A day at the bay

Wings spread

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ~Douglas Adams

Nathan Sperry and I got up early yesterday and drove up to Farmington Bay hoping to photograph some eagles. We only [...]

High Flyin Dock Diving Dogs

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Solder Hollow Classic

Nikon D7000 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens @ 70 mm 1/1000 sec @ f/6.3, ISO 400

Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read. ~Groucho Marx

While at the Soldier Hollow Classic last [...]

Rock Chuck

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a.k.a. Yellow-bellied Marmot

Nikon D7000 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 lens @ 300 mm 1/320 sec @ f/8, ISO 100

For if one link in nature’s chain might be lost, another might be lost, until the whole of things will vanish piecemeal. ~Thomas Jefferson

This critter [...]

Microcosm

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A complete society

NIKON D7000 105.0 mm f/2.8 lens @ 105 mm 1/125 sec @ f/11, ISO 100

All the busy little creatures chasing out their destinies Living in their pools they soon forget about the sea ~Neil Peart

I’ve been looking for an [...]

Fun with Falcons

A few days ago our neighbor told us he was practically attacked just outside his home by what he swore was some sort of hawk. Yesterday evening Kellie and I noticed three or four falcon-like birds flying around our cul-de-sac.  I grabbed my camera and took a few [...]