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WordPress weekly photo challenge: Family

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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “family”. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

The first photo that came to mind for this family challenge is one I took recently at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. It features a new Lemur Walk exhibit where you can stand right next to the lemurs since there are no fences. The only thing is, lemurs love to nap for hours at a time so if you don’t get there early, you have no chance to enjoy a lemur walking by your side. There are five lemurs in this exhibit and when they nap, they seem to like it tight, so this is how they sleep together. My kids think this display of curly lemur tails should be called “a curl of lemurs”. I concur.

Wordpress weekly photo challenge - family of lemurs sleeping together — WordPress weekly photo challenge – family of lemurs sleeping together

I don’t share photos of my kids online so here are some other families I selected for this theme. An elephant mom and her calf.

Two brother bears displaying some brotherly love.

Brown bears - brother bears — Brown bears – brother bears

Here’s a mother panda bear and her cub at the San Diego zoo.

And last but not least, a family of Russian nesting dolls, 10 in all. The smallest one is the size of a grain of rice.

January 17, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal PhotosTags: brother bears, brown bears, elephant calf, elephant mother, lemur tails, lemurs sleeping together, nature photography, panda bear, panda bear cub, photography, photos, russian nesting dolls, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, Wordpress weekly photo challenge: Family 15 Comments

The real green heron

Last week I put a photo post together on a green heron. The problem is, it wasn’t a green heron but a black-crowned night heron. I don’t even know why I thought it was a green heron since I’ve shared photos of a green heron before and it looked nothing like this one. Anyway, I apologize for the mistake but maybe it was a premonition for what happened this past weekend. Green herons in San Diego happen to be in decline, so they’re not that easy to spot. That’s why I was pleasantly surprised to spot one at the San Diego Zoo, hanging around one of the exhibit ponds. Local birds are excellent freeloaders at the zoo: they know where to find free food in all the right places.

So here it is, the REAL green heron. It’s smaller than the black-crowned night heron, probably the size of a raven. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view. If you like what you see, feel free to subscribe and receive nature photography updates a few times a week.

Green heron looking for fish in the water

January 15, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bird photosTags: California pictures, close up of green heron, green heron fishing, green heron in San Diego, green heron in water, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of birds, San Diego heron bird 2 Comments

Macro Monday: Black-crowned night heron

Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. If you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.

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

January 5, 2014February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bird photosTags: Black-crowned night heron, California pictures, close up of green heron, Macro Monday, nature photography, night heron bird, night heron san diego, photography, photos 18 Comments

Contrast between trees in the sun and dark sky with clouds

Fall in San Diego: golden light and double rainbows

Remember that you still have a little time to purchase one of my 2014 nature photography calendars (choose between five different themes) as a holiday gift. Look in the left sidebar on my website for the most up-to-date discount coupon code. All calendars are made to order in the USA so you support the US economy with your purchase, and a starving artist (me!). I also appreciate any referral through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and of course your blog or website.

Today I want to take a little time to share a few photos I took recently. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view. The temperatures have been steadily dropping down in San Diego and we’ve had far from perfect weather these past few weeks. Fall is definitely here in San Diego.

It first started with a lot of clouds and a lot of wind, but no rain. Here’s what the golden hour looked like behind my house a couple of weeks ago. Can you believe not a single drop of rain fell on that day?

Since then, the skies have been covered with clouds, most often white puffy ones, but sometimes very gray ones. Here’s a golden sunrise behind my house from a few days ago. This is quite unusual for this time of year.

We had a ton of rain this past Saturday. The temperatures didn’t go above the 50s and I just kept shivering the whole day. But look what showed up when the rain stopped: a double rainbow! You may think it’s no big deal, but we very rarely get rainbows in San Diego (maybe two a year) and never in December. And a double rainbow? That’s once every few years. Lucky me!

Double rainbow in San Diego - December 2013 — Double rainbow in San Diego – December 2013

Since this weekend, we’ve experienced some frigid temperatures (upper 20s overnight). This is terrible for the million-dollar California crops, and probably just as bad for my snapdragons in the backyard.

But cold temperatures and a few clouds can make for another pretty sunrise. This is what I went outside to photograph yesterday morning at sunrise. Brrrrr…. but it was worth the shot.

Fall sunrise with blue sky and clouds in San Diego

How is the weather treating you where you are? Are you getting snowed in in the East Coast and the Midwest? Are you freezing in the Northwest? Is Florida even spared from this early winter?

December 11, 2013February 6, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: California Photos, Cloud photos, Landscape Photos, Photos of San Diego, Sky Photos, Sunrise Photos, Tree PhotosTags: California pictures, double rainbow San Diego December 2013, fall in San Diego, fall photos San Diego, fall sunrise in San Diego, golden hour fall foliage, golden hour yellow leaves, golden light, golden sunrise, nature photography, photography, photos, photos of trees 9 Comments

Floral Friday Fotos: Celosia flowers look like flames

Floral Friday Fotos: Celosia, the flowers on fire

Remember that my 2014 nature photography calendars are available for sale on my online Zazzle store. All calendars are made to order in the USA so you support the US economy with your purchase, and a starving artist at the same time (me!). I appreciate all referrals through Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and of course your blog or website.

Today I’m participating in Floral Friday Fotos. If you enjoy my images, I encourage you to subscribe and receive updates when I post new photos, usually 3 to 5 times a week.

Celosia are ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. Their name is derived from the Greek word κηλος (kelos), which means burned. Celosia comes in a variety of colors, but when you spot the red, orange and yellow Celosia flowers, you can understand why their flame-like look earned them their name. I hope these Celosia blooms bring some color to your day. Enjoy!