Wonderful Weather Wednesday

The weather was lovely today and I can see the beginnings of Spring around the Springs Preserve.

 Desert iguana diva

 

Honey bee enjoying the rosemary flowers

 

 Dafodils are beginning to bloom!

 

Hummingbird flower

 

 Relict leopard frog looking adorable as usual :)

 

I was excited to see the centipede out and about from under its usual rock

 

 Mourning Dove

 

Cold-Blooded Love and Other Things

Here are a few shots as the Springs Preserve gets ready for spring.

 

 Our black collared lizard snuggling with his desert iguana buddy

 

 Relic leopard frog

 

 Desert spiny lizard looking adorable while napping

 

 Don't judge me says the chuckwalla

 

Eucalyptus kruseana tree

 

 I love when the beavertail cactus shows me some love

 

Tiger aloe flowering

Sublime Saturday

Beautiful day with temperatures in the mid 60s. :D

 

 Grey fox gaze

 

 Some interesting colors happening on this leaf

 

 Bee enjoying the strawberry tree flower

 

 Pink honeysuckle

 

Waiting for spring...

Honey Bee Thursday

I love bees! :)

 

 

Falling in Macro Love

First official day experimenting with my new 100mm Canon macro lens. Definitely a challenge to get acclimated to weight and pinpoint focusing of this big guy. Even though it is winter here at Springs Preserve I managed to capture several nice shots on my walk today. :)

 Oak leaves have such wonderful color and texture

 

 This fading blackfoot daisy has a beautiful spectrum of color happening

 

 Love my daisies

 

 Sparrows enjoying the birdfeeder

 

 Enjoying breakfast

 

 This side blotched lizard has pretty green eyes

 

 Desert cottontail bunny

 

Old dutch capuchine pigeon stopped by to visit



New 100 mm Lens!

Leopard gecko test subjects with new 100mm lens. The lens is heavy and bulky and will take some getting used to, but I am super excited to start experimenting with macro photography more. :)

 

 Valor showing off that beautiful coloring

 

 She seems to know that she is havin g a photo taken :)

 

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Impatient Siren

 

Happy New Year!

The sun is back! Yay! :D

 

 Tiger aloe plant stalk

 

 Bolt beetle from artist Dave Thompson

 

 Shy banded gecko let me get a quick shot before hiding back into the shadows

 

A few roses are still battling the cold and continue to bloom