Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica
450
Juanita Park – Kirkland, Washington
May 6, 2007
Here is another set of 4 photos of the beautiful Barn Swallow. These were digiscoped.
Nikon P4, Nikon Fieldscope 82mm ED, 30x WA eyepiece, Manfrotto tripod
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Barn Swallow – Hirundo rustica
449
Juanita Park
Kirkland, Washington
May 6, 2007
Here is a set of Barn Swallow photos taken today. I have several sets of this beautiful species. There are 4 photos taken in this particular setting.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500mm, 1/100 sec, Manfrotto tripod
Wood Duck – Aix sponsa
448
Marymoor Park – King County, Washington
May 6, 2007
Light was low, but I was able to get a photo of this Wood Duck. Mosquitos were so thick they tried to carry us away. Next time we visit this park we’ll smother ourselves in repellant.
There were a lot of tall reeds along the shore so it was hard to shoot through the obstructions.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500mm, 1/80 sec, Manfrotto tripod
Cinnamon Teal – Anas cyanoptera
447
Titlow Beach Park
April 29, 2007
I took a few photos with my D80 camera of this duck. This photo is digiscoped with the P4. It is not as crisp as I would like, but I’ve not been lucky in getting good photos of this species, so I’ll take what I can get.
Nikon P4, Nikon Fieldscope 82mm ED, 30x WA eyepiece, Manfrotto tripod
Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus
446
Juanita Bay Park
Kirkland, Washington
May 6, 2007
Two eagles were sitting in a fir tree. The distance was too far to use my DSLR camera, so I tried to digiscope some shots. There are a total of 6 photos here.
Nikon P4, Nikon Fieldscope 82mm ED, 30x WA eyepiece, Manfrotto tripod
Eurasian Wigeon – Anas penelope
445
Titlow Beach Park
April 29, 2007
Whenever I see a group of wigeons, I always try to search out a Eurasian. No disappointments today. Here are two photo I wanted to include as it shows the duck against the green water of the north pond. The ducks would not come near the shore where I was standing, so I didn’t get any close-in photos.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500mm, 1/80 sec, Manfrotto tripod
Bufflehead – Bucephala albeola
444
Titlow Beach Park – Tacoma Washington
April 29, 2007
This is a series of two Bufflehead photos. The ducks didn’t get very close to my position, but the lighting was right. As it is, I had to do a lot of cropping to get what I got.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500mm, 1/125 sec, Manfrotto tripod
Yellow-rumped Warbler – Dendroica coronata
443
Titlow Beach Park
April 29, 2007
Here are a few more shots of this bird. I’ve never seen so many YR Warblers in one spot before.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500mm, 1/320 sec, Manfrotto tripod
Mallard – Anas platyrhynchos
442
Titlow Beach Park
April 29, 2007
There were tons of baby Mallard chicks in the north pond today. I thought I’d photograph a couple of shots of Ma and Pa as well.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 270mm, 1/125 sec, Manfrotto tripod
Canada Goose – Branta canadensis
441
Chamber’s Creek – Steilacoom, Washington
April 29, 2007
We saw a couple Canada Goose families today. One family had 4 chicks and the other 2. The family with two came over to shore close to where our car was parked. The family of 4 chicks stayed out in the middle of the water.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500mm, 1/200 sec, Manfrotto tripod
