Posted on January 31, 2023

Common Tody-Flycatcher: This uncommon flycatcher just caught a flying insect and was trying to sawallow it. It did so but with its back to me. I this bird from the second story at Le Diamante Vert where I’m staying.

Category: animal, bird, Nature, Travel, Uncategorized Tagged: animal, bird, common tody-flycatcher, Costa Rica, food, insect, le diamente vert, Uvita

Bringing a Fish

Posted on July 5, 2022

Osprey flying in with a fish — These osprey eyases are growing in size and hunger. One of the eyases seems to be expressing need when seeing its father landing with a fish in its talons.

Category: animal, California, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County Tagged: adult, baby, California, eyas, fish, fly, food, grow, Lake Sonoma, landing, nest, osprey, Photography, Sonoma County, Timothy S. Allen

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Black Crown Heron Demanding Food

Posted on May 7, 2022

Black Crown Heron hatchling demand food. — This chick is less than a week old, and is demanding. This photo was taken, at the W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, tree Tagged: animal, baby, bird, black crown heron, California, fauna, food, hatchling, hungry, nest, nestling, Santa Rosa, tree, W. 9th St. Rookery

“I Want More Food!”

Posted on April 23, 2022

baby bird grabbing beak of its parent. — One of the hatchlings has grabbed its parent’s beak and seems to be demanding more food. The other parent is ready to fly away to leave the demanding baby to her mate. Photographed at the W. 9th Street rookery, Santa Rosa, California.

Category: animal, bird, California, Environment, Nature, Photography, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Tagged: baby, beak, bird, California, eating, egret, food, Great Egret, hatchling, nest, nesting, Santa Rosa, W. 9th St. Rookery

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Strawberry Leaves in Fall

Posted on December 27, 2020

Leaves from a strawberry plant — These were picked from the family garden.

Category: agriculture, California, Environment, Fruits and Vegatables, Macro, Nature, Photography, Sonoma County, Texture Tagged: autumn, beautiful, black background, bright, colorful, dramatic, edge, fall, food, Fruit, green, leaves, lines, macro, Nature, red, serrated, Sonoma County, strawberry, vaned, varigated, Yellow

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Pomegranates

Posted on December 14, 2020

A kind neighbor brought these to our house. They are beautiful.

Category: agriculture, Cambodia, Environment, Fruits and Vegatables, Photography, Sonoma County, Still Life Tagged: background, black, closeup, color, cut, diet, food, fresh, freshness, Fruit, half, healthy, isolated, juicy, low key, natural, Nature, organic, pomegranate, red, ripe, seed, seeds, sweet, tropical, vegetarian

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Yes – I’m Hungry

Posted on September 25, 2020

A visitor to the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California

Category: California, carnival, fair, Festivals and Flea Markets, Hands, Marin County, Person, Photography, Portrait, Sonoma County, Street Photography, Travel Tagged: carnival, color, eat, eating, face, food, hat, hungry, leg, midway, Midway Magazine, person, portrait, Sonoma-Marin Fair, Turkey

Yes, Zero Gravity – Too Much!

Posted on September 21, 2020

Taken at the Napa County Town and Country Fair in Napa, California. The carnival/midway is done by Holm & Sons, a top notch midway provider.

Category: Action, California, carnival, fair, Festivals and Flea Markets, Napa County, Photography, Travel Tagged: acts, Califonia, carnival, circus, county, drop, entertainment, fair, Fast, food, fun, games, Holm & Sons, Marcia Family, midway, Napa, Napa Fair, people, rides, scary, Super Shot, zero gravity

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