Tag: sleeping

A Rock and a Hard Place

A close-up view of the head of a common chuckwalla sleeping in the crevice of a large boulder on the Latigo Trail in McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 28, 2024. Original: _A673895.ARW

A sleeping chuckwalla is happy to be stuck between a rock and a hard place on a warm spring afternoon. It was a beautiful crevice, deep enough to provide protection from the hawks and owls living nearby with hungry mouths to feed. It’s a bit humbling to see for someone who has trouble sleeping even curled up and comfy in bed.

📷: Sony A6700 | Sony 100-400mm | Sony 1.4X
🗓️: May 28, 2024

New Tricks

Our dog Bear sleeps on my couch on May 22, 2022. Original: _Z722667.NEF

Bear must not have been allowed on the furniture in his previous home as it took me 7 weeks to convince him to get up on my couch. He’s been a regular ever since, though even now he asks for permission before jumping up.

📷: Nikon Z 7II | Nikon 24-70mm f/4
🗓️: May 22, 2022

The Night Owls

A great horned owl perches with its eyes closed on a rocky ledge in a large boulder in McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, Arizona on November 21, 2023

Two night owls, one on each side of the camera. One of us has excellent vision, one of us doesn’t get dizzy when standing on a high ledge, both think mushrooms and green beans are disgusting. My favorite image from a set right as a mountain started to block the setting sun.

📷: Sony A6700 | Sony 100-400mm | Sony 1.4X
🗓️: November 21, 2023