When I go out with the camera, I go in search of...
whatever. Sometimes whatever yields a nice surprise.
Went to the upper end of Lake Berryessa today. The light was dull, but gave some interesting results none the less.
This little fellow scampered under my feet. I swung the camera around and shot blindly. The place is full of these ground squirrels. It's a wonder the lake doesn't leak out though all the holes.
The osprey are nesting. And what a nest this was!
PG&E generally puts up platforms for the osprey to prevent what happened in the previous photo.
But the surprise of the day was the pelicans. There was a very large flock of the darn things, flying in, landing, floating. Just generally having a good old time.
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I love 'em! Low light (cloudy days) here in summer is usually a plus for photographers - there's just so MUCH light! My husband takes great photos, and your Pelicans are reminiscent of a shot he got of local Arctic Swans - same number of birdies, a pond up the Haul Road on gravel, no development -
Thank yoiu! 
I especially love the motion in the bird pics, but that damned squirrel is wonderful too.
Nice going!
Beautiful, beautiful work.
All great shots, but I like the one of the 4 pelicans & their reflection. 
they are all great, but catching birds in various stages of landing or taking off fascinates me............ 
