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Shoot 2024-06-16-210837

This is another gallery representing two weeks of shooting.

The "unknown" flycatcher below from June 10th is an interesting one. It may be just a Western Wood-Pewee, but the head and body proportions don't look right to me. And I was initially alerted to its presence with a call that sounded like a Western Wood-Pewee, but at a higher pitch. The Merlin app recorded the call but couldn't identify it.

The following day, I noticed tiny squeaks coming from the Chestnut-backed Chickadee house in our yard. Finally, on the third year of nesting in the house, there are babies! I was able to get a photo of a parent removing a fecal sac from the nest to help confirm the nest occupants. The parents have been going in and out of the house very frequently the last few days.

On a very pleasant walk through some remote woods the following day I was lucky enough to spot a lifer Canada Jay! I didn't get great photos of it. I was mostly there trying to get photos of a Hermit Warbler, so I didn't go out of my way to photograph the jay. Though I heard several, I'll have to keep trying for Hermit Warbler photos.

Lastly, I got some bad binocluars photos of a new county bird for me: American Dipper. I really like how these Dippers are so at ease right out on the fast moving water.

My "birds in review" collages can be found here.

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9:42AM Saturday June 01, 2024

My view of this scene was similar to this edit: a nice haze and layers of hills giving a feeling of depth. I'm not sure how well that comes across in this photo however, so I also edited a version with more texture/detail in the sky. I'm not sure which version I like better.

9:42AM Saturday June 01, 2024

10:00AM Saturday June 01, 2024

Bullock's Oriole

10:00AM Saturday June 01, 2024

Bullock's Oriole

1:11PM Monday June 03, 2024

Willow Flycatcher

1:11PM Monday June 03, 2024

Willow Flycatcher

1:11PM Monday June 03, 2024

Willow Flycatcher

1:32PM Monday June 03, 2024

Killdeer

I initialy thought this Killdeer was nesting right in the parking lot, but after watching it for a few minutes I saw it walking around quite a bit and sitting in various places. On the other hand maybe it was trying to conceal the location of the nest.

1:32PM Monday June 03, 2024

Killdeer

9:09AM Wednesday June 05, 2024

Bald Eagle

9:09AM Wednesday June 05, 2024

Bald Eagle

10:10AM Wednesday June 05, 2024

Black Tern

10:10AM Wednesday June 05, 2024

Black Tern

10:10AM Wednesday June 05, 2024

Black Tern

10:10AM Wednesday June 05, 2024

Black Tern

12:38PM Friday June 07, 2024

Western Wood-Pewee

12:38PM Friday June 07, 2024

Western Wood-Pewee

12:38PM Friday June 07, 2024

Western Wood-Pewee

12:38PM Friday June 07, 2024

Western Wood-Pewee

I was pretty impressed with how well these Western Wood-Pewee shots worked. There was very harsh light and the bird was quite under-exposed in the RAW file.

12:39PM Friday June 07, 2024

Western Wood-Pewee

12:39PM Friday June 07, 2024

Western Wood-Pewee

12:41PM Friday June 07, 2024

Western Wood-Pewee

12:41PM Friday June 07, 2024

Western Wood-Pewee

9:17AM Monday June 10, 2024

Western Kingbird

One of a pair of Western Kingbirds apparently nesting on a large transmission tower.

9:17AM Monday June 10, 2024

Western Kingbird

9:17AM Monday June 10, 2024

Western Kingbird

10:03AM Monday June 10, 2024

unknown

10:03AM Monday June 10, 2024

unknown

10:03AM Monday June 10, 2024

unknown

10:03AM Monday June 10, 2024

unknown

10:03AM Monday June 10, 2024

unknown

10:03AM Monday June 10, 2024

unknown

10:03AM Monday June 10, 2024

unknown

3:19PM Tuesday June 11, 2024

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

3:19PM Tuesday June 11, 2024

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

3:20PM Tuesday June 11, 2024

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

3:20PM Tuesday June 11, 2024

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

3:20PM Tuesday June 11, 2024

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

3:20PM Tuesday June 11, 2024

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

3:22PM Tuesday June 11, 2024

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

3:23PM Tuesday June 11, 2024

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

7:54PM Tuesday June 11, 2024

Anna's Hummingbird

This is my new hummingbird swing. We really haven't had many male hummingbirds this year, neither Anna's nor Rufous, but in the few weeks we've had the swing some females have perched on it for a few moments at a time.