| Getting started on the west side | 
| The road around the mountain | 
| Back behind the mountain | 
| Incoming | 
| Some vintage nectar | 
| Sampling some Ocotillo flowers on top of the bunch | 
| Iridescent green feathers | 
| A hummingbird can beat its wings 12 to 80 times per second | 
| This Gopher Snake was 3 1/2 to 4 feet long | 
| The Gopher Snake's head, unlike the rattlesnake's, is narrow | 
| The snake didn't even move away while I photographed it | 
| Desert Zinnias, Prickly Pear Cactus and Tortugas Mountain | 
 
5 comments:
Great set of images today, Packrat. And how incredibly lucky to get the hummingbird's image several times.
It's a shame there's a tower on Tortugas (for several reasons), because your final image would be great if the tower weren't in the frame. PhotoShop anyone?
Great photos!
Scott:
There is a tower atop Tortugas, but that's not it. What you're seeing there is the flowerless stalk of a Soaptree Yucca.
I appreciate the compliment on the images. I was indeed lucky to photograph that hummingbird.
Caroline:
Thanks! Hope all is well in San Francisco.
Those photos of the hummingbird are amazing.
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