Right now I’m listening to 35 mph wind blowing snow and ice against the side of our house. As I was looking at photographs tonight, I was thinking of warmer milder places…
I took this photograph one evening on the north side of Herron Island in the Great Barrier Reef. It is a beautiful little island right on the edge of the tropic of Capricorn. I just checked, and right now it is 86° F and sunny there.
I always enjoy watching the sea otters along the central California coast. I’m impressed that they are completely at home in crashing waves along the rocky coast. They are sometimes hard to photograph because they move fast and only surface for a short time, but every once and a while, they get curious and will come close to check me out when I am photographing seascapes. They are always a nice surprise to find along the coast.
No particular theme tonight.
Some aerial photographs tonight.
1) Scottish Highlands
2) Boreal forest, Alaska
3) Swiss Alps
4) Coral Sea, Australia
5) Kauai, Hawaii
Some bird photographs tonight. I’m always surprised by the variety in size and appearance of birds.
Some butterflies this week
These interesting little creatures are Christmas Tree Worms. They are a type of tube worm that is fairly common in tropical coral reefs worldwide. They are filter feeders and eat whatever drifts by into their extended fans. The fan also serves as a gill for respiration. There are many fan colors and patterns. The fan on these particular worms were about an inch in diameter. If you approach them too quickly, they instantly retract down into their hole and cover the entrance.
Some landscapes this week.
1-Hawaii
2-High Sierras
3-Sonoran Desert
4-East Sierras
5-West Sierras
Michael Fuchs Photography 