Chris Clem

Mojave Desert, rural part of Yucca Valley Ca. Camera Sony A7ll w Tamron 150 - 600mm lens. This is a LeConte's thrasher......He had just taken a bath in water In the I running under the pine tree. The birds love it when there is some water, out here in the hi-desert they don't see much in the summer so they are all jump in when it's available .

Mojave Desert (Spiny Lizard) of some sorts ? Taken this morning in the rural part of Yucca Valley Ca. Camera Sony A7ll w Tamron 150 - 600MM lens.

The very smokey skies from the Hi Desert in rural Yucca Valley Ca. This is looking west, Joshua Trees with the flattop mountains and Big Bear in the distance. We have been dealing with this smoke for most of the summer it seems.

Is this a Red Tailed Hawk? Both photos are the same bird. Yesterday in the rural part of Yucca Valley Ca. Heard some noises outside my window. I Saw this Hawk under the barbecue not 3 feet from my house. It had a ground squire (chipmunk). Not much of a photo,the camera was set up for some low res YouTube photos I was shooting with a wide angle lens.....The Chipmunk finally got away, I'm sure he won't forget this close call.

Scrub Jay in Mojave Desert rural Yucca Valley Ca. This is the first Scrub Jay I have seen out here. My be displace from the fire in the mountains 10 miles away. Super smokey out today, found out auto focus doesn't work well in the smoke, switched to manual focus on this shot. Sept 7 2020

We don't see Pigeons much out here in the Hi Desert, but this one has been hanging around lately. Must be someone raising them.....Odd looking bird.

A baby? Cactus Wren. Tried using sing my old Panasonic GH2 with a Panasonic 100/300mm lens. It is nice and light weight to carry but lacks that crisp quality I get from my Full Frame Sony A7ll.

This never looks like a real comfy place to hang out. Yucca Valley Ca. Mojave Desert.

Mama Gambel Quail and her 11 chicks, Yucca Valley, Mojave Desert......."Follow Me" and they due!

Roadrunner from last week, rural Yucca Valley Ca...Mojave Desert.......To hot to shoot the last few days.

Roadrunner and a Lizard. Yucca Valley, Mojave Desert.

This Leconte's Thrasher has been coming to my yard lately here in the Mojave Desert @ rural part of Yucca Valley Ca. A very friendly guy, will come right up to me.

I didn't quite catch what this Raven was saying but I don't think it was "have a nice day".

Black Throated Sparrow...... Mojave Desert yesterday.

"want to see my rocket pose"?