Venus and Jupiter conjunction! Right now!

#Venus and #Jupiter #conjunction! Right now!

Top of a palm tree against a deep blue sky, two white dots off to the side and very close to each other.

#stargazing #astronomy #planets #BlueSky #photo

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Followup: I got a better photo using the good camera and tripod after I got home

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Two hawks circling off in the distance

Gray sky with two birds silhouetted in the distance, their wings stretched out almost flat as they glide.

I saw two hawks circling off in the distance to the northeast, then they chased a few crows toward and past me. Sadly I couldn't catch a picture as they passed above. But a few minutes later I saw these two hawks – probably the same ones – circling in the distance to the southwest. I've seen both Red-Tailed Hawks and Cooper's Hawks in the area, but I think these look more like red-tailed hawks.

#birds #nature #hawk

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I always think birds look weird when you can only see the backs of their heads.

#Fotofails: I had a lot of trouble getting the camera to focus on this Black Phoebe and not the tree behind it, but that wasn’t the problem in this shot. I always think birds look weird when you can only see the backs of their heads.

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