From Merced NWR

luisvluisv Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
edited November 26, 2008 in Wildlife
Here are some images from Merced NWR. I went there looking for the Sandhill Cranes and found a few more birds along the way.

1. Great Egret gathering
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2. Greater White-fronted Geese
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3. Ross' Geese
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4. White-faced Ibis
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5. Savannah Sparrow
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6. American Kestrel
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7. Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk
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8. Sandhill Cranes taking off in the morning
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9. Dancing Crane
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10. Sandhill Crane in flight
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Cheers,
--
Luis

Comments

  • philipwphilipw Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    Your first image is beautiful.

    Philip
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Major grins Rockledge, FL on the Space CoastPosts: 0 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    15524779-Ti.gif The first picture has a special quality/mood to it.

    Jim
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    Love them all. Great work clap.gifclap.gif

    Welcome to Dgrin :D

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  • luisvluisv Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    Thank you. I am glad you liked the pictures.
    I will try to post more here in the future.
    --
    Luis
  • PittspilotPittspilot Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    luisv wrote:
    Thank you. I am glad you liked the pictures.
    I will try to post more here in the future.
    --
    Luis


    Good job all round! We are off to Lodi on Sunday, hope we have as much good material to work with :-)
  • 4Mallko4Mallko Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    It's all good stuff, I especially liked the sparrow.
    Kevin Hall
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    Outstanding images. clap.gif Welcome to DGrin and its great to see some images from a Sony DSLR.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,957 moderator
    edited November 23, 2008
    Hi Luis! Welcome!

    I noticed the Ibis and wanted to say it's nice. Good color and a bird I've never seen.

    Nice set and it looks like you had a good time at the reserve!
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Outstanding images. clap.gif Welcome to DGrin and its great to see some images from a Sony DSLR.


    OK, how did Harry know these were taken with a Sony? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gif
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  • luisvluisv Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    Harryb wrote:
    Outstanding images. clap.gif Welcome to DGrin and its great to see some images from a Sony DSLR.

    Thanks for the positive comment and the welcome, Harry.
  • luisvluisv Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    ian408 wrote:
    Hi Luis! Welcome!

    I noticed the Ibis and wanted to say it's nice. Good color and a bird I've never seen.

    Nice set and it looks like you had a good time at the reserve!
    Thanks Ian. Yes, we had a very good time at the reserve.
    The drive from the SF Bay Area was long but well worth it.

    The Ibis is a bird we don't have here, so besides the cranes it was one of my target birds in the area.
    Here is one with a few of them in flight:
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  • luisvluisv Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    OK, how did Harry know these were taken with a Sony? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gif

    He probably checked the EXIF on the original files. :D

    The shots were made with a Sony A700 + Minolta 400mm f/4.5 APO + 1.4x TC.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2008
    dlplumer wrote:
    OK, how did Harry know these were taken with a Sony? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gif

    If you can't get Opandia to read the exif data you right click on the pic and look at properties. They will show the Dgrin gallery. Go to the gallery and look at the photo info.

    Or you can cheat and remember Luis from the Sony DSLR forum over at DPR. rolleyes1.gif
    Harry
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2008
    What wonderful photos. I love *9 -- looks like the crane threw up a branch or a piece of grass.
    Mary
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  • luisvluisv Registered Users Posts: 132 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2008
    Dogdots wrote:
    What wonderful photos. I love *9 -- looks like the crane threw up a branch or a piece of grass.
    Thanks. The crane was indeed throwing a stick in the air. It did that a few times until they noticed us and moved away.
    Here are two more:

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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2008
    Thanks for posting the other photos of the bird playing. Looks like he was having some "play time". Wonder why they do that.
    Mary
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2008
    Wonderful set Luis. Are are nice and sharp showing nice action.
    Stephen
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