wildlife wednesday

okay. i'm sure you did not see this one coming. but, remember that new camera i got? i've been playing with it again. and remember that thing about not taking anymore pics of my family mems? yeah, that's still in effect, too. so i went out in my backyard. (i took all of these IN MY BACKYARD). yeah, i totally have an awesome backyard. and a camera obsession.

a hummingbird eating from our feeder

a hummingbird sitting in our mesquite tree

Waxy, our tortoise


Waxy, our hungry tortoise


a cute quail. his mate is just beyond the range of the camera


who knew we had dragonflies, too??


one of our big spiny lizards. he started doing push-ups on the wall about 2 seconds after this

another spiny. i couldn't get close--sorry it's so blurry.

this one's actually an update: the mother just flew off, so i had a clear shot for a sec. or at least, semi-clear. it's a bit fuzzy : )

pictures speak louder than words. but who says you can't use both? i think they're both great

anyway, like the pics? what would you see in YOUR backyard? squirrels? raccoons? butterflies? your dog?

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