Bernardo, NM 12_11_25

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Jabo

A day trip to the Ladd Gorden Waterfowl Complex to see the sandhill cranes and snow geese. Not as many birds here this year as last year’s visit. Maybe due to the warmer weather.

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Sunset 12_9_25

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Jabo
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Sunsets, snow, birds and the Cold Moon 12_4_25

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Jabo

Our warm dry weather held until the post-Thanksgiving sunset, then turned colder and delivered 2 inches of snow on Wednesday. The robins have been emptying the bird bath almost hourly and I spotted a rare red-winged blackbird at the feeder. Our old pumpkins were finally retired and tonight the Cold Moon rose over the Sangres.

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Pueblo, Colorado trip 11_22_25

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Jabo

We traveled up to Pueblo, CO to attend the Division II playoff game between the University of Texas Permian Basin Falcons (#10) and the Colorado State University Pueblo Thunderwolves (#4). My nephew is the Assistant Head Coach for UTPB. The Falcons jumped off to a 17 – 0 first half and never looked back, winning the first playoff victory in team history. Very exciting game that both teams played well.

Next up is the Central Colorado Mountaineers in Gunnison, CO. Go Falcons!

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Sunset 11_18_25

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Jabo

And one from the previous evening!

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Paseo del Bosque bike path 11_14_25

Posted on November 16, 2025 by Jabo

Caught the last of the Fall colors while riding on the Bosque bike trail that follows the Rio Grande in Albuquerque. Still a few cottonwoods with orange and yellow leaves. We also saw quite a few roadrunners darting across the trail. Stopped at the Nature Center to view the wetlands pond with the mallards, geese, egrets and turtles sunning themselves. Sadly, the pond near our starting point was bone dry, so no birds here.

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Northern Lights 11_11_25

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Jabo

Not visible to the naked eye, I was able to capture the Northern Lights tonight using a long exposure on the camera. Pretty stunning and I’m glad to see them.

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Lenticular clouds and sunset 11_8_25

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Jabo

Nice lenticular cloud (Joan snapped the one at sunrise) and a timelapse of the lenticular showing how rapid the air moves but how static the clouds are. Finally, an amazing sunset!

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Beaver Moon 11_25

Posted on November 8, 2025 by Jabo

Various shots of November’s full Moon including a few art settings from the new camera.

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Clouds, first snow, critters and Dia de los Muertos.

Posted on November 2, 2025 by Jabo

My first photo of the elusive neighborhood bobcat was quickly followed by a juvenile harrier flying down the greenbelt. Earlier, I saw our local coyote out hunting in the greenbelt. The first snow of the year appeared in the Jemez on the 24th with interesting wispy clouds and sunsets as the storm lifted. Finally, a photo of the local Dia de los Muertos musical celebration at Our Lady of Light church in Lamy, NM.

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