Thursday, December 10, 2009

Vultures and my Backyard skywatch



These are some sunset pictures taken from my deck. The clouds were  breaking up after a storm. The moon was looking bright and pretty.


The Vultures are an everyday sight, even more of them since hunting season started in Sept.



Some pretty pinks






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Thanks to the hosting team of Sandy, Wren, Sylvia, Louise, Fishing Guy and Klaus



50 comments:

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

Love the beautiful pinks in the sky.Nature gives us beautiful pictures .
Blessings,Ruth

Jo said...

Eileen, heart-stoppingly beautiful images, especially the last one.

Martha Z said...

Nice evening sky. I get vutures one or two at a time but not a sky full like that. I like your eagles, too. We have a lot of hawks but for eagles I would have to go farther north in California.

Johnny Nutcase said...

cool mosaic and nice clouds! the pink and grey look quite pretty together!

Xavi said...

The last is my favorite.
Have a great weekend.

Jim said...

good shots
Sydney - City and Suburbs

Guy D said...

Eileen these are fantastic, visiting your blog is always a delight.

All the best
Guy
Regina In Pictures

JTG (Misalyn) said...

Lovely sky photos. I like the second photo as it signifies freedom and the third photo, I simply irrestible..i can't help it but stare.

Happy weekend Eileen.

Linda Jacobs said...

The pinks are so pretty and, oh, that moon! Love it!

Digital Flower Pictures said...

Great moon!

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Anonymous said...

Absolutely love the moon shots!!!

Carolyn Ford said...

Awesome pinks and blues with silhouettes! The moon is captured so beautifully! Wow!

Rune said...

Beautiful pink photos :)

storyteller said...

Wonderful mosaic filled with gorgeous sky photos ... nifty capture of birds in flight. I'm always fascinated how birds gather at the beach in HUGE numbers as the sun goes down ;-)
Hugs and blessings,
My Sky Watch

Diane AZ said...

Terrific pink and blue gray colors; the moon and vultures are awesome!

Samson said...

Lovely sky photo's Eileen, photo of the moon is pretty

GS Hills

Unknown said...

Hi Eileen
Really nice photos, love the pinkish hue.

clairz said...

Such delicate, lovely colors. Thank you for sharing.

Carver said...

Great sequence of shots. The sunsets, moon and vultures are all great.

eden said...

Hi, Eileen!

Those are beautiful images. Love the moon shot and the pink sky.

My entry

Ebie said...

Hi Eileen, how lucky could you be to capture these without any obstruction at your own deck! The moon is beautiful!

P.S. A fellow blogger told me this afternoon about Anon's comment. I did not see it because I came earlier.
I think he is the one who is pathetic and a coward not writing his name. Let us, amateurs enjoy our own photography.

Anonymous said...

Very pretty & great colors & cloud formations!

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Eileen: Beautiful collage and a neat moon photo.

Victoria Tsavdaridou said...

Great photos, especially the last one is amazing. Thank you for your comments. Have a nice SWF

Sally in WA said...

Great pics, Eileen. I love the touch of pink in the sky. I was in 29 Palms, CA once and watched the buzzards come in and roost at the campground we stayed at. There were at least 100 birds in the trees at night.

Lew said...

Nice shots of the skies we have been having! I guess the vultures think they have first rights to anything if they find it before the hunter.

Small City Scenes said...

Wonderful shots. I like to watch the vultures too. See them most during haying season- they seem to find tasty treats after the mowing. Great collage. MB

Carletta said...

Wonderful pinks and blues!
The moon is lovely behind the bare branches.

Al said...

OMG! You captured the moon perfectly well Eileen! How nice to look at it! Thanks for sharing.

Elaine said...

Lovely mosaic and a wonderful moon shot.

SquirrelQueen said...

Beautiful, I love all the pinks. Even though vultures will win no beauty contest I do like to watch them fly, they are very graceful when they soar.
Great shot of the moon.
Judy

Terrebel said...

Vultures? Wow! We only get to seen them on TV and in the zoo. Lucky to see pigeons here. The common sparrow is seen less and less of every day. Thank you for sharing!

I'll start looking for a flock of seagulls...

Terrence looks at the sky

christina said...

I like grey and pink together, beautiful shots!!

Joe Todd said...

Outstanding photos. Love collages and your moon photo is very special

Dewdrop said...

Love the collage, love the cratery shot of the moon, love the pink coloring of the post storm sky! Wonderful!

syel said...

beautiful moon collage. i've missed taking pictures of the moon.

penny said...

Wonderful views of the skies, Eileen. The vultures look so graceful as they soar through the skies. We have a lot of them too.

Quasi Serendipita said...

These are really beautiful.

Icy BC said...

Beautiful photos, Eileen! The sky is truly amazing..

Blessing Reflections said...

Beautiful sky photos, and the moon is wonderful to see at this time of the year.

Unknown said...

I feel like I'm dreaming! Those views are awesome!

Mridula said...

That moon shot is amazing.

Irene said...

Amazing pictures! Love the moon!

Corner Gardener Sue said...

You have a wonderful view of gorgeous colors in your sunsets! Great shots of the moon, too.

Oh, and I enjoyed reading about your bird count and seeing your photos.

kRiZcPEc said...

That's a beautiful collage, thanks for sharing. :)

Debra said...

These are all great shots! The pink sky is so beautiful and the moon is AWESOME! There's so much beauty in the sky and I never get tired of looking at it.

Janie said...

Great photos of the moon and clouds.

Prizler Photography said...

Wow, that moon... looks absolutely beautiful in that fabulous blue sky!

Anonymous said...

That's an awesome picture of the moon through the tree!

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