You can thank Eric Gofreed for this photograph. I recently visited him, and he and his wife were wonderful and gracious hosts. Eric is among the best bird photographers anywhere and it was great experience learning new techniques and a great time visiting. The set up on this photo is all his doing. All I did was show up with my camera and shoot. This is a rather lucky shot to have the tongue out a little. Thanks again Eric for a great visit. Sedona, Arizona, June 2019
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Tags: Alfred J Lockwood Nature Birds In Flight Anna's Hummingbird Male Sedono Arizona Flower Summer Morning
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Happy Wings Wednesday. More thanks to Eric Gofreed for inviting me over and teaching me some great photography techniques. This is a composite of two images, one with the flower and the other with the hummingbird. Sedona, Arizona, USA, July 2019
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Tags: Alfred J Lockwood Nature Birds In Flight Flowers Broad-tailed Hummingbird Composite Summer Sedona Morning
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Back to our regularly scheduled programming. Happy Sunrise Saturday. Eric Gofreed has the pleasure of living in one of the most beautiful areas of the U.S. While visiting, we headed to a local park to catch the sunset as the summer monsoon season is popular for this. Boy were we treated to a great evening, with a wonderful sky over Courthouse Rock and Bell Rock in the distance. Sedona, Arizona, USA, July 2019
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Tags: Sunset Twilight Arizona Sedona Landscape Summer Rock Formations Red Rock Bell Rock Courthouse Rock Alfred J Lockwood Nature Dusk Juniper Tree
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After being delayed for 5 hours on my flight, the plan of getting to my original shoot location wasn't possible. Determined to try for a sunset at least somewhere, I checked google maps and saw the Sonoran Desert National Monument would be just close enough. On the way there, I drove through a butterfly migration ... thousands of butterflies, unfortunately some collected as souvenirs on the car grid. I saw a good area to shoot, but I was on dirt roads in a rental car, and wasn't sure if I could get out and there was no phone service for help. So I doubled back to this location and made the best of it. It was worth the drive. Sonoron Desert, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, July 2019
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Composite wit a male black-chinned and female Anna's hummingbird from my visit with Eric Gofreed . Sedona, Arizona, USA, July 2019
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Tags: Arizona Sedona Summer Black-chinned Hummingbird Morning Portrait Wildlife Alfred J Lockwood Nature Birds In Flight Flower
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