Hummingbird

At the feeder:

Hummingbird from MarkB on Vimeo.

May day

Mason and Grampy this morning.

Quinn's Visit (pix)

Quinn came over for the weekend and we set off on an adventure this morning. We spent most of the day "Turkey Hunting" as the season ends tomorrow and I still don't have a bird. We did a lot of other things and never even saw any birds until the end of the day. I spotted 4 at about a 1/2 mile away and shortly afterward Quinn saw 4 more that were all hens. No bird for the table, but we had a lot of fun.

Eagle Banding 2008

Buzztail

Here, for your viewing pleasure, is a rattlesnake:

Rattlesnake 1 from MarkB on Vimeo.

If you visit the Vimeo website, I've got a bunch of other video up too.

Eagle banding

Here's a video of eagle banding. I decided to embed it.

Banding Golden Eagle chicks from MarkB on Vimeo.

Bush vs. Stone

A little video from eagle banding. (more to follow)

Mt. Mohogany VS. Sandstone from MarkB on Vimeo.

Farm scenes

We stopped by some friends ranch today. The kids are farmers in the making.....

Farm scenes

New Neighbors

Here's a little video of Scott & Holly's new neighbors. They seem really nice, probably would make some good babysitters........

Bums from MarkB on Vimeo.

Rocket Science

A vignette from Quinn's birthday celebration.

Rocket Science from MarkB on Vimeo.

Some good looking kids

From Quinn Reed Simmon's birthday party this weekend.
His mom has some pictures and videos HERE

Our darling daughter

It had been a long day for everyone so we sent the kids to bed a little early. Arden wouldn't settle down so mom told her she could read books on the bean bag for a while. It got quiet upstairs after a bit so I went up to investigate......

"On" the bean bag, "in" the bean bag, what's the difference?

Fox video

Sorry, the quality isn't what I'd hoped for...

A mother fox and her kits from MarkB on Vimeo.

A little more video

On the Chama

Early season kayaking from MarkB on Vimeo.

Climbing Hamster

Climbing Hamster from MarkB on Vimeo.

HOT CHICKS !!!

Glossy Ibis

We were in Pagosa Springs recently and saw these birds that looked very "out of place" in Colorado. I believe they are Glossy Ibis (or is that Ibi?) Plegadis falcinellus.

When Mom went away

Here's some pictures (all off my cell phone) of our time without mommy. Most are at the Albuquerque Museum of Science.

A day's work

 
 
 
 
So I was headed to Lumberton to the water plant when I saw a lot of smoke in the sky. Turns out this Chevy Blazer took it's name litterally and decided to self immolate. I called 911 since no one was around and then helped shovel dirt on it to slow down the blaze until the Dulce FD showed up. It got so hot at one point that the side of the house in the background melted off.

Momma fox

 
 
The neighborhood fox set up house under the old shed across the street. 6 kits later, she is looking a little worn out. These guys are a riot to watch, the jump all over her and their siblings. Video in a bit.