Rick's Photo Blog

IMGP1187, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.

I often wonder exactly what Socks is thinking about as he sits staring off into space. This shot was taken mainly to experiment with diffused flash and I was pretty happy with how it turned out.

IMGP1113, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.

In the last week or so I have seen an occasional Monarch Butterfly around the yard. I’ve tried a time or two to get a photo but they would fly off before I could get close. Today I saw a couple fly by and got my camera. After a few minutes standing near the butterfly bush I saw six or eight flying around the bush and got a few shots after they became used to me being there.

IMGP0867, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.

We had a relaxing day today after the travels of the week. This morning we enjoyed watching the hummingbirds at the feeder in the front yard. We have discovered that hummingbirds are not good a sharing. One bird guards the feeder in the back while another guards the one in the back. Any other birds approaching the feeder are quickly chased off as the bird standing guard swoops down from a perch above the feeder.

This morning we saw as many as five hummingbirds flying around the feeder in the front and the photo above is a rare occasion where three birds shared the feeder. I also uploaded a video to my Flickr site (which you can access by clicking on the photo above) that shows the birds sharing the feeder.

IMGP0777, originally uploaded by GvilleRick.

This afternoon I went to see the end of a Band Competition at our school stadium. This shot is one I took as a possible headline image. I ended up using a shot of the whole band instead but do like this shot.