Quiet May evening yields rarity

I was able to get quite close to this American Bittern. Notice how the bird tilted its beak and head upward, to mimic the grass.

New Lens!

After 12 months of lusting after Canon's 400mm 5/6 L lens, I finally broke down and bought one! I am eagerly looking forward to photographing wildlife with this heavy piece of equipment.

Reptiles, Amphibians.....

I just happened to see this little red ear, chilling along the edge of the pond so I pulled out my pocket mirror to see what he'd do when he saw his reflection.

Later I discovered a (blue?) racer sunning itself amongst some dying yucca plants. Sunday evening I spotted a rather obese skink, sunning itself high in a hackberry tree.