Last week I did a short bike ride around Wildhorse golf course to check out the burrowing owls. Mostly they were just hanging out next to their burrow but when a dad came by with his dog off leash it scared one of the owls up into a small tree nearby.
In the field just to the east of the golf course and the owls a northern harrier was being harassed by a red winged blackbird as it cruised low to the ground.
The bike ride was supposed to be a short one as Mir and I had some shopping to do but the clouds told me to hang out just a bit longer. A small creek near the owl dens set up a nice foreground for the sunset.
The reflections in the creek were a good enough show by themselves.
Last friday evening I had an assignment out past Rumsey. While I wasn't excited about the 50 mile drive, each way, I figured it would be a good opportunity to check out the scenery around the county. I found a nice old oak in the middle of a field near Madison and, with a young crescent moon following the sunset, I trekked through the dirt to try and capture it.
Yesterday, after an assignment in Woodland, I again took advantage of a drive through the country and stopped at a freshly planted corn field. Clouds from the passing storm and vignetting from a large aperture helped set up a moody shot.
Not having to travel very far for cool photos has made life a little easier. And, as if on cue, a pair of white tailed kites have set up a nest in a tree three houses down from us. Now I barely have to leave my front porch to get cool photos.
The thing I'm looking forward to most, though, is when I will have a beautiful new subject to shoot every day here in our house.
Someday soon.
