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Macro Monday: Black-crowned night heron

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I got the opportunity to photograph a couple of black-crowned night heron herons up close during the holidays. These photos are not technically macro but I didn’t have to zoom in to be able to get these close shots. The lighting was less than perfect so this is the best I got that day. The funny thing is, both herons look like they only have one leg. They must do like flamingos and lift up a leg when they stand up somewhere for a while.

Black-crowned night heron on wooden post

Macro Monday: my first Nuttall’s woodpecker

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I know the photos below are technically zoom rather than macro, but I thought they’d fit the term since it’s hard to see one of these birds up close. We’re lucky to have thousand of bird species in San Diego, one of which is Nuttall’s woodpecker. You tend to hear woodpeckers more than you see them, so I felt very lucky when I spotted one a couple of weeks ago at a local park. Unfortunately this bird didn’t like me to follow him around. So he kept moving away as I was getting closer and I didn’t get the sharpest photos I was hoping for. Then it started to rain and I gave up after a few raindrops landed on my lens as I was pointing my camera up the trees.

Still, I’m happy to have been able to capture my first Nuttall’s woodpecker. Here he is, climbing his first tree, with his bright red head.

Macro Monday: my first Nuttall's woodpecker — Macro Monday: my first Nuttall’s woodpecker

He hid behind branches for a while.

Eventually he made his way around the trunk.

Nuttall's woodpecker on a tree trunk — Nuttall’s woodpecker on a tree trunk

Nuttall's woodpecker on a cottonwood tree — Nuttall’s woodpecker on a cottonwood tree

Have you ever seen a woodpecker where you live? Or just heard one?

December 15, 2013February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal PhotosTags: close up of woodpecker, cottonwood tree, Macro Monday, nature photography, Nuttall's woodpecker, red headed woodpecker, woodpecker in San Diego, woodpecker on tree, woodpecker zoom 8 Comments

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: One Tasmania devil

Macro Monday: Tasmanian devil

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The San Diego Zoo recently welcomed four Tasmanian devils to its Australian exhibit. They’re the only Tasmanian devils on exhibit in a zoo in America, so it’s a pretty cool experience to see them in person. They’re nocturnal animals so they sleep while the zoo is open and visitors come by, but I got lucky enough during my latest visit to see one of them move around a bit. I know these photos are technically not “macro” but this is as close as I can get to a Tasmanian devil, and that’s pretty close.

Here he is waking up from his morning nap.

Macro Monday: Tasmanian devil at the San Diego zoo

He then got up to get a drink. Check out those claws. They’re made for digging.

He went back to lay down after a few minutes.

And then he looked up right at the camera. Pretty cute face if you ask me.

December 1, 2013February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal PhotosTags: close-up of a Tasmanian devil, Macro Monday, macro of a Tasmanian devil, nature photography, Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian devil at the San Diego zoo, Tasmanian devil drinking, Tasmanian devil sleeping 16 Comments

Macro Monday: juvenile praying mantis

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Take a look at who paid me a visit this past week! This juvenile praying mantis, about half the size of an adult praying mantis, was on my window screen. It moved when I got outside.

And then it kept moving after that, not liking me taking its picture one bit.

This is probably the best photo I got out of it. Not the most cooperative subject for sure.

November 24, 2013February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal PhotosTags: baby praying mantis, green praying mantis, juvenile praying mantis, Macro Monday, nature photography, praying mantis close-up, young praying mantis 16 Comments

Close-up on a bee on pink powder puff flower

Macro Monday: bees on pink powder puff flower

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With the year-round blooms we get in San Diego, bees are busy every day. We’re lucky to enjoy colorful flower and tree blooms even when winter is approaching, which helps me greatly since it means I can take new photos every week.

Here are a few busy bees on a pink powder puff flower. The many bees on that tree weren’t happy to have me so close to them, so I had to give up after a few minutes, but I managed to get a few decent shots before I left.