~Loveland, Colorado, August, 2018
On a bike ride the other day, I spotted these two resting by the river.
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~Ducks resting by the Big Thompson River
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~Western Scrub Jay…
~July, 2018, Loveland, Colorado
Everyday she comes for a visit.
Hopefully, she is molting, because she sure looks “scrubby”.
We will be sitting outside having our morning coffee or out in the evening having a glass of wine and she will fly to the post you see her sitting on. She will peck at the wood for attention and pieces of wood will break off. (Naughty Bird)
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This Western Scrub Jay is the same bird that visited us last summer.
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She will fly down to the deck railing and just sit there with us. Sometimes she will “sing” very softly.
I read that a Scrub Jay can live to be fifteen years old. I sure hope this one is around for a long time.
Happy Birding
~Flowers from the yard…
~Loveland, Colorado, July, 2018
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Until next time…
~Hummingbirds…
~Loveland, CO, July, 2018
Photos taken July 29th and 30th. I believe these are Rufous Hummingbirds.
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I was experimenting with using Shutter priority on my Canon 70D, with a Tamron lens. I mostly always leave the camera setting on Aperture priority. I have a lot to learn about taking Hummingbird photos; it is enjoyable and a challenge.
~Cloudy and Rainy Colorado-a walk…
~July 28, 2018, Loveland, Colorado, Devil’s Backbone.
[See information here Backbone. You can view the website to see what it looks like when the sun is shining.]
Howard and I decided to take a walk this morning after breakfast. We knew the day was going to be cloudy with a chance of rain, but we headed out anyway. It has been raining in Loveland almost everyday, which is usual but welcome. Our high temperature today was forecast to be 77 degrees. Nice, cool!
Howard purchased a new camera and he wanted to try it out. It is the new Sony RX100 VI. It is very small, but powerful. I am so excited that he has once again become interested in taking photos.
I had my Cannon 70D with me and took a few photos. I just wish we would have had a little sun to show off our normally clear, blue skies.
Pretty yellow flowers.
Our house sits to the east, about two miles down highway 34, just over the ridge you see above.
We didn’t get to walk very far, because it started to rain and thunder so we headed to the car. People were passing us heading up the trail even though it was starting to rain. Perhaps they were tourist and didn’t know any better. Lots of open space, right at 5,000 feet, rain and thunder – hmmm.
The header photo was taken during a previous visit to this area.
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