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Moss Landing, California
March 31, 2008
A couple of White-crowned Sparrows came over for a visit while we were photographing water birds in the lagoon. I couldn’t resist the opportunity. The second photo was taken with my Nikon D80.
Nikon P4, Nikon Fieldscope 82mm ED, 30 x WA eyepiece, Manfrotto tripod
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Moss Landing, California
March 31, 2008
This gull was begging me to take its photo. Who as I to resist a potential budding star.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 350mm, F6.0, 1/125 sec, ISO 200, Manfrotto tripod
Photos By Shawn Weigelt
August 4, 2008
Carmel, Maine
Here are a couple of shots of a juvenile male of the species. Notice just a little bit of the pink colored under-wing coverts sticking out.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR
1) 240mm, 1/800sec, ISO 200, f/5.6, hand held
2) 250mm, 1/640sec, ISO 200, f/5.6, hand held
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Moss Landing, California
March 31, 2008
When you go to Moss Landing you usually pull over as soon as you enter the state park to check out the bay and lagoon on each side of the road. While parked, this female Brewer’s Blackbird hopped right up to the car. While not as pretty as the dark black of the male, this particular bird had a lot of class.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500mm, f6.3, 1/500 sec, ISO 200, Manfrotto tripod
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
August 6, 2008
Carmel, Maine
There are a lot of juvenile song birds visiting my feeders lately. Here is a young Song Sparrow. The fine streaking on the flanks and overall buffy color of the juvenile’s can lead to some confusion in identifying them.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 1/100sec, ISO 320, f/5.6, hand held.
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Moss Landing, California
March 31, 2008
I have better photos of this species, but nevertheless, this is what I got on this day. It is always fun to see this bird. They are so graceful.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500mm, f6.3, 1/640 sec, ISO 200
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Moss Landing, California
March 31, 2008
This pelican was swimming in the lagoon, but unfortunately it was way out there. I digiscoped these photos. You often see Brown Pelicans in this area, but this is the first time I’ve seen a White Pelican.
Nikon P4, Nikon Fieldscope 82mm ED, 30x WA eyepiece, Manfrotto tripod
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Moss Landing, California
March 31, 2008
As yet, I have not been able to get anywhere close to this species. These digiscoped photos were taken at the extent of my scope and camera abilities. Unfortunately, when shooting at such a distance there is no chance to get a sharp image. One day…
Click on the link below to see a summary of the entire day.
http://akabirdnerd.com/birds/?p=4730
Nikon P4, Nikon Fieldscope 82mm ED, 30x WA eyepiece, Manfrotto tripod
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Corcoran Lagoon – Santa Cruz, California
March 31, 2008
This female House Finch was playing around down at the edge of the lagoon.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500mm, f6.3, 1/125 sec, ISO 400, Manfrotto tripod
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Santa Cruz Campground – California
March 30, 2008
This bird was found between my bungalow and the marsh. I was not using a tripod, so I didn’t get a very crisp shot.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 420mm, f6.0, 1/250 sec, ISO 400