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Yesterday, I visited the MBMS on the recommendation of an aquaintance that knows the area well. He told me about a special moon/star/sun/cosmos alignment that was going to result in a very high tide in the morning and a very … Continue reading
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After taking thousands of photographs over 12 years with my old Canon 7D – a very capable camera – I decided to leap into the newest tecnology with some new gear. The new breed of advanced Canon cameras operate without … Continue reading
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The first and third shots are from last week as June gloom transitions into No-Sky July. Here in early July, the sun tries unsuccessfully to break through the persistent summer fog layer on California’s central coast dunes. Contrast with the … Continue reading
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Late in 2022, we finally finished building the “high tunnel” at the farm. The HT looks like a greenhouse but differs in several significant ways. The first is that the HT structure is unheated and uses solar radiation only to … Continue reading
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As we ambled down the Rio Grande Bosque trail this morning, my birding partner and I were commenting on how few birds we were seeing. The ones we saw or heard were not posing for pictures either. Gloom was descending … Continue reading
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Birds are capricious little buggers and successful bird watching is largely a matter of luck. One may study the birds habitats, behaviour, seasonal patterns of migration, etc., etc., Then one may synthesize this information and place himself in the exact … Continue reading
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Once in a while, a bird watcher gets to experience something quite out of the ordinary and usually in a place where that something is least expected. This week, a neighbor and I had a friendly argument and subsequent wager … Continue reading
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The Rio Grande is a major western river that cuts through an inhospitable desert much like some of its counterparts. The San Juan and the Colorado rivers being good examples. From 30,000 feet, these rivers appear as mere threads cutting … Continue reading
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On my most recent visit to San Luis Obispo, we put in a good many hours hiking around the Irish Hills and taking a few pictures along the way. Spring rains have made the trails a bit challenging but I’m … Continue reading
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The Sandia Crest trail is just under 30 miles long as it snakes along the highest ridges of the Sandia mountains overlooking the city of Albuquerque. The first 4 miles of this trail – when entering from the north end … Continue reading
