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ON MY MORNING WALK: Missing Spring Showers

June 27, 2018

BEATING THE HEAT: A Canadian Pool Party at Walden

June 25, 2018

BEATING THE HEAT: A Canadian Pool Party At "Walden" The older group of baby Canada geese at "Walden" found a great way to beat the summer heat. © 2018 by Hayato Tokugawa and the Kitty Mafia Art Worx™. All rights reserved.

BEATING THE HEAT ON A TOO WARM SUMMER'S AFTERNOON: CANADIAN STYLE

June 25, 2018

BEATING THE HEAT ON A TOO WARM SUMMER'S AFTERNOON CANADIAN STYLE A young, "fuzzy Canadian" rests in the shade of the trees along "Walden Pond" on a summer afternoon that was too warm for human or critter alike... © 2018 by Hayato Tokugawa and the Kitty Mafia Art Worx™. All rights reserved.

TOO HOT TO EAT

June 23, 2018

TOO HOT TO EAT It was way too hot yesterday at The Hermitage - 104 degrees to be exact - and there was no relief for it, not even for the critters. Poor little "Straight Tail" spent the afternoon lying in the shade with her nose in the communal feed bowl, too pooped by the heat to even eat... © 2018 by Hayato Tokugawa and the Kitty Mafia Art Worx™. All rights reserved.

ON MY MORNING WALK: Chico Condors

June 22, 2018

On ON MY MORNING WALK: Chico Condors Early on Wednesday morning I happened to talk out onto a small plateau south of "Walden", a large flat area through which an overflow creek from the lake flows, bordered on the east by some very large, impressive, expensive homes. As I walked through the meadow, a turkey vulture (otherwise known as a "Chico Condor" swooped low over my head and a few seconds later a second "condor" flew over, and though unprepared, I did manage to catch a snapshot of him. It's not unusual for the "condors" to come close to me as I think that they are used to my presence and I often wave at them or even talk to them as they circle overhead. Well, I followed these two birds a short way and I found myself laughing aloud when I discovered where they had gone - there they sat in the golden light of dawn on the roof of one of the nearby, lavish homes. Now, I can't venture to say if there was some portent ...

THE HERON PROJECT: Part 1

June 21, 2018

THE HERON PROJECT Part 1 It was February 14, Valentine’s Day, and my self-imposed task that morning was to photograph the several goldeneye and bufflehead ducks who had taken up winter residence on “Walden,” the small, private lake behind my home. The weather was cold and overcast, having rained the previous day and night, with the promise of more rain to come; one might say, “Great weather for ducks.” Goldeneyes and their cousins the buffleheads tend to be a little shy and prefer to swim farther from shore than, for example, mallards. In order to get as close as possible, I had to slowly, quietly make my way beneath the trees along the shore. Even though the early morning light was less than ideal, I took my photos and started to move away from the lake when I was aware of something moving directly above me. I looked up and there was a magnificently large bird, a male great blue heron in the branches of a tree, righ...

ON MY MORNING WALK: A Wayward Cormorant Visits "Walden" Typically regarded as marine birds, sometimes extending their domain into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta and up to Sacramento, though more common to Alcatraz or Sausalito, this wayward, double-crested cormorant apparently didn't get the memo, swimming and fishing all morning at "Walden" in Chico. © 2018 by Hayato Tokugawa and the Kitty Mafia Art Worx™. All rights reserved.