Wednesday, April 10, 2013

To the Creek and Back

Hello. These snapshots are from April 1st when the weather was sunny and warm.



Black Phoebe


Cooper's hawk nest









Some ocotillo branches with reddish leaves light up in the sun:


Lots of lizard activity, fun to watch, haven't seen any snakes yet this year.



Bajada Lupine

Painted Lady butterfly

We had some weird weather yesterday when fog and dust were hiding the mountains:


Almost back to normal weather here today, except that it feels cool for April.

That's about it for now.

Have a great day!
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22 comments:

  1. JanieApril 10, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    What a beautiful day you captured in these photos. Love all the animal and bird pics.

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  2. GigaApril 10, 2013 at 2:13 PM

    Piękna pogoda i zielono. Śliczne ptaki, motyl i inne zwierzątka. Miło było na wszystko patrzec. Pozdrawiam.
    Beautiful weather and green. Beautiful birds, butterflies and other animals. It was nice to look at everything. Yours.

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  3. BarbApril 10, 2013 at 3:28 PM

    I'm basking in your warmth and enjoying those desert critters!

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  4. angryparsnipApril 10, 2013 at 4:51 PM

    Ack.... You saw a Coopers Hawk nest !
    I am so envious !
    I hate to say this but the weather was so warm I turned on my pool heater and then we got the weird weather ! Opps !
    Wonderful photos.

    cheers, parsnip

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  5. JulieApril 10, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    Every photo you take is just exceptional!!!

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  6. JoApril 10, 2013 at 10:31 PM

    What beautiful captures Diane. And to have seen the Coopers Hawk on its nest, WOW. Thanks for the walk through your day. Greetings,Jo

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  7. PJ van ZylApril 10, 2013 at 10:35 PM

    some stunning photos in this set

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  8. ThérèseApril 10, 2013 at 10:44 PM

    Such a poetic post!
    I have a crush for the fourth one.

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  9. AnonymousApril 11, 2013 at 5:48 AM

    Thanks for taking us along with you!

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  10. ZielonaMilaApril 11, 2013 at 7:17 AM

    Beautiful photographs, beautiful places:) I am greeting

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  11. LoreeApril 11, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    The photo of the two ducks is just gorgeous. We had some weird cool weather last Sunday. It was really windy too.

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  12. MariaApril 11, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    Beautiful photos. You're lucky you can still get this close with the animals & birds. I don't have the pleasure if such here in the city.

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  13. DarlaApril 11, 2013 at 2:54 PM

    You are truly my eyes to the desert. I can feel the essence of a place, and sort of sink into its vibrations, but you capture such awesome detail for which I'm very grateful. :-)

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  14. betchaiApril 11, 2013 at 9:35 PM

    oh, you always have great pictures of flora, fauna and landscape around you, so inspiring.

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  15. CelesteApril 12, 2013 at 6:48 AM

    Beautiful photos as always :) The Verdin and the lupin are my favourites. Looks like a lovely walk.

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  16. trav4adventuresApril 13, 2013 at 11:21 AM

    Oh, what beautiful views! Thank you for sharing them with us.
    ~~Cheryl Ann~~

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  17. RIZALENIOApril 13, 2013 at 6:58 PM

    The animals look so happy. The nature here is fantastic as seen in your photographs.

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  18. Spare Parts and PicsApril 13, 2013 at 8:55 PM

    Beautiful shots, Diane. Love that Cooper's hawk!

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  19. rainfield61April 14, 2013 at 12:13 AM

    Everything looks the same, but is actually different one second later.

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  20. Kiran PalwashaApril 14, 2013 at 9:06 PM

    Wow. You have shared with us true nature picture. All snaps are great. I loved these two ducks ..lovely !
    Have a great week.

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  21. Annie JeffriesApril 25, 2013 at 1:24 PM

    That last picture just knocks my socks off.

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  22. AnonymousApril 26, 2013 at 6:45 AM

    How neat to find a Cooper's Hawk nest! I love the foggy image at the end.

    ~Lindy

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