#visitredding

I don't know if this is Liberty or Guardian as I haven't spent all that much time watching them to tell them apart unless they're side by side. But it is one of the pair that has been nesting at Turtle Bay on the Sacramento River in Redding, California, USA. The Friends of the Redding Eagles has set up a web cam on their nest that live streams to YouTube. My wonderful daughter Carlyanne helped with moderation duties on the YouTube feed for awhile although now I think my 3 year old grandson is keeping her a bit too busy  Mrs. Liberty should be laying an egg very soon and it is neat to stop in and look at the cam from time to time. I caught this one flying right over Highway 44 headed downriver in beautiful golden morning light last week

This image captures the tall tapered pylon of the Sundial Bridge in Redding California USA at night. I liked the way the spotlight on the left of the frame mirrored the cables that suspend the bridge deck from the pylon. There were some patchy clouds overhead so I shot multiple 10 second exposures from the same camera position and blended them in post production. This gave the effect of an exposure of over a minute in length on the clouds, making them more wispy in appearance while allowing me to keep the visible stars from starting to “trail” as they would have in a single long exposure. On this evening the bridge deck was illuminated with very blue light so I processed the image with a “cool” white balance to accentuate the already prevalent blue tones. The Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay is for pedestrian traffic and was designed by Spanish Architect and structural engineer Santiago Calatrava Valls who’s known for bridge designs featuring prominent single leaning pylons such as the one in this image. The 210 foot mast here, which points due north and leans 42 degrees forms and actual sundial gnomon and the hours of the day, calibrated to the summer solstice in Pacific Daylight Time, are marked on the ground on the northern shore of the Sacramento River which it spans. The span of the bridge of some 700 feet has no structural members touching the water, which was a design requirement due to concerns about anadromous fish migrations and salmon spawning grounds in the river below.

I had fun watching this scene unfold one morning at Turtle Bay on the Sacramento River in Redding California, USA. This great egret was just minding its business thinking it had a private little fishing hole when this pair of mallards just wandered in like they owned the place. The egret was less than enthused to share its spot and voiced its displeasure as the mallards went to looking for their own breakfast, giving the appearance they were dunking their heads to drown out the egret.

Blueberry goat cheesecake and strawberry 🍓 balsamic ice cream 🍨 scoops in a freshly made waffle cone! Conveniently located next door to @cinderspizza. Nice job Redding 👌🏽 #VisitRedding #EatRedding #EatWithBriana #TasteAndSeeCreamery (at Taste & See Creamery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7ghJBJAec/?igshid=10qds9i45j36u

I was craving pizza 🍕. This is @cinderspizza’s pesto supreme with grilled chicken, olives, bell peppers, artichoke hearts, mushrooms 🍄 and onion on a hand tossed crust. Super fresh. Super yum 😋 #VisitRedding #EatRedding #EatWithBriana #CindersPizza #PizzaParty (at Cinders Wood Fired Pizza) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7fma6JQAx/?igshid=1c3b59wg0ggq6

Caprese Salad 🥗 with prosciutto from @cinderspizza. #VisitRedding #EatRedding #EatWithBriana #CindersPizza (at Cinders Wood Fired Pizza) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx7fDqXJIFW/?igshid=1diq8ri1s9vms

There was something mysteriously comforting about being surrounded by mountains ⛰ in the Shasta Cascade region. #VisitRedding #VisitCalifornia #RoadTrip #Tourist #NorCal #NorthernCalifornia #SunDialBridge #SunDialBridgeRedding #BridgesOfInstagram (at Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx6hJUopZvc/?igshid=cwqkcud8s73h

Make this Father’s Day great with a HarvestWild gift card! #fathersday #fathersdayideas #bestdadgifts #fathersday2018 #fathergifts #bestfathersdayyet #giftcertificate #getyoursasap #lastminuteshopping #dadsday #visitredding #thisisredding #fishnorcal #gatherredding #reddingweekly #healthyshasta