by Jim Coda | Dec 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
I did some more photographing in our garden recently. In exchange for a little seed, this white-crowned sparrow agreed to pose. I haven’t seen the jackrabbit who used to run around the garden when I was shooting there a couple of months ago. I hope he is...
by Jim Coda | Dec 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
A Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday season to all!
by Jim Coda | Dec 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
This 7-point bull is exhibiting the Flehmen Response with its head and upper lip raised. Certain species of mammals do this to increase their ability to detect and evaluate scent. It’s a common sight during the mating season, but it can occur any time of the...
by Jim Coda | Dec 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Crows aren’t the most beautiful or colorful birds. The same holds true for ravens. However,they are both blessed with one attribute that would seem to be more important in the wild — intelligence. Studies have shown crows and ravens to be among the...
by Jim Coda | Dec 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
This mourning dove let me get quite close. The coloring of these birds, with their black eyes, teal orbital rings and tans and grays of their bodies, is subtle, but beautiful.