One-to-three Photo Processing Challenge I’ve been working on a batch of pictures I took yesterday and this morning of the birds and baby squirrels. So, I picked two good photos of a Red-Bellied Woodpecker and tried it in other formats…. Read More ›
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ATTACK OF THE SPARROW
These pictures look like the little birds are being attacked by a hawk. Except those little birds look pretty calm. The attacking bird was a sparrow, the European model imported in the late 1800s. He was hoping to grab some… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 16 – FINDING MY STYLE
I looked at my drawings today and realized most of them are blocky. That’s not necessarily bad. Some artists were flowing, others blocky, many both, depending on the year. The problem isn’t that I’m blocky but that I want to… Read More ›
OH NO! OCTOBER CAN’T BE OVER, CAN IT?
Jiminy Cricket, we’re into the last week! Too soon, too soon. I’m not ready for November. Not ready for holidays and all the fuss and feathers. Doesn’t it seem that the world is spinning too fast? I’m getting dizzy! I took… Read More ›
RETURN OF THE PILEATED WOODPECKER
Finally, the whole famdamily was in the living room when the big Pileated Woodpecker dropped by one of our dead trees. Garry had never seen him before, but the big bird stayed around for a while. He is really busy…. Read More ›
KIND OF FEATHERY: A SQUARE HAIRY WOODPECKER DOING THE WORK HE WAS BORN TO DO
THE SQUARE COMMUNITY It’s kind of feathery in our backyard. This is a very busy Hairy Woodpecker whacking the hell out of an insect-infested tree in our woods. It’s not just this woodpecker. There are a slew of them. Half… Read More ›
OISEAUX DU JOUR
Another perfect day. Cool, comfortable, sunny. Not a hint of rain. Well, okay, that is I admit, a flaw because we really need rain … but it’s a holiday weekend so perfect weather doesn’t include rain no matter how much… Read More ›
MORE BRIGHT BIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong
Let me start off by saying that this morning, Owen and I were treated to seeing a relatively rare Pileated Woodpecker. They are the largest of our living woodpeckers and while I knew we had one or more of them… Read More ›
EVEN MORE BIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong
Do NOT complain about my birds. I am so thrilled to have my feeders up. When I ramble into my kitchen for morning coffee, there the rails and feeders are all aflutter. What’s really a bit strange — I’m sure… Read More ›
MORE BIRDS – MR. AND MRS. CARDINAL WITH COWBIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong
I thought everyone was going to get tired of birds. Honestly, I thought I would get tired of the birds, but it turns out, I find them beautiful and love having them around. I yell at the squirrels, but I… Read More ›
THE SPIKIEST MARCH WOODPECKERS YET – Marilyn Armstrong
More Spiky Birds in March – 03/15/19 They are redoing our bathroom today and we finally put the two Scotties in the crate and the flying Duke is on a lead. No dog is going anywhere we don’t want them… Read More ›
MORE BIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong
So even though I didn’t shoot any more pictures today, I shot so many yesterday I’m not running out anytime soon. We are actually expecting our first serious snowstorm next weekend. Pretty much the right time of year, too. Although… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 