With eight ducklings, Mommy Duckie has got her wings full.
12 May 2013
06 May 2013
Vitae Interrupta
A pigeon's life, interrupted?
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| Photo credit: Lyra Garcellano who was fascinated by my fascination about the broken egg |
02 May 2013
Happy Birthday, Brontë!
We hiked with the Booboos on her second birthday (1st of May) in Tortima, Marostica. The dandelion fields turned her white sockies into yellow.
25 March 2013
Other Feathered Friends from Arizona
December 2012
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| Gila Woodpecker |
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| Gambel's Quail |
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| Phainopepla |
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| Starling |
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| Vermilion Flycatcher |
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| Verdin |
24 March 2013
Bill Williams River National Wildlife
December 30, 2012
To go or not to go to Lake Havasu to visit the London Bridge? That was the question. It's one of the side trips from Quartzsite recommended by different websites. Some RVers we met suggested it without any qualms as well (but a few warned us that it's very 'commercialized'). To be honest, I wasn't excited about it at all. Driving around 75 miles to gaze upon reassembled (s)crap from London, England didn't really appeal to me (Lake Havasu City bought it in 1968 for $2.5 million). However, the drive itself was absolutely lovely and after about 50 miles, we spotted a scenic spot sign. Of course we took advantage of the photo op and then realized it was overlooking Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge. We decided that London Bridge could wait until our next visit to Arizona.
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| Clark's Grebes |
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| Common Loon |
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| Common Loon demonstrating its bathing ritual |
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| Common Goldeneye |
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| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
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| Ring-necked Ducks |
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| Great Egrets |
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| How you doin'? |
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| Brontë sniffing her new friend |
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| Great Blue Heron and Snowy Egret |
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| Great Blue Heron |
10 February 2013
Les Cactus of Arizona ... Aïe aïe aïe, ouille, aïe
December 2012
Cacti are very fascinating, indeed. I was drawn to their hardiness, wisdom, pride and the unique personalities they exuded. Some saguaros I encountered evoked an image of a family saying "hi," Manny Pacquiao ready to pounce on his opponent, someone shouting "up yours too" and the University of the Philippines' oblation among others.
Below are the cactus images I collated and set to Jacques Dutronc's Les Cactus.
09 February 2013
Palm Canyon Trail
December 27, 2012
Driving 18 miles south of Quartzsite (US Highway 95) leads us to a junction with a dirt road that will take us to Kofa National Wildlife Refuge's Palm Canyon Trail where, according to the US Fish & Wildlife Service, "perhaps the only native palm trees in Arizona" are nestled. Then, we follow the 7-mile rugged road east to reach the base of the half-mile trail. If our Chevy could speak, I am very sure she would have cursed and cussed at the rough ride if not at us!
Driving 18 miles south of Quartzsite (US Highway 95) leads us to a junction with a dirt road that will take us to Kofa National Wildlife Refuge's Palm Canyon Trail where, according to the US Fish & Wildlife Service, "perhaps the only native palm trees in Arizona" are nestled. Then, we follow the 7-mile rugged road east to reach the base of the half-mile trail. If our Chevy could speak, I am very sure she would have cursed and cussed at the rough ride if not at us!
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| The base of the trail where we parked |
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| California Fan Palms, Washingtonia filifera |
On our way down. Brontë's in canine heaven :-)
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