The slide show at the link below is set to music
of my favorite bird photos over the years.
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| American Goldfinch |
It provided the backdrop to my "Mountain Talks" ramble on June 18, 2016 (see link below), hosted by the Volunteers in Parks Program (VIPP) of Mount Diablo State Park.
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| A duck walks onto a bar . . . |
The photos are from wide and far throughout the Bay Area, though many were taken in urban surroundings: my back yard and local city parks and neighborhoods.
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| Cedar Waxwings sittin' in a tree |
I am not and do not profess to be
a professional photographer, writer, or much of anything, really.
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| Wilson's Warbler |
I know a lot about very little. And very little about a lot.
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| Caspian Terns on the wing at Point Reyes |
Especially when it comes to being precise
and all-knowing about birds.
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| Black-crowned Night Heron juvenile hunter at Jewel Lake |
To quote myself from my "lecture",
I am mainly, primarily, and first and foremost:
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| Pelican hunkered down at Albany Bulb |
" . . . a documentarian, a chronicler,
an irrepressibly enthusiastic and poetic observer
of Mother Nature's small, oft-overlooked manifestations
of beauty (hidden in plain sight),
and mostly underappreciated or ignored nuances,
patterns, and abstractions of the natural world."
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| Ye olde Buzzard |
AND:
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| The beauty of a simple bird on a branch |
My "schtick" is all about experiential adventure, come along with me to discover . . . and seek out the small miracles that abound, unseen, hidden, manifesting in the commonplace all around us – the so-called commonplace is actually full of magic and charm!
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| Four Birds do a congregation make |
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| Crow bein' a Crow |
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| Gambolin' Man Bird Watcher Word Botcher Tree Hugger Nature Lover Earth Worshipper |
