Alright, time for a another set of wild life pics. Looks like Facebook fixed the photo posting GUI. I was able to add captions before posting. Nice
This female Black-chinned hummingbird picture took me 20 shots, but it was well worth it. I spotted another such hummingbird on her nest a few days ago but the light was not good as it was late in the day. I will be going there very early tomorrow morning. Wish me luck.
The male California quail on the bottom left is looking for a mate, while the mocking bird, who is very territorial, on the top right is monitoring him suspiciously.
I was hiking with my wife one day when I noticed this young hawk in the distance. He was hovering low among the bushes, so I got closer, and closer and got 50 pictures, but the following 2 are the best. I think he was hunting small game.
Unfortunately I didn't see what he was trying to catch.
He seemed tired of this spot and flew away
Yet another great basin fence lizard, with pretty green spots, basking in the sun.
This is a pretty common snail which I caught during the last rainy few days. I had been wanting to catch one of these guys with my new macro lens.
I spotted this "differential grasshopper" on a log, thought "let's see what I can do with you". Funny thing I feel that he looks better in this picture than what I remember seeing.
This is a "Flesh fly", so named because it lays live magots (that's right, not eggs, live maggots!) on dead animals.
This is an "American Lady" butterfly. It was resting on a rock, making an easy target. I have been trying to catch butterflies and dragonflies in flight. Now that is tough!! But some day..