Thursday, November 15, 2012

Beautiful Eclipse- 2012 Mareeba, Queensland Australia

Greetings from Tropical North Queensland!


Taken from just outside Mareeba - Near Cairns 6:38am 14 November2012
We beat the clouds by getting out and driving at 4:15 am 75 Kilometers into the countryside.
More to come!!

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Coopers Hawks leave behind food for many animals!

A Coopers Hawk youngster left behind a "cast" in our back yard.  
Yellow jackets found it - as did flies and ants...




 Listen in at 21 secs you can hear one of the Hawks call! 

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Annular Solar Eclipse 2012 - From Northern California!

Annular Solar Eclipse 2012  -  Viewed From Northern California!

NPS





   

The Moon takes bites out of the Sun from Bottom Right
and exits Upper Left!


6:38 pm !!  Annular Eclipse!!!






These were taken 2 Minutes apart!  






Clouds start to Obscure... 



A great Short Trip and a Wonderful View!



Sunday, April 1, 2012

Santa Cruz Island - Channel Islands National Park, California

Santa Cruz Island with Friends of the Island Fox

Join us on Saturday, May 5, 2012 to look for

the Channel Island Fox!

Tickets for adults will be $65.00 per person, children $55.00. A percentage of the fee will go to support island fox recovery efforts.

We will take the Island Packers boat from Ventura Harbor leaving at noon and returning around 5 PM on Saturday May 5, 2012.  Check in will be required at 11:15 AM

Reservations are limited and will be provided on a first come basis. To book reservations, please download the Reservation Booking Form (Click Here to download pdf)  

California Channel Islands -  a great trip!

For More info!

http://www1.islandfox.org/2012/03/santa-cruz-trip-with-fif.html






 

 Visit them at http://www1.islandfox.org