Twoshutterbirds Takes a Break!

If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. –Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Sandhill Cranes in Flight, San Bernardo National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
Sandhill Cranes in Flight, San Bernardo National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. Canon EOS 7DII/600mm f/4L IS (+1.4x TC). Natural light.

It’s been a busy summer, but now it’s time to fly away from the exotic plants and animals of the desert and get back to work work. For a while we’ll be too busy to spend much time on twoshutterbirds. But, dear reader, never fear! We’ll be back on the ball in no time flat with more images of, and prose about, our beloved feathery friends (and others)!

Staghorn Cholla, Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona
Staghorn Cholla (Cylinderopuntia versicolor), Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona. Canon EOS 5DIII/100mm f/2.8L IS Macro. High-speed synchronized macro ring-flash.
Desert Bird of Paradise, Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona
Desert Bird of Paradise (Erythrostemon gilliesii), Cave Creek Canyon, Arizona. This plant is native to the Tropical Americas and has been naturalized in parts of the Southwest. Canon EOS 5DIII/100mm f/2.8L IS Macro. High-speed synchronized macro ring-flash.

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