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Bird watching…couch style

My camera has just enough zoom power that I can sit on my couch while simultaneously watching TV and birds! The cardinals are extremely boisterous, so I can easily tell when they are feeding. I just turn my head, turn on the camera, and start snapping. Not all of these were taken that way, but most were.

I’ve had a lot of fun researching what kinds of birds these were as well. Some are easier to identify than others. Some have several attributes that match pictures I’ve found online, except for one big difference, like color, or the beak shape, or the tail. So I’m not 100% sure on all of these, but eh, probably 85-90% certain.

When the weather gets nicer, I’m hoping that I’ll be able to sit outside and they’ll still come around to feed. I want some different angles ;-)

ChickadeeChickadee mcm

Chickadee in the snowChickadee in snow mcm

Tufted Titmouse with snow-covered seedTufted Titmouse mcm

Tufted Titmouse & House FinchTufted Titmouse & House Finch mcm

House FinchHouse Finch 1 mcm

House Finch in snowHouse Finch in show mcm

This is either a Carolina Wren or an American Tree Sparrow. There are attributes of both in this guy and I don’t have any other angles. And this is the only time I’ve seen this one. Hoping he’ll come by again and I can do some further research.Carolina Wren I think or American Tree Sparrow mcm

Black-eyed JuncoDark-eyed Junco side mcm

Black-eyed Junco. This is one of those birds that looks completely different depending on what shot you get. I spent a long time looking these up, when they were the same bird!Dark-eyed Junco in tree1 mcm

Black-eyed Junco close-upDark-eyed Junco in tree2 mcm

Blue Jay in the grassBlue Jay mcm

Blue Jay at the feederBlue Jay feeder mcm

Female Cardinalfemale cardinal mcm

Male Cardinalmale cardinal mcm

Cardinals togethercardinals together3  mcm

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Fun with Macro 2

Twix is a momma’s boy who has to be right next to me at all times. I therefore have a lot of pictures of him because well, he’s always there and always doing something really damn cute. He’s also a very sound sleeper. I couldn’t resist the urge.

CLOSE UP of Twix

Oh, hello. I’m sorry, am I disturbing you?

Good morning Twix!

I was actually able to get 9 shots of him like that before he woke up. He’s such a lazy lump!

Snickers on the other hand never sits still. But I’ll sneak up on him one of these days and catch him in the act of being cute ;-)

Sneaky Snickers

Ok, so this is a cheat, not a macro at all, but I caught him in the act of being his usual sneaky self.

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Richmond Zoo 2012

So, rather than talking about walking around the zoo and naming all of the obvious animals, I’m going to be silly and give each one a caption. Well, almost all of them. Some aren’t silly enough for a caption, but I can’t not post them ;-)

I am NOT a flamingo! But, I kinda wanna be…

I AM a Flamingo. Boom!

Those stupid Flamingoes and all their peacocking get on my nerves.

Nothing funny…he was my favorite out of the whole zoo.

I really wish I could post video. He grabbed a piece of cardboard and scooped that noodle thing closer so he could grab it. They are so intelligent, it’s hard to see them in cages.

This guy liked to pose.

Did someone say fresh-baked cookies!?!

Hey don’t cut me out of the picture!

Black Swan. That is all.

It’s a parrot. It’s a parrot.

Hard to tell where one ends and another begins…

How you doin’?

Yes, mmhmm, this is my good side.

Maybe if I stand really still that other one will go away…wait that’s weird, when I turn my head, it does too…

Yup, Zebras.

Ruff-a-grufffa!

Just a watering hole.

Oh, well, hi, hello, how are you?

Pssst! Hey, hey, you got any sardines?

I feel pretty, oh so pretty…

LITTLE BABY!

LITTLE BABY!!

LITTLE BABY!!!

Did someone say Zebras?

Tigers on the prowl.

Someone looks like he wants a whisker scrub!

It’s good to be king.

Pretty Kitty!

Yawn!

YAAWWNN! Aaannnd I’m done!

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Cutest cats

I have the cutest cats in the world. That is all.

2 months old

3 months old

4 months old

8 months old

9 months old

1 year old

2 years old

3 years old

4 years old

5 years old

6 years old (they were particularly lovely at that age and I couldn’t pick just one picture)

7 years old

8 years old (added in 2013)

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