Backyard Treasures
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From north of our city to back yards, summertime is a great time for photography.


 

Hummer...

 

the original ones

 

Taking Flight


Almost in flight

 

Excellent Fisherman

 
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Lurking black crowned

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Cattle Egret

 
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Kite...

 
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....and eating (aka debugging the neighborhood!)

So why an AWACs plane in the background.  Our metropolis is the proud location of  the Air Force's Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and as we were photographing the Kites flying around, they had company in the air -so these planes were always in the background of the Kites & hummers.