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Yellow Flowers in Morongo Valley

Posted by Steve Boer on June 5, 2017
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Some nice flowers seen along the trail in the Morongo Valley nature preserve.

Flowers in Morongo Valley
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/1000, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 400mm

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Lizard in Morongo Valley

Posted by Steve Boer on June 2, 2017
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We saw many lizards in California, but I can never resist taking a picture when one is perched so nicely on top of a rock.

Lizard in Morongo Valley
Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/1000, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 100, Focal Length: 320mm

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Western Scrub-jay

Posted by Steve Boer on January 7, 2016
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On our trip to Palm Springs in November we visited the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve again. This jay appeared by the path in almost exactly the same spot as when we were there in February of 2014. So I’m pretty sure it must be the same bird I photographed last time. It’s kind of interesting that a small bird like that would have the same territory for a long time.


Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/500, Aperture: f/8, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 320mm

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Pudgy Bluebird of Happiness

Posted by Steve Boer on March 3, 2014
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Here’s another shot from the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve. Ironically, there were more birds in the parking lot area than we saw on the whole hike. This western bluebird was looking very puffed up as he perched on the entrance sign to the hiking trails.

Whenever I think of bluebirds, it always reminds me of a certain Gary Larson Far Side cartoon. There’s a sad-looking guy sitting on the edge of the bed in his dingy apartment with a chicken in the window. The caption reads “The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression”.

Pudgy Bluebird

Camera: Canon EOS 60D, Exposure Time: 1/500, Aperture: f/5.6, ISO: 200, Focal Length: 400mm

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