCF2602 — Søren was more than happy to get in some time in front of the camera.

DSCF2556 — Rosencrantz was like “You bothering me boy!”

DSCF2604 — Diné wouldn’t budge from the heater vent under the bed.

You Botherin’ Me Boy!

December 8, 2014 Timothy Price19 Comments

I had to stop by the bank on Saturday morning — the parking lot was empty. When I stepped out to the car, a crow was standing in the parking space next to me. I took on photo of him, and then got closer for a second shot. He just stood there, kind of like Foghorn Leghorn, cocked his head sideways and gave me a “Go, I say go away boy, you bother me” look.

The Finch Connection

November 30, 2014 Timothy Price31 Comments

I captured the Finch Connection after I noticed Spunk looking out the window, watching the finches that were flitting around the branches and pulling seeds out of the many pods hanging from the leafless trumpet vine.

The End of the Cosmos

October 19, 2014 Timothy Price22 Comments

One last cosmos was hanging on among the dried ends of cosmos stems and brown, hardened sunflower stalks. A green butterfly landed in the mulch to warm itself in the sun before flying off to forage for what little flowers remained. I was going to start pulling up the dead sunflowers, but the finches and sparrows were still feeding on them, so they will remain standing awhile longer.

Light Bath

September 9, 2014 Timothy Price18 Comments

Beaker got a light bath from the late afternoon sun streaming through the window on his way to his cage on his stick. He liked the light bath, but he wasn’t so sure about the camera.

The Birds & The Bees

August 4, 2014 Timothy Price15 Comments

Baby Blue Grosbeak took his first flight out of the black bamboo and fluttered over to a sunflower. Daddy Blue Grosbeak hopped around near where baby had flown concerned about the paparazzo sneaking up on Baby Blue. Mama Blue Grosbeak fluttered around in the bamboo, but would not come out into the open. I got up close to Baby Blue, got some photos before he flew off into our giant Dr. Huey rose bush that made his papa and mama very happy.

The temperatures on Saturday and Sunday were much cooler, only getting up to 80º F, so the birds and the bees were actively foraging on our abundance of plants that are either in bloom or going to seed.

In The Heat, A Battle

July 27, 2014 Timothy Price15 Comments

Laurie pointed out that there was a bluebird in the bamboo being attacked by a hummingbird — by the time I got outside with my camera, the bluebird was standing its ground atop the pear tree next to the bamboo. I did get one shot of the hummingbird confronting the bluebird.

So much for 105 @ 5:00. Our weather station reported a wind chill of 111º F (43.9º C) at 3:47 pm yesterday afternoon, about the time the birds were battling (see the last photo).

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