TBers Photos

[DesertFox]

The sunsets are stunning, Dessie!

I'm reminded of The Orb

The sunsets were purple and red and yellow and on fire, and the clouds would catch the colours. :icon_bigg

 

[Matt_B]

Arizona is bigger than Britain and has about 7 million people. The vast tracts of wilderness are amazing.

A macro lens is top of my list but I've never managed to get around to buying one. I think I will soon though. But for now, I'm afraid I'm clueless.

Went with this in the end. Tried it and the 60mm Canon and the extra focal length and cheaper price made it a no brainer. Plus all the recommendations were for this over the Canon on image quality as well. Will see when it arrives.

 

[DesertFox]

Went with this in the end. Tried it and the 60mm Canon and the extra focal length and cheaper price made it a no brainer. Plus all the recommendations were for this over the Canon on image quality as well. Will see when it arrives.

That looks nice. Looking forward to seeing the results...

 

[Lako42]

That looks nice. Looking forward to seeing the results, speaking of which Is Homer or Alex nipping round for a spot of close up action anytime soon?

Awful images.

 

[DesertFox]

Awfully exciting!

Calm down Lako...

 

[DesertFox]

Another batch of wildlife photos from SE Arizona...


Male Black-headed Grosbeak


Female Black-headed Grosbeak




Male Blue Grosbeak. What a stunner!


White-breasted Nuthatch

 

[DesertFox]

White-winged Dove


Black-throated Sparrow


Recently fledged and somewhat naive juvenile Harris's Hawk being mobbed by an angry Red-winged Blackbird


Red-winged Blackbird


Common Gallinule, which was until a few weeks ago considered the same species as Moorhen, the very similar bird you can find on Leics ponds and rivers. But now it's been 'split' into two species. Poor thing.

 

[DesertFox]

The aptly named Magnificent Hummingbird


Broad-billed Hummingbird


Violet-crowned Hummingbird




Blue Dasher

 

[DesertFox]

One of the funkiest dragonflies I've ever seen, an Eight-spotted Skimmer


Flame Skimmer


Bumblee species.

Quick warning for those who don't like snakes... you know what's going to happen...

 

[DesertFox]

American Bullfrog. Tastes just like chicken.


Greater Short-horned Lizard, known locally as a Horny Toad


Desert Spiny Lizard




Pond Slider, an introduced Asian species that can also be found at places like Groby Pool. In the UK it's known as Red-eared Terrapin.

 

[DesertFox]

Pond Slider. And here are the snakes.




Common Kingsnake of the California Kingsnake subsecies


Black-necked Gartersnake


Gophersnake

Loads more to come from July and August...

 

[DesertFox]

Forgot to add a few scenic shots, taken with my phone.


I've finally been able to see some of the devastation from this summer's wildfires at first hand. This is Miller Canyon, with what used to be a 1000 tree orchard in the foreground.


This is the view from my friend's house in Ash Canyon. The fire came to within a few feet of her house and only a very brave fire crew and a direct hit of fire-retardent slurry from a helicopter saved the day.


Thankfully many places were unaffected by the fires. This is the beautiful Walnut Creek in the White Mountains, only a few miles from Arizona's largest ever wildfire (which was more than half a million acres!) and yet you'd never know anything was wrong.

OK, that really is it... for now.

 

[pork pie fox]

Top work as always Dessie.

 

[Motown Fox]

A modern day scarecrow or some Rotherham lad who thinks too much of himself

 

[Matt_B]

Some from around the Wells-Next-The-Sea in Norfolk, taken this past weekend.

 

[Matt_B]

 

[DesertFox]

Fantastic stuff Matt!

 

[Nottingham Fox]

You'll never be as good as me Matt!

Ture

 

[Chuck T Masala]

One of my better shots.

 

[Matt_B]

Ture

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