Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
All around us their is something spectacular to photograph!
Today we went for a drive up river and I took several pictures in the car as we were driving by at 55 m.p.h. and they turned out very well.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Western Kingbird
Today we had a rare visitor on our property. There were a pair of Western Kingbirds!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
American Goldfinch
Yesterday we had our first pair of American Goldfinches. I am so happy that they are back!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Hummingbird
A few days ago at our feeder we had our first male Rufous Hummingbird of the year. It was quite exciting. Their striking plumage is such a wonderful treat to brighten your day.
Here is some useful information on them:
Tiny bird, small and compact hummingbird.
Extensive rusty coloration in most plumages.
Male with iridescent red throat and non-shiny reddish back.
Size: 7-9 cm (3-4 in)
Wingspan: 11 cm (4 in)
Weight: 2-5 g (0.07-0.18 ounces)
The Rufous Hummingbird makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any bird in the world, as measured by body size. At just over 3 inches long, its roughly 3,900-mile (6,276 km) movement (one-way) from Alaska to Mexico is equivalent to 78,470,000 body lengths. In comparison, the 13-inch-long Arctic Tern's one-way flight of about 11,185 mi (18,000 km) is only 51,430,000 body lengths.
The Rufous Hummingbird has an excellent memory for location, no doubt assisting it to find flowers from day to day, or even from year to year. Some birds have been seen returning from migration and investigating where a feeder was the previous year, even though the feeder was currently absent.
Here is some useful information on them:
Tiny bird, small and compact hummingbird.
Extensive rusty coloration in most plumages.
Male with iridescent red throat and non-shiny reddish back.
Size: 7-9 cm (3-4 in)
Wingspan: 11 cm (4 in)
Weight: 2-5 g (0.07-0.18 ounces)
The Rufous Hummingbird makes one of the longest migratory journeys of any bird in the world, as measured by body size. At just over 3 inches long, its roughly 3,900-mile (6,276 km) movement (one-way) from Alaska to Mexico is equivalent to 78,470,000 body lengths. In comparison, the 13-inch-long Arctic Tern's one-way flight of about 11,185 mi (18,000 km) is only 51,430,000 body lengths.
The Rufous Hummingbird has an excellent memory for location, no doubt assisting it to find flowers from day to day, or even from year to year. Some birds have been seen returning from migration and investigating where a feeder was the previous year, even though the feeder was currently absent.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
piano piece I have mastered.
This is me playing a German Dance in E Flat Major. By : Beethoven
Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItNzBM-0nYg
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Iron Mountain.
As you can probably tell I love taking pictures of the mountains. I never get tired of taking a photo of the same mountain all through out the year because everyday the weather our the sun changed the looks of that mountain.
Nature is so wonderful. It is a great place to spend the day taking pictures. :)
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