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1st 3: mountain views from our property
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Dr. K, Willow, Frio and I did a pretty strenuous bushwhack through the forest behind our cabin this morning, going much further than we usually do.
While climbing the hill Willow, Frio and I spotted a Mule Deer buck ahead; we never got a good look at him because he moved higher and out of sight.
What Dr. K and I did see properly was a male Flame Skimmer dragonfly that stopped for a while, allowing me to take photos. When I tried sneaking in front of him for a head-on shot he took off. This was the first time we'd ever seen this bright orange beauty.
After depositing the Heelers in the cabin Dr. K and I went to shovel up some dog poop on our road, and then we did some forestry work just beyond the road, moving a fallen tree out of the way and trimming a few overhanging branches. All in a day's work for the Sacramento Mountains gang.
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The "O"s on shade break
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This & next 5: photos from forest bushwhack
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This & next: 1st ever sighting of a male Flame Skimmer
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Libellula saturata
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Another shade break for Frio and Willow
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Willow and Frio in the shade from our cabin
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1 comment:
Beautiful images of the Flame Skimmer Dragonfly.
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