Balloon and girl; and Godzilla
At the balloon store yesterday. I like the girl better.
A closer view of me with six of the Backyard Bird Photography books
Learning to highlight the subject so the subject doesn’t get lost in the background.
Mallard in the city
I ran across this bird recently and thought the fountain in the background was interesting. 
In the garden a couple of days ago
The setup with the hummingbird feeder (hidden behind me in the first photo) and the lavender background. Working on the Black-chinned Hummingbird female, who has gotten used to me and doesn’t fly off when I’m standing six feet away. Yesterday, I went toward the feeder to clean it off just as she was arriving, then she flew off to the right, into the orchid tree. I went back to the camera and in a flash, she landed on the feeder. She knows where I’m going. 
Northern Mockingbird fledglings in Santa Monica
I heard the voices of the little birds as I walked by this hedge, then got a couple of shots of one of them. The parent showed up a few minutes later to feed them, so I took off. Right off of a main street, too. 
Palo Verde tree in bloom in my yard
