Another Surprising Day

January 8, 2016

It warmed up considerably today. Perhaps in the low 70s and, as yesterday, the backyard surprised me with the assemblage of color and variety. My default when taking pictures of birds is to go for the video. This is more reliable since I can be sure I have gotten the images. With stills, I have to try to adjust the camera rapidly, particularly because here in the backyard there are…

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A Symphony in the Air

January 7, 2016

Nature is conspiring to delight me. The person above is the Eastern Bluebird. This morning, a little brown bird which I believe to be the Eastern Phoebe, darted across the lawn. He took up residence in a tree outside the screen and stayed there. His coloring is such that I have difficulty photographing him well. These birds are really about an inch or two high, and of course are usually…

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