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Three Dog Bite

I'm linking to Michelle's Nature Notes (#407), Carmi's Thematic Photographic 395 - Letters, Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #160, and Anni's I'd Rather B Birdin'. Each host has wonderful pics of their own, plus plenty of other contributors.

Here's another picture of that New Year's Eve hawk in D.C.:

Typical platter bird scene:

For letters, I'm going with Manhattan Pizza. In Virginia. (BTW, cold leftover pizza is great with morning coffee.)

Oh, about my post title:

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Happy New Year!

My contribution to Michelle's Nature Notes (#406) and Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #159. Here's Amelia:

How about a pair of dogs with bones?

I'm also linking to Anni's I'd Rather B Birdin'.


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Dogs, Birds, and Christmas Orbs

My contribution to Michelle's Nature Notes (#405) and Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #158.
Here are Amelia and Miley:

I'm also linking to Anni's I'd Rather B Birdin'. I haven't been out and about too much, so here are the platter birds:

And it's too long since we've had any orbs around here. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or just have a great weekend if that's your thing!

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Miley and More

My contribution to Michelle's Nature Notes (#404). Also, to Carmi's Thematic Photographic 393 - Dirty. Also, it's already time (and then some) for Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #157 and Anni's I'd Rather B' Birdin'.

Get your dirty paws off the counter, Miley!!

That's better.

Here's Rory, surveying the back 40:

P.S. Bird pics to come soon....Here are some from a craft show:

Incoming mockingbird fence:

It was so windy out, Nutkin didn't stop clinging to this board even when I opened the kitchen door to take his pic:

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Autumn and Rainbow Colors

My contribution to Michelle's Nature Notes (#403). And I'm also linking to Carmi's Thematic Photographic 392 - Colors of the rainbow.
As you can see, this red maple has dropped a lot of leaves, but it's still brilliant.

Here's an interesting house on the way to Rock Creek Park:

This horse was in the Park Police corral in Rock Creek Park.

Here's Nutkin!

UPDATE: As it is Saturday (already!), I am also linking to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #156, and Anni's I'd Rather B Birdin'.
The leucistic house sparrow still shows up once in a while:

Apparently, December 1 was laundry day:


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Talk Is Cheep!

Here are the places I meant to link to last week:

Michelle's Nature Notes (#402)

Carmi's Thematic Photographic 391 - Repetitive

Gosia k. is doing good fences now.

And Eileeninmd's Critters are on Saturday, still.




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Platter Birds, Porch Birds

My contribution to Eileeninmd's Saturday's Critters #154. And I'm also linking to Anni's I'd Rather B Birdin'. I've been experimenting with the Canon G15 a lot lately. I suspect that it's become worn and damaged through use (and abuse, it's hit the floor once or twice), auto-mode doesn't work the way I'm used to. But it still can take decent pics, especially in macro mode. So now I'm trying other modes I've never bothered with before.
D.C. platter birds:




West Virginia porch birds:


Here's a turkey vulture:

I'm also linking to Carmi's Thematic Photographic 390 - Out for a walk. Of course that happens several times a day when there's a dog in your household. Here's Theda having a drink from Lake Siri:

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Doggy Thanksgiving

This is my contribution to TexWiscGirls ultimate Good Fences #140 - The Final. Thank you, TWG, for hosting and commenting on everyone's blogs!

I snapped these sparrows last Thursday for Good Fences.

Here's Theda going though the community garden project at Rock Creek Park.

Practicing doggy yoga on the porch in West Virginia.

I'm also linking to Michelle's Nature Notes (#401). I've had a few Canon G-15s (like Spinal Tap drummers, they keep exploding). I find that they take good pics in the auto setting, so that's what I've mainly stuck with. But this one is not working that well anymore in auto mode, especially on white flowers, etc. I'm experimenting with the shutter speed priority and aperture priority modes (you pick one, the camera picks the other), and the Leucistic House Sparrow remains in the neighborhood.

The colors are better, but the pic should be sharper given that it was taken on a tripod about six feet away with a remote shutter. More experiments to come.

And now for the conclusion of our Doggy Thanksgiving:



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