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Alive & Trekking’s Which Way Photo Challenge: May 22, 2021

Published on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 by Russell Smith2 Comments

There’s a little robin on the trail with me.

Iconic signage on a rare grey day in Hollywood. Taken with my old Canon Powershot A1100

Another from the archives. Hollywood Blvd bustles at night. Note Egyptian Theatre and Scientology building.

Which Way Photo Challenge

Bird Weekly – Photo Challenge – Birds Seen in the Last Two Weeks

Published on April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 by Russell Smith12 Comments

You can hardly accuse me of being a master of bird photography. As you can see, my best shots come when the subject is a statue; however, I’d feel remiss if I didn’t participate in this wonderful photo challenge. I’m a firm believer in the adage, “Practice makes perfect,” so I’ll keep trying.

Bird Weekly Photo Challenge – Birds Seen in the Last Two Weeks is brought to us by Lisa Coleman whose blog is called Our Eyes Open.

CMMC – Match Words with ch or ck

Published on March 24, 2021 by Russell Smith5 Comments

Sneak submission for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – Match Words with ch or ck.

First I’d like to offer you a baCKyard feast.

You can tell it’s raining because the squirrels’ tails are wet!

Here we have the CHesapeake Bay with a big tanker.

Here we have some branCHes in front of a big, blue sky.

Mustn’t forget to include the duCKs.

Last but not least we have a staCK of wood!

Hawk!

Published on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 by Russell SmithLeave a comment

Yesterday I was enjoying a cup of coffee with a friend in a garden of a church in Eastport, Annapolis (Saint Luke’s Episcopal). A large group of birds were raising a ruckus. I realized that a hawk was on an upper branch of a tree and the other birds, robins, black birds and blue birds had banded together to drive the predator off of their territory. It was an amazing sight.

Hawk 3

I’m not positive, but I believe it was a red-tailed hawk. It fled the scene only to return a few minutes later. The melodrama was played out two more times in one hour. The third bout of hostilities was still ongoing as we left the garden.

Hawk 1 - war