Category: bird watching
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Red Tails and Bright Eyes
I have numerous photos of Hawks with that look in their eye, my ego says they really are looking at me. However I don’t think so,
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Bird Variety Pac.
A tell-tale is the Male is still around and his head is now Green; time will tell. An interesting fact is Male Mallards do not quack; what a world we live in eh?
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Egrets on Taylor Slough.
I had taken 150 yesterday mostly of the Night Heron, I deleted all of them. The Egrets with their pure white plumage produce beautiful photos when everything falls into place, focus, composition and lighting.
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The Night Herons.
I was set up nearly perfectly, 50 yards from the bird accompanied with a nice mildly overcast sky making the session pleasant. There are a few issues when set up taking very detailed images, each one ends up being a keeper.
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What’s a “Good” photo?
However 1 in 5,000 has a chance of producing a national contender, but 1 in 10,000 practically guarantee’s it. I have 10,000 photos but lack one good enough for a world wide contest; professional photographers are unbelievably good;
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The Smallest Heron is Green.
Green Herons are always around if they are not in sight at any given time if we wait for a short while one is bound to fly past. They are not fair weather friends these guys are out in all weather; rain, wind or cold is not a deterrent for them.
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Camera Settings Experiment; again.
I will use f-9 sparingly until I come up with a situation where I am able to use it in the natural flow of photography; I expect to use it in low light situations during my next experiment.
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Flocks Today.
For now it’s all large birds in flocks, I am planning on a blog displaying flying small birds. Now that’s a challenge for me; but I’m getting better.
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Western Gull; California Gull
When I live in Fresno, California, basically a hot dry desert during the summer, a large flock of them would fly from one end of the City on the South to the San Joaquin river and ponds on the North end. This scenario played out every night.
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The Pig Duck
I’d like to say they are beautiful birds, they aren’t or well respected not that choice is available as well. Some Natives refer to them as “Junk Birds” which is odd because most have a high regard for all wildlife.
Follow the Fork in the Road 