Photo By Shawn Weigelt
October 6, 2008
Carmel, Maine
Blue Jay’s often eat up all my seed and drive away the smaller birds in doing so, but they are so beautiful and I can never resist taking a photo of one (as long as they hold still longer than my shutter speed)!
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 240mm, 1/250sec, ISO 200, f/5.6, hand held.
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
October 5, 2008
Carmel, Maine
Since this is the Bird Nerd’s blog and since the Bird Nerd lives on the west coast, the vast majority of Dark-eyed Junco’s you will see here are of the, “Oregon,” population. This bird is of the, “Slate-colored,” population and are most commonly seen in the eastern part of the continent. Seeing this individual has made me hope to see some more species of migrating sparrows in the coming days.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 250mm, 1/25sec, ISO 400, f/5.6, hand held.
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
September 29, 2008
Carmel, Maine
This Eastern Phoebe was going after insects under the eaves of my house. Pretty soon these guys won’t be around once we get a little deeper into fall. This photo is kind of strange because all of my camera data for this shot was 250! Weird….
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 250mm, 1/250sec, ISO 250, f/5.6, hand held.
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
September 22, 2008
Carmel, Maine
This little beauty showed up at my back deck while I was eating dinner this evening. I was quite surprised and fortunately had my camera sitting at the table as I ate. I hastily took some quick shots before she and her companion flew away. This was the best one of the bunch. It is weird to see warbler’s around my feeder’s when I’m so used to seeing them flitting around in trees and bushes after insects. I actually witnessed this individual try to eat some sunflower seed on my deck.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 1/160sec, ISO 200, f/5.6, hand held.
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
September 22, 2008
Carmel, Maine
Though I have seen plenty of Downy’s this summer, Hairy’s have been almost absent from my back yard. It was nice to see this handsome fellow stop by this afternoon and strike a nice pose for me.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 240mm, 1/500sec, ISO 200, f/5.6, hand held.
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
September 18, 2008
Carmel, Maine
This Turkey Vulture flew over my house recently. This is the time of year that raptors start migrating in force, including vultures such as this. This is by no means an excellent photograph, but it is sufficient for identification. Note the characteristic two toned underwing of the species. This particular individual appeared to be a juvenile or immature bird as it did not have the bright red head of an adult.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 1/640sec, ISO 125, f/5.6, hand held.
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
September 17, 2008
Carmel, Maine
Like the bird nerd, I have also been too busy to post anything on the blog. There is so much work to be done with a new little one around that I just haven’t had much of a break. While I have a rare free moment, I thought I’d toss up a photo that I took recently in my back yard.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 1/200sec, ISO 125, f/5.6, hand held.
My daughter delivered a HEALTHY 9 pound 11 ounce 22 inch boy - Ezra David Weigelt this morning. I’m now a grandfather X’s 2. That’s one stress maker down and two more to go - moving my Dad up to Washington this month and the beginning of school. As a teacher, the start of school is always a busy time - and this year I’m faced with many technical challenges and budget shortfalls in my computer lab.
Again, I’m sorry I’ve been ignoring the blog. If it was just a matter of posting some photos it would be no big deal, but I haven’t processed the photos yet. I’m still determined to get back on track as soon as possible.
Congratulations Shawn and Malia - a new birder born into this world!
Here’s a photo for my new grandson -
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
August 23, 2008
Carmel, Maine
Chickadee’s are definitely one of my favorite backyard birds. They are so inquisitive and have such an endearing disposition. I was a little disappointed with the tail being out of focus in this shot. Oh well, the rest of the bird looks okay.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 1/60sec, ISO 250, f/5.6, hand held.
I finally convinced my Dad to move from California to Washington to be closer to family members, so I’ve been busy finding him a place and getting a bunch of things taken care of. Sorry I’ve ignored the blog for a few days. I should be back to normal soon. Thanks, Shawn & Malia, for posting a few birds during my absence.