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Photo of the Day - May 2022
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Iris flower, between the bushes
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Tree trunk and new growth, capturing early-morning light - local park walk (late-April/22).
I'm used to hummingbirds but letting the dogs out one early morning before the sun came up I caught a silhouette of this thing flying around, was quick and sounded just like a hummingbird but was noticeably smaller. So I grabbed my camera, made some quick adjustments (as it was almost pitch dark) and snapped some shots. A quick Google search gave me the species and some info.
Forgive the color noise, the fact that I was even able to pull anything out as it came out of the camera nearly black is a testament to how well the Sony AR7III deals with low light situations. See the thumbnail for the raw file before post processing.
Forgive the color noise, the fact that I was even able to pull anything out as it came out of the camera nearly black is a testament to how well the Sony AR7III deals with low light situations. See the thumbnail for the raw file before post processing.
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One more sun and this would be Tatooine.
I love how this image and the one right above it, by @stillcrazyman, work so well together.
Another photo of the eastern Sierras from the Alabama Hills. The light-colored peak on the right is Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in the Lower 48.
More deer in Richmond park. Z50…
Apparently Macrumors doesn’t like 13Mb jpegs. Need to work out the deal there…
Apparently Macrumors doesn’t like 13Mb jpegs. Need to work out the deal there…
About 10 years ago, I pulled into my driveway, and saw at least 20 deer in the yard. We get a few deer, from time to time, but prior to that, it had been 5 max. And the 20 is an estimate. They were milling around and it was hard to get an accurate count, I suspect it was higher. I have NEVER seen that many before, or even since. We also usually go a week or two without seeing deer, but this winter, we didn't see a single one for months. Did they go to WPB for the winter?
Funny picture. I wish I had grabbed a picture of the 'Deer party' in my back.
I get all kinds of wildlife in the yard. Skunks, otters, mink, cranes, turkeys, geese (sometimes hundreds!), ducks, sea gulls, possum, randy teenagers, and cats, dogs, parakeets. It's quite a menagerie at times...
Randy teenagers - you may want to call animal control.
I had some friends in the local 'constabulary', and they staked out the driveway, and caught a few teens 'in the back seat trying to pick her locks (Pink Floyd reference, or if you prefer "in flagrante delicto")'...
The really bad part wasn't that they were parking in the driveway, but that they were leaving 'evidence': Bottles, wrappers, cigarette butts, 1 pair of panties, dumped ashtrays, etc... Yeah, 'wildlife' alright...
Hummingbird moths are one of the hardest creatures to photograph. They are smaller than hummingbirds, and move around even faster, so it's hard to get a good lock on one up close. They are quite amazing little buggers.
I thought this was a mockingbird when I took the picture, as it was cycling through a series of mimicry calls. It appears to be a wood thrush. Edit, not thrush, but a brown thrasher!
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