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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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Summer has Arrived.
For the next 3-4 weeks I will be using mostly photos in my archives. I will be taking pictures as usual I will be using my 22 year old Canon, the first digital model. It’s going to be interesting,
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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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The Fledgelings are Out in the Sunshine.
For being so hard to find over the past few years the Night Heron is everywhere on the slough this past seven days. This bird flies around me several times a day, in fact I had a weird encounter with him yesterday.
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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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The Wildfires have begun.
The wind is one thing but when wild fires join forces with it the results are terrible.
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Mallards and the Wind.
The lone Female Mallard is the real hero of this species, without her there would be no Mallards.
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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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Temperature + Wind = Wildfires
The conditions are ripe, lightening strikes, excessive heat and accidental human causes are all in effect. I live in the Southern part of the high risk area, human nature dictates our thoughts to think it won’t happen here. Maybe not but if it does we’re in serious trouble,
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