Daily Archives: August 19, 2016

God’s Dog

On August 19, 2016 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - action, animals, Arizona, close up, p&s 4 wildlife, Pic of the Day, wildlife

Coyote, Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson AZ

I am up early tomorrow and headed for the airport for the first leg of my flights to Panama…I will get to Panama City by 7:30PM tomorrow, to the hotel by 8:30, and then we have a 5AM pickup for the flight to Bocas del Toro. My posting schedule will be off for the next 9 days…but I will attempt to post at least to my Facebook and Google+ Pic for todays. This post is for tomorrow, 8/20.

God’s Dog is what the native Americans of Southern Arizona called the Coyote, and in this pose it is easy to see why. Such a beautiful animal. Again, I don’t post zoo shots that are obviously zoo…but who can resist the Coyote in its natural setting?

Sony RX10iii at 534mm equivalent field of view. 1/250th @ ISO 100 @ f4. Processed in Lightroom.

Woody the Woodpecker

On August 19, 2016 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - action, animals, Arizona, birds, close up, p&s 4 wildlife, Pic of the Day, wildlife, woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker, Ash Canyon B&B, Sierra Vista, AZ

Yet another shot from the Ash Canyon Bed and Breakfast south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. The Acorn Woodpecker is the archetypal house breaker, hammering on any solid surface, destroyer of aluminum siding and cedar shingles indiscriminately…made famous by the Disney cartoons of Woody the Woodpecker. They are the most common woodpecker in the foothills of Arizona’s Sky Islands.

Sony RX10iii at 600mm equivalent field of view. 1/320th @ ISO 100 @ f4. Processed in Lightroom.