Dawn
Flower storm
Sunset
Hint of the solar storm at 8:30 PM
When I walked out at One after 9:09, the lower part of the sky looked clear to my naked eye. But through the camera, I could see the solar storm.
The sky was purple, looking north.
The sky, looking west.
Sasha and Silver were impressed
Dawn
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Like the rest of our house, where there is little difference between outside and inside, so it goes with the temperature.
Yes! That is a badger about 15 feet from me listening to what I have to say.
When it first saw us, it hunkered down, but then as I talked to it lifted its head up to listen.
I got close to the minimum focus distance of 11 feet for the Bazooka lens on this shot. The badger looks like, “Yeah! Yeah! Ahuh! You’re so full of crap, paparazzo!”
Sunset
Sandias and Rio Grade at dusk
Sliver moon in the clouds.
Nora Owl in on of her favorite spots. She was not hooting a grocery list to Osric tonight.
Meanwhile, Osric was hanging out on his gate when he got the urge to upchuck a pellet.
Walter was chilling and giving me Maddogs on a lower branch.
Willa was hanging out near the end of a branch about 10 feet above Walter.
Sunset
Mr. Bowie giving me the eyes.
Distant Drums
Tiny toad
Nora waiting for Osric to bring food for Walter and Willa.
Osric waiting to take his catch to Nora.
Weird food pass-off.
Feeding frenzy
The Christmas lights of the mirror quit working. I replaced them with a neon rope.
Walter and Willa were out of the nest and up on the trunk of the tree tonight. They were peeping up a storm, especially Walter. Nora was a tree limb over the horse stall hooting a grocer list. At one point, I looked back at Nora and noticed she was in a different position. A few minutes later, she was feeding Walter a gopher, as shown in the above video.
Willa and Walter up on the trunk of their cottonwood.
Willa keeping an eye out for Nora.
Walter is proud of himself
Nora hooting the grocery list.
I finally got Walter’s attention. “What now, you stupid paparazzo?”
Walter walking around in deep thought.
I finally got Willa’s attention. “Who’s that? Oh, hi, paparazzo!”
Nora feeding a piece of gopher to Walter.
Nora giving me Maddogs.
Willa stretching her wings
Willa walking around stretching her wings while waiting for Nora to bring her dinner.
…along about a Saturday night!
I caught Jack Sparrow taking a bath in the irrigation ditch.
Dip. Flap and flutter. ¡Hasta las vista! Paparazzo!”
A Lesser Goldfinch was banging a seed on the branch to get it open and then holding it in its beak before it flew off. Click on photos to enlarge.
Western Bluebird and a Flycatcher
Blue Heron. Blue day. Bird shots going my way!
Willa and Walter trying to get a little shuteye this morning.
The many faces of Willa
Sunset
Take that! No! You Take that! Mooarrrgh!
What was that? Don’t look now, but there’s a pesky paparazzo. I told you not to look!
Nutty Squirrel Nutkin with a nut in Comfort, TX.
Crescent moon this morning
Abstract owlets. Walter and Willa were out of the nest behind leaves and branches.
Nora owl, hooting tonight’s grocery list to Osric. Osric was not seen or heard tonight.
While we were in Comfort, TX, this Carolina Wren was entertaining us on a wooden water tower.
Carolina Wren singing his song
Carolina Wren Dancing his dance
Carolina Wren taking a bow after a fine performance
Iris are blooming
Honeysuckle. The out layer.
Osric on the gate listening as Nora hoots him a grocery list.
Willa and Walter were in the nest tonight. Willa ignored me for a long time.
“Oh! Hey there, Paparazzo! And there’s la Paparazza! Is that mama I hear?”
Sunset
Sassy Grackle strutting around on our way to Comfort, TX.
Walter and Willa were out of the nest tonight on a part of the tree where we could only see a little of the tops of their heads. I would have had to climb the fence to photograph them from where the Alpacas eat.
Off Center & Not Even 