tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56286748912351809202024-02-18T20:51:35.692-08:00Photos by Pamela Yasmina ParkerI received a Nikon D5200 DSLR camera for Christmas in 2014 and started my journey into the world of photography. I am taking online photography classes, attending workshops and taking my camera out every weekend learning, experimenting and having fun. This has been a dream of mine for so long and I'm finally living it.Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-41217148877762641852021-09-19T22:59:00.003-07:002021-09-19T22:59:25.567-07:00Arizona Highways Friday Fotos <p> I've been honored to have several photos selected lately by Arizona Highways Friday Fotos weekly challenge on their Facebook Page. </p><p>Each week on Wednesday, Arizona Highways gives the theme for that week and the deadline is Thursday by 7:00 p.m. to enter 2 photos with that theme.</p><p>August 6th was Arizona National Parks and I had both of my photos selected that day; so surprised! To have a photo selected to be in the top 5 is such an honor and my cattle photo from Pipe Springs National Monument was in 4th place. My photo of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument was also selected.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DRwCNagMEF_ABIpHYeqKCv7n-PnAcJDTWiNBZgBoEt6q-r5CSYn2prOEjZp_ieXA-X_9GaTKtb-O-UU9U5PMo5aFpZYvD6Jxe56CTNkGt8KawCsRBwWfxC7LIlArK5eryWasvgqyV20/s2048/natl+park+pipe+spring+longhorn+logo+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="2048" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DRwCNagMEF_ABIpHYeqKCv7n-PnAcJDTWiNBZgBoEt6q-r5CSYn2prOEjZp_ieXA-X_9GaTKtb-O-UU9U5PMo5aFpZYvD6Jxe56CTNkGt8KawCsRBwWfxC7LIlArK5eryWasvgqyV20/s320/natl+park+pipe+spring+longhorn+logo+w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeBpCGWl7UWQZrM-vxGWkOrayDw77wkAEocyRPlijZNHAukpQT6g_jUhGbhnICBUGsoqlljyFUFvWbmzEIaphFX4TmulQYzaO1DwnGPKDZsUpuh1zgbn8iulx_aZXOxcPOSYvUfL3apY/s2048/natl+park+casa+grande+logo+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="2048" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeBpCGWl7UWQZrM-vxGWkOrayDw77wkAEocyRPlijZNHAukpQT6g_jUhGbhnICBUGsoqlljyFUFvWbmzEIaphFX4TmulQYzaO1DwnGPKDZsUpuh1zgbn8iulx_aZXOxcPOSYvUfL3apY/s320/natl+park+casa+grande+logo+w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>On August 20th the theme was "taken on the trail" and my photo of the one of the hiking trails in Red Rock State Park was selected.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4TkX4momjEitFcXxsjZeVVK8kRVthbQZqH5YhGWafLuhQeBcV20bZeYk_0V__t0to9fRZ5XNnNwgCGSXsTebCeS_7mwvGV0ALT0uJ2wGzbyhySb8rLOqFxoLwC71VDJA0kF8hLP_z24/s2048/on+the+trail+red+rock+path+logo+ps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4TkX4momjEitFcXxsjZeVVK8kRVthbQZqH5YhGWafLuhQeBcV20bZeYk_0V__t0to9fRZ5XNnNwgCGSXsTebCeS_7mwvGV0ALT0uJ2wGzbyhySb8rLOqFxoLwC71VDJA0kF8hLP_z24/s320/on+the+trail+red+rock+path+logo+ps.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p>September 3rd the theme was "wearing white after Labor Day" my photo of a Native American competing in the Buckskin Dance was selected.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjig8TlnpZeZ_Y5eQyot0pGmFS9qpIAqaFQZE-1G-5ODVaJWdHsIxLnNhztTD_7k1ngDHRevAEp6zLl2b7n9d7OGUVHyoBEGUH9AstIaETfxqCzDr4IlNXMo8e3vBSauByyrLQa-j5TLmo/s2048/white+buckskin5+logo+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1566" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjig8TlnpZeZ_Y5eQyot0pGmFS9qpIAqaFQZE-1G-5ODVaJWdHsIxLnNhztTD_7k1ngDHRevAEp6zLl2b7n9d7OGUVHyoBEGUH9AstIaETfxqCzDr4IlNXMo8e3vBSauByyrLQa-j5TLmo/s320/white+buckskin5+logo+w.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><p>On September 17th the them was "tall trees" and the photo I took of Willow Springs Lake on the Rim was chosen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKl2FaytCdIBBp2BKAp8uYmwsxz7OEh_GqUbisA7Pbu-IJ73i0GoEmx8G6WR6BzU-ioMjnry97NIJuVMOONv3HSOdFAeQk4FleAYGQ24XIbYDr5LS6WAH-sBIUGLOco2w98YVhnWin7g/s2048/tall+trees+lake+Willow+Springs+Lake+logo+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKl2FaytCdIBBp2BKAp8uYmwsxz7OEh_GqUbisA7Pbu-IJ73i0GoEmx8G6WR6BzU-ioMjnry97NIJuVMOONv3HSOdFAeQk4FleAYGQ24XIbYDr5LS6WAH-sBIUGLOco2w98YVhnWin7g/s320/tall+trees+lake+Willow+Springs+Lake+logo+w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-32034100131997557642021-09-12T21:13:00.006-07:002021-09-12T21:14:47.130-07:00Greer, Arizona Adventure<p>Rented a cabin in Greer, AZ for a couple of days and WOW, what a wonderful adventure! I was hoping to photograph Elk and never saw one! We saw a lot of deer and was so excited to come across a small herd of Big Horn Sheep!!!</p><p>Every afternoon it rained and it was in the 70's the entire time we were there. Loved the weather, lush vegetation and wildlife. Couldn't believe all the meadows and fields of wildflowers. So want to move up there :-)</p><p>Here are some of the photos I took on this fabulous trip.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4VjhbCJnL8EQ6zkt57IC7dnMRnvXYBuPzQiFBlU1SSzg4EOxpYWgABW_yrHB6wmuri39e67acqD9Ra48sWZnddyee8KVfO_KsQuI71OWT4yIxCnvC6ztW6TMvrSR7cJdrE3Qu1a9P1U/s2048/big+horn+sheep+babies+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1487" data-original-width="2048" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4VjhbCJnL8EQ6zkt57IC7dnMRnvXYBuPzQiFBlU1SSzg4EOxpYWgABW_yrHB6wmuri39e67acqD9Ra48sWZnddyee8KVfO_KsQuI71OWT4yIxCnvC6ztW6TMvrSR7cJdrE3Qu1a9P1U/s320/big+horn+sheep+babies+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Young Big Horn Sheep</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YdykDA5R5xbU_iRmElkl8RbeGzccGjNdnp-BWqql8EfFdL8l126_gt-L7SkdWUg6WV5WKAS6QKO7ZYe8sZvE8ekPYGHBZguvBPPuE6UMmySRmBPdGCE10kQFLSs8ulDafSBzUn031dM/s2048/big+horn+sheep+males+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1261" data-original-width="2048" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YdykDA5R5xbU_iRmElkl8RbeGzccGjNdnp-BWqql8EfFdL8l126_gt-L7SkdWUg6WV5WKAS6QKO7ZYe8sZvE8ekPYGHBZguvBPPuE6UMmySRmBPdGCE10kQFLSs8ulDafSBzUn031dM/s320/big+horn+sheep+males+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Male Big Horn Sheep</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86AWS_qvYH_ZTo_hQqU8sNEiugMz4H1yBVt8LYbcztIuYJ3YNjQZf_8UH5KZ3FS0YYyH952IcQdAE0ONJ402uRmS648G2ZpV6Age9gpSheY1bYW6PUHCud3KQ4EoAjPCBtpSwdgV_4LY/s2048/big+horn+sheep+practicing+close+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86AWS_qvYH_ZTo_hQqU8sNEiugMz4H1yBVt8LYbcztIuYJ3YNjQZf_8UH5KZ3FS0YYyH952IcQdAE0ONJ402uRmS648G2ZpV6Age9gpSheY1bYW6PUHCud3KQ4EoAjPCBtpSwdgV_4LY/s320/big+horn+sheep+practicing+close+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big Horn Sheep Practicing</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKsllu20Rp8xT8CkH_CjWaAlLRoe5ns86VYUfoxhxkoEDWkWJEkAdo8qf-R0cabJ0jlhMWWR05JTwD8K3r6GJzIKlG5LoA3Bf9eLwJUBzJmhck5cXh2lA8eo2rvs-x0uqW1_ehqRDgpc/s2048/Big+Lake+Nitro+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="2048" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKsllu20Rp8xT8CkH_CjWaAlLRoe5ns86VYUfoxhxkoEDWkWJEkAdo8qf-R0cabJ0jlhMWWR05JTwD8K3r6GJzIKlG5LoA3Bf9eLwJUBzJmhck5cXh2lA8eo2rvs-x0uqW1_ehqRDgpc/s320/Big+Lake+Nitro+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nitro enjoying Big Lake</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vzgKzwwJhsLaokK2_v66oOZH3IOjwMcBAlif2-iE68mfwYAHSyZfXbApN0lKnF_R1bdtaHRkyTtARMvIZJapKEZqH6AWtq8XhMjy7CztKacPXufpHmDmokkjHWo_zSfyBqGtJcu-uMM/s2048/Big+Lake+reflection+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2vzgKzwwJhsLaokK2_v66oOZH3IOjwMcBAlif2-iE68mfwYAHSyZfXbApN0lKnF_R1bdtaHRkyTtARMvIZJapKEZqH6AWtq8XhMjy7CztKacPXufpHmDmokkjHWo_zSfyBqGtJcu-uMM/s320/Big+Lake+reflection+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Big Lake</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpzrRX4fx5-HqY6kCvjXftrGI_nbyAnxC6RvmrVp802dIApC9qPFHutqa5yFtPKV93cNfuZrI5h5PivM9FHo7pE9P1PliTyZJ07Axpafn0T2e8Q9rKhoRJ6lMntvXj2uIl7b_2XIT2PA/s2048/Bridge+road+87+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpzrRX4fx5-HqY6kCvjXftrGI_nbyAnxC6RvmrVp802dIApC9qPFHutqa5yFtPKV93cNfuZrI5h5PivM9FHo7pE9P1PliTyZJ07Axpafn0T2e8Q9rKhoRJ6lMntvXj2uIl7b_2XIT2PA/s320/Bridge+road+87+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meadow of Wildflowers Along Road 87</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNplKGHLY2IMGDITgB3Idy55YIrW_S9BbvJ2bG3em8aDkQPE52IOCG9vgebKoEcW-1Xhhx6I6ni0qW2EcxN2XgelNML4RqNo0mooXaIrKSiUJQzrLKIfpyJ1pZls1UUlbGIIhGBD0CU4/s2048/deer+field+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNplKGHLY2IMGDITgB3Idy55YIrW_S9BbvJ2bG3em8aDkQPE52IOCG9vgebKoEcW-1Xhhx6I6ni0qW2EcxN2XgelNML4RqNo0mooXaIrKSiUJQzrLKIfpyJ1pZls1UUlbGIIhGBD0CU4/s320/deer+field+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The grass was so tall you could hardly see the deer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MiAQY1wX_-Eua_qvPx0IGXzlHsAUdKUR4eJ2T89BlC-DsAyv5C_hnGURzVAfkmB3gG6u2qYrYxluULQbR36b8C8ETtK4J_ThuhWHWysZOxfHlBSUHQcjwPq38cIQJ1prKIhj4x6eCZQ/s2048/deer+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="2048" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MiAQY1wX_-Eua_qvPx0IGXzlHsAUdKUR4eJ2T89BlC-DsAyv5C_hnGURzVAfkmB3gG6u2qYrYxluULQbR36b8C8ETtK4J_ThuhWHWysZOxfHlBSUHQcjwPq38cIQJ1prKIhj4x6eCZQ/s320/deer+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deer enjoy a snack in the rain</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKH6Mnst_leK2q5Cp-sV_6iEJlr7nYDMmMisW3ja6_Ew3EbR7snyAA5DzHN6z7TanIMxRhr0wCJtjikzxSDop_n1XZ6ag_KBtxvwxuGwmwDPlsBiDQO1FawdvA74IvdJsWEURmZXAqdM/s2048/Donkies+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKH6Mnst_leK2q5Cp-sV_6iEJlr7nYDMmMisW3ja6_Ew3EbR7snyAA5DzHN6z7TanIMxRhr0wCJtjikzxSDop_n1XZ6ag_KBtxvwxuGwmwDPlsBiDQO1FawdvA74IvdJsWEURmZXAqdM/s320/Donkies+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Donkeys across the road from the cabin</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqsi3bdX_sRGxF0o_sXxysY-2AQb4NOIM2AoCRoLR1SDFHJIzEPOix2bvGfuwTfGWXp3lpL3KhELXFPEb22LPZNKQLuZYUzhp_54M4S_SlteTHIkYsNTm4BBWN_Lyo2LdPwApap7wkoM/s2048/Purple+flowers+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqsi3bdX_sRGxF0o_sXxysY-2AQb4NOIM2AoCRoLR1SDFHJIzEPOix2bvGfuwTfGWXp3lpL3KhELXFPEb22LPZNKQLuZYUzhp_54M4S_SlteTHIkYsNTm4BBWN_Lyo2LdPwApap7wkoM/s320/Purple+flowers+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wildflowers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VsovnL4yfrcgF2TKeZR-X0qZ62J6g_4huMuxBw0LaVrz_PAiI26W7dkxr8zyybxSWHCryHzCELf3PosR_t733hCWZlbPfeR5TTycP2V2OBHYysljtNQ9kxGIbmHt0Z_-IkWe10za0xs/s2048/River+Resorvior+full+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7VsovnL4yfrcgF2TKeZR-X0qZ62J6g_4huMuxBw0LaVrz_PAiI26W7dkxr8zyybxSWHCryHzCELf3PosR_t733hCWZlbPfeR5TTycP2V2OBHYysljtNQ9kxGIbmHt0Z_-IkWe10za0xs/s320/River+Resorvior+full+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">River Reservoir near Greer</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_bcNLuDH7jH3ckROv0528VTdOHoA6ZeTf89IweLXuyUphwye5jCMS6JX02iKvsEfdGkal_2Xwl7xeu8n9JrbAidztIsTqzi-Yf13q2Qh5xxlXLxGkpAhBlJPSkZ7hY73A5Kipl79-p8/s2048/squirrel+climbing+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1356" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_bcNLuDH7jH3ckROv0528VTdOHoA6ZeTf89IweLXuyUphwye5jCMS6JX02iKvsEfdGkal_2Xwl7xeu8n9JrbAidztIsTqzi-Yf13q2Qh5xxlXLxGkpAhBlJPSkZ7hY73A5Kipl79-p8/s320/squirrel+climbing+logo.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gray Squirrel at Woods Canyon Lake</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD08n9htapUJX5AAaNbudlgpOfI928GVsqAPz1RZOyuRZKvkHsHP9JcF5qVvIXgcTRCNUQHSjj9nOgk3p4jrFwTPj94uv90bK8Q-cm17PmfelDiKyx_cCpeBkixHIukW2pyu9t7eChbJE/s2048/squirrel+limb+talking+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1352" data-original-width="2048" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD08n9htapUJX5AAaNbudlgpOfI928GVsqAPz1RZOyuRZKvkHsHP9JcF5qVvIXgcTRCNUQHSjj9nOgk3p4jrFwTPj94uv90bK8Q-cm17PmfelDiKyx_cCpeBkixHIukW2pyu9t7eChbJE/s320/squirrel+limb+talking+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gray Squirrel yelling at us</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjXLyzBliWr_pj7cL9riZgzEOEj468_Xa7Fam2eOlkwQkXeIOZTuqJcEcGTKgXc8N3bIjCH0fPhadus_Ijm9pGkplp9z_tFBiYUrQieDnzeadNUSwKOG4YQtOkY9I-HL_kUvtXx0AMhg/s2048/stellar+jay+close+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2048" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjXLyzBliWr_pj7cL9riZgzEOEj468_Xa7Fam2eOlkwQkXeIOZTuqJcEcGTKgXc8N3bIjCH0fPhadus_Ijm9pGkplp9z_tFBiYUrQieDnzeadNUSwKOG4YQtOkY9I-HL_kUvtXx0AMhg/s320/stellar+jay+close+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stellar Jay at Woods Canyon Lake</div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-21443321334441596052021-08-21T20:36:00.007-07:002021-08-21T20:40:53.843-07:00Route 66 Arizona And American Road Trip Community Winning Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm honored to have 4 of my photos selected in the Route 66 Arizona And American Road Trip Community - Photos And Videos Group. They had a photo challenge on the topic: Arizona The 48th State. Below are my 4 photos that were selected.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are on Facebook take a look at the winning photos when you have a chance, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/388887202155323/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/388887202155323/</a>. We have such a beautiful State.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixov3CgNQZ2Fa8XnJ8mKSK4n0okdUCvz3MmaeCjdXQ1K45hEGKqke_Tfh0XA-5D6e4CSkpXLwyrvBWijhyDHZaTJalA_WBDV3BJmRlL2tSpRWlPrXGYrcHdBExYacOU6ZaGyX0XnJedZA/s2048/birds+eye+view+grand+falls+above+full+logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixov3CgNQZ2Fa8XnJ8mKSK4n0okdUCvz3MmaeCjdXQ1K45hEGKqke_Tfh0XA-5D6e4CSkpXLwyrvBWijhyDHZaTJalA_WBDV3BJmRlL2tSpRWlPrXGYrcHdBExYacOU6ZaGyX0XnJedZA/s320/birds+eye+view+grand+falls+above+full+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Grand Falls or Chocolate Falls - Navajo Nation<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoE2PwQbFLIWPvBvnTvq1XACVgjijGwwjOD9l_cV41_p1HanNPEZ_KZ1UzzRZrtRbtZhOvF8x9pqXUy2JsTWquRSvhY-y55zHe8h69aO_yRAmXBgoQm2Vfb-tLGSICBnzZCHvLdgGF_g/s2048/I+love+AZ+NR+cliffs+desert+logo+w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoE2PwQbFLIWPvBvnTvq1XACVgjijGwwjOD9l_cV41_p1HanNPEZ_KZ1UzzRZrtRbtZhOvF8x9pqXUy2JsTWquRSvhY-y55zHe8h69aO_yRAmXBgoQm2Vfb-tLGSICBnzZCHvLdgGF_g/s320/I+love+AZ+NR+cliffs+desert+logo+w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Desert scene on Highway 89A between Marble Canyon and Lee's Ferry<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LFrMmQFZfcX7BaWnov59JNhvdh7a9oaWcd6UDhq2L9vxVp-OL6uipT3isYZXpAKB-th2emwd1Kc_YpMB_BxZ8QMayvt0rSQGqEHdG5BbwK7gsdpsPLokhyphenhyphenvVl3MLb6FDYR3g7_eYIRs/s2048/best+place+to+take+visitors+west+fork+logo+DSC_2261a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LFrMmQFZfcX7BaWnov59JNhvdh7a9oaWcd6UDhq2L9vxVp-OL6uipT3isYZXpAKB-th2emwd1Kc_YpMB_BxZ8QMayvt0rSQGqEHdG5BbwK7gsdpsPLokhyphenhyphenvVl3MLb6FDYR3g7_eYIRs/s320/best+place+to+take+visitors+west+fork+logo+DSC_2261a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> West Fork Trail - Sedona<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyudrVM8VPfFNre-dvC-76M6yeAmUQAr-8r2pwl7HfIunplBA4M498UIVhcpcl1P5-0sVFVtTmLI3cOqx_Eq2uuxt2fRTUFF7KehknTFj8TzaKInStdh-Ho1xUKB-usGuJDboNza90gCk/s2048/massai+point14+logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyudrVM8VPfFNre-dvC-76M6yeAmUQAr-8r2pwl7HfIunplBA4M498UIVhcpcl1P5-0sVFVtTmLI3cOqx_Eq2uuxt2fRTUFF7KehknTFj8TzaKInStdh-Ho1xUKB-usGuJDboNza90gCk/s320/massai+point14+logo.jpg" width="213" /></a></div> Massai Point - Chiricahua National Monument<br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-11460234686909066322021-08-14T20:00:00.002-07:002021-08-14T20:02:47.400-07:00Photos with Quotes<p>I've been seeing a lot of beautiful quotes this week and decided to start adding them to my photography and photos of me. Here are several from this week. I hope you like them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMz-cUPV_Tol-bySFKwi2QjXI3y49w7eLn4-1cAdLrzDWeo95-YM-lKE1vyPy1zahsMrmvtThwJF0ddO8ZAjZ8bdmkIzN_GntMbOPYZLeufHOM5X6lNS-rk5FFn5eI16s0EWxHRjQ-ME/s2048/Me+wall+and+quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1901" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMz-cUPV_Tol-bySFKwi2QjXI3y49w7eLn4-1cAdLrzDWeo95-YM-lKE1vyPy1zahsMrmvtThwJF0ddO8ZAjZ8bdmkIzN_GntMbOPYZLeufHOM5X6lNS-rk5FFn5eI16s0EWxHRjQ-ME/s320/Me+wall+and+quote.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9YxbmtVqlkavKHDDAzRok2NGYNZPh72cHk4D1mgg4NOI7W0Kjw5Wjz38pKv3ITm2N-OHIIDmypxDuSl9gfxnoZVrhhVDK9iDunMqoKX8WE6DLDVuD4_Pz5QhSUBxg68UHLoLCdSwuRc/s2048/yasmina+back+shot+quote.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="2048" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9YxbmtVqlkavKHDDAzRok2NGYNZPh72cHk4D1mgg4NOI7W0Kjw5Wjz38pKv3ITm2N-OHIIDmypxDuSl9gfxnoZVrhhVDK9iDunMqoKX8WE6DLDVuD4_Pz5QhSUBxg68UHLoLCdSwuRc/s320/yasmina+back+shot+quote.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS3t4NL29gOn5d1juamxP87DgM_Us_249TBs2peyY0rStXDWxmFi4aGFX3CDdcm2VmxB1uszO35BSOIC5B97ewQJVYM709k2Yw-_Vs7yfqLgtj3HM-YYjDpwiWOXoVd58N4LukXYha8o/s2048/salt+river+bird+quote+logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS3t4NL29gOn5d1juamxP87DgM_Us_249TBs2peyY0rStXDWxmFi4aGFX3CDdcm2VmxB1uszO35BSOIC5B97ewQJVYM709k2Yw-_Vs7yfqLgtj3HM-YYjDpwiWOXoVd58N4LukXYha8o/s320/salt+river+bird+quote+logo.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-43702594197192824242021-08-07T11:34:00.006-07:002021-08-14T20:01:33.093-07:00Arizona Highways Friday Fotos<p>I was honored this week to have two photos selected in the Arizona Highways Friday Fotos theme National Parks in Arizona. Each week has a different theme that they post on Wednesday morning what the them will be and you have until Thursday at 7:00 to submit two photos. I've been lucky to have several photos selected throughout the year. The Friday Fotos challenge is on Facebook almost every week. They do take a break for holidays. Check it out when you have a chance; there are some amazing photos each week.</p><p>Here are the two photos that were selected.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUxILsK2JjsLRYOmPnoUoSAQJDRPrve0daoxuTSGqoegKP56ANijtgWAnjTMo_RrYOsZWsx2ntztvgVSBE6CInYjoAh2LTKQC7JXva9loRgspffRhPjz7ZxROhpPzwEITcmQ7QPFt3xQ/s2048/natl+park+casa+grande+logo+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1822" data-original-width="2048" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUxILsK2JjsLRYOmPnoUoSAQJDRPrve0daoxuTSGqoegKP56ANijtgWAnjTMo_RrYOsZWsx2ntztvgVSBE6CInYjoAh2LTKQC7JXva9loRgspffRhPjz7ZxROhpPzwEITcmQ7QPFt3xQ/s320/natl+park+casa+grande+logo+w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Casa Grande Ruins National Monument in Florence, AZ. I used my fish eye lens to take this photo to give it a unique look.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe70KjykBaojnQwAWzkkCV42-bPsb3WvGVikrwqpZHpjYbV46N8p5_BKms9zO-lm4Mz-NUYfZnwIuacBcGuhqGVOA1iJvPFSc37YKoBw6v7FOuUzoDGpwMybGCJIvTFVbmDznjxqDOLE/s2048/natl+park+pipe+spring+longhorn+logo+w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="2048" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTe70KjykBaojnQwAWzkkCV42-bPsb3WvGVikrwqpZHpjYbV46N8p5_BKms9zO-lm4Mz-NUYfZnwIuacBcGuhqGVOA1iJvPFSc37YKoBw6v7FOuUzoDGpwMybGCJIvTFVbmDznjxqDOLE/s320/natl+park+pipe+spring+longhorn+logo+w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Cattle resting at Pipe Spring National Monument in Fredonia, AZ. Pipe Spring has provided water to people in the desert for countless generations and cultures - the Ancestral Puebloans, the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians, Spanish Missionaries, Mexican traders, United States explorers and ethnographers, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the National Park Service. </p></div>Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-343522887276144462021-08-01T15:36:00.000-07:002021-08-01T15:36:24.456-07:00Adventure at Boyce Thompson Arboretum<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">OMG, what an amazing day with my friends Karol Harvey and Kimberly Hewitt. We went exploring Boyce Thompson Arboretum and had no idea what was in store for us that morning. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">It was a beautiful overcast morning in Superior and we even got a little bit of precipitation walking through the Australian area among the giant Eucalyptus trees. We decided to take a path none of us had ever explored before and we were enjoying the Turkey Vultures taking off from their high perch from the large rock mountain above us. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">We continued down the path widening around the mountain when we all heard something and didn't quit know what it was. Karol was in the lead and thought what kind of bird is making that sound. Kimberly thought it was a sprinkler going off and I was in the back and heard the noise and immediately saw Karol running back towards us unable to speak.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XiWsy8KNEK5CmKY1899qYGVwUOPko8cqYIy-A10VWkVQe5N_bCpUvM30AHLsn_SM2D_vc6JM6T7TgGWvAvHtvZKefNvubOrhrz7cAqVEK_li566_eK_u-SLElCEfpVrIwqNBWxXnKBQ/s2048/northern+blacktailed+rattlesnake+close+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="2048" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XiWsy8KNEK5CmKY1899qYGVwUOPko8cqYIy-A10VWkVQe5N_bCpUvM30AHLsn_SM2D_vc6JM6T7TgGWvAvHtvZKefNvubOrhrz7cAqVEK_li566_eK_u-SLElCEfpVrIwqNBWxXnKBQ/s320/northern+blacktailed+rattlesnake+close+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">We were hearing the rattles of a gorgeous Northern Blacktailed Rattlesnake. I've never seen one before, in fact didn't even know we had these snakes in AZ. He was moving slowly across the path not looking at us but checking something out to the side of us. I didn't see anything that he was looking at and believe me I was keeping my distance; I know how far rattlesnakes can strike. He wasn't coiled but very interested in something behind a tree he settled under. I'm so thankful I had my long lens with me yesterday, I wasn't going to bring it with me. He finally realized I was there and coiled in front of me so I decided it was time to stop taking his picture and we all moved on up the path to spend time with the Dragonflies by Ayer Lake. </span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: white;">We talked about our encounter with our little friend the rattlesnake for hours; it took Karol that long to calm down. If you notice in the photos, I got him sticking his tongue out; wildlife just loves me! Yes, Kimberly and I made sure Karol was in front leading the way all day.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: #783f04; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepJiWjTp0_fGeU8ejdDsPJ0NyI43Sv1WuRozpxo1zTD6e63HlnDQsNuUhMMj94Oi8oR1ijc50d53Ff3R7qYiIWgDjxxr6F1AUDejrGhxnu1Uuj3rY7j2Ewl0_OlvOzs3zepLk_b_mf2g/s2048/northern+blacktailed+rattlesnake+full+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepJiWjTp0_fGeU8ejdDsPJ0NyI43Sv1WuRozpxo1zTD6e63HlnDQsNuUhMMj94Oi8oR1ijc50d53Ff3R7qYiIWgDjxxr6F1AUDejrGhxnu1Uuj3rY7j2Ewl0_OlvOzs3zepLk_b_mf2g/s320/northern+blacktailed+rattlesnake+full+logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div></div>Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-86033245663099640902021-07-25T17:44:00.008-07:002021-07-25T17:48:24.425-07:00<p>I do most of my posting these days on my Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/PamelaYasminaParkerPhotgraphy or https://www.facebook.com/joyofbellydancing/</p><p>If you are on Facebook, please check out my pages.</p><p>Here's a recent photo of my most recent adventure at Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. This is posted on my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/joyofbellydancing/</p><p>This is Klaus the Eurasian Eagle Owl.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtmiHU_VaBvAru71n5t7BeEwNY6Fc9yC40EONuid9d1Guk_HLeENVQRYmyHPeM-7mcpS70UjmTArmNNOwMq-XJrUmx7SmMCdVtXOtKT4mfFVgoxOBjSoWyQMcRjDtP_qLBnZNRNPqvt0/s2048/Me+Klaus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtmiHU_VaBvAru71n5t7BeEwNY6Fc9yC40EONuid9d1Guk_HLeENVQRYmyHPeM-7mcpS70UjmTArmNNOwMq-XJrUmx7SmMCdVtXOtKT4mfFVgoxOBjSoWyQMcRjDtP_qLBnZNRNPqvt0/s320/Me+Klaus.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-23375766567758161262018-07-24T20:53:00.002-07:002018-07-24T21:10:16.068-07:00Snow Egret Photo, Arizona Highways MagazineWow, I can't believe it, Arizona Highways Magazine used my Snowy Egret photo on their blog! 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<br />Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-14249237271995403212017-06-27T10:01:00.002-07:002017-06-27T10:01:34.273-07:00Willow Springs LakeOur adventure started Sunday morning as we packed up the RV to hit the road to a new place to explore. This was the first time we will be "dry camping", no hook ups and I was really worried that I couldn't do it. I'm thinking to myself how am I going to charge all my batteries for my camera, laptop, phone, etc. No TV; yikes!!! It was only for one night and two days, so I kept telling myself, "you can do this!!!"<br />
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The goal was to leave at 6:30 a.m. so at 6:35 a.m. we were driving out of our drive way. Not bad for me, I'm usually at least 30 minutes behind schedule when we go rving :-) Willow Springs Lake is the sister lake to Woods Canyon Lake on the rim in the White Mountains. We had never been there and we wanted to explore a new place. It is about 2 hours by car from Mesa, so that makes it 3 hours in an RV. <br />
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We arrived at the lake around 9:30 a.m. and check in at Sinkhole Campground is 2:00 p.m. so we drove down to the lake and found a parking space and went exploring. We found out on our last trip to Fool Hollow Lake that Blue, our Rat Terrier, loves water. So we took the boys down to the lake so they could play in the water. <br />
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Sunday there were a lot of people at the lake, swimming, weight boarding, kayaking, fishing, just enjoying the beautiful cool weather and day. John found some large rocks by the water to sit with the boys and I was off to take photos. <br />
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Walking around the lake I found the most beautiful butterfly, a Northwestern Fritillary. I'd never seen this butterfly before and the orange color was so vibrant and bright. After taking way too many photos of the butterfly I was off to explore more :-)<br />
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I saw just across the bend an Osprey high up in a Ponderosa Pine. I was hoping it would still be there by the time I walked over there. Part way there it swooped down from the tree trying to steal a fish from a fisherman that he just caught. It was so funny to hear everyone gasp at the same time when the Osprey missed. Of course I missed the whole thing with my camera, the Osprey was a total blur :-( She flew back up to her perch and I was able to get those shots plus some close ups. Several people came up to me to ask what kind of bird she was and to tell me stories about her from the morning. So cool.<br />
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Back to exploring and to see how John and the boys were doing. We walked back to the RV were John and the boys stayed and I went out to explore the other side of the lake since it was still to early to check in at the campsite. This side of the lake had more birds for me to photograph. I went further into the forest yet I still could see the lake. I found Brewer's Blackbirds and American Robins. The Brewer's Blackbirds were new to me, I'd never seen them before. I didn't know what they were until we got home on Monday. I love how when the sun just hit them right you could see the green on their bodies and the purple color on there heads. At first I thought they were a Grackle but the didn't have the long tail and they were smaller. So wonderful to find a new type of bird you've never seen before; on this trip there were many!<br />
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I checked my cell phone for the time and it was 1:50 p.m. so I walked back to the RV so we could go check into our campsite. The Sinkhole Campsite was just up the road not far from the lake. We checked in with the campsite host, pulled into our space and no set up. We had some lunch and we went outside to sit in our comfy chairs and enjoy the campsite and the cool weather. <br />
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With camera in hand I started to take photos of the wildlife in and around our campsite. I found a meadow not to far from where we were parked and sat down on a large log and waited. Photography is a lot of waiting and being patient. There were swallows flying above me, they are so difficult to take photos of. They are small and very fast flyers. I took a couple of shots of the landscape and started to head back to the RV. Clouds were starting to move in and I was hoping for rain and rain we got! I love walking in the rain; we put the leads on the pups and all 4 of us went walking in the rain. The boys just looked at us and I knew what they were thinking; "really, walking in the rain!" :-)<br />
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We had some dinner and who knew our TV worked on battery power; I'm in 7th heaven! We watched a couple DVD's and off to bed. I had no Internet access up on the rim so I couldn't check email or Facebook so it was time for bed. <br />
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I woke up around 5:00 a.m. and got John and the boys up and we were off to the lake. We parked the RV and I was amazed at all the squirrels that were running around. I'm out the door to explore and take photos; I think John and the boys went back to bed :-)<br />
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I went down to the lake and the Abert's Squirrels were coming to me; it was fantastic! I sat on the rocks and went crazy taking photos. A Harris Antelope Squirrel came by, he must of hear there was a photographer on site :-) I went back to the RV to check on everyone and back out to take more photos. I wanted to go back to where I saw the Osprey the day before. She was there and took off before I could hike over to her. <br />
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It was sad to leave the cool climate of the White Mountains and the wildlife that made our weekend. We will visit Willow Springs Lake again.<br />
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<br />Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-35128197423453686742017-06-16T12:53:00.000-07:002017-06-16T12:53:07.072-07:00Two of My Photos Were Selected!OMG! I'm so honored to have one of my photos selected for the Arizona Highways Magazine Friday Fotos theme, but 2! Wow!!!<br />
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Each week Arizona Highways Magazine Facebook page has a theme for anyone to enter their photos. They announce on Wednesday the theme and you have until Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. to enter up to two photos. <br />
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This weeks theme was the Colors of the White Mountains. Below are my two submissions both taken at Fool Hollow Lake when we visited the Lake during Spring Break this year. <br />
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The links below the photos will take you to my photos on the Arizona Highways Magazine Facebook page. Check out all photos when you have a chance. Our State of Arizona is so beautiful especially the White Mountain area.<br />
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I grabbed my camera and started taking pictures of it and thinking to myself, "why is there a Guineafowl, a bird from Africa in my front yard". Where in the world did this bird come from? As far as I know there is no one in my neighborhood that owes one. The historic district in downtown Mesa, you're not expecting this type of bird walking around.<br />
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It liked hanging around my Smart Car so I put out some wild bird seed out leading it to our backyard. I figured if I got it in the backyard I could keep it safe until I found someone to rescue it. Well it was a good plan but the Guineafowl had other plans :-)<br />
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John, my hubby sat outside watching the Guineafowl as I started with contacting the Mesa Police non-emergency line. They gave me a number to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center. I left a message with their emergency line and they called me back right away. They only deal with mammals and directed me to Liberty Wildlife. I left a message with Liberty Wildlife but they didn't answer their emergency line until 8:00 a.m.<br />
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Great it's 7:00 a.m. I have an hour to figure out who owns this guy. My neighbor Louis saw me trying to wrangle the Guineafowl and told me he sees them on Grand all the time. He drove over there and found someone in their front yard to talk with. He drove back to my place and we went across University to find the owner. We knocked on the door and no one answered so back over to Grand to talk with Kay, the woman Louis spoke with earlier. She told us this lady has about 40 of these birds and she just lets them run wild. Kay gets so upset when she sees them getting hit by cars. All the neighbors on Grand have had it with these birds running wild. I knew than I didn't want this bird going back to this irresponsible owner.<br />
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My husband calls me that Liberty Wildlife called and will have someone over in about an hour. Louis and I head back to my house. He drops me off and I see the Guineafowl running toward Robson; yikes I don't want it to get hit by a car. I run after it and get it to run into our neighbor Jeff's backyard. Finally it calms down by looking at its reflection in a window of a camper shell Jeff has on the ground. Jeff said this guy woke him up this morning chattering away on his drive way.<br />
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While Jeff was watching the Guineafowl I went home and get my camera, phone and a bottle of water and back to Jeff's house to watch the bird until Liberty Wildlife can come and rescue it.<br />
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After several games of solitaire, talking with my hubby on the phone, talking with Jeff between breaks of the French Open he was watching and taking photos of the Guineafowl and a Swallow Butterfly visiting Jeff's backyard Liberty Wildlife finally showed up.<br />
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Dean, from Liberty, asked me how many people I had that could help capture the fowl, I told him 4 counting him; would that be enough? He said yes, so I called the hubby to come over and Jeff came out to help. Dean had two hand nets and a roll of netting and the rescue began. <br />
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Both Jeff and Dean had the hand nets and John & I had the roll of netting. Of course the Guineafowl was not going to be captured without a fight. The Guineafowl flew up on Jeff's fence so I went around to make sure he went back towards them; he did but got past them to Jamie's house. We all run around to Jamie's house and by than the fowl ran across our street to Louis's house. Louis was was just backing out of his driveway and we stop him. We cornered the fowl on his front porch and again he gets by us. Now he runs to our house and my dogs are going nuts. Yes again he gets by us and across the street to Monti's house. We get him cornered on Monti's from porch and yes you guessed it, he got us but we get him back to Monti's porch and John and I were able to get the netting around the entire porch so Dean could go in with his hand net and capture the fowl. Good plan but the bird came right at me and I had him in the net when it was able to shimmy out and now we are all off to Jamie's house again.<br />
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He had us running all over the place from neighbor to neighbors house, I bet it was pretty funny if you were watching this from the side lines. Finally after corning it at Jamie's house next to her car I caught it in the netting as it flew over the car. OMG, I was so afraid it was going to get away from me again, but not this time I was able to wrap it in the netting and down to the ground in the shade until Dean could get the animal crate to us. By now we were all exhausted, even the Guineafowl.<br />
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This is not what I had planned for our Sunday morning. It was filled with stress, excitement and relief that this Guineafowl was going to a better home. An animal refuge in Tonopah. Thank you Liberty Wildlife, Louis, Jeff and my hubby for helping to rescue this unusual bird. <br />
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Today John, (my hubby), and I visited the best museum
ever! We have driven by it and never
stopped in so we made a point to check it out today and I’m so glad we did.</div>
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The Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum is located at
Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ. You enter into
the gift shop and happily greeted by staff.
You enter into the hanger and greeted by one of the volunteers; our
guide was the nicest most knowledge volunteer ever, Mr. Baker.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He told us the history of each plane and the history of
Falcon Field; I had no idea. The hanger
is not only filled with the most unbelievable air craft from WWI, WWII, Korean
War and Vietnam but also includes so much memorabilia. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The second hanger is filled with planes they are restoring
and working on. Our guide let us in the
enclosed area and told us more history of the planes and the training they did
at Falcon Field during WWII. I couldn’t
get enough of the stories; fascinating. <o:p></o:p></div>
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There is a bomber they are working on called “Made in the
Shade” which we got to get close to.
They had the bomb bay open and inside the doors were signatures of
everyone that had a hand in this plane from builders to the crew. Even one of the many “Rosie the Riveter”
visited the museum this year and signed the bay door; so cool.<o:p></o:p></div>
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bomber door signed, Rosie the Riveter</div>
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The bomber, Sentimental Journey, landed when we were there
and we got to go through the plane. The
museum offers rides in this aircraft several times a day; we lucked out and got
to see it taxi in. All I can say, it’s
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enter the aircraft through a ladder that takes you up to the cockpit area. You had to stay very low when you enter
crawling into the next area where you can stand up. Boy, was it tight in there I don’t know how
these young men moved around in these planes; they had a crew of 10 in this
bomber. You next go through a cat walk
over the bomb bay to get to where the radio operator was. In the far back of the plane was the last gunner’s
area. He had his own door into his
area. You had to back out of the plane
at the back. It was so cool to be able
to actually go through the aircraft.</div>
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Our guide showed me an electrical outlet where one of the
gunner’s station was and told me that they would put on their normal underwear,
then a pair of electric underwear, then their uniform and on top of that their
flight suits; plug in their underwear to keep warm on their missions. I can image how cold it was flying in those bombers
with no insulation in the crafts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the outside of Sentimental Journey is a picture of Betty
Gable along with bombs and 2 decals of movie cameras. Our guide told us that this plane never saw
action in WWII. It made it over to the
Pacific but the war ended when it got there.
It should not have had bombs put on it but when it was used in two
movies they put the bombs on it. The
bombs represent how many missions and aircraft was on.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After touring the planes on the tarmac, we went back into
the first hanger to finish our tour.
John went along the outside checking out all the memorabilia and headed
off to take photos of all the wonderful aircraft. Of course, I got a little artsy-fartsy with
my photos <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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If you have the opportunity check this museum out, it was fantastic! We spent several hours there and I would
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-23926820328184158902017-05-21T15:46:00.001-07:002017-05-21T16:00:43.030-07:00Adventures at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch: we rescued a Red Eye Slider Turtle<div class="MsoNormal">
It’s 5:30 a.m. and I’m leaving the house to meet my friend
Kathy to explore the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch. I find a parking space and get my camera gear
together when I spot a couple of love birds in the parking lot. They were on the ground under some trees in a
median. I snap a few photos and off to
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We meet up by the Saguaro cactus and off to pond 7 to see
what we can see. No birds, the pond was almost
empty but off to my left I see a Coyote; my first Coyote in the wild! I snap several shots as he stands and scopes
out the dry pond looking for rabbits since no birds were to be found. The Coyote was off for better hunting ground
so we’re off to pond 1 to see if there is any water and birds.<br />
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Half way along pond 1 there is a clearing and we found some
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So off to pond 2 we go.
We come to the first clearing at pond 2 and no birds, so farther down
the path we go. The next clearing there were
4 Mallard ducklings on the shore and no parents! We kept our distance not to disturb them and
I took several photos of the little guys.
We went to the next clearing and still no birds but we decided to stay
to see if we could see the mother Mallard; no luck. While standing there talking a Great Egret
flew in, love these majestic birds. Took
several shots and here comes mother Mallard landing in the pond and swimming
over to her babies. Several other mother
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We decided to go over to pond 6 and yay water! No birds but water. We hung around waiting for something to fly
in and nothing. So off to the foot
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We are at the bridge and we witnessed two Least Bittern
Herons flying out of the reeds. Of
course, we just arrived and I didn’t have my camera ready. Standing there talking with another
photographer we noticed a lot of fishing line and lures tangled in the reeds
and we all were concerned about the Least Bittern Herons when we notice a red
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My friend Kathy decides she can’t take it anymore watching
this poor turtle struggle she takes off her shoes and socks, rolls up her jeans
and she’s in the water to rescue the turtle.
She finds the turtle totally tangled in the fishing line with a hook through
its mouth. This hook was huge and thick
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Kathy brought the turtle over to me and a passerby helped
cut the fishing line and part of the hook away from the turtle. Kathy went back to the reeds and cut out
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Kathy and I were on our way to the parking lot so I could
take the turtle to the Arizona herpetological association to see if they could
get the hook out. I called and left
several messages but no one was calling me back. I tried every button I could press but no one
was answering the phone! So I drove home
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Finally, home my darling hubby had gotten our wash tube out
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-24657182919473852732017-05-05T07:09:00.000-07:002017-05-05T07:11:45.213-07:00The Time Arizona Lost a National MonumentI was honored today, Arizona Highways used my photo of Papago Park in their article about Arizona losing a National Monument. The article is about how Papago Saguaro National Monument, created in 1914, lost it's National Park status and became Papago Park in 1930. It was the very first park in the US to loose it's National Park status.<br />
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<a href="https://www.arizonahighways.com/blog/time-arizona-lost-national-monument">https://www.arizonahighways.com/blog/time-arizona-lost-national-monument</a>.<br />
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My Least Bittern photo will be the month of April in the Nature Photography Calendar for 2017.<br />
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There were over 180 photographers that entered and over 1900 photos submitted. I know I submitted around 30 myself :-)<br />
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I am so honored to be among such great photographers and to also have one of my cottontail photos as an honorable mention.<br />
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Interested in buying a 2017 wildlife calendar? Arizona Game and Fish welcomes new subscribers to Arizona’s award-winning magazine about wildlife and outdoor recreation. The regular price is $8.50 for six issues (one year), but through Dec. 31, subscriptions are on sale at $7 for seven issues. People who subscribe by Dec. 31 will be sure to receive the calendar issue. The calendar issue is also sold at all Game and Fish offices for $3 starting in mid-November.<br />
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If you can't make it by the Phoenix or Mesa Game and Fish offices you can print off an order form and mail it in. More info on their website, <a href="https://www.azgfd.com/Media/Magazine">https://www.azgfd.com/Media/Magazine</a>.<br />
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Here is my winning photo and honorable mention photo.<br />
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-82806307916889138102016-05-29T09:41:00.000-07:002016-05-29T09:41:09.289-07:00Great Weekend Hiking Butcher Jones Trail<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_574b152ad78715444301336">
Had the best day today! Went hiking with two of my buddies from work, Linda and Lindsay. We hiked the Butcher Jones Trail at Saguaro Lake. It's about 3.4 miles one way and ends at Burro Cove.<br />
We started our trip at 7:30 having no idea how long it would take us; according to Lindsay it would take an hour per mile <i class="_lew" title="smile emoticon"><i aria-hidden="true" class="_4-k1 img sp_fM-mz8spZ1b sx_5371b4"><u>:-)</u></i></i> The trail is an easy one suited for hikers of all levels. We meet several hikers on the trail and no problem passing anyone.<br />
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Of course I had my camera with me and<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"> decided to take landscape photos today so I left my 500mm lens at home and put on my 18-55mm lens, boy was my camera light today! :-) I'm terrible at landscapes and figured I would practice today and hoped I wouldn't see any wildlife.</span><br />
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The trail basically follows along the lake for most parts. The areas where you are hiking in the mountains when you come to the top of the trail the scenery is breath taking.<br />
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When we left Butcher Jones Beach there was a group of paddle boarders following us in the water. They beat us to Burro Cove since they were in the water following along shore, we were zig zagging through the mountain trail. We came up to the last peak and could see Burro Cove at the bottom and they were already there. The view from this point was specular, we all went WOW!<br />
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The lake was busy with boaters, fisherman, water skiers and tubers, kayaks, canoes and jet skis. Every turn and view point we would see something different; everyone having fun on the lake.<br />
We started down the last hill to Burro Cove thinking the end is in sight and it didn't seem like it was over 3 miles when Lindsay came running back to us screaming rattle snake!!!!! She almost stepped on it but heard rattle and went running. <br />
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We approached the path with care seeing this fat Diamondback Rattle Snake semi coiled in the middle of the path. I quickly changed lens on my camera to my 300mm to get a better shot of this beautiful snake. I wanted a close up but I didn't want to be close to this guy; yes I'm a little crazy but not stupid :-) I took several photos while he slithered away down the path.<br />
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The problem was he stayed on the path so needless to say we never made it all the way down to Burro Cove! So we decided we would hike this trail again in the winter when rattle snakes are hibernating!<br />
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The funny thing about this whole snake thing is I told Lindsay and Linda the next time we go hiking I want photos of snakes; well I got my wish. Now Lindsay is afraid of what I might ask for next time :-)<br />
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On the way back to Butcher Jones Beach and breakfast we saw a gorgeous Cardinal, he was such a vibrant red; to bad I didn't have my 300mm lens on I changed it back to my wider lens after Mr. Rattle Snake. We also saw chipmunks, lizards and butterflies. A great day for being out in nature.<br />
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Here are photos from today’s adventure and I must say some of the landscape photos turned out okay!<br />
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Lindsay and Linda before we started our hike</div>
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Looking back at Butcher Jones Beach</div>
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Cardinal (the little red spec :-) )</div>
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Beautiful purple flowers</div>
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First cove we hiked around</div>
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Another view of Saguaro Lake</div>
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Close view of the first cove</div>
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Rattle snake that stopped our hike. They blend in so well.</div>
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-87659622049711176632016-04-10T22:37:00.002-07:002016-04-10T22:38:29.827-07:00Great Weekend at The Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch!I had a fantastic weekend of photo taking. Saturday I spent the morning at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch and got some fantastic photos. Sunday I spent the morning with my friend Amber and her family taking photos in her fabulous garden. Best weekend ever for photography!!!<br />
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Here are photos from Saturday; enjoy...<br />
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American Avocet</div>
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Blooming Cactus</div>
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-90412437671138436602016-04-04T20:28:00.000-07:002016-04-04T20:28:01.163-07:00Butterflies and More ButterfliesI took my first photography workshop last Saturday at Butterfly Wonderland with photographer Lisa Langell. It was a great experience working with a professional photographer. She explained things so well and worked one on one with each of us.<br />
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After the workshop we got to spend more time in the atrium taking our own photos and practicing what we learned in class. Time sure fly's when you are having fun I spent another 2 hours after class taking photos.<br />
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Below are some of the photos I took from the day. I don't know all the butterfly names I need to do more research on their names. Yes there are birds in the atrium also, I know crazy :-)<br />
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-54379598386427793592016-03-07T20:25:00.000-08:002016-03-07T20:25:23.478-08:00American Avocets - Spring is in the AirI was taking photos at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch on Saturday March 5th. I sat down at Pond 4 and started to watch the American Avocets. These are beautiful birds, so elegant and fascinating to watch.<br />
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It's getting to be Spring time and their head colors are getting to turn an orange color. I was watching 6 Avocets and started to take their photos as they went through some kind of ritual. <br />
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Below are some of the shots from that day, enjoy...<br />
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-48357895878829224742016-02-07T19:17:00.000-08:002016-07-07T18:44:32.038-07:00Award Winning and Feature PhotosNot to toot my own horn but I'm going to :-) I'm keeping track of my awards and photo features so I have them in one place. I'm creating a resume of my work so this is a great place to start.<br />
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<strong>2016</strong><br />
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<strong>Silver Medal </strong><strong>- iPhotography Website</strong> (May 2016)<br />
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Snowy Egret - can't believe I captured the dander and feathers flowing around its body</div>
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<strong>Bronze Medal </strong><strong>- iPhotography Website</strong> (May 2016)<br />
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Great Blue Heron</div>
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<strong>Silver Medal </strong><strong>- iPhotography Website</strong> (April 2016)<br />
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Curve-billed Thrasher</div>
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<strong>Winner Viewbug Website - People's Choice in 1 Photo Challenge </strong>(April 2016)<br />
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Snowy Egret</div>
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<strong>Finalist of the Arizona Highways 2015-2016 Photo Contest</strong> <br />
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<strong>Arizona Highways Website - Photo of the Day, March 3, 2016</strong><br />
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Red-tailed Hawk</div>
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Mandarin Duck</div>
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Morning Reflection - Papago Park<br />
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<strong>Gold Medal - iPhotography Website</strong> (February 2016)<br />
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Reflections in a Mud Puddle</div>
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Gila Woodpecker</div>
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<strong>Birds and Bloom Magazine Website - 2016 Bird Gallery</strong><br />
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Black-crowned Night Heron Juvenile</div>
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Snowy Egret</div>
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Great-tailed Grackles</div>
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Grasshopper molting - Dead Horse Ranch, Cottonwood, AZ</div>
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Snowy Egret</div>
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-42486525732943479612015-12-28T19:01:00.000-08:002015-12-28T19:02:47.445-08:00Busy Week for PhotographyWow this has been such a busy week for photo shoots!!! I was honored to take photos of 2 families in the last 2 days. The O'Connor's and the Lewis's. This is something new for me since I normally photograph wildlife. Both families were so much fun and they loved their photos!!!<br />
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Tuesday Dec. 22nd I was able to spend some time at my favorite place, the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch. Below are some of the photos I took that day; enjoy...<br />
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-79858791858263654632015-12-19T15:22:00.001-08:002015-12-19T15:22:58.211-08:00Finally a Black-crowned Night Heron Awake!!!Last weekend I found two Black-crowned Night Herons asleep in the trees. Today was my lucky day I found five Night Herons awake at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert. I really need to go buy a lottery ticket since I even got one of them in flight!!! It's been an exciting day today :-)<br />
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-51739298477534995322015-12-13T00:20:00.000-08:002015-12-13T00:20:30.682-08:00Great Photo WeekendThis weekend has been cloudy on Friday and cloudy and rainy on Saturday perfect days to take photos outside.<br />
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Friday afternoon after work I went to Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert to take photos and see if I could find birds I hadn't seen before. I was lucky to finally see both male and female Black-crowned Night Herons. They were both sleeping in trees and was able to get a photo the female awake before I left the preserve.<br />
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Saturday I had 2 photo shoots lined up and unfortunately they cancelled on me so I took the opportunity to try out Veteran's Oasis Park in Chandler. I was on the hunt for Birds of Prey since a photographer I met in Gilbert said he had great experience photography raptors. I was lucky and was able to photograph Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed Hawk and a Hen Harrier.<br />
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My favorite photos from the Veteran's Oasis Park were a cute little Verdin and the biggest Jackrabbit I've ever seen.<br />
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Below are some of the photos from Friday and Saturday.<br />
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Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch<br />
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-13932401019342686042015-12-06T22:20:00.000-08:002015-12-06T22:20:46.740-08:00Late Afternoon Photo ShootI tried something new this weekend to practice my action shots in the late afternoon. I went to my favorite place the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, AZ. It was a spur of the moment thought when getting home from work on Friday.<br />
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Friday was an overcast day perfect for taking photos. I arrived at the preserve around 4:00 p.m. so I didn't have much time before the sun was setting. I learned a lot that day on how difficult it is to take action shots in low light and without a tripod. I will definitely be going back for another late afternoon photo shoot to practice some more.<br />
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Below are photos that some what turned out; enjoy.<br />
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Photos by Pamela Yasmina Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455520601910408981noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628674891235180920.post-25749247550349122932015-11-30T19:27:00.000-08:002015-11-30T19:27:32.777-08:00What a Week!!!!This week has been super exciting. I have been submitting a photo every day to the Arizona Highways Magazine in hopes that one would be featured as one of their "Photos of the Day". It finally happened, one of my photos that I submitted in October was the Photo of the Day for November 28, 2015!!! Here's the link to the Photos of the Day Archives, <a href="http://www.arizonahighways.com/photography/photo-archive">http://www.arizonahighways.com/photography/photo-archive</a>.<br />
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The photo is one I took at my first Pow Wow I went to thanks to my friend Linda. She called me one Saturday morning and asked me if I'd like to go to the Pow Wow in Mesa and take some great photos. Who knew at that time if would turn out to be a great photo opportunity. Another photo I took that weekend was featured on Arizona Highways Facebook page. The them was "red" and I submitted one of the dancers from the Pow Wow in a red costume.<br />
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Than I receive an email Sunday night that my Snowy Egret photo that I submitted to BirdWatching Magazine website is selected for Photo of the Week!!! Here's the link to the my Snowy Egret photo, <a href="http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/blog/2015/11/30/photo-of-the-week-snowy-egret/">http://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/blog/2015/11/30/photo-of-the-week-snowy-egret/</a>.<br />
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I'm on Cloud Nine, this is so exciting to have photos featured on well known magazine websites so early in my photography career. I've only been taking photos since January 2015 and I still have so much to learn. I can't wait to see what happens next.<br />
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Here are the photos that have been featured.<br />
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