Cassin’s Sparrow in Arizona
Cassin’s Sparrow in Arizona

2016-03-25 Friday, On The Road To Arivaca On my drive from New Mexico toward Arivaca Arizona, I made it a mission to find Cassin’s Sparrows. Having stumbled onto them last…

2016-03-24 Upper Gila River to Virden Bridge
2016-03-24 Upper Gila River to Virden Bridge

At Silver City I stayed at the KOA Campground. All the tanks I wished to be full, were showing low levels, and all those that I preferred to be empty…

2016-03-23 Homeward Past Bosque Del Apache
2016-03-23 Homeward Past Bosque Del Apache

2016-03-23 Wednesday Begins My Homeward Leg My stay with Jerry in Albuquerque was wonderful. My only regret was that I took so many pictures without processing or posting to my…

2016-03-21 Burrowing Owls of Los Lunas
2016-03-21 Burrowing Owls of Los Lunas

Jerry and I wanted to spend some quality time with his new owl buddies in Los Lunas. After an excellent breakfast, we drove south to find the birds. We stayed…

2016-03-20 & 22 Rio Grande Nature Center
2016-03-20 & 22 Rio Grande Nature Center

2016-03-20 and 22 On Sundays there is a regularly scheduled nature walk at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park, and I joined the group on this day. Organized groups…

2016-03-19 Albuquerque Botanic Gardens
2016-03-19 Albuquerque Botanic Gardens

Saturday 2016-03-19 Shooting macro images of flowers is something that interested me early in my ‘career’, but I rarely do so anymore. Most of you reading this and who’ve known me…

2016-04-10 Sights South Of Albuquerque
2016-04-10 Sights South Of Albuquerque

Members of Jerry’s camera club recently described San Lorenzo Canyon to him. On Friday, 2016-03-18, we set out to find this place in the desert above the Rio Grande. We…

2016-03-17 A Day At The Albuquerque Zoo
2016-03-17 A Day At The Albuquerque Zoo

On Friday 2016-03-17 Jerry and I headed to the Albuquerque Zoo. I’d been there years ago (on Jerry’s advice) to photograph feral Wood Ducks and Hooded Mergansers, and I was…

2016-04-08 Hanging Out In Albuquerque
2016-04-08 Hanging Out In Albuquerque

The primary motivation for me to take this trip has been to hang with my friend of many years. Jerry is a first-rate photographer, and he loves nature photography for…

2016-03-13 at Bullhead City and the Tamed Colorado River
2016-03-13 at Bullhead City and the Tamed Colorado River

On leaving my friend in Yucca Valley (Pioneertown actually), I traversed miles of open desert and reached Interstate 40 near Amboy California. There is a serene beauty to the desert.…