The 4th largest economy in the world, California
Laguna Moon, Southern California
This landscape series was all taken from the 5th floor balcony at the Towers, Laguna Woods, Southern California
Rain on Irvine
Mount St. Antonio, North of LA
LA late evening sun
Michael Heizer's "Levitated Mass" at Lacma, LA
"Levitated Mass" and Palms, LA
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, LA
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art - A Hi-res artwork image showing Newfoundland
S. Oschin Air and Space Center (sp.), California Science Center (sp.), LA
S. Oschin Air and Space Center, Douglas DC-8 and a Northrop F-20
Statice, Sea Lavender or Limonium
Soap Aloe (Aloe saponaria
King Palm inflorescence spathe (a protective sheath or "cover" that surrounds a developing palm flower cluster)
Banana flower and fruit, LA
Banana flower (detail), LA
Banana visitor
Flower and fruit clusters of a King Palm, Laguna Woods, Southern California
Orange Bird of Paradise or Crane Flower, SoCal
Hibiscus
Southern Magnolia seeds
Arbutus
Nuttall's Woodpecker (female) arriving
....and away
Great Egret
Two Crane Flowers and a Great Egret
Cassius Blue on a rose
American Crow
American Crow
Green Bottle Fly on Leucadendron
Dew on flakey bark
Yellow-rumped Warbler
California Towhee
Western Honey Bee visiting Milkweed
Honey Bee visiting Cape Honeysuckle
Irrigation Control Valve Bee Hive
Milkweed Bugs on their eponymous plant
Black Phoebe
Yellow-rumped Warbler (yes, they were everywhere)
Gram Blue Butterfly
Pie-billed Grebe
Song Sparrow
Western Bluebird
Northern House Wren
Northern House Wren
Common Yellowthroat
White-throated Swifts (so fast !)
Western Bluebird
White-crowned Sparrow
American Bushtit
Swinhoe's White-eye (introduced)
Bushtit
Turkey Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Audubon's Warbler
Natal Plum
Yellow-rumped Warbler (immature or non-breeding)
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-tailed Hawk
Peregrine Falcon pair
Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Fluffing up
nail biting
A spot of leg preening
Head scratching
A selection of Hummers. This is an Allen's
Hummingbird Series
Allen's Hummingbird
Acrobatics.......
Western Fence Lizard
Eastern Fox Squirrel (introduced and invasive), but very cute......
....and home