Owl

It may be shark week on Discovery Channel, but it's bird of prey week here, as the only sharks at the beach were the ones I drew in a picture. Believe me, I was looking for the real thing...

Anyway, I think the hawk got fed up with me and my camera and left, but last night, the sky looked cool, so I borrowed Dad's tripod and set up to get the twilight and the moon and the dead tree. Then a kind owl landed in the tree to made it that much better. Actually, now that I think about it, "kind" may not be the best word to describe the owl. Earlier in the evening, before the sky started looking cool, we found owl pellets under that same tree. The (masked and gloved) kids tore them apart and found a skull, and some other bones of smaller animals. Maybe ribs, or feet, definitely teeth.

In fact, after model owl was done posing for photos, he flew out of the tree and landed on the ground. Just guessing more pellets are on the way.

California Birds

These guys hang out in the tree in mom and dad's yard. I took these from the front patio.

The hawk on the right is swearing at me because I didn't leave when he glared.

Mr. Oriole. His Mrs. was nearby.

While walking in the park today

This mushroom was about the size of a dime. There's something to be said for looking where you are going. I was not entirely happy with my photos and went looking for it again and it was gone. Yes, there were fairies, but they dared not linger.

(not at the park. In the yard, and our yard doesn't look like a park)

THESE are at the park-ish place:

I was going to post something about the Bible story that has recently entertained me, but the pictures won. The guy in the story was hiding in the baggage and didn't want to come out. I think he was scared.

And yes. Today, my blog is purple. They didn't have any nice shades of green.

This place is very cool

I would go find someplace else to play with this camera, but this place is close, and awesome. And birds are challenging. They don't stay still. Seriously. It must be exhausting to be a bird. There are also many different kinds of birds. Manual focus may be the best thing that has ever happened to me.

"They dare not linger..."

Exciting!!

This may possibly be the first cardinal I have ever seen.

This guy comes to eat naughty children in the night.

Just look at those claws.

They are either vain, or hungry.