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  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – In Your Yard or Garden

    All of us are going to have a different variety for this week so I can’t wait to see what everyone else is seeing from their window, front porch, back patio area or wherever you enjoy the likes of our… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – In Your Yard or Garden

  • Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #19

    There are over 200 species of owls in the world and most are solitary and nocturnal. They have built-in night vision to see and capture their prey such as small mammals, rodents, insects and other birds. They are divided into… Continue reading

    Bird Weekly Round-Up – Week #19

  • SQUARES – The Prickly Kind

    Meet the Cactus Wren who just happens be stalking around a cactus, the prickly kind of plant. This was a life bird for me on this day, at this moment! Continue reading

    SQUARES – The Prickly Kind

  • SQUARES – Kinda Hungry

    This baby Bison was kinda hungry not caring that I was taking a photo. Momma and calf were spotted in a pasture near Fort Worth, Texas where they were owned by Billionaire Ross Perot Jr. Perot is a well known… Continue reading

    SQUARES – Kinda Hungry

  • SQUARES – 3 of a Kind

    Brown Pelicans in different strides of their flight over my head. I like the use of the negative space in this photo which I don’t use very often. Hope you like it too! Continue reading

    SQUARES – 3 of a Kind

  • SQUARES – Nature isn’t always Kind

    Sea Turtles have many natural predators on land and in the sea. Humans can be unkind without knowing it by traipsing around on top of a nest. Continue reading

    SQUARES – Nature isn’t always Kind

  • SQUARES – Kinda Holey

    This large piece of driftwood was found on the beach a couple of weeks ago. I have to wonder what woodpecker pecked all these holes. It was too large to move so I straddled it to get a shot. I’m… Continue reading

    SQUARES – Kinda Holey

  • Sunday Stills – Fall Color Ochre – 10.11.20

    The feature image is the best and only photo I have of signs of fall. It was taken last September in Bozeman, Montana. In Florida, we don’t get the change with the red, orange & yellow until January when much… Continue reading

    Sunday Stills – Fall Color Ochre – 10.11.20

  • SQUARES – The Sleepy Kind

    his Long-eared Owl was taking a nap in the middle of the day at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge located outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. Sleep by day so they can hunt by night. Continue reading

    SQUARES – The Sleepy Kind

  • Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Owls

    Owls are nocturnal meaning they are mostly active at night. There are two species that are truly diurnal (meaning they are active both day and night). They are the Northern Hawk Owl and the Northern Pygmy Owl. Continue reading

    Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Owls