Photo roundup (yee-haw!): last of 30 day photo challenge

 Tweeted these pups a while back, but here I'll make 'em BIGGER.

=)

Skipping around a bit...

Day 27: Portrait

The ever-charming brown pelican.

Apparently the blue eyes mean romance is around the corner…

Galveston, TX

Day 26: Candid photo

Ring-billed gull being a jerk, just 'cause it can.
Galveston, TX

Day 25: Time
(I'll keep it small in case it freaks you out--I get that.
You can click on it to see it larger

This fox's time is up,
but its tail is still beautiful…
Seems appropriately framed: the fallen.
Golf course north of Houston, TX

Day 28: Calm

Taken during flight home, TX to CA.

Clouds: I forgot what they looked like.

Somewhere up high

Day 29: Family

Niece holding shelly discoveries from Galveston, TX beach.

Day 30: Christmas

Beautifully decorated "Christmas" tree.
Golf course north of Houston, TX

Sweet gum, which, tho' I know them from San Diego,
are actually NATIVE to Texas.
This one was GIANT. And gorgeous.

<Checks end of 30 day photo challenge off her to do list,
with thanks to @just_do_do_it>


So, 2014…

Not big on entire year summaries, pardon.

I MAY go to a conference later this month.
A wildlife biology conference.
And possibly help recruit biologists for our company.

If so, should I dress like a corporate head hunter?
Put on high heels & wear lots of perfume & makeup?

Or, wear 100% field gear,
including oversized safety suits for inclement weather,
and carry a snake stick & wear gaiters?

Really, though, I think we should print out LARGE shots of
some of the BEAUTIFUL places we've done work,
and the SUPER cool wildlife "we've" seen.

That's the way to a wildlife biologist's heart…
at least, mine.

=)

xoxobb

Gull face

Today's photo assignment is "A face."

Annnd I chose a non-human animal face, naturally.

A rather bold western gull

hanging out at the Tides restaurant,

where I saw numerous gulls cleaning out BIG crab shells.

He is eyeing me disapprovingly as I seem to be photographing him

and NOT reaching for fried calamari to fling in his general direction.

Tomorrow's assignment is "animals."

Hm…

I'm stumped.

xoxobb

outside in -- Bodega bay, gulls and harbor seals

Day 11 theme - Outside In.

Everyone is outside, yet

the harbor seals are in a pod,

the gulls are in a flock,

the bb is in a fleece.

=)

STUNNING day, out there.

Heaven.

Joy of the beach in winter?

SUPER not crowded.

Except, maybe if you're a harbor seal or a gull.

xoxobb

seagull takes of with TINY camera & it was ON...

 


Thanks to geek.com for this, and thanks to Birdchick and Cornell Lab of Ornithology for getting the word out!

Heaven.

If you go to geek.com they also have a video interviewing the guy who DID get his camera back, at last.

Man, I wanna FLY!

bb