As promised, here’s the conclusion of the Gaffer Gander vs. Otis the Great Blue Heron Turf War, showing what happens … More
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“Fly Casting” with a Snowy Egret
Sammy, our Snowy Egret buddy, returns today as the tide recedes, to feast on small crabs and other sea critters … More
Turf War! (Part 1)
Otis the Great Blue Heron was Sitting on a Dock of the Bay, peaceably fishing in one of his favorite haunts, … More
The astonishing exploding black orchid
See the tiny particles that ruin the black perfection of these Catasetum Orchids? At first I thought they were dust, … More
Mallory’s Blue Poppy
In 1922 , the USSR, BBC and Eskimo Pie all began, the Ottoman Empire ended, and an heroic attempt to … More
Aphrodite’s Red Slipper
This orchid belongs to the genus Paphiopedilum. The word comes from Paphos, the ancient city on Cyrus famed as the birthplace … More
Back to the Nest
For some reason I never posted this portrait of Auric the American Goldfinch in flight… I shot this last summer … More