Raptor uploaded by admin. This is the center of a long shot made while I was trying to follow a raptor. It’s far from sharp but I liked the the sort of stylized way it came out. Click on the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Birds
Sea Ranch: Curlews
Curlew Pair uploaded by admin. I remember reading in an Art Morris book that a great perspective to shoot shore birds is at their level. I didn’t quite lay down on the sand but got pretty close. To the best … Continue reading
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Raptors: Northern Harrier?
Northern Harrier uploaded by admin. On our way home from Sea Ranch, there’s series of switchbacks where highway one descends from perhaps 600-800′ down to sea level. Near the top, one can often see raptors. This day, we were treated … Continue reading
Regal Bird
His Majesty uploaded by admin. I forgot to note the name of this fine bird that was strutting around the Savanna enclosure at the Oakland Zoo. Good loking and he seems to know it.
Unperturbed
Unperturbed uploaded by admin. My experience with quail is that they are shy and sensitive, fleeing at the approach of humans. This fellow seemed to be oblivious to me and to the golfer just behind. Perhaps he was standing gurad.
Sea Ranch: Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow uploaded by admin. I’m always taken aback by the magnitude of the song this Savannah Sparrow produces. It’s way out of kilter in relationship to its size.
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Hey! Get back here….
Aw Mom uploaded by admin. I was out on the coast looking at a colony of California Gulls when I saw a rock move. Turns out that it was a gull chick, cleverly disgused to look just like the rocks. … Continue reading
House Finch
Finch uploaded by admin. House Finches may be common but they are still delightful to listen to and nice to watch.
Snowy Egret in flight
Egret uploaded by admin.
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BCNH:Beak on
Who? Me? uploaded by admin. I was amused by this shot which caught a Black Crowned Night Heron looking straight into the camera. It makes the face look very odd because the beak is foreshortened.
American Avocet
Avocet uploaded by admin. Another picture from Monday’s outing to the Palo Alto Baylands. This American Avocet is in breeding plumage. It’s a very elegant bird to watch
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Stilt on the Wing
On the Wing uploaded by admin. I was practicing panning on flying birds. It’s incredibly difficult to do with a long lens but occasionally, I get something interesting. This Black Necked Stilt looks oh-so-different in flying mode that it does … Continue reading