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A radio-controlled "Martian Spaceship," based on the Roy Clough free-flight design from the...

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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012  |  Map

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My 4th attempt at a radio-controlled Rogallo wing. This one is about half the weight of the previous...

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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012

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Another pied-billed grebe, I suspect that this one had a nest nearby (is it nesting season?) and...

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This is as close as I've ever gotten to a pied-billed grebe. They always look a little smug to me.

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Uploaded on Feb 14, 2012  |  Map

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Usually the spotted towhees keep their distance, but this one let me get relatively close. I think they're rather handsome birds

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I know I have other pictures of red-winged blackbirds, but I like red-winged blackbirds. And these two were showing off the red quite nicely,

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Uploaded on Feb 6, 2012  |  Map

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I've tried to take this picture many times, and I doubt that I'll ever get one that I'm happy with. ...

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Uploaded on Feb 6, 2012  |  Map

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(nevermind about Self Portrait #2) Lest anyone think I've gone Hoarder and that this is the normal...

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Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012

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umm . . . .

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Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012

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Also taken at Henderson, NV. Some of the dragonflies aren't terribly shy, either.

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012

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At least, I *think* it's an Allen's Hummingbird. Taken at the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson, Nevada.

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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012  |  Map

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The lake in the Sepulveda basin (Not Balboa; the other one. Does it have a name?) drains at the...

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Uploaded on Jan 22, 2012  |  Map

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The scaled-down Viking, as finished. It's covered with transparent blue Microlight, with a little...

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Uploaded on Jan 22, 2012

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Finally made it back down to the beach for another set of sunset pictures. It was a decent if not...

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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2012  |  Map

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I took a lot of sunset pictures during my few days in St. Louis . . . I like the implied sun here, and it makes a pleasant desktop background.

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Uploaded on Jan 1, 2012  |  Map

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I'm not a big fan of starlings, but this one contrasted nicely with the snow.

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Uploaded on Dec 30, 2011

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This is an occasional visitor to my mother's backyard. He (I think it's a male) was taking a quick...

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Uploaded on Dec 30, 2011

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I think it's some type of hoverfly, but I can't rule out a wasp/hornet/bee.

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Uploaded on Dec 29, 2011

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