Tag Archives: Sierra foothills

The Not-so-plain Oak Titmouse

Posted on March 20, 2013 by joanienaz

In honor of the first day of spring, I sketched an Oak Titmouse, formerly know as the Plain Titmouse, from a photo I took last week here in the Sierra Nevada foothills, when the weather was warm and clear. Today it is … Continue reading →

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Picture a Day #266 – Summer Wildflower

Posted on September 28, 2012 by joanienaz

I found this wildflower in my photo files from this summer. Another Sierra foothill beauty!

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Picture a Day #263 – Evening Light

Posted on September 25, 2012 by joanienaz

The evening light here in the Sierra foothills, on the edge of the conifer forest in the oak woodlands, is amazing. I captured it at the end of the day as it illuminated the hillside in back of our cabin.

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Picture a Day #240 – Another Amphibian Visitor

Posted on September 4, 2012 by joanienaz

This morning, as I was watering the garden here in the Sierra foothills, I spotted a Sierran Treefrog hanging out on a nearby piece of crockery. This is probably a female, because males have a dark throat. Every evening, they … Continue reading →