Charleston Slough - Sunrise to Sunset

StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
edited January 5, 2014 in Wildlife
Charleston Slough is located in heart of Silicon Valley near Mt. View. Lately it has been teeming with wildlife, including White Pelicans that I couldn't capture as they were too far and a rare and threatened bird called "clapper rail" that I could. Tried to put holidays to good use. Below are my attempts:

1) Sun pops up

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2) Time to wake up

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3) Stretch

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4) Flex

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5) Just before landing Avocets look like they are falling out of the sky

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6) Whirling Avocets

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7) Geese conference

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8) Speeding on a runway

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9) Take off

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10) Putting on the breaks

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11) Time to reflect

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12) Big hug

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13) Big duck

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14) Clapper rail - rare and endangered

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15) No one gives a coot

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16) Avocet dance at dusk

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17) Low rider

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18) Landing

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19) Duck airforce

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20) Fly away

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21) Dip

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22) Snack time

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23) Dive

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24) Back-lit landing strip at dusk

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25) Ride into sunset

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Comments

  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2014
    Good Holiday Usage you are making my shutter finger twitch, I have been down the last week and a half with the Swine flu.
    Really like the AVocet and Northern Shovler Flock shots. The Clapper Rail is a good capture.
    Happy New Year
    Chris K. NANPA Member
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2014
    DsrtVW wrote: »
    Good Holiday Usage you are making my shutter finger twitch, I have been down the last week and a half with the Swine flu.
    Really like the AVocet and Northern Shovler Flock shots. The Clapper Rail is a good capture.
    Happy New Year

    Hi Chris, hope you feel better soon! Glad I have your shutter fingers twitch! Pictures you post remain an inspiration and are in fact dancing around my head whenever I am trying to shoot! Hope to get there eventually! Cheers! Taz
  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2014
    Very nice.
    Always lurking, sometimes participating. :D
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 3, 2014
    Jeffro wrote: »
    Very nice.

    Thanks Jeff!
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 4, 2014
    Outstanding set of images, well done
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited January 5, 2014
    Harryb wrote: »
    Outstanding set of images, well done

    Thanks Harry! Coming from maestro himself, it means a lot! My day is totally made! Cheers!
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