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WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea - the waves at Coronado Beach

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change

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I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is change. I could pick from so many different types of photos to illustrate this theme. The first thing that actually came to mind was the change of spring and the rebirth of nature around me. But then I remembered this past weekend and my visit to Coronado Beach to see the Pacific Ocean.

I love watching the ocean waves as they come and go. I could sit on the sand and watch them for hours. If you don’t pay close attention, you’ll think the waves all look the same, but they really change a lot from one to the next. They start and break in different places. Each is of a different height. The rolls never seem to appear in the same spot. Though the ocean seems constant, it’s constantly changing. Just like me!

I used my Canon Powershot G1 X for these shots with a polarizer filter and I love how the photos came out. Remember you can click on each photo to see a larger view. Enjoy!

I love watching the waves slowly form…

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change - the waves of the Pacific Ocean — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change – the waves of the Pacific Ocean

Until they reach their highest point…

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change - the constant waves of the ocean — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change – the constant waves of the ocean

And they finally break to form a nice roll.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change - the ocean waves — WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change – the ocean waves

April 12, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: California Photos, Ocean photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Water photosTags: California pictures, Coronado Beach, ocean waves, Pacific ocean waves, photography, photos, wave rolls, waves of the ocean, waves of the Pacific Ocean, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change 11 Comments

A word a week - face with proboscis of a tiger longwing butterfly

Butterflies: Tiger longwing (Heliconius hecale)

This is the last post of my series on butterflies. The other butterflies I photographed recently are the orange julia, the paper kite butterfly, the giant owl butterfly, and the postman butterfly.

The tiger longwing butterfly is quite pretty and from the photos I could find on the internet, the patterns on its wings can vary a bit from one butterfly to the other. Even though the colors are overall the same on the inside and outside of the wings, the amount of orange and white featured on each butterfly can change.

I like the butterfly I managed to capture because it really looks like tiger stripes on its wings. The colorful background is a nice to the frame. What’s your favorite butterfly out of the whole series?

Tiger longwing butterfly (Heliconius hecale)

April 11, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal PhotosTags: butterfly photos, Heliconius hecale, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of butterflies, Tiger longwing butterfly 4 Comments

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Inside - bee collecting nectar inside bags

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Overlooked

I’m participating in the online adventure travel and outdoor photography magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers. This week’s Challenge is: Overlooked. This theme is perfect for me because this is the type of photos I take most often. Photos of things that are right in front of your nose but that nobody notices even when they walk right by it. Here are a few photos of beautiful things that can be overlooked, some of them brand new, and others I’ve used in previous posts on this site.

By the way, I was selected as a honorable mention winner for this challenge for my grass photo. Yeah!

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I took this first photo last week and as I was pressing the shutter, I could see there was something peculiar about that bee. When I opened the photo file on my computer, I was in awe. Did you know that bees have bags, or pollen baskets, on their legs to carry the nectar they collect? This worker bee had obviously been very busy at collecting nectar from the fullness of its bags. How cool is that? None of the people walking by while I was taking pictures noticed this bee or all the others next to it.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Overlooked bee carries bags of nectar on legs

I took the next photo just this past weekend at the beach in Coronado, California. This little crab was half buried in the wet sand at low tide. Dozens of people walked right by it without ever noticing it. What a pity.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Overlooked crab in the sand

Did you know that grass is fuzzy? Even when you take a close-up photo of a grass blade, you may not see it, unless the grass is covered with morning dew. Then the fuzz of the grass really stands out.

Update: I won an honorable mention for this photo in the weekly contest.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Overlooked fuzzy grass covered with dew

This last photo features a red-tailed hawk sitting on the highest branch of a very tall Sycamore tree. Unless you looked up, you wouldn’t know it was there.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Overlooked red-tailed hawk in a tree

April 8, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bird photos, Bloom Photos, California Photos, Ocean photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant Photos, Water photosTags: bags of nectar on bee legs, bags of nectar on the legs of the bee, bee collecting nectar, bees carry nectar bags, crab in sand, crab on beach, dew on grass, fuzz on grass, fuzzy grass, let's be wild weekly photo challenge, Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Overlooked, morning dew, nectar bags on bee legs, photography, photos, photos of flowers, pollen basket, red tailed hawk 12 Comments

WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above - Orange julia butterfly (Dryas iulia)

Butterflies: the orange julia (Dryas iulia)

After featuring the paper kite butterfly, the giant owl butterfly, and the postman butterfly, it’s time to make room for the orange julia butterfly (Dryas iulia). And guess what? It’s orange!

I love the color combination between the orange butterfly and the pink flowers that surround him. This little guy know how to look his best! Remember you can click on the photo for a larger view.

April 7, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal PhotosTags: butterfly photos, Dryas iulia, orange julia butterfly, photography, photos, photos of butterflies 7 Comments

WordPress weekly photo challenge: From above - Postman butterfly (Heliconius Melpomene)

Butterflies: the postman butterfly (Heliconius Melpomene)

If you missed my previous butterfly showcases, take a look at the paper kite butterfly and the giant owl butterfly.

The next butterfly I spotted at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Butterfly Jungle this week is the postman butterfly (Heliconius Melpomene). I actually knew about this little guy before I saw him because he’s in one of my son’s favorite books on insects. Both the postman caterpillar and the butterfly are poisonous so birds usually leave them alone. The postman caterpillar even features long spikes all over its body, so I’m not sure who would want to eat it anyway. If the book is correct, postman butterflies really like passion flowers. That’s about how much I know about this guy!

Remember you can click on the photo below to see it in a larger format.