Saturday, January 23, 2010

Taos otter, Jan '10

This otter was photographed with an automatic camera.

Loggerhead Shrike, San Antonio,NM Jan 2010



This shrike was found on the road.
I had seen another shrike feeding on the robin the day before in a different area.

Snow geese, NM

Last week, escaping from the cold in Santa Fe I succeeded in getting warm around Socorro, about 3 hrs south. I was surrounded by the sounds of thousands of snow geese and sandhill cranes.

Citreoline trogon

I had occasion to re-find some of my artwork recently (while removing mice nests from the box it was stored in). I had painted this roadkilled Citreoline trogon in Punta Mita, Oaxaca(?) Mexico in 1986(?). Like finding a long lost friend.

Badger, Mohave Desert, Ca. 12/09

I encountered this Badger in the Mohave desert and was able to get very close to it, before it took off to its burrow.

Acorn woodpecker, Lake Co., Ca. 12/09

This beautiful bird was killed on the road near Clear Lake, Ca.

Black-necked stilt. Ca. 12/09

California, 12/09


Brother Jeff and I visited Las Gallinas wetlands in San Rafael, Ca. and had great views of these River otters and White pelicans.