JOY's FAVORITE FOTOS: NATURE ~ Animals ~ Birds

All photos have copyright by © Joy Krauthammer.
Permission needed to use by Joy Krauthammer.

Enjoy more ANIMALS:
http://joys-photos.blogspot.com/2011/02/costa-rica-collages-by-joy-krauthammer.html

New photos are scattered amongst older similar animal themed photos, i.e. ducks with swans.

"HOW" you ask, do I find these creatures?  

Because I enjoy them so much with so much pleasure: with determination, perseverance, patience, intrigue, desire, and wearing sneakers, I find them. Long skirt and dress shoes don't work well.  Exploring alone, I heard a rooster crow while on the 3,000 acre Brandeis hilly property and followed the infrequent sound (as I do for the loud peacocks). There are no direct dirt paths, and there are blockages with fields of endless high grasses (and I've seen a rattler and fox on the ground), fences of all kinds, gates, low dry river beds and distant cross overs, and scattered barns, farm equipment, and horses to pass beyond. 

FOUND the poultry behind wire fences. With camera, I got low down on the ground and waited. (Blue jeans are helpful.) These feathery guys do not sit still, and certainly not where I am staked out. Same with the jumping, climbing goats and they like to grab at your camera. Cows don't move as fast, but horses do and come too close. Cows and horses may oblige and look in your direction if you 'neigh' and 'moo'. Goat talk is not as easy. Thanks for asking. - Joy  2.25.2015

Birds are mostly in my garden sitting on fence, bushes, antenna.  Love the doves, mockingbirds and hummers that loved top of my fig tree over the years, but most very sadly died in the Porter Ranch Gas Leak blowout 2015-2016. The hawks are here.  -Joy  11.2016

Before the sun rises each morning I begin to shoot the colors and forms in the sky, even if very cold and windy. If there is rain on the roses, I shoot them. I love shooting shadows, reflections, water, flowers, plants, trees, insects, animals, birds and fowl at a local lake. I even like shooting fish in tanks. I enjoy guiding Nature Photo Walks. I can't stand the gophers that continually destroy my garden and build mansions and leave holes everywhere. I enjoy sharing plants from my garden. With a terrible drought in Los Angeles, CA, it is very sad to see so much of the garden dying. I'm grateful for site, iNaturalist from California Academy of Sciences because I can get ID's on nature - plants, bugs and birds I photograph. As an official 'Oberserver' I love submitting my finds and I'm happy to help ID for others when I can. Happy to meet people so excited about our world of miracles and mysteries. When not shooting, I'm a professional percussionist. BlesSings for Observations. - Joy

My Favorite

Mom and Baby

Mango Monkey, Costa Rica

Only golden colored money in Central America

baby, ten days old, March 2012

Hummingbird Babies

A mini huge delight

Hummingbird Babies

Not wildlife but the animals are beautiful.

Dama Gazelle

Scimitar horned oryx

Scimitar horned Oryx and Dama Gazelle

Scimitar horned oryx

Cheetah

Cheetah or Leopard

Elephant DC

elephant

head to tail :)

Red River Hog

Vulture-free flying

Palm Dates and Hungry Squirrel

Hungry Squirrel

Green Frog in Maryland Pond

Froggie loves Figs

G*d's Covenant & Plague

Froggie Loves Orange Rain

Froggie Really Loves Purple Rain

Frog enjoys Bath at Rancho de la Cordillera

Frog composite

Maryland Frog at California Clogged Drain

Costa Rica frog
seen only at night with my flashlight

Rooster Marty,
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, MD

Coyote

Garden of Joy

(Wish the coyote would catch the gopher.)

Gopher

very bad in my Garden of Joy

Gopher

Garden of Joy

Goat

Pearlstone, Maryland

Joy talking to goat she saved from outside the fence
Elat Chayyim, Isabella Freedman Center, Conn

Ferdinand, white goat
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, Maryland

Craker Jack, goat
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary

Goat

Brandeis-Bardin

Goats

Brandeis-Bardin

Sheep, Lola 3 legs,

Poplar Springs Animal Sanctuary

Horse

Brandeis-Bardin

Horse

Brandeis-Bardin

Horses

Brandeis-Bardin

Horses

Brandeis-Bardin

Horses

Brandeis-Bardin

Horse

Brandeis-Bardin

Horse

Brandeis-Bardin

photos and collage © Joy Krauthammer

from my YouTube Rose Parade 2013

Used to illustrate "Paul Revere Ride"

“The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,

A hurry of hoofs in a village-street”

(from Joy’s YouTube, 124th Rose Parade)

https://m.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/paul-reveres-ride

Costa Rica Oxen

from bus window

Camel, Israel

Bison I

Catalina Island

Catalina Island Bison II

Catalina Island Fox

Karen's Cat

The Many Faces of CATY aka BonBon aka Sparkles

Edith and Caty

Caty, newly shorn

Caty After Cut

August 2016

Cat Face

Cat Feet

Cat Eye

Caty aka Sparkles nee Bon Bon

Caty aka Sparkles

Caty aka Sparkles or Bon Bon

Week Later

Caty aka Sparkles or Bon Bon With Summer Hair Cut

"Joy, you take the best photos of that little beast!" - Ashley

Caty

Stray Kitty

Brandeis-Bardin

Cat, Albuequerque, NM

Venice Cat

Venice Cat aka Lion Sleeps Tonight

composite © Joy Krauthammer

Lion Sleeps Tonight

Dog in Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico

Sumo, Valley, CA

Bunny eye and ear shot for 52 Frames "Body Parts"

I think bunny ear is from other Bunny in my garden.

Backyard Bunny 4.2014

Backyard Bunny 2.2014

Backyard Bunny 4.2014

http://joys-inthemorning.blogspot.com/2011/06/big-bunny.html

http://joys-inthemorning.blogspot.com/2011/07/may-3-2012-back-yard-bunny.html

http://joys-inthemorning.blogspot.com/2011/06/bunny-haiku.html

http://joys-inthemorning.blogspot.com/2011/06/today-as-each-day-this-week-as-i-woke.html

http://joys-inthemorning.blogspot.com/2011/05/bunny-in-morning.html

http://joys-inthemorning.blogspot.com/2011/05/bunny-returns.html

Bird

Silver Spring, Maryland

Bird on Pyracantha

Tree Birds

White Crowned Sparrow, winter migrant.

Bird on Pyracantha after rain

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) on Slope Fig Tree after Rain

Baby Mockingbird

Mockingbird

Garden of Joy

Birds on Distant Pine Tree

Garden of Joy

Birds on Distant Pine Tree

Garden of Joy

Amazed this little yellow belly bird was inches outside my window pecking at yellow canna lily.

Saw yellow birds a few times this week in Garden of Joy.

Baby Bird Atop Top of Fig Tree

Garden of Joy

Ventura Beach

Hawk

Garden of Joy from across Street

Red-tailed Hawk

Garden of Joy

Hawk, Garden of Joy

Hawk

Garden of Joy

Crow

Garden of Joy

black bird, Lake Balboa

Brewer's Black-bird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)

Lake Balboa

Brewer's Black-bird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)

Lake Balboa

Bird on Water Tank

Pierce C C

Barn swallows in Stairwell

U. of New Mexico

Doves

Garden of Joy

Dove, Garden of Joy

Doves, Garden of Joy

Dove, Garden of Joy

Dove

Garden of Joy

Doves Nesting in Garden of Joy

http://joys-inthemorning.blogspot.com/2011/06/today-as-each-day-this-week-as-i-woke.html

Dove

Garden of Joy

Dove

Garden of Joy

Dove

Garden of Joy

Doves Silhouette

Garden of Joy

Doves Silhouette

Garden of Joy

Birds on Wires

Balboa & Vanowen

Birds on Wires

Beth Shir Shalom

Doves

Garden of Joy

Doves

Garden of Joy

Doves Silhouette

Garden of Joy

Bird Profile

Garden of Joy

Rainbow Bird

Garden of Joy

Hummingbird

Garden of Joy

Hummingbird

Garden of Joy 2.26.2017

Hummingbird

Garden of Joy 2.26.2017

Sunrise Hummingbird and Fig

Garden of Joy

Sunrise Hummingbird and Fig

Garden of Joy

Sunrise Hummingbird and Fig

Garden of Joy

Sunrise Hummingbird and Fig

Garden of Joy

Sunrise Hummingbird

Garden of Joy

Anna's Hummer

Bird on Porch Planter

Garden of Joy

Sunrise Mockingbird Silhouette

at top of Pyracantha bush

Garden of Joy

I think this picture looks like a poem.

With each "gnarl", on the 'long fingers' there was a fig!

(I just gave away rooted and barren fig branches.)

Within minutes the two birds present switched positions.

Mockingbird flew off to very top of adjacent Fig tree, and Hummingbird flew to top of prickly pyracantha bush with orange berries.

Last year for months the two birds had their positions, with hummer always on her perch at tippy top of fig. She sits a long time, unusual.

But then, if she was in the big bush, I didn't see the tiny bird.

So far this winter, Mockingbird's song is not such a symphony as last couple years. I sing out to encourage the birds. :) - Joy Krauthammer 1.22.14

Ms. Mockingbird Sings to Sunrise

Garden of Joy

Ms. Mockingbird Enjoys Sunrise

Garden of Joy

Ms. Mockingbird Enjoys Sunrise

Garden of Joy

Ms. Mockingbird

Garden of Joy

Thanksgiving Day

Ms. Mockingbird

Garden of Joy

Ms. Mockingbird

Garden of Joy

Ms. Mockingbird on Fig tree

Garden of Joy

Ms. Mockingbird

Garden of Joy

Phoebe Bird on Fence

Garden of Joy

Bird on Fence

Garden of Joy

Ms. Mockingbird Sings to Sunrise

Garden of Joy

Mockingbird in Garden of Joy

heard singing in http://youtu.be/fFSnnHC2_7M

Song Bird Greets Sunrise

Garden of Joy

"Happy are they that dwell in Your house, they are ever praising Thee."

- Psalm 84:5

אַשְׁרֵי יוֹשְׁבֵי בֵיתֶךָ, עוֹד יְהַלְלוּךָ סֶּלָה

Ashrei yoshvei veitecha, od y’hallelucha, selah!

Mockingbird in Garden of Joy

heard singing in http://youtu.be/fFSnnHC2_7M

Seen by Marcel's Grave

Mockingbird

Garden of Joy

Hummingbird

Rancho de la Cordillera