
This Red Shouldered Hawk has been sparring in Holler skies recently with the Red Tailed Hawks.

“California Sister” butterflies are understandably at home in The Holler.

“Firecracker Skimmer” dragonflies float lazily by.

Passion flowers are passionately,

prolific.

Pickerelweed flowers,

reach for the sky. (Thank you Eliza Waters for identifying this plant!)

Bottle brush thrive while spiders spin.
Cheers to you from all who seek the sky~
So much beauty. A red dragonfly! You have them too. I saw them in Oz and the posed very nicely for me 🙂
Alison
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They are stunning aren’t they, and not as flighty as some of the others დ
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Absolutely FAN.TAS.TIC pictres again!
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So appreciated & so kind of you. Thank you დ
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WOW!! A great selections of beautiful images, Cindy. Thanks you very much.
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Thank you more Isabel for your kind appreciation დ
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We have a lot of Cooper Hawks flying our skies. When they take a break on a light or utility pole, that’s when you notice their size. The bee checking out the pickerelweed flowers reminded me of the poor bee that got caught in a spider web this morning. The spider moved fast to check out its latest catch. Such is nature.
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Yes indeed, a whole world unfurls itself in our gardens and outdoors. Lucky you with the Coopers. Gorgeous and formidable creatures დ
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Ive never seen a red dragonfly it looks like it could sting that colour. Beautiful photographs Cindy.
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Thank you Charlotte & cheers my friend დ
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Ah, Cindy you have capture the joy of flight. May we grow our wings together. “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Leonardo da Vinci
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Beautiful quote from a beautiful mind დ
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We have a nest of baby red tailed hawks who keep shouting, “MOM, feed us”!!!
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Oh I would so love to see this! დ
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I occasionally see the parents but the babies are up so high. There are two nests right behind our house.
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That’s incredible!
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Really beautiful.
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Grazie mille დ
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🙂🌍🏔
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Your photos are such a wonderful pleasing artwork to our eyes! I love that Hawk photo! Have a wonderful week my friend!
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Happy you enjoyed & thank you! დ
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You are living The Lush Life… and I don’t mean the song!
Gorgeous shots, Cindy. Thank you!
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Happy you stopped by Resa & cheers to you my friend დ
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The picture of the hawk flying and shot from under is cool. I imagine the hawk slowly glided. I think that can be therapeutic to watch.
The pictures of flowers are beautiful but a couple of them that have many stems coming out (except the bottle brush) look too scary. They look like aliens from outer space 🙂
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Yes, some people do find them a bit creepy and I understand დ
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So much to notice and connect to in nature! Travel seems a bit less relevant when we can hone in and appreciate what’s at home 💕
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Yes, nature is a solace and comfort დ
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Magnificent hawk. ❤ Beautiful flowers.
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Merci beaucoup mon ami დ
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Gorgeous shots!
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Grazie mille დ
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Wow! amazing captures! They all stole away my heart.
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You make me happy I posted them. Thank you! დ
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Sorry for the late reply Cindy.
I always enjoy your clicks and specially at times like these they are a sight of delight. 🙂
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I am so glad! Thank you for letting me know & cheers to you Norma დ
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Lovely. Nice start to the day.
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Happy to hear this & hope your day goes well დ
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Thanks. You too.
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I haven’t seen a bottle brush in ages. Love the butterfly. How you capture the shot is amazing as well as the bee on the flower. You must have a great lens to get the hawk. Great photos of the Holler since you can’t go traveling now.
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Thank you Marlene. I hope you are staying safe and well my friend დ
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Doing my best here. 😉
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Hang in there დ
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these are soooooooo beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you more for appreciating them & cheers to you! დ
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Thanks for sharing and cheers to you. 🙂
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Absolutely stunning beauty and uplifting. My favs were the butterfly and dragonfly. Hugs xx
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Ahhhh, thanks so much my kind friend & stay safe and well Create quick good-bye rituals. Even if you have to do major-league- baseball–style hand movements, give triple kisses at the cubby, or provide a special blanket or toy as you leave, keep the good-bye short and sweet. If you linger, the transition time does too. So will the anxiety.
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That is beautiful and sage advice Cindy. Parting is always such sweet sorrow, lol. I’m sure someone said that before me, lol – Shakespeare ❤ xx
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Gorgeous photos! It made for an interesting read as well!
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Happy you enjoyed & lovely to meet you! დ
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Glad to meet you too!
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You live in a wonderful place, and your brilliant images show how much you appreciate that,
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Thank you Peter and love to you and your beautiful family დ
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Really beautiful close-ups!
I’ve been not much blogging recently, lots of work, but it’s pleasure to see your photos again.
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It’s lovely to hear from Inese & I am happy you enjoyed the images. Cheers to you დ
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Just gorgeous!!
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You are very thoughtful Jenny. Thank you. დ
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You are welcome, Cindy! 🙂
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Hi Cindy, everytime I pop in I remember how much I’ve missed your spectacular pictures. And this is the spot you call home … Paradise! Hope you’ve done okay during this odd time. I guess your fans will get to see lots of pictures from around your home for the next little while! 🙂
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Awwww, so kind of you and so appreciated too! Yes we are home bound now and taking care of my two year old twin grandsons while their parents work virtually so life has definitely changed dramatically. Hope you stay safe & well and thank you for your very kind thoughts დ
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Such lovely photos. 🙂
I wanted to let you know that I might not be blogging here on WordPress.com for a while. I can’t figure out this new editor. For the time being, I’ll post on Tumblr and Dreamwidth.
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I wish I could help you with the editor….. I will miss you and hope you come back soon. Take good care & thank you for all the good you do დ
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Thank you. It seems this was all for nothing. Another friend here on WordPress showed me how to get back to the old editor so I’m still here. Thank you for your kind words and your lovely blog posts. 🙂
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Oh good! I am glad you are staying. We need you here დ
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These photos are just so beautiful…thank you 🙂
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Awww, thanks so much. Means a lot to me, so thank you very much! დ
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Just too beautiful for words 🙂 Thank you.
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Thank you more for such a lovely comment Lakshmi დ
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These are gorgeous fly by’s!! And the bottle brush is so aptly named. I remember when I first saw it and heard its name a few years ago!
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We have several growing at The Holler. Our climate is similar to NSW and Victoria დ
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This is a beautiful collection of images, Cindy: I always enjoy seeing your environmental shots. AND ALSO ,Thank You SO MUCH for subscribing to my New Blog, THE SMOKEPHOTOGRAPHIST! I am very Happy you are the First Subscriber to my blog, and I really appreciate your support. It is not so easy to get subscribers for my “abstract blogs”, but I always know there are a few people who I can count on, and you are at the very top of that list!
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You are most welcome. Your creativity is a joy to see დ
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Amazing
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Grazie Mariel დ
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I have now seen 2 flowers & a skimmer I didn’t know existed. Thanks for sharing.
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I have missed you! So good to hear from you დ
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Nice picture
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Grazie mille დ
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Gads, what flora! It’s like you live on a different planet. Phasers set to stun….Kirk and Spock beam down to investigate all the crazy specimens but are carried off by giant Firecracker dragonflies, LOL! Those Passion flowers are wild ! Thanks for the scenic tour ! xK
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This comment made my morning. I want Scotty to beam me up to The Enterprise now please. It’s bonkers down here in the lower 48!! 😉
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They are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing, Cindy! Best wishes, Michael
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Thanks much my friend. The birdies thank you too დ
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:-)) Thank you, Cindy!
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Beautiful!
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They are indeed and happy you think so დ
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Wonderful photographs. Of course you are a very patient woman. You have great enthusiasm towards nature.
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Thank you very much. Much appreciated. დ
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