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La Lomita: January 2011
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Friday, January 7, 2011. Time to say goodbye again. These four months have flown by and it's time to move on to our next assignment. But don't worry. we'll be back at La Lomita in October 2011 with more photos and observations. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Visit my other photo blog. Subscribe To La Lomita. Stupid Disclaimer (required by my employer). Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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La Lomita: December 2010
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Friday, December 24, 2010. Christmas Eve at La Lomita. Storm clouds rolled in and made for dramatic skies today. Rain fall total was .70-inch. Thursday, December 23, 2010. I saw more birds today than I have since we've been back at the ranch! No photos. Maybe tomorrow.) Some familiar faces:. Chipping Sparrow ( Spizella passerina. Field Sparrow ( Spizella pusilla. But, I was also happy to see some new faces in the crowd:. Bewick's Wren ( Thryomanes bewicki. Spotted Towhee ( Pipilo maculatus. Lots of birds...
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La Lomita: September 2011
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Sunday, September 18, 2011. Yesterday's forecast called for rain. No rainfall despite the storm clouds overhead. Possibility of rain today and tomorrow. Keeping our fingers crossed. The poor deer are skinny this year due to the drought. Monday, September 12, 2011. The drought is bringing out birds and animals we have never seen at the ranch! Sunday, September 11, 2011. According to my resources at Wildbirds Unlimited this is a female or juvenile Baltimore Oriole. (A first for me! Thus the name Baltimore ...
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La Lomita: Fox
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Monday, September 12, 2011. The drought is bringing out birds and animals we have never seen at the ranch! The Common Gray Fox is found throughout Texas. They are primarily active at twilight and at night, but they are sometimes seen foraging by day in brush, thick foliage, or timber. I guess if the poor little guys are hungry enough they'll come out in the open in broad daylight. I found this fox chewing on some bones in the barnyard. September 13, 2011 at 8:43 PM. He is a handsome dude!
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La Lomita: October 2010
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Friday, October 29, 2010. We had no measurable rainfall during the month of October. (Forecast calls for 0% chance of rain in the next three days.). And now for a photographic interlude. View From The Bridge. Quite a difference from last month. Saturday, October 23, 2010. Tall grass behind the back pasture fence. If you're interested in the technical aspects of this photo (metadata and post-processing) go HERE. Saturday, October 16, 2010. Click on any photo to see a larger version). Storm Clouds at Sunset.
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La Lomita: We're back!
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011. Happy to be back at La Lomita for our third stay. The big news:. My, oh my. it's really dry! I knew the creek would be low but I wasn't expecting it to be bone dry. Instead of standing on the bank and feeding the catfish as we normally would do, we walked along the middle of the dry creek bed. It was surreal. According to the USGS we have had no significant rainfall since September 2010 and the drought is predicted to last through the fall of 2012. Visit my other photo blog.
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La Lomita: January 2010
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Saturday, January 2, 2010. Time to say goodbye. Click photo to enlarge). This was a temporary work assignment for us and it is time to move on. Tomorrow is our last day at the ranch. We have thoroughly enjoyed it here at La Lomita. I'll keep this blog up but there won't be any new posts. You can keep up with our latest photographic adventures on my other blog:. Here's wishing you a very happy 2010! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Visit my other photo blog. Time to say goodbye. Subscribe To La Lomita.
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La Lomita: September 2009
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009. Eastern Phoebe and Lark Sparrow. The Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe. Is a member of the Flycatcher (Tyrannidae) family. I began seeing this bird a couple of months ago but I couldn't get a close enough look to identify it. This one in particular is likely an immature. Eastern Phoebe because of his yellow belly and noticeably faint wingbars. You can see his tail bobbing up and down in this series of photos). A Lark Sparrow ( Chondestes grammacus. The Lark Sparrow is declini...
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La Lomita: Fawn
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Sunday, September 18, 2011. The poor deer are skinny this year due to the drought. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Visit my other photo blog. Subscribe To La Lomita. Stupid Disclaimer (required by my employer). Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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La Lomita: October 2009
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Saturday, October 31, 2009. This is the American Snout (Libytheana carinenta). Butterfly. Hundreds of them flew over the ranch throughout the day. I spent quite a bit of time trying to get a photo. This is the only one. While he may not be the most beautiful, this little butterfly has an interesting story. Its population explosion and subsequent migration is a direct result of the drought-ending rains we have been experiencing. Click the photo to see a larger version). I couldn't believe it when I saw th...
