Last evening while a good friend and I were in the John Muir National Historic Site for a glimpse of the full moon rising over …
Buckwheat & the Bee
Honeybees again, this time on Buckwheat. Amazingly busy and resourceful creatures.
Oaks
Another view in the Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve. It was hard to not be faced with multiple choices in all directions. It’s truly …
Los Osos Oaks SNR
The Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve has a modest face on the highway but a fabulous surprise awaits inside. It’s mixed oak forest with …
Mustard & Bee
All day long honeybees worked the mustard behind our tent while we stayed at Montaña de Oro. While it’s fairly easy to get photos of …
Golden Yarrow
One of the flowers that gives Montaña de Oro (Mountain of Gold) State Park its name is Golden Yarrow, eriophylum confertiflorum. It was blooming in …
New P&S camera
I must admit to being thrilled with the quality and capabilities of my new P&S. It’s far better than I had hoped and capable of …
Little Birds
I took a short, hot hike in a new-to-me part of Mt. Diablo State Park called Macedo Ranch. It was near mid-day, a terrible time …
Bald Eagles, Calaveras Reservoir
I was on a gorgeous bike ride Saturday from Sunol to the Calaveras Reservoir and back when I passed a man with a spotting scope. …
it’s so hard growing up
..when you are a Sparrow at The Sea Ranch. The wind blows you every which way. Sometimes, you just have to stop and catch your …
Sparrow
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM, 1/400 @ f/11 A White Crowned Sparrow (Zonotricha leucophrys) seen during a morning walk at …
Worldwide Photowalk
Last Saturday I joined 56 other ardent photographers at 0-dark thirty in Sacramento to photograph in the California State Railroad Museum. It was one of …