Visitors 74
Modified 13-Dec-23
Created 13-Dec-23
11 photos

Dissolving mist blurs backgrounds, emphasizing foreground beauty. Relishing the warmth of the emerging sun, two songbirds each find a high perch, greeting the new day, enjoying the view, and holding a pose for a quiet photographer. Other birds get busy with breakfast.

Two mornings in Portola Valley Ranch, one misty, one sunny. Both full of promise
Mist behind OaksCottonwoods in SunlightSilhouettesWestern Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) in SunlightMixed Flock in Valley OakWet California Towhee (Melozone crissalis) (?)Is This Side Better?Fat California Quail (Callipepla californica)Sparrow in a BushBONUS -- Sunrise on the Frog PondBONUS -- Sunrise on the Frog Pond