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Category: United States of America

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The mimic in the bushes.

Northern Mockingbird – the many-tongued mimic

February 9, 2016February 20, 2016 Sandy

To shoot a mockingbird was the ultimate quest. After a year of waiting, it finally happened. Meet the many-tongued mimic – the Northern Mockingbird Continue reading Northern Mockingbird – the many-tongued mimic

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Fading Glow

Cary Glen – Images of a lovely North Carolina lake

January 27, 2016January 26, 2016 Sandy

Cary Glen in North Carolina has little cosmic significance. It is a little lake in a little town. But nature thrives here, and it provides a much-needed escape from life’s machinations Continue reading Cary Glen – Images of a lovely North Carolina lake

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Balcony Safari – The idle joy of birding

September 17, 2015September 13, 2015 Sandy

Why go on an expensive safari to watch birds when your backyard is just as well endowed as any forest? Continue reading Balcony Safari – The idle joy of birding

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Skies threaten of a storm

Chasing a Sunset

September 16, 2015September 13, 2015 Sandy

When a sunset that seemed improbable only a moment ago bloodies the sky, it becomes the fulcrum balancing idle desolation and mad euphoria. A photographic meditation Continue reading Chasing a Sunset

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Encounter with a picky eater – Carolina Anole

June 23, 2015 Sandy

One thing is clear after watching this Carolina Anole wrestle a stick-fast caterpillar off its leafy perch – this picky eater really loves its greens Continue reading Encounter with a picky eater – Carolina Anole

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A northern elephant seal asleep on the seashore at Point Reyes

Slumbering Giants – Northern Elephant Seals of Point Reyes

June 15, 2015June 16, 2015 Sandy

Epiphany on wandering into a gentlemen’s club of sexually exhausted Northern Elephant Seals on a beach in Point Reyes Continue reading Slumbering Giants – Northern Elephant Seals of Point Reyes

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Rancho La Brea – a time machine in asphalt

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 Arun

The George C Page Museum of Tar Pit Discoveries in Rancho La Brea, Los Angeles, California features some stunningly well-preserved mammal fossils from the Pleistocene. It’s a journey back in time but — shudder! — those Sabertooth canines are unnerving! Continue reading Rancho La Brea – a time machine in asphalt

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Anna's Hummingbird

Encounter – Anna’s Hummingbird

March 23, 2015March 21, 2015 Sandy

Meeting Anna’s Hummingbird, with its startling metallic pink head and dazzling green plumage, is nothing short of birding epiphany Continue reading Encounter – Anna’s Hummingbird

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Japanese painting

Whiteout: Winter Storm Thor shows his artistic side

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015 Sandy

As Winter Storm Thor freezes North America in his icy tentacles, Sandeep Somasekharan wriggles free to reveal some stunning snowscapes. Continue reading Whiteout: Winter Storm Thor shows his artistic side

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Peace prevails in November: Download the wallpaper

November 8, 2014January 4, 2015 Sandy

Our November wallpaper comes to you, born of a moment of peace at Natural Bridges beach, Santa Cruz, CA. Download. Enjoy. Share. Continue reading Peace prevails in November: Download the wallpaper

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