Double-crested cormorants sunning themselves in a tree #treethursday #birds #wildlife #photography

Black-necked stilts! #wildwednesday #blackneckstilt #shorebirds #birds #wildlife #photography

Reflections of a #snowyegret #twofortuesday #birds #waterfowl #wildlife #photography

Here are some unusual flower photos. The first is from a stack of over 50 photos to get everything sharp; the second is false color infrared. Collect all four!😺 #macromonday #flowers #nature #photography

Thursday's buck was full of antlers! #muledeer #deer #wildlife #nature #photography

Ozzy, the baby Southern White Rhino, born the day Ozzy Osborne died, now about 3 months old. #rhinos #wildlife #nature #babyanimals #photography

#inflightfriday Sandhill Crane Edition #birds #waterfowl #BIF #birdsinflight #wildlife #photography

"Our" #TNR #feral #cat Sherbert #cats #photography

A walk around our local lake. #birds #turtles #swans #cormorants #wildlife #photography

Canada geese, #twofortuesday edition #birds #geese #waterfowl #wildlife #nature #photography

Sacred Ibis Sunday at Safari West #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Liquid #grebe #birds #weird #wildlife #photography

Canada #geese #inflightfriday #birdsinflight #waterfowl #birds #wildlife #photography

Young #muledeer on #tongueoutthursday #deer #wildlife #nature #photography

Mute swan bookend wing stretches (or perhaps a new dance!) #muteswans #swans #birds #waterfowl #wildlife #nature #photography

Splashdown #canadageese #twofortuesday #waterfowl #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Sul Wita, the resident #baldeagle at the California Raptor Center in a very moody and meaningful portrait. He will have to live in captivity, not because he's been captured as a zoo exhibit, but because he was saved from certain death and he is unreleaseable. #birds #raptors #wildlife #photography

While out shopping for plants, I saw this gigantic black #bee checking out the salvia. #insects #wildlife #nature #pollinators #photography

Big fast pussycats at Safari West. #cheetahs #bigcats #cutepredators #wildlife #nature #photography

Time for the #peahen again! #peafowl #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Whistler, the resident Swainson's hawk at the #californiaraptorcenter #whistlerwednesday #raptors #hawks #swainsonshawk #birds #wildlife #photography

Waterbuck is celebrating #tongueouttuesday at #safariwest "You call that food?" 😸

Such an ancient and majestic bird! #sacredibis #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Three looks at #scarletibis #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Two gnus. #mammalmonday #wildebeest #gnusnotunix #wildlife #nature #photography

Black swan event at Safari West #swans #blackswan #birds #wildlife #photography

Striped #hyena at #safariwest for #tongueoutthursday #wildlife #nature #photography

Check out the #genderreveal sky in these #harvestsupermoon shots! #moon #photography #landscape

We were on a trip and I missed #macromonday so here are #twofortuesday #dragonflies #cuteinsects #wildlife #insects #nature #photography

Grackle: the original angry bird! #grackles #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

One more #hummingbird for the week. #birdsinflight #inflightfriday #flyingfriday #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #hummingbirds

Think Pink! #hummingbirds #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Those nutty little #nuthatches! #twofortuesday #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Some more #circus performers from #circusvargas

Some of the talented performers at #circusvargas

"That's no moon" -- Obi-Wan Kenobi #moonmonday #nature #photography

Last #dragonfly of the season? #insects #bugsinflight #wildlife #nature #photography

Oak titmouse #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Pied-billed grebes in non-breeding plumage totally look like tiny dinosaurs! #piedbilledgrebe #weirdwednesday #birdsaredinosaurs #birds #waterfowl #nature #wildlife #photography

Queen of the Backyard #peahen #peafowl #twofortuesday #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Mexican standoff? #hummingbirds #bees #flowers #birds #nature #wildlife #photography

Some #treed #squirrels for #squirrelsunday #wildlife #cuterodents #nature #photography

Once in a great while, I find an #oaktitmouse who stays for a photo session! #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

Another majestic #turkeyvulture for #inflightfriday #birdsinflight #BIF #birds #wildlife #nature #photography

I just love #hummingbirds! #birds #birdsinflight #nature #wildlife #photography

Two more #fisheye shots from the #aintnecessarilydeadfest in Auburn (CA) on Saturday! #streetphotography #festivals #tiedye #hippies #weirdwednesday #photography

Even more great people we saw at the #aintnecessarilydeadfest in Auburn (CA) on Saturday! #streetphotography #festivals #tiedye #hippies #weirdwednesday #photography

Still more great people we saw at the #aintnecessarilydeadfest in Auburn (CA) on Saturday! #streetphotography #festivals #tiedye #hippies #weirdwednesday #photography

More great people we saw at the #aintnecessarilydeadfest in Auburn (CA) on Saturday! #streetphotography #festivals #tiedye #hippies #weirdwednesday #photography

Some more of the great people we saw at the #aintnecessarilydeadfest in Auburn (CA) on Saturday! #streetphotography #festivals #tiedye #hippies #weirdwednesday #photography