Tag: wildlife
Otter Amazement
Otter Amazement Frequent Photo Before attempting to cross the path I was on, this fellow stared at me, gathering information. If you see otters in Humboldt, you can describe the encounter here. This is a citizen science project that allows HSU to describe “the distribution and demography of otters on the coasts, wetlands and watersheds in Humboldt and Del Norte
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Turkey in the Rain Daily Photo In large gobbling flocks, wild turkeys strut unconcerned through the hills of Humboldt. Some of them taunt our dog by gawking at her from the ridges on either side of the house. They know no fear. Like the counter culture hippies who moved here in the early seventies, the birds are not native to
Read moreBear Snack
Termite and Bear Daily Photo This dead tree provided a home for termites until a bear clawed gouges in the side and ate the termites.
Read moreQuailing before His Might
His Majesty’: Quail Before his Might Daily Photo The Napolean of the Avian world struts down a gravel road.
Read moreHummingbird in a Butterfly Bush
Draining the Last Drop Daily Photo This little guy and a rival were buzzing in and out of my butterfly bush this afternoon. He has a rather gaunt cranky old man appearance to my jaundiced eye but that may be because the bush is enormous with plenty of room to feed and he still insisted on angrily chasing off his
Read moreTwo Hawks and a Snake
Juvenile Redtail Hawks with Snake Daily Photo Sigh, Now I really, really want a zoomier lens. By the time I expanded this photo the hawks were all pixely and the snake looked more like a leather jess than a writhing living being.
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Sssnake Daily Photo
Read moreBird's Eye View
Eye to Eye Daily Photo One of the best aspects of my new camera is seeing details of tiny creatures. Look at his eye. Like a perfectly round flower center surrounded by tiny symmetrical petals.
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Eye to Eye Daily Photo When I enlarged his eye, I could see myself faintly reflected.
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