Camera Critters #266

It’s been almost two years since Sammi joined the family.  And she has gotten cuter and cuter with each passing day.



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Camera Critters #255

Sunday, Feb 10, 2013, was a nice day on the High Desert.  After returning home from breakfast, I grabbed my camera and sat in the sun, enjoying the day.

As I looked around and admired how deeply blue the sky was, I caught sight of something flying about 1,000 feet above me.  I raised the camera, zoomed in and saw, for the first time from my backyard, a Bald Eagle also enjoying the day.



After watching the eagle float out of sight to the north, I continued looking around, soaking up the rays of the warming sun and tossing toys for Sammi to chase.

After about 10 minutes, I caught sight of something else flying around above me.  This time it was lower…at about 500 feet.

Again, I raised the camera, zoomed in and smiled as I snapped my first image of a Cooper’s Hawk.  Not only was it the first image I got of something from that species, but it was also the first sighting I have had of one in Oregon.



The Cooper’s Hawk circled around several times and then headed eastwards.

I sat out in the sun for about an hour more and didn’t see anything else.  With Sammi asleep on my lap, I rose from the chair, put Sammi inside and went on a safari around town.

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Camera Critters #204

Yes, it’s time once again to spend a few minutes with the little love of mine…Sammi.

Monday morning we woke to five inches of snow and Sammi’s first real snowfall.  After walking around town, taking pictures with my EOS 60D which I am still getting used to, I stopped to follow Sammi around as she played in the snow.

Of the photos I shot of her, this one is my favorite.

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Camera Critters #198

A couple of weeks ago, I was in the middle of taking care of my landlord’s puppy while she was away for the holidays.

I didn’t mind taking care of Sammi…she’s fun and really likes me.

However, during her stay with me, she turned from a puppy, to young woman, a bit of a mess I wasn’t prepared for. However, that has since been taken care of (the mess, not the womanhood) and Sammi is happily messing my landlord’s place.

One thing I noticed about Sammi…she doesn’t like the camera flash.

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Camera Critter #186

A few Camera Critters back, I presented everyone with my landlord’s puppy, Sammi. 

Well, Sammi was only a five or six weeks old then.  Now, the little runt is almost six months old, so I thought I would show everyone what she’s like now.

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