“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away.” ― Eudora Welty
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If happiness has a color it must be Yellow!
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm @ 35mm| f11| 1/250 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Hand-held
Sonoma California; road side; random; wild; countryside
Nikon rumors reports that the plants were damaged but still standing, but no employees were injured that’s the best news. The plant will be closed for sometime I should think. The plants in Sendai manufacture the high end SLR’s in Nikon’s line up The D3s, D3.
Link to the latest news here:
Nikon plants in Sendai “virtually impossible to resume operations in 14 days” *UPDATED*
The initial report is here:
H/T Nikon Rumors
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I spent the day out in the country doing a bit of hiking looking for wildflowers. These were a bright spot of color on the side of the highway.
There was a pretty good breeze so I really cranked up the shutter speed.
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 17-35mm @30mm| f 2.8| 1/5000 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Hand-held
Sonoma, California; Hwy 12; Country roads; rolling hills; California Poppies; Spring
The call of the Mourning Dove is soft, and low. I hear it on and off all day long. Years ago this pair flew into my backyard and tried setting up house in a hanging flower basket I have on the patio. I shooed them away the first couple of years and they set up a nest in the eaves. They are stubborn tenacious little things, and after years of trying to shoo them out of my basket I caved in a let them stay a few years ago. I never look for their return but return they do and always to this basket.
They arrived this year just before the arrival of my new camera accessory the Wimberley Sidekick(2/14/2011). When it came in I decided to get some practice with it taking the pictures of the two Squatters Doves living on my patio.
Yesterday(3/11/2011) I noticed there was only one Dove in the nest and she wasn’t making sorties. I said to myself, ” When she leaves I’ll have to look to see if there are any eggs in there.”
Late this afternoon I noticed she was gone so I grabbed a ladder and my camera to have a look. I was thrilled to find not eggs but 2 chicks in the nest!
I have no idea how long ago they hatched. I’ve not heard a peep! They look fairly new and I’m sure they can’t fly. The female has been gone for a few hours now. It’s getting dark and chilly. I hope she returns soon!
I’m in Mother mode now checking out the window to see if she’s returned and I’ll be watching their growth and progress now until they fly out of the nest.
“Every spring is the only spring – a perpetual astonishment. Ellis Peters”
All Photos Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2011 Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.
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She was such a Ham! I believe the Zoo tells the story of these two much better than I ever could. Without further ado…
“Our two female grizzly bears were orphaned as cubs in Montana and cared for by Montana wildlife officials before being released to the wild. Used to human-induced food rewards, they were considered “problem” animals after invading the ranch of some Montana residents. After several attempts to relocate them away from human development and numerous phone calls to find the bears a new home, Montana wildlife officials were forced to make the agonizing decision to euthanize them, when the Zoo agreed to take them in. You can find our grizzly sisters in Hearst Grizzly Gulch.
~ San Francisco Zoological Society
I’m so glad the zoo rescued them!
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200mm @ 100mm| f9| 1/160 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Tripod
” Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.”~ Patanjali translated from Sanskrit, originally uploaded by dmzajac2004-.
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She was such a Ham! I believe the Zoo tells the story of these two much better than I ever could. Without further ado…
“Our two female grizzly bears were orphaned as cubs in Montana and cared for by Montana wildlife officials before being released to the wild. Used to human-induced food rewards, they were considered “problem” animals after invading the ranch of some Montana residents. After several attempts to relocate them away from human development and numerous phone calls to find the bears a new home, Montana wildlife officials were forced to make the agonizing decision to euthanize them, when the Zoo agreed to take them in. You can find our grizzly sisters in Hearst Grizzly Gulch.
~ San Francisco Zoological Society
I’m so glad the zoo rescued them!
Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200mm @ 100mm| f9| 1/160 sec| ISO 160| Manual Mode| Tripod
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