azmerm
@azmerm.bsky.social
Retired wedding photographer still photographing! I love street and bird photography.
I think I spotted a Lewis’s Woodpecker in the treetops along the trail to the Clevenger House this morning! Boyce Thompson Arboretum 10/23/25.
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October 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I think I spotted a Lewis’s Woodpecker in the treetops along the trail to the Clevenger House this morning! Boyce Thompson Arboretum 10/23/25.
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Wait… What! I thought that there was only one of us around here!😂📸 Rarely seen in Arizona, a Prothonotary Warbler at Gilbert Riparian Preserve early this morning. Oct. 16, 2025.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Wait… What! I thought that there was only one of us around here!😂📸 Rarely seen in Arizona, a Prothonotary Warbler at Gilbert Riparian Preserve early this morning. Oct. 16, 2025.
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#birds
An Ibis scoots by and I’m treated to a view of it’s iridescent wing! Oct 10, 2025.
October 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
An Ibis scoots by and I’m treated to a view of it’s iridescent wing! Oct 10, 2025.
Hey mom... should I play with it or eat it! Yum! A Coatimundi morning at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
#coatimundi #nature #naturelover #wildlifephotography #boycethompsonarboretum
#coatimundi #nature #naturelover #wildlifephotography #boycethompsonarboretum
October 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hey mom... should I play with it or eat it! Yum! A Coatimundi morning at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
#coatimundi #nature #naturelover #wildlifephotography #boycethompsonarboretum
#coatimundi #nature #naturelover #wildlifephotography #boycethompsonarboretum
A bald eagle follows its mate as it passes by me, and they fly eastward toward the morning sun above the Salt River at Coon Bluff, Arizona. Oct 3, 2025.
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October 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A bald eagle follows its mate as it passes by me, and they fly eastward toward the morning sun above the Salt River at Coon Bluff, Arizona. Oct 3, 2025.
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#birds
The La Chute River is a short, 3.5-mile-long river in Ticonderoga, New York, that flows from Lake George to Lake Champlain.
September 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The La Chute River is a short, 3.5-mile-long river in Ticonderoga, New York, that flows from Lake George to Lake Champlain.
On leaving Madera Canyon, I decided to make one last stop… Whitehouse Picnic Area. A relaxing and fun day ended with a pic of a Bridled Titmouse!
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September 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
On leaving Madera Canyon, I decided to make one last stop… Whitehouse Picnic Area. A relaxing and fun day ended with a pic of a Bridled Titmouse!
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#birds
Some more of my favorite Hummingbird images from my visit to the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon. I believe a female/immature and male black-chinned, a broad-billed, plus one that Merlin insists is a broad-tailed but I thought might be a Rufous on the attack!
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#birds #nature
August 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Rivoli’s Hummingbird… It was a great day photographing hummingbirds at the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon, south of Tucson. Got a great latte and muffin at the store and watched the action!
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August 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Rivoli’s Hummingbird… It was a great day photographing hummingbirds at the Santa Rita Lodge in Madera Canyon, south of Tucson. Got a great latte and muffin at the store and watched the action!
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#birds
An American Kestrel backlit by a blinding sunrise… blinding especially to me as I was unfortunately looking straight at it! Higley Ponds, AZ 8/20/25.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
An American Kestrel backlit by a blinding sunrise… blinding especially to me as I was unfortunately looking straight at it! Higley Ponds, AZ 8/20/25.
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Another Anna’s Hummingbird comes swooping in to the fountain, and I’m ready to photograph a full series of images! Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
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#hummingbirds
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August 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Another Anna’s Hummingbird comes swooping in to the fountain, and I’m ready to photograph a full series of images! Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
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#hummingbirds
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#nature
She was too fast for me to photograph in flight… but she did let me zoom in for a portrait. Female Vermilion Flycatcher at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
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August 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
She was too fast for me to photograph in flight… but she did let me zoom in for a portrait. Female Vermilion Flycatcher at Boyce Thompson Arboretum.
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#birds
Wait, what? They removed the Diary of Anne Frank from some school bookshelves in Florida? I had to read that twice to be sure!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘State-driven censorship’: new wave of book bans hits Florida school districts
Hundreds of titles are being pulled from library and classroom shelves in the Republican-dominated state
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Wait, what? They removed the Diary of Anne Frank from some school bookshelves in Florida? I had to read that twice to be sure!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is one of my favorite street portraits ever. I spotted him in a park. He’s not sad, but focused on photographing the roses. His beard brings out his experience and character. I asked him if I could make a portrait while he photographed.
#streetphotography
#streetportrait
#streetphotography
#streetportrait
August 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is one of my favorite street portraits ever. I spotted him in a park. He’s not sad, but focused on photographing the roses. His beard brings out his experience and character. I asked him if I could make a portrait while he photographed.
#streetphotography
#streetportrait
#streetphotography
#streetportrait
Some peaceful views… Gig Harbor, WA.
July 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Some peaceful views… Gig Harbor, WA.