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May 2023: Bird Tours Announcement
Launching my Bird Tours concept on Nextdoor https://nextdoor.com/p/7JSKHMPm6Mx2?utm_source=share&extras=MjU2MDg4MTY%3D&utm_campaign=17216...
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Jul 22, 20241 min read


May 2023 - Chestnut-backed Chickadee nest
One of my very kind neighbors reached out to me to alert me of a Chestnut-backed Chickadee nest in the mouth of her ceramic sun art piece...
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Jul 22, 20241 min read


May 2023 - Girl's Softball
Was birding with my 500mm and decided to try using it at one of my friend's daughter's softball game. A bit too much reach but still got...
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Jul 22, 20241 min read


March 2023 - Girl's Basketball
I took pics at a 3rd grade basketball game with my Nikon D850 and my Nikkor 70-200mm lens. It was really fun watching these two go at it...
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Jul 22, 20241 min read


February 2023 - Launched Captured Moments Bay Area
In February 2023, I launched Captured Moments Bay Area for kids event photography and family portraits In March 2023, I was hired to take...
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Jul 22, 20241 min read


January 1, 2023 - Snowy Owl of Cypress
I happened to be in Los Angeles for Christmas of 2022 and heard about this extremely rare Snowy Owl hanging out on the rooftops in a...
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Jul 22, 20242 min read


November 2020 - Special Guest on Sing Show Live
In November 2020, I was invited to be highlighted on a YouTube Children’s show called Sing Show Live. Go to the 10:13 point...
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Jul 22, 20241 min read


My 2022 Birthday Garden
I can't leave 2022 without sharing where I went for my birthday. Every birthday I usually try to go to a special garden for the day so...
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Jul 17, 20241 min read


2023 Bird Calendars
Ended up selling 150+ 2023 bird calendars (some on my Etsy shop and some via nextdoor and word of mouth). This included a large order of...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


October 2022: Halloween Parade
Took pictures of theHalloween parade at my children’s school. Always a fun time! InMenlo Article about the Halloween Parade and my pics:...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


October 2022: Gamble Garden Fall Pop-up Shop
In October 2022 I was invited by some people at Gamble Garden to participate in their Fall pop-up shop to sell my bird prints, calendars...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


June 2022: Father's Day at the San Francisco Botanical Garden
Went to the San Francisco Botanical Garden and was lucky enough to find these Tree Swallow nestlings. I really had fun watching the mom...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


April 2022 - First Published Photo
In February 2022, Sheri Bear, the Editorial Director of PUNCH magazine reached out to me as a result of seeing my hummingbird pictures on...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


February 2022: Remote Bird Photography Presentation to LA Girl Scout Troop
In February 2022, I gave a remote bird presentation over zoom to a girl scout troop in LA. There were 5 girls and each one was assigned a...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


January 2022: Nextdoor App and my Bird Photography
On the suggestion of a very nice fellow bird photographer on Instagram, Stephen Sherrard, I made my first Nextdoor bird image post and I...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


My First Full Year on Instagram as a Bird Photographer -2021
Instagram has been a great place to showcase my bird images and to meet many other artists and bird photographers. This is a recap of my...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


January 2022: My First Bird Calendars
I started selling bird calendars out of my Etsy shop in January 2022 and sold 50 in that first calendar season. I was a bit late to the...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


December 2021: My First Owl Experience
In December 2021, I went to Coyote Hills in Fremont to get my very first pictures of Owls. Lots of waiting around in the cold for a few...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


2021 - The Year of Bird Presentations to Kids
It all started in March 2021 when a former neighbor and friend asked me to provide a remote bird presentation over zoom to her 2nd grade...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read


October 29, 2021: My Favorite Holiday!
I always look forward to Halloween, which at this point in my life is my favorite holiday. Everyone is so giving and it is the one time...
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Jul 10, 20241 min read
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