I'm a big fan of the icelandic poppies this time of year that are always planted in front of the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. I love the play of light as it shines through their thin petals. There's also some nice magnolias, a trumpet looking bloom and a passion flower on a banana leaf that I felt looked like a tropical painting!
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SF Golden Gate Park- Pond January 26, 2018 - Birds
Walked around Golden Gate Park on a cool, grey afternoon. Stumbled upon a bird drying it's wings- anyone know what type it is? Another couple birds with great hairdos (feather do?) caught a fish and was trying to eat it... the fish was pretty big for this bird!
Hawks! SF Botanical Garden January 2018
I just love hawks (or any bird of prey). They are beautiful and typically observing their surroundings. This particular hawk watched me as I walked around to try and get a better photo. He was a good 50-100 feet up in the tree, so it was a bit of a tough shot. I don't think he liked me watching him and taking photos... towards the end he flew right at me and was screeching- flying far off into the distance.
Birds in the Aloe Vera Cactus at SF Botanical Garden
I just love walking around the SF Botanical Garden and seeing the beautiful flowers, plants and animals that are there. What a treasure for a city to have, and I highly recommend visiting. These were taken in January 2018.
Watching the Blue Jays at SF Botanical Garden
I've become a crazy bird watcher/photographer. Here are some blue bird photos I took yesterday. It was pretty cool- the birds were building their nest and let me get within only a few feet of them, they seemed very curious of this crazy person with my camera and big zoom lens. Let me know if you like them! 📸
