• Kayaking after 40 years…

    / 5 years agoNews
    A few weeks ago Marco learned from friends that there are beavers up at a lake about 90 minutes away. However, one has to be there early and has to get on the lake by…
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    Sony ILCE-1, f/2.8, 1/400 sec, ISO 3,200
  • Surprising visitor

    / 5 years agoNews
    When I was out in our yard with Gizmo after dinner last night he suddenly showed interest in something in the wash right outside of our back yard. I went over and saw a Gila…
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    Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/8, 1/640 sec, ISO 3,200
  • Birding Weekend

    / 5 years agoNews
    Last Saturday and Sunday we drove South to the Santa Cruz Flats to shoot some birds - one reason to drive to the Flats always is the Caracaras that can be found there - another…
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    Sony ILCE-1, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320
  • Winter Wonderland in the Desert

    / 5 years agoNews
    After months of no appreciable rainfall, the Phoenix metropolitan area finally received a variety pack of precipitation over the last several days: Rain, hail, snow and something called graupel fell over different parts of the…
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    Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec, ISO 125
  • Urban Coyotes

    / 5 years agoNews
    For the last few weeks we have been watching a pack of coyotes at the Veterans Oasis Park in Chandler, AZ. It is interesting to see how they live in such proximity to people and…
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    Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/6.3, 1/320 sec, ISO 2,000
  • Happy Holidays

    / 5 years agoNews
    What a year to look back to! It didn't take long for things to get "uneasy" after the holidays last year. I'm not sure what was first but Corona became a topic quite early in…
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    Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/16, 1/60 sec, ISO 320