Lorquin’s Admiral butterfly in the garden
It got my attention away from the Hooded Oriole for a few minutes. 
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Nanday Parakeet panorama
While I was photographing the Hooded Oriole yesterday, I heard the parakeets taking off from down the street. I went outside and panned the camera along with the birds, just catching them in time. I like the trees at the left, gives it a feeling a space, yet it’s contained. Two panoramas below. You can see them moving from right to left as they get closer to the trees.
Gopher Snake swims across pool
So I’m setting up the feeders in the garden, and there he was. He must have seen across the pool and decided to go. 
The Art of Hummingbird Gardening book is published
It arrived today. Looks very good. The proud author inspects his prize.
Wake-Robin article on Wild Turkeys published by John Burroughs Association
This was a great day and a long time ago, when I was using color slide film. The John Burroughs Association was very kind to show my Backyard Bird Photography book here and even print a photo of yours truly. Wake-Robin is the newsletter of the JBA, and this is the Winter 2015 issue.
MY BACKYARD BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK TO BE IN TRACTOR SUPPLY STORES
In May or June, these nice folks will have my book in their stores. What a treat.
