Birds from my Road trip to Yosemite
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Steve wanted to see some of my bird shots from my road trip to Yosemite.
When I heard about the Yosemite shootout, I really expected the main subjects to be landscapes. I did not even think about the variety of birds I might see along the way. But I did bring a 100-400 and a 300+2x along just in case..... Never go unarmed to a gunfight so to speak
I had heard of Mono Lake and and its tufas, but really had no idea what I might see there besides the lake.
I expected tufas, not willing bird subjects. But I was delighted by the swallows. Here is a green-violet swallow on a tufa. They would perch and hold still. But catching them in the air was almost imposssible, darting hither and yon like hummingbirds on amphetamines.:D
Here is a closer view of a green-violet swallow.
There were shorebirds - Maybe Harry or Steve or Ed can name this species
And where ever there are a lot of little birds these days, there are larger birds as well - about 30-40 yards off shore on top of a tufa
Ospreys are much easier to catch on flight than swallows - not easy, but easier than swallows.
But the day was passing on and we needed to push on across the Sierras to Yosemite. I had not given much thought to the birds of Yosemite - Eagles of course, but I forgot the obvious bird of the southwest - the Raven
I posted an earlier thread about avian intelligence, devoted to the skills and persistence of the raven.
I did not think about Steller Jays until I saw them in the yard and on the porches of the Wawona hotel
There were many other birds that I missed. I think this is a blackbird perhaps
And this specimen I captured Sunday morning just before leaving
A Baltimore ( or Northern ) Oriole
I hope you have enjoyed meeting some of the avian life that I saw along he way to Yosemite.
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When I heard about the Yosemite shootout, I really expected the main subjects to be landscapes. I did not even think about the variety of birds I might see along the way. But I did bring a 100-400 and a 300+2x along just in case..... Never go unarmed to a gunfight so to speak
I had heard of Mono Lake and and its tufas, but really had no idea what I might see there besides the lake.
I expected tufas, not willing bird subjects. But I was delighted by the swallows. Here is a green-violet swallow on a tufa. They would perch and hold still. But catching them in the air was almost imposssible, darting hither and yon like hummingbirds on amphetamines.:D
Here is a closer view of a green-violet swallow.
There were shorebirds - Maybe Harry or Steve or Ed can name this species
And where ever there are a lot of little birds these days, there are larger birds as well - about 30-40 yards off shore on top of a tufa
Ospreys are much easier to catch on flight than swallows - not easy, but easier than swallows.
But the day was passing on and we needed to push on across the Sierras to Yosemite. I had not given much thought to the birds of Yosemite - Eagles of course, but I forgot the obvious bird of the southwest - the Raven
I posted an earlier thread about avian intelligence, devoted to the skills and persistence of the raven.
I did not think about Steller Jays until I saw them in the yard and on the porches of the Wawona hotel
There were many other birds that I missed. I think this is a blackbird perhaps
And this specimen I captured Sunday morning just before leaving
A Baltimore ( or Northern ) Oriole
I hope you have enjoyed meeting some of the avian life that I saw along he way to Yosemite.
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really like the treatment on the 1st Osprey shot, whata a look :wow looks like a mad Samuari!!
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I still kinda enjoy this one too
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I think this may be an American Dipper ( Cinclus mexicanus ). Anyone know for sure?? Greaper??
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