As for the photos, most of the earlier images (Midwest and Colorado Plateau galleries) were taken with various Minolta 35mm SLRs. All of the hummingbird pictures and several of the backyard views were taken with a little Pentax Optio camera (4 megapixel), and a Nikon Coolpix 7900 (7 megapixel). The bulk of the shots, however, were taken with a Nikon D200 digital SLR, and starting in spring, 2011, with a Nikon D7000.