1. Nature
  2. In the Yard

Yard Pix 2005-2012

I'll put photos here that I've taken of the plants and critters that inhabit our yard. If close-ups of birds and animals seem fuzzy, it's because I have to take them with the 300MM lens from inside the house, through the window glass. Which is mostly not wavy. If I open the door, of course, the critter goes away.
Read More
Scrub jay on stoop; he sat there for quite a while.
1 / 84

Scrub jay on stoop; he sat there for quite a while.

YardBirds

  • Scrub jay on stoop; he sat there for quite a while.
  • Scrub jay on stoop; we aren't sure why he just sat there.
  • Scrub jay on stoop.  He really doesn't look well, does he?  But he eventually flew away.
  • Back yard, June 2009
  • Adult and juvenile robin - this was 2005, we don't get visible fledglings every year.  He was chasing Mom around, looking for food - she was running.
  • Foxglove closeup
  • The Giant Foxglove
  • Foxglove against the yard
  • Untitled photo
  • Towhee on kitchen window - he walked around on the greenhouse window, pecking at it, for about 10 minutes.
  • Towhee on kitchen window - what do you want, silly bird?
  • Towhee on kitchen window - I have no idea what he thought he'd find there.  He's on the slanted top of our greenhouse window.
  • Untitled photo
  • Untitled photo
  • Untitled photo
  • Untitled photo
  • Untitled photo
  • Untitled photo
  • Mushrooms, December 2010.  It's been wetter than we expected and we suddenly found this clump of mushrooms.
  • Mushrooms, December 2010.  Many of these guys are as big as my hand.
  • No Comments
  • Photo Sharing
  • About SmugMug
  • Browse Photos
  • Prints & Gifts
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact
  • Owner Log In
© 2023 SmugMug, Inc.