
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Door in the Tree

Saturday, September 29, 2007
Friday, September 28, 2007
Squirrels


Squirrels everywhere. After the dogwoods, they're after the seeds in the broad leaf maples. The ground squirrel is on the lodgepole pine's roots at the end of the Creek--he's looking out across the Merced.
Now, last night after I went off line, and opened the door to paddle to the can, I was surprise to hear what sounded like a cat snarling, and then across the road between the cars I could see what looked like a bear walking away. I didn't follow, Nature was calling!, but I wish I had, I'd like to know what it was, a bear, a mountain lion, a bobcat, or just an odd tourist!? Lesson is to always have my little 3x handy.
Some clouds came in, and cool today, moon hidden now behind broken clouds.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Acorn Deer

Dragonflies and black and dark brown butterflies are back...no ducks...or the tiger swallowtails. On the cold days the nights are quiet...but the crickets are back, but not nearly as loud.
These are what I call the "perfect" days...sunny and blue and just the right temperature with the trees beginning to change colors...and not so many people!
Friend says he sees a white crane over in Liedig Meadow, and hears the owl too.
DVD burner came from Amazon..hope it works.
The Creek continues to dry out.
I've noticed for a long time they put hawk calls in TV commercials..just thought I'd mention that!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tile Frog

Did a Creek walkabout, chased the Hawk again. In the morning before dawn I've been hearing an owl...maybe next time I'll chase it too!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Creek Heron

Monday, September 24, 2007
Coyote


Walkedabout with a friend today who got a new 12x too...saw the Hawk, some dear, woodpeckers...and away from the Creek over by the Post Office a bear was up in an Oak tree...and got video and pics. Very cool. On my own in the afternoon more deer by Curry and woodpeckers by Indian Canyon, which I cant figure how to go up...there should be old use trail there.
Oh, let me add the Fierce Bird...brb...this one by the Woodpecker Tree in Cooks Meadow.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Dogwood Seeds

Heard the Hawk make one call from the Bus Stop, and saw a glimpse of it by the Cabin...later in the walkabout I followed the call in front of me, scanning the Tree Tops, then it was behind mefinally saw a glimpse as it flew over the Creek towards the Lower Falls Stop.
My Gear was turned into Lost and Found, and 'am grateful to the anonymous Finder.
Took video of Deer, Does with a Fawn, lazing in the ferns and grasses on the Superintendant's House bike path under the oaks.
And a telephoto pic of a trickle coming over the Falls top...a start for the Equinox!
Cold, but clearing up.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Forest Hawk Sighting

Well, I had a merry time chasing a red tail hawk on the walkabout...first I heard it's call, this at the Creek's end while taking pics of Sentinel...then decided to look for it, and just up the dry channel it was high atop a Ponderosa, right on top just like the one in Tuolumne. I got video, tiny, and recorded it's call, then it flew by me and I followed it to the tree it went too. From there it flew to another tree, me in tow, and I almost got a great pic, but slow to mount the camera on the tripod!, did get a hand held blurry, then it flew to another tree, and I got video, which this still is from. There was another one I heard too calling from the Bridge end of the Creek.
In the excitement I left some gear at the Creek end, and went back tonight with headlamp to look, but not there. Hope it gets turned in. Moon was coming up right over Sentinel, peeking through the clouds. Very pretty.
It's cold, and rained a bit, but no snow to speak of, maybe way up there, have to see if Half Dome is dusted tomorrow.
I hope the Hawk is the Creek Hawk...and I'll see it again.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Tiny Bird in Willow Branches

Thursday, September 20, 2007
Three Birds

Squirrels were out and about too...I should have given more time to the walkabout.
More rain maybe coming...have to check weather site.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Doe and Fawn
Illusive Bird's Name

It's a Northern Flicker. I thought it was a small hawk at first, it has a short piercing call like one. It landed in a cedar right behind the cabin early this morning, and I managed to get a blurry still...camera's batteries went dead, and the backups were dead too...forgot to charge them! All the pics blurred out because of this.
Later, the Creek was smokey from control burn across the Merced. Curious to see tomorrow what some of my favorite sit down and wait sites on that side have come too. It was right across form where the Creek meets the Merced.
The firemen do a good job. Lot of tourists canceled tour tickets though, can't see things through the smoke!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Small Brown Bird, Melospiza melodia

The Creek here, what's left of it, is about a foot across and an inch deep! Yes, this is all the water coming over the Falls...where it comes to the Merced. Makes the Robins pic kinda neat...
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Creek View

Saturday, September 15, 2007
Duck Harbor

I tried to get this pic before, but an acorn fell from the tree with a plop splash, woke the duck up which proceeded to preen. This time acorns were falling too, but I got this pic, eye closed...next pic the eye is open! I call it Duck Harbor as there's always some ducks in this Creek pond...it's midway...where there's a Tiki outlet from I guess the Superintendent's House. Cool today, wore my hooded pullover. Heard a Hawk, saw the Illusive Bird fly off...seems to be grasshopper and dragonfly season the last couple weeks.
Friday, September 14, 2007
Blue Jay Feathers

Bus gobbled up walkabout time...only about fifteen minutes by the creek. It's getting cooler, but still in my t-shirts, and window open at night. I'm sleeping better and dont feel so tired. I dont do well in the heat.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Backyard Bus
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Two Trees
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Illusive Bird
Monday, September 10, 2007
Under the Bridge

Merced looks a bit like the Creek...lots of gravel beaches, and reflecting ponds.
This pic from a couple days ago...I did a little sequence of pics following the Creek from the Bridge to the Merced.
Reminded me of the entry tunnels to the Magic Kingdom...which in the seven years there I passed through many times.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Giant Crane Fly

It was on the sink, when I went to wash, shave and brush my teeth. Quite a pic, if I do say so...I even used the new tripod.
This isn't good, my backspace key is sticking!
Only a few minutes by the Creek...busy purchasing a used VW Bus, which will soon join the menagerie here at Tree in the Door! Presently it doesn't run, so it might sit awhile. Last one I had did so for six years, until my family tired of it to the point I had to give it away...it was just on blocks, a few weeds...
Photo buffs will note the shading in the corners, which I think is caused by the nature of the lens...vignetting?
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Creek Butterfy

I have three kinds of pics, pics, stills, and video. I crop the pics at 72 dpi. The stills are at low res too, so these upload quick. Problem I'm having with video is it's a higher res than blogger wants, and it takes some time to lower it and upload...I think that's what's happening! So, I'll try to make a lower dpi copy at my end.
Well, hooey, it uploads quick, but it's useless!
Friday, September 7, 2007
Blue Jay Talking

On the walkabout I felt a bit disconsolate, and sat awhile at the Twin Fallen Trees. Blue Jay came by, talking to itself as always too, and left a smile...see video.... oh, it's too slow!!
a poem
The Creek Hawk
I could toll our memories,
But they are ours, and ours alone.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Chirp...chirp...Bird

I'll try to upload the video...
Well, that worked! I'll have to go back to previous posts and add the videos.
The bird appears to be a Red Breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canandensis.
Yosemite Creek Hawk

Got the best pics and video yet. Some question if it's a Goshawk, or Redtail Hawk. Everyone around and about the Lodge has been seeing it. Even flew into the Food Court windows I heard.
12x resolution is such I can zoom in on one of the Hawk's eyes in the pic and see the Creek reflected.
It seems healthy enough...hope it's not sick. Maybe the heat makes it perch near the ground.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Fish
Monday, September 3, 2007
Creek Squirrel
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Two Deer
Duck on Creek

Saturday, September 1, 2007
Bird on Twig

This is cropped from very center of the photo...the tripod definitely helps!!
I've learned to use the the bracket focus, and the braket expossure, and I wondered how to do to both together...and discovered the M setting. Here I can use the navigation button to change F stops, and shutter speeds, and in movie mode...and with a little study I think I can get it to take quick sequence. I can bracket the old fashion way in this mode...M for Manual...
I...I'm a little slow to take so long to find this out!!
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