Hunter of the Shallows
An advantage of having a pond behind our house is that I can spend ample time observing the wildlife that comes here, and there is plenty to learn from them! I am featuring the Green Heron (Butorides virescens) this week. … Read More
Iate Clube Beach
Céu, tão grande é o céuE bandos de nuvens que passam ligeirasPrá onde elas vão, ah, eu não sei, não sei.(“Dindi,” by Antonio Carlos Jobim & Aloysio de Oliveira) Those Portuguese lyrics from the Bossa Nova classic “Dindi” always come … Read More
Beyond the Blur with Zooming ICM
Lens-Artists Challenge #350: Zooming The featured image is one of the first images I captured using the zooming ICM technique. That was back in 2022. I really enjoyed the results I obtained. From time to time, it’s fun to get … Read More
Shell-ebrate Turtles!
Just as I did a year ago, today it’s time to shell-ebrate World Turtle Day (May 23). This year, I focus on the Red-Eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) or Red-Eared Terrapin. These are a subspecies of the pond slider (Trachemys … Read More
The Elegant Wader
The Black-Necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) is an elegant aquatic bird in the Americas and Hawaii. Its bright pink legs are proportionately longer than any other bird except the flamingos. They measure around 13 to 17 inches (33 to 43 cm), … Read More
Animal Bloopers
Lens-Artists Challenge #349: The First Thing I Thought Of… I did a double-take when I first saw this scene at the Leonabell Turnbull Birding Center (Port Aransas, Texas). Does the duck think no one sees it? Well, maybe so, as I … Read More
A Colorful Ride: Flowers along Brushy Creek
On one of my recent bike rides along the Brushy Creek Regional Trail, I enjoyed the results of some rain we had. Besides the creek having plenty of water (see a previous post), there were also several wildflowers. One, in … Read More
Texas Sage
A common perennial shrub in Texas, the Texas Sage or Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) is known by many names, including Purple Sage, Silverleaf, Texas Ranger, and the most unusual name, Barometer Bush. That last name comes from the fact the bush … Read More
Five Beacons on Lisbon Streets
Wandering around Lisbon’s city streets is a joy at any time of day. The city comes alive everywhere you look. Here are five places not very far from one another. I opened with the Rossio Station (Estação do Rossio). The … Read More
After the Rain…
After so much rain in our area this week, when the skies cleared, I took advantage of the perfect weather to bike in one of my favorite new trails, Brushy Creek Trail East. Watching Brushy Creek flowing strongly was my … Read More
