Place: Sequoia and surroundings: Animals and birds in autumn......

So glad that autumn is upon us...talking of fall, these shots from last year, captured at Sequoia National Park grabbed my attention and brought a tiding of happy memories...

The hawk on a stunning sweetgum at Three rivers...

A mule deer came vis-a-vis on our way to the park...

A scrub jay munching on mistletoe berries..........

An acorn woodpecker sits pretty  on a colorful oak for a shot...

We met this happy guy in a orange orchard in San Joaquin...

Joy: Excitement of first spotting....

We all have our own wish-lists...and they are not granted easily...that's why its so special when they are fulfilled...
I am a nature-lover and enjoy exploring the wilderness....and during the rambles, hope to see things new to me..pictures below are some of such longings that materialized...
A hummingbird nest on a scrub oak branch...

A mule deer in the oak woodland...

A marmot near the foothills of snow-capped mountains of Glacier National park....

A coyote in Yellowstone national park...

An eucalyptus tree with myriad acorn-stuffed holes...yeah, sculpted by woodpeckers...

A sea lion in the Pacific ocean!..

A mola mola or Ocean sunfish ...giant bony fish, in fact the heaviest....saw in the Pacific...

One dream is realized...another sprouts...perhaps, this zeal should never die...that makes life interesting...