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Monday, June 16th, 2008Here are some photos of the Swainsons that were nesting in that tree when they were invaded by the Great Horned Owl.
Great Horned Owl
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Can you see him in this picture? He’s very well camouflaged among the pinecones.
Earlier in the day he was being attacked by the pair of Swainson’s Hawks that have been nesting in that tree. They finally gave up after a valiant effort, consisting of many violent and powerful high speed air attacks. I am afraid that [...]
A Couple of Quail
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008A pair of California Valley Quail that I came upon during my recent wanderings.
Magpie in Oaks
Saturday, May 17th, 2008Here’s an original digital arrangement of mine; using my drawings, photographs, and graphic tools. I sometimes use these for encouraging painting ideas, however often they are of value to me in and of themselves.
Dark Morph
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008This is a photograph that I took recently, and have tentatively identified it as a Swainson’s Hawk in its “dark morph” configuration. There is no particular significance attached to the occaision of this event; I just liked the image and wanted to share it.
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