Tag: great blue heron

black-necked stilt

2020/12/27 – Christmas day at lake Hodges – 1 of 2

All the pictures in this post were taken on Christmas day at lake Hodges. I went there the previous day but it was very crowded so, after 5 minutes of looking at all the people parking and walking to the trailhead, I just gave up and drove back home. I figured there is no way …

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great blue heron

2020/11/21 – Great Blue Heron and Great Egret

Today our gallery is focused on 2 long legged birds. I believe that the great blue heron in my pictures is rather young. I have been trying to get closer to these birds, and once again, persistence paid off. The bird in our gallery happened to be standing in the middle of the green plants, …

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western fence lizzard

2020/10/24 – One lizard, three butterflies, and three birds

This week, we have one lizard, three butterflies, and three birds. Lizards are one of the easiest animal to take pictures of. If you move slowly they will let you get very close. It’s as if they don’t perceive you as a threat because they think you are too slow. On the other hand, once …

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