Category Archives: Santa Fe

Bull snake’s lunch

Warning: not for the squeamish. Joan noticed a rather large bull snake under the junipers near our raised beds. We watched it searching around until it darted and we heard a squeal. It quickly rolled into a coil and we … Continue reading

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Owl enjoying the sunset 5_18_20

As usual, I was photographing the evening’s sunset when this great horned owl flew into a nearby tree. We both sat for a long while watching the twilight colors until he rose up and silently flew away.

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Sunset in the garden 5_17_20

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Feathery cirrus clouds 5_14_20

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Sunset 5_25_20

Understated but it’s all good during the social distancing era!

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Happy hour

A female ladder-backed woodpecker bellying up to the bar.

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Sunset 5_12_20

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Evening clouds

A storm is moving in.

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Black-chinned hummingbird and his love dance

The video is of the black-chinned hummingbird (in the photo above) doing its mating flight. Males fly up and down in a U-shape in front of a female. This flight is pretty short; they usually fly up pretty high and … Continue reading

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Cavalcade of critters

Birds, bugs, snakes and flowers all making appearances now that the temperatures are warming up.

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