Tag: sunset

¡Hasta la Vista! Babies!

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Walter’s tail among the tatones in a different tree from yesterday.

We couldn’t find Walter and Willa in their cottonwood tree this afternoon. And for good reason. They were not in it. They had both flown to the tree to the west of their tree. It will be very hard to see them at dusk from now on.

Nora napping way up high in the cottonwood west of the tree she nested in.

Willa sacked out after making the flight to the new tree.

Western Tanager

Swallow, House Finch, Robin

Mother’s Day Flowers

Silver napping

Marina’s Incognito Pear tree has become rather sculptural.

Sunset

Solar Storm

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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

Devilish Similarities

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Dawn

I am getting so frustrated with WordPress’s constant idiotic changes I am ready to stop blogging. The issues the developers introduce are not worth the frustration of trying to comment, reply to comments, and put posts together. I just don’t need the added frustration right now.

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.

Flowers, Skies & Owls

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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

Splish Splash, Birdie Taking A Bath…

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…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

A Few Blooms

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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

Reflecting The Light Fantastic

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Sunset

Light reflections on the wall

Willa had a grumpy look because Walter was out of the nest tonight. I could not get a photo of him out of the nest because of branches and leaves blocking my focus. I walked down the bank through the leaves to see if I could get a clear shot of Walter out of the nest. I couldn’t, but all the noise I made scared him, and he belly-flopped back into the nest. The second and third photos show Walter peeking around the edge of the nest. Nora Owl was hooting a grocery list for Osric, but we did not hear any response from Osric. He was still out shopping.

Mostly Birds

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The Rio Grande is flowing high and fast.

This House Finch was really red in the harsh morning sun.

Two House Finches and a Gold Finch

Walter gave me Round eyes this morning.

Willa was sleepy

Nora was sleeping this morning, as well. Osric was nowhere to be seen.

Turkey Vulture

Willa was still sleeping in the evening. Walter ducked down in the nest.

Osric was on a gate waiting for Nore to give him a shopping list.

Not only are the Alpacas shaved, wet, and cold, but the flies are also bothering them.

Side view of Osric on the gate

Our guard hummingbird followed us down to see the owls.

Sunset

Feeding Cow Cats

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Dawn

The above video is of Laurie, the cat herder, doing her daily routine of feeding the cow cats their grass (there is music with the video).

Laurie, the cat herder, with two of our cow cats.

Mallard Ducks being silly gooses.

Our baby, volunteer, cottonwood.

Walter looked grumpy, and Willa was half asleep in the morning sun.

Nora Owl look positively happy this morning. She was half-asleep with one eye closed. She must have had a good TGIF owl night out with Osric last night. I think she wore out Osric. He was nowhere to be seen.

Dandelion blossoms

It was cloudy and raining most of the afternoon into the evening.

A Mish Mash

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Dawn

Puddle Ducks

Bottoms up!

I believe this is a Swainson’s Hawk. As shot on the left, cropped, and processed on the right.

Cropped but not processed on the left. Processed on the right.

Willa was laid back tonight. Walter kept his head down with the hawk overhead.

We did not hear or see anything of Nora and Osric tonight. They were either still hunting, or they decided to go out on a TGIF owl date.

Shaved Alpacas

Lady Banks

Lady Banks

Sunset