little piece of the wild

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Busted!

Look who strolled into my yard the other night while I was fast asleep...

Monday, December 3, 2012

This little guy (and when I say little I mean about the size of a matchbox) has been living in the pines of a household on D Avenue since around October of this year. And not only is it a little late in the season for hummingbirds, this little hummer is a Rufous and WAY outside his normal range, the western third of America.

He made himself known to the home-owner when he started nipping from the sugar water in her hummingbird feeder. He's been hitting on it everyday since October.

When I went to photograph him, he was initially a little cautious with me standing 10 yards from the feeder with my big lens, but in the end he always zoomed in on the red plastic to get his fill.

What was particularly amazing about his arrival for each feeding session was that I could always hear him before I saw him. I could hear the pleasant buzzing, or "humming", of his wings when he entered the area. I guess that's why they call them hummingbirds.

Friday, November 30, 2012

Come on Down!

Off to a great start last night with the KIA Members Only Reception. I sold a number of pieces and received some very heart-warming feedback that included the phrases, "every one is a masterpiece" and "not a single photo I don't like".

That kind of feedback really makes all the hardships worthwhile: the crazy early mornings, the 50+ pound pack on my back, numbingly cold weather, animals refusing to pose, technical shortcomings, operator error(!), and dozens of hours spent in the field with often nothing to show for it.

So, THANK YOU to all the supporters out there! Hope to see you down at the KIA.