… there are more than 400 species of birds in Yavapai/Coconino Counties and they range from the very small like the Vermilion Fly Catcher above to the Common Black Hawk below … roughly half an ounce for the fly catcher to nearly two pounds for the Common Black Hawk. Both are incredibly beautiful birds and assigned very different species to feed on and help keep in check.
Spent the morning down at the ponds this morning with a friend and although I got a variety of shots, nothing worth keeping … both of these photos were shot at the Ponds, but on days past. I only keep photos that are as good as or better than anything I have shot previously … so although many of the shots were nice, they have been released to the universe, but the memory of shooting the Ponds with a friend on a beautiful morning remains!
A couple of housekeeping items … if you left click on the magenta colored type, it will take you to a website with more information; I only link to safe sites! If you right click on any image you can download the image to your computer and use them for screensavers or whatever, just no commercial use please.
Have an absolutely beautiful day today … keep breathing, share a smile with someone and be kind … your choice, each and every day!
Cheers,
Ted
Give me to gladly go
My way
And say
No word of mine own woe;
But let me smile each day.
Give me the strength to do
My task
I ask;
And that I shall not rue
The toiler’s grimy mask.
Give one loved hand to me
And leave
The eve
All undisturbed as we
Our strength of souls retrieve.
And lastly give sweet sleep,
Closed sight,
No fright
That fears will o’er me creep;
And now a sweet good-night.
Evening Song by Max Ehrmann
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The easiest way to reach Mr. Grussing is by email: ted@tedgrussing.com
In addition to sales of photographs already taken Ted does special shoots for patrons on request and also does air-to-air photography for those who want photographs of their airplanes in flight. All special photographic sessions are billed on an hourly basis.
Ted also does one-on-one workshops for those interested in learning the techniques he uses. By special arrangement Ted will do one-on-one aerial photography workshops which will include actual photo sessions in the air.
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