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Photographs: Nature, Photographs: New York City

Two Walkers, Dogwood Tree

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Two walkers pass a flowering dogwood tree in Central Park.

Two Walkers, Dogwood Tree. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Two walkers pass a flowering dogwood tree in Central Park.

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G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Northern California

Two Trees, Grassland

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Two Trees, Grassland
Two spring trees on Northern California grasslands on a cloudy day.

Two Trees, Grassland. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Two spring trees on Northern California grasslands on a cloudy day.

These trees are old friends of mine. For decades I have gone to this place when I needed to get out for a local hike — it is one of the places that is close enough that I can get out for a couple hours of hiking in the morning and be home for lunch. It might seem odd, but some places like this mean about as much to me as the most spectacular national park.

I had gone out this time hoping to photograph wildflowers, but the conditions did not cooperate. Not only are the flowers just a bit later this year, but the weather was cloudy and windy — not quite ideal for that subject! Odds are that I’ll head back in a week or so when more flowers blossom, and I’ll pick a quiet morning without all of the wind.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Birds, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Wildlife

Pas de Deux #2

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Pas de Deux
Two sandhill cranes in a winter field, California Central Valley.

Pas de Deux. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Two sandhill cranes in a winter field, California Central Valley.

It seems to me that sandhill cranes have more “personality” than some of the other flocking birds I photograph at this time of the year. Even their manner of flight is diverse. They can fly in semi-organized fashion, but you’ll also see individuals do very odd things — dive-bombing, craning their necks in odd directions, altering the tempo of their wings and more. And then, at times, they can be graceful.

At one far end of their behavioral range there is an occasional kind of gracefulness — often in the air but in this case, on the ground as these two cranes walk, one after the other, out towards a large field that was recently plowed.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

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Photographs: Birds, Photographs: Flight, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Wildlife

Two Cranes, Blue Sky

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Two Cranes, Blue Sky
Two sandhill cranes in flight against blue winter sky.

Two Cranes, Blue Sky. © Copyright 2023 G Dan Mitchell.

Two sandhill cranes in flight against blue winter sky.

Two sandhill cranes fly against late-winter blue sky, a few weeks before their annual migration takes them back to the arctic. My “season” for photographing migratory birds in Central California lasts from roughly November into early March, spanning the time from the first arrival of geese to their departure, along with that of the cranes. This photograph comes from what will likely be my last such photographs of the season.

It is not easy to get photographs of cranes flying nearly overhead. They often change their course as they approach in order to avoid flying over me. But with some luck and abundant patience, eventually some of them will come close enough, as this pair did.

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, “California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierra” is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

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