Tag: trees

¡Hasta la Vista! Babies!

Timothy Price50 Comments

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

Devilish Similarities

Timothy Price75 Comments

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

Timothy Price39 Comments

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

Eye Eye Mr. Bowie

Timothy Price45 Comments

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.

Bovine Battle Nutty Squirrel

Timothy Price31 Comments

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.

A Few Blooms

Timothy Price57 Comments

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

Timothy Price43 Comments

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

Timothy Price46 Comments

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

Timothy Price52 Comments

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

Timothy Price39 Comments

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