We have a median divider strip about a mile from home that looks to have about 100+ blossoms in about a 15 foot area… looks like a red prickly pear explosion. Never seen anything that dense at one time. That was yesterday evening. I would bet that they are already starting to wilt today.it has been seasonable warm with no rain throughout April high 90 degree temps apparently we’re in the cacti “sweet spot” right now. Enjoy it while you can.😎

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Seriously, all of those poles make this look like a world class dead-fall trap.🤨

After living the past 19 years in AZ, I’m gobsmacked… not a pickup truck in sight… BEAUTIFUL!!!

The title says it all… Perfect!

Beautiful work. Great eye too!

Black capped Chickadee (male) both images same gender and possibly/probably the same bird. First exposure is sharper but still not totally sharp and is in open shade with lower contrast. Exposure is good across the whole frame. The camera’s averaging metering is working fine for this lighting. The small sensor is working right in its comfort zone (and yours) at 15 feet. The second image at 50 feet is working in the higher end of it’s telephoto range where you should, if hand-holding be using a shutter speed equal to, or faster than 1/over the selected focal length you are shooting. If you are an older person you probably should either using a camera support or bracing your elbows the longer the focal length the more the camera shake is apparent and blur is induced in the image. I’m guessing that’s causing the lack of sharpness in the second image (and if the light levels are low enough maybe even the first). It’s pretty similar to long range shooting only you blur the image rather than shooting something you weren’t aiming at. For perching birds it helps me to auto-bracket my exposure by plus and minus one f-stop… with my camera because I can. My cellphone pretty much limits me by being much smarter than I am.🤓

Patience; skill; and luck strike simultaneously… congratulations!

The Killdeer and the other guys are pretending to ignore him not to embarrass him after seeing him in your other image😎

Nice. Is this Bruce?

Sooo nice!

🤓😇😇😇👍👍👍 Perfection!

With that white area on the bottom you have a great opportunity for a personalized business/calling card! Terrific image.👍👍👍

ROTFL!!!

Looks like an early rendition of a Good Humor man … udderly hilarious! 🤓🤪

Wonderful image VV. Even in marginal weather, Hawaii is wonderful!