been watching this Harris Hawk family for several years - this year they have a nest on a Saguaro cactus - one chick has made and appearance and family members are keeping it well fed - the Harris Hawk is a family of hunters they plot and corral their prey and cooperate hunt in the Arizona Desert
I have photographed this particular cactus for several years now and it has always been a night when they bloom - this year the are blooming in the morning and gone by night time - their clocks are out of kilter - I used a white and black background board as it was way to bright with day light
these Hawks are the only raptor that hunt as family sometimes up to 5 birds - this one is sitting on a nest and 2 others come and go - they will help with the feeding -
there are so many different birds in Ecuador - took 7000+ photos and did not scratch the surface - more color- Scarlet Macaw, black head parrot, grey/blue tanager,
and Racket tail (white pants) hummer
we had planned for the solar eclipse since last year to make sure we had a RV spot on or real close to the path - Blanding Utah was just the spot- even got sunspots as a bonus in the last Fram
this Chapel is atop the Sky City mesa and very old - the Spanish explorers forced the Acoma people to build it - beautiful inside but photography is prohibited -took this with my iPhone 14 and turned it to BW in PS
we are in an RV park in Santa Fe - has a bunch of sculptures and old rusted machines - loved the truck and the clouds - did color and BW- do you have a preference ?
There is an issue with Uploading Photos (attachjments). I am not sure what the problem is, and I am looking into it. You can still try to Create your Threads and Upload your Photos, but it is hanging up during the Upload.