American Goldfinch- Carduelsis tristis
752
Carmel, Maine
July 10, 2008
Photo taken in Shawn and Malia’s backyard.
Nikon D80, Tamron 200-500 zoom at 500 mm, ISO 400, f 6.3 at 1/500 sec, Manfrotto tripod
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Archilochus colubris
751
Carmel, Maine
July 10, 2008
This Ruby-throated Hummingbird frequented the feeder on Malia’s back deck. I sat in a chair waiting for a photo opportunity, but it was no easy task to try to stop the action of this active little bird.
Nikon D80, 70-200mm zoom, ISO 400, f5.0 at 1/200 sec.
Tree Swallow – Tachycineta bicolor
750
The Fill – Seattle, Washington
June 27, 2008
I had posted a few photos of these young Tree Swallows using my Nikon D80. This photo was taken with my digiscoping system – Nikon P4 with a Nikon Fieldscope 82mm ED. Not the greatest photo, but it does allow me to get up-close and personal!
Unknown Duck
749
The Fill – Seattle Washington
June 27, 2008
Don’t have a heart attack! Shawn, Malia and my 2 grandkids have moved in and I’ve finally surfaced from all the stuff I had to do this school year. I’m only working 3 days a week this year so I hope to get back to birding and posting on the blog. I’m going back to where I left off, so I’m processing birds from 2008.
This particular duck was a mystery to my birding friend, Doug Parrot, and myself on this outing – my first visit to the well-known Fill next to the University of Washington. It reminded me of the Black ducks I saw in Maine, but the bill is not yellow and feet are not orangish. It just doesn’t look like a Mallard, but maybe it is a hybrid bird. This was not the only bird of this type at this location.
Mew Gull – Larus canus
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
October 18, 2009
Ocean Shores, Washington
I had to check with some experts to confirm the identification of this bird as a Mew Gull. This is a lifer species for me! I’ve learned to look more closely at the medium sized gulls here on the west coast as Mew Gulls and Ring-billed Gulls look very similar.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 1/1000sec, ISO 250, f/5.6, hand held
Western Gull – Larus occidentalis
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
October 18, 2009
Ocean Shores, Washington
These large gulls were the most numerous of their kind on the beach. In an area where there are several gull hybrids, this individual seems to be a pure Western Gull.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 1/640sec, ISO 250, f/5.6, hand held
Black Turnstone – Arenaria melanocephala
Photos By Shawn Weigelt
October 18, 2009
Ocean Shores, Washington
These cool little Black Turnstone’s outnumbered the larger Surfbird’s they were with and were intently focused on foraging for food among the barnacle covered rocks. I loved the patterning of their scapular and covert feathers.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, 250 ISO, f/5.6, hand held
1) at 1/400sec
2) at 1/500sec
3) at 1/400sec
I was lucky to get these shots because the birds had their heads down most of the time…
Surfbird – Aphriza virgata
Photo By Shawn Weigelt
October 18, 2009
Ocean Shores, Washington
Well, I’m back! I can’t say the same for my father-in-law since he has such a huge back-log of photos to process and has had no time to do it. My family and I are safe and sound in Washington and I’m starting my west coast birding career! We took a drive to the coast yesterday and checked out a beach in the city of Ocean Shores. A small group of Surfbird’s and Black Turnstone’s showed up and started picking the rocks near the jetty. These two species were lifer’s for me and I was very excited that they allowed me to approach so closely. I literally crawled over the wet rocks to get close to these birds and felt as though I was actually among them as I shot dozens of frames.
Nikon D80 70-300mm VR at 300mm, ISO 250, f/5.6, hand held
1) at 1/1000sec
2) at 1/500sec
