Malaga “Canyon,” viewed from the trailhead. The trail is currently closed due to unstable ground, and the signs look permanent.
Malaga “Canyon”
Tag: Photo on Flickr
Finally settled on this Gulf Fritillary
Finally settled on this #GulfFritillary #Butterfly as my best #photo on Flickr for the year. I like some of the other photos better for where I was, or what I was trying to do with the shot, but I think this came out better overall.
Other candidates include a squirrel, autumn trees, and black-and-white sunbeams, but this was the most attention-catching at a first glance.
I couldn’t quite get the color processing on this hidden bench the way I …
I couldn’t quite get the color processing on this hidden bench the way I wanted, but I think it’s interesting at least.
(Also: testing Flickr embeds)
A Monarch Butterfly spotted over the weekend. Not sure what kind of flower it’s hiding behind
A #MonarchButterfly spotted over the weekend. Not sure what kind of flower it’s hiding behind.
Spot the lizard!
Backlit Skeleton
Backlit Skeleton. Seen while walking around a few weeks ago. They kept adding more stuff to the yard as #Halloween approached.
A walk through a seasonal marsh that’s out of season.
A walk through a seasonal marsh that’s out of season. (We’ll see how much rain we get this winter.) And a virtual hiking buddy.
#nature #hiking #butterflies #flowers #bridge #path #PokemonGo #MadronaMarsh
I’m melting! oh, what a world!
Goldfinch
I, um…well, I guess it is…?
Saw this while walking around the other day.
“Oh…um…hi there…”
I’m not used to seeing wild rabbits *relaxing*
A mockingbird I caught just after it took off. Or is it a mockingbirb?
A bluebird spotted on a walk around the neighborhood.
I saw one of these birds fly out of a bush, across the trail, and into a tree. I stopped. I waited. I looked, but couldn’t spot it.
I saw one of these #birds fly out of a bush, across the trail, and into a tree. I stopped. I waited. I looked, but couldn’t spot it. I took another, slow, careful step. Another #sparrow flew out of the bush, across the path, and into the tree. I stopped again.
This went on for about FIVE MORE ROUNDS before a couple of them flew into another bush and stopped where I could SEE them!
Then one of them flew off while I was aiming. 🤦
Western Bluebird
Hawthorn flowers. In this area they start blooming in winter and keep going thrown spring.
Hawthorn Flowers. In this area they start blooming in winter and keep going thrown spring.
Caution thrown to the wind.
Breakdown
Goldfinches in sunlight, house finches in silhouette.
Goldfinches in sunlight, house finches in silhouette. And there were a bunch of each, just at opposite ends of the park. (I suspect the glob of leaves next to the goldfinches is hiding a nest.)