mountain blue jay perched in the tree top with red leaves a few yards from my upstairs window on 051030 before flying down to the feeding area of certified 100% natural grains laid out for them in a pattern designed to minimize "pecking order" frictions which I provide for the birds who visit my place
reflected self-portrait recorded in the Lone Mountain Cemetery in my home town Carson City on Nevada Day October 28, 2005. The direct subject is a shiny ornament decorating a tree in the cemetery reflecting Me And My Camera while we were visiting without having to stay.
view of the I-90 bridge, from the east side of the Columbia River at mile 139+, of the
Wanapun Dam and Wanapun Reservoir near the town of Vantage WA, seen during my Pacific Northwest Tour August 2002
the board walk through the Oxbow Nature Study Area two miles west of downtown Reno Nevada seen 051018
cute little squirrel waving goodbye to me on 051016 as I left the Galena Creek Regional Park on Hwy 431 (the Mount Rose Hwy) up from arterial Hwy 395
the barn owl (Tyuto alba) known as Morgan a/k/a Cappuccino who lives at the Animal Ark 8 miles north of Reno NV and 12 miles east on Red Rock Road
black birds and sparrows feeding on the certified 100% natural wild bird seed that I provided for them
one of the live lizards seen 050921 during my visit to the Bowers Mansion, just off Hwy 395 in Washoe Valley NV, to pay my respects to the spirits of Alison (Eilley) Orrum Bowers, her husband Sandy and adopted daughter Persia in their final resting place overlooking the mansion they built during their lifetimes
one of the absolutely free critters who roam around the Animal Ark sneaking in and out of the living areas to nibble on the food provided for the wildlife refuge's official residents
Kahn the white bengal tiger resting on his elevated platform in the tiger play area at the Animal Ark
crop of grains produced in cooperation between some of the 100% natural wild bird seed that I provided and the guano which the birds deposited to encourage more such grains to grow
solitary buck deer with a view of 25% of the former deer corral at Sierra Safari "Zoo". What you don't see are any other fallow deer, most of whom were sold to a farmer over near Lovelock NV, leaving it to the viewer to guess which restaurants are going to be selling slices of Scotty and the others on their "venison" menus
cute kitten "TooNah" expressing satisfaction with the dollops of chilled tuna fish which I provided on my back porch
an especially vocal bird near the Peavine Pavilion area of Rancho San Rafael in Reno NV seen 050724
the Nevada Department of Transportation Building on South Stewart Street in Carson City was my earliest contact with state government, providing quadrangle maps which helped me find useful back country roads as long ago as 1975
one of the flowering trees behind the lovely "wishing well" and ornate benches in the Countess Angela Dandini Gardens high above the Truckee Meadows Community College main campus and the Desert Research Institute north of Reno NV
when water is available to it, this area is called "Poison Lake" located on Hwy 44 between Susanville and Redding California
albino rainbow trout from the Eagle Lake area north of Susanville on display in the large aquarium of the Museum building at Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding California
one of the seagulls who hang out at the Honey Lake Rest Area on Hwy 395 fifteen miles southeast of Susanville CA seen 050522. After years of drought there was water again in Honey Lake but the gulls remain dependent on tourists for food
this robin was exploring such nibbles as might be found on 050515 between the rails of the miniature train which runs in the summer time through Mills Park next to William Street (Hwy 50 East) near downtown Carson City NV
reflecting a snowy winter, there was fighting among the critters who live in the South Tahoe Recreation Area of South Lake Tahoe CA for what minimal food supply was available, as demonstrated by the significant bite and claw
marks on this squirrel's face seen 050507
pretty pink blooms on a tree 050416 not far from the parking lot in the May Arboretum of Rancho San Rafael a mile or two north of downtown Reno NV
one of the flock of mountain bluebirds who were visiting my place from time to time to share in the certified 100% natural wild bird seed I provided as seen 050415
my formal portrait of Krystal the kestrel, also called a sparrow hawk, at the Animal Ark Wildlife Refuge, 8 miles north on Hwy 395 from where it crosses I-80 and 12 miles east on Red Rock Road
a pair of quail on 050331 joined the sparrows who were regularly visiting my back porch
looking across what is now some water for a change in Honey Lake next to Hwy 395 at the Sierra Nevadas to the south during the Gung How Fat Choy (Chinese New Year) celebration 050220
my attempt 050214 to record a sunrise from a hilltop a hundred or so miles into Arizona on I-40 west of the New Mexico border. Unlike sunsets, I have found sunrises very difficult to record