I've been checking out all the photos in this thread, and it's pretty obvious when you do that, that you've already learned a lot. That's great.
I particularly like the following shots:
The hummingbird sitting on its branch in one of the first pic series: It almost look like a natural piece of art - cool shot.
The Veteran's Memorial series - the man sitting and pondering by the walls with all the names. You can read almost anything into his sitting there, which makes that pic cool in my eyes.
The Desert Bird of Paradise flower shot: Those are some amazing colours that I really love - cool flower pic!
The moon shot with the moon on the bright blue sky: Love that you can see the mountains on the moon, really neat!
And then there's the last pic in the very first series of bird shots: That's a great bird shot, sharp as a knife, and cool looking. I really love that one.
Thanks for sharing, it's a lot of cool pics you've been shooting.
Cheers,
Maria.