Tuesday, January 19, 2021

B2 Bomber Flyover - 1/17/2021

Our house is on the flight path for military flyovers before KC Chiefs games. The A-10s and B2 bombers start circling about 30 minutes prior to the actual stadium flyover. Yesterday, the Chiefs played the Cleveland Browns in a divisional playoff that started with a 2:00pm flyover by a B2. The B2 flew over our house four times before heading for Arrowhead Stadium. Here are a few photos.

The B2 is a stealthy photo challenge because of its thin black body. I managed to get a photo with the cockpit and engine intakes as the plane banked in a turn.


You can see the cockpit and engine intakes on this and the next photo as the plane banks in a turn.




A very interesting shape.  Computers are needed to keep the plane under control.  A stealth plane has fewer of the control surfaces that normal planes have.



This enlargement shows the name of this plane to be "Spirit of Arizona".




Saturday, January 16, 2021

Backyard Animals - 1/3/2021

I was looking forward to this morning's ice fog. The ice on the branches and snow on the ground provided a different backdrop for our backyard friends. I knew that the Cardinals and Blue Jays would really glow in a frosty environment. Here are a few photos from this morning.



What a perfect backdrop for the beautiful bird.




Diversity in the seed box.



She waits her turn in the seed box.