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Thursday, January 14, 2010 - Bosque Birdwatchers RV Park, San Antonio NM

 Vermilion Flycatcher, Percha Dam State Park, Arrey NM, January 12, 2010
Vermilion Flycatcher, Percha Dam State Park, Arrey NM, January 12, 2010

These colorful little Vermilion Flycatchers are quick to launch out from a perch to snatch an insect out of the air 40 or 50 feet away. This little guy let me snap away at him at work for the better part of an hour but my little Panasonic DMC-FZ28 at 18x wasn't really up to the task. One could easily lust after better equipment at times like these. I caught a few in flight shots that could have been spectacular with a better camera.

Night camp

Site 16 - Bosque Bird Watcher's RV Park, San Antonio NM

Roses

Out by the road on the far side of the house is a wild rose bush. It's mostly thorns. We never water it or cut it back. It just lives on its own. It makes tiny yellow roses that never relax. I think the buds know that opening up is the beginning of the end.

The Box Children, Sharon Wyse

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