Not that I’ve been consistent enough for anyone to have missed me, but I’m back. Some of the time, I was in Scottsdale, Ariz., where I took my daughter, Sassia, for a spa trip to celebrate her 21st birthday. From there, I was off to Miami on assignment, so I had my professional camera gear with me and took advantage to create some vacation shots I’d not normally get.

I hadn’t intended to do so, but Sassia and I were awakened early our first morning by a bunch of racket outside. It being spring, the birds were nesting in the Saguaro cactuses. The resort was teaming with birds, from Northern Flickers to hummers and a lot of Gambel’s Quail running around. I initially took out my Nikon D3 and my 200mm f2 for 10 minutes and got some decent shots, which got me hooked.

For a slide show of my shots, click here. Since I like to size my images pretty large for online presentations, I could imbed the entire show.
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