Some desert stuff

[gb6491]

Just thought I'd post some stuff I see when out and about here in the desert southwest.
I like sunrise (these are all shot with the "HDR Paint" effect on my camera).





Regards,
Greg

[gb6491]

In keeping with the early morning theme, I came upon the following one morning near the edge of the desert.
It was still dark at the time and at first it looked like a couple of folks had set out to watch sunrise in style.
I was about to drive on past, but didn't like how the one on the left arms looked so I stopped to see if they needed help.
It turned out to be damned creepy. Took some photos in the dark, but they didn't show the detailwell or convey the feeling, so I took some more on my return trip a few hours later:





Regards,
Greg

[gb6491]

You wouldn't want to step here of morning:

Still, they are a little lethargic if it's chilly enough:


They do get going eventually:

Here's another that was sunning himself on the road:

[jeepster09]

Very cool....I however think only a dead snake is a good snake.

[jeepster09]

Just thought I'd post some stuff I see when out and about here in the desert southwest.
I like sunrise (these are all shot with the "HDR Paint" effect on my camera).





Regards,
Greg

Awesome pictures!

[gb6491]

Here's a Red Tail hawk


There's also one at the top of this butte:

I tried to film it as it was calling (the video is a little shakey, but if you turn up your volume you can hear it):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz9c3XrdsfI
Regards,
Greg

[gb6491]

Awesome pictures!

The subject matter deserves all the credit, but thank you kind sir
Regards,
Greg

[gb6491]

Vultures (kind of creepy in their own right):



The object of their affection:

Regards,
Greg

[Southerngunner]

In keeping with the early morning theme, I came upon the following one morning near the edge of the desert.
It was still dark at the time and at first it looked like a couple of folks had set out to watch sunrise in style.
I was about to drive on past, but didn't like how the one on the left arms looked so I stopped to see if they needed help.
It turned out to be damned creepy. Took some photos in the dark, but they didn't show the detailwell or convey the feeling, so I took some more on my return trip a few hours later:





Regards,
Greg

Great pics. Did you make sure the old woman didn't have a body under all of that Desert folks seem to have special sense of humor. I love it.

[gb6491]

An Indigo bush:

Bees were having at the blossoms:




Regards,
Greg

[Bawanna]

Reckon there's probably snakes in that field of flowers (poppies?) too huh.

Beautiful country, can almost smell the sage etc, but I can surely do without them snakes. My ears don't work so good to hear them rattles, and I got an extremely low tolerance to getting bit by serpents.

I've heard you don't bother them they won't bother you but heard the same about bees and I got stung twice in one day last year minding my own business too. They just weren't civil and it smarted some too.

Reckon a snake bit smarts much worse.

[gb6491]

Great pics. Did you make sure the old woman didn't have a body under all of that Desert folks seem to have special sense of humor. I love it.

Yes sir, I know what you mean about the sense of humor and I did check. The eyes on that one were done really well, seemed to follow you as you moved around it.
Regards,
Greg

[gb6491]

Reckon there's probably snakes in that field of flowers (poppies?) too huh.

Beautiful country, can almost smell the sage etc, but I can surely do without them snakes. My ears don't work so good to hear them rattles, and I got an extremely low tolerance to getting bit by serpents.

I've heard you don't bother them they won't bother you but heard the same about bees and I got stung twice in one day last year minding my own business too. They just weren't civil and it smarted some too.

Reckon a snake bit smarts much worse.

Boss, in my experience they pretty much will leave you alone if you leave them alone, just don't startle them or be too close when you do.
That not being too close works well whatever their demeanor.
The bees around that bush were pretty much live and let live, but I don't trust them a bit....been stung a few times myself.
Regards,
Greg

[gb6491]

My dog Jack is going about his business seemingly unaware of the assassin above him:

And it's just not the precariously perched rock:

Wonderful camouflage:

Jack did want to discuss the matter with another one, but it wasn't of a mind too:


Regards,
Greg

[gb6491]

There's some deer out this way as well, but I have a hard time getting any decent shots of them:





Regards,
Greg