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"Both photography and art open my eyes to the infinite beauty of nature in her every detail."

~ Kim Moore

Sights of September 2026 - A New Camera, Sparrows, Flycatchers, and a Double Murder Mystery

September 30, 2026 • Leave a Comment

I finally got a new camera. I have been thinking about it for a couple of years, but now the time was right to take on new technology. My Nikon D7100 with the Tamron 150-600 lens has been far too heavy for me at just over 6lbs. It has been my favorite bird camera, but after much belabored research, I finally went mirrorless. I have replaced it with...

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Sights of August 2026 - I'm making a list

August 31, 2026 • Leave a Comment

My son was visiting from Arizona. We went on a nature walk. While he has not fully embraced birding yet, I am impressed with the number of birds he can identify even as only a beginner. I told him he should really start keeping a list. He said a coworker, who is a birder told him the same thing. However, I can tell he is not ready to do so. It made...

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Sights of July 2026 - Give it your some

July 31, 2026 • Leave a Comment

It has taken me a long time to change my mindset to retirement. I still have occasional dreams of having returned to work, looking for my office, losing my id card to get in, forgetting who my current boss is, and realizing I haven't gotten paid in over a year. Work and achieving were a major portion of my life. I was driven to complete tasks, work...

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Sights of June 2026 - Baby Birds, Bugs, and Trolls

June 30, 2026 • Leave a Comment

June is the slow month for birds. Most birds have migrated to their summer breeding grounds. Our local breeders are off on nest or are now feeding fledglings. That is when I turn my attention to insects. June is a good month for wasps and bees, and I had a nice variety in my yard. In my yard, I got very lucky and saw Marine Blue butterflies courtin...

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Sights of May 2026 - The Effort/Reward Ratio

May 31, 2026 • 2 Comments

The Effort / Reward Ratio Way back in college, I majored in math and later built a career in IT. I suppose that analytical streak never left me. That must be why I am thinking about observing nature as an effort/reward ratio. It reveals part of my human nature: I like low effort, high reward. However, what I perceive as “effort” and counts as “rew...

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