Despite the chill in the air, the little ruby-throated hummers were active at our feeders over the past few days. This one doesn't seem to mind temperatures in the high 50s under overcast skies nearly as much as I do. He's wearing his summer colors, while I am wearing my winter socks and warm sweater. …
Hummingbirds lead perilous lives!
It's easy to be charmed by the antics of these tiny birds, especially when they put on a show, and that's what this one was doing in my back yard today. Let's sit for a bit on the patio bench and watch. Uh-oh! Watch out, Hummer. You're not the only one that likes the sugar water. You've …
Back yard birding
A visit to the back yard bird buffet
Birding (and more) from the backyard bench
My camera, a Nikon D7100, gives me the option to choose between two image areas" DX crop (24x16) uses the full 24mm x 16mm image area, uncropped. 1.3X (18x12mm) crops each image using an 18mm x 12mm image area. Do I understand the math of these options? I recommend David Busch's Nikon D7100 Guide to …
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Rainy day blues
Have you ever thought about how inaccurate that phrase is? The rainy day grays would be a better description in my opinion. Sitting at my computer this afternoon, I glance out the window above me, and what I see is gray, not blue. Gray is the color of rainy days, and a very accurate description …
Long time between posts!
Life gets in the way of blogging and photography sometimes, and you (or at least I) can't keep up with everything. So I have been pretty much absent from this photoblog for some time now. Can I come back on a full time basis? Truthfully, I don't know, but a lot depends on the ease …
SEEN ALONG THE TRAIL 