Monday Egret Blogging

Egret, American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

It was raining as we approached the American River to find this egret looking annoyed. 

American River - 2

Autumn Foliage - Sacramento Valley  2025

Oak Branches - Sacramento Valley  2025

"Effie Yeaw Nature Center is a nature center inside Ancil Hoffman Park in the city of Carmichael, California. The Effie Yeaw Nature Center is part of the American River Parkway." - Wikipedia

Our hike started from the nature center and went down to the river, then looping back through the rain.

Monday Heron Blogging

Heron,  American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

Rain-obscured impressionistic photo taken on the banks of the American River.

American River - 1

Maple Leaves, American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

Rocks, Reflections, American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

Raining . . . footing was a little bit tricky. Hali kept seeing salmon jumping across the river, too far away for a photo.

Top photo taken with a Sony RX100 . . . makes a nice print! Bottom one taken with an iPhone 13 Pro Max using the wide angle option.

Monday Phoebe Blogging

Phoebe, American River - Sacramento Valley  2025

In the rain! Technically, a Black Phoebe . . . but I've always just used "phoebe."

Varsity (Davis)

Varsity - Davis  2025

We were taking a few days off to visit Sacramento, stopping in Davis for lunch and walking around. 

Compare this November photo to an earlier February, 2022 one.

The Wardrobe / Root of Happiness

 

The Wardrobe - Davis  2022

Root of Happiness - Davis  2022

Last photos taken in Davis. I was using a small Canon G5XII . . . very nice camera indeed.

Bizarro World / Music with Beer

 

Bizarro World - Davis  2022

Music with Beer - Davis  2022

Alas, it was too early in the morning for me to participate in Music with  Beer.

Varsity

 

Varsity - Davis  2022

In late January I drove over to Lake Tahoe for some snow/ski adventures with Masa, Shawna and the grandkids.

I myself did not participate in the ski adventures, however. Going there as an observer.

On the way there, I stopped for a mid-morning break and took a short walk around Davis.

Monday Egret Blogging

Egret #1 - Colusa County  2018

Egret #2 - Colusa County  2018

At the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. I was using an Olympus E-M10 with a 75-300mm lens.

Egret in Flight - Colusa County  2018

Monday Eagle Blogging

Eagle, Snow Mountains (Sacramento NWR) - Colusa County  2018

On a dead tree in the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Top photo taken with an iPhone, below,  one taken with an Olympus E-M10 and a 75-300mm telephoto lens. Contrast range of the bird was pretty extreme.

Eagle (Sacramento NWR) - Colusa County  2018

Sacramento Wildlife Refuge Sightems - 2

Thistles, Marsh, Clouds (Sacramento NWR) - Colusa County  2018

Geese - Colusa County  2018

I was at the refuge early, but not early enough for the fly-off. Below, the sunrise fly-off taken in January, 2008.

Fly-off (Sacramento NWR) - Colusa County 2008

Sacramento Wildlife Refuge Sightems - 1

Marsh (Sacramento NWR) - Colusa County  2018

Tree, Reeds (Sacramento NWR) - Colusa County  2018

My search for a positive tree ID was inconclusive, alas.

Monday Ring-Necked Pheasant & Snow Geese Blogging

Ring-Necked Pheasant (Sacramento NWR) - Colusa County  2018

Snow Geese (Sacramento NWR) - Colusa County  2018

Driving around the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, early in the morning. Maybe the first to go through!

I was using an Olympus 75-300mm lens on an Olympus E-M10 camera, taking photos out the driver's and passenger's side windows. Results, as always, were hit and miss using a telephoto lens with that much reach.

Sacramento Valley

Sutter Buttes - Colusa County  2018

Road 68 - Colusa County  2018

I had gotten to the Best Western in Willows much later than I had expected. GPS issues . . . don't ask. I walked across the street for a burrito at La Cascada (pretty hefty!) and then to bed.

I got up early in order to head over to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. Very dramatic views of the Sutter Buttes in the distance, storm clouds overhead.

Cosumnes Reflections

Clouds, Reflections (Cosumnes) - Sacramento County  2018

Tree Trunks, Reflections (Cosumnes) - Sacramento County  2018

I used an Olympus E-M1II camera with a Panasonic 12-60mm zoom lens.

Sacramento Valley Winter - 2

New Growth (Cosumnes) - Sacramento County  2018

Egret, Marsh (Cosumnes) - Sacramento County  2018

Taken while standing on a somewhat bouncy wooden bridge overlooking the marsh.

Sacramento Valley Winter - 1

Branches - Sacramento Valley  2018

Winter Leaves - Sacramento Valley  2018

Walking around the Cosumnes River Preserve in January. Very little rain this past winter. And now it's Spring.

Monday Northern Shoveler and White-Fronted Geese Blogging

Northern Shoveler (Cosumnes) - Sacramento County  2018

White-Fronted Geese (Cosumnes) - Sacramento County  2018

Two neat bird species seen during a trip that Hali and I took to Cosumnes River Preserve just south of Sacramento. Needless to say, no bird IDs until I got home, got out the bird book and pulled up the photos on the computer.

I used an Olympus E-M10 with an Olympus 75-300mm zoom lens.

Below, a bonus photo of two sandhill cranes that were circling overhead. I need to practice my BIF techniques, I think. (Birds In Flight.)

Sandhill Cranes (Cosumnes) - Sacramento County  2018

Monday Rabbit Blogging

Rabbit - Sacramento County  2015

Seen near the parking lot at Cosumnes Preserve. Compare to earlier rabbit photo.