Everything kind of sucks so I’m just going to post a few bird pics that made me happy this week.
This is a northern harrier. A “gray ghost”. A male.
Striking, beautiful birds.
I’ve seen a gray ghost only once before.
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This is a northern harrier. A “gray ghost”. A male.
Striking, beautiful birds.
I’ve seen a gray ghost only once before.
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I literally filled up my computer with pictures this past year.
Was up til 3 am archiving and deleting to make room.
It was a chore but I found a bunch of pics I meant to go back and clean up but hadn’t.
Like this early morning red-tailed hawk.
I think he noticed me.
Was up til 3 am archiving and deleting to make room.
It was a chore but I found a bunch of pics I meant to go back and clean up but hadn’t.
Like this early morning red-tailed hawk.
I think he noticed me.
Serious bird photogs don’t bother going out on shitty light days.
A white sky is the worst. You can’t get good birds in flight pics against a white sky.
I don’t care. I go out anyway. It’s about the activity not the output for me.
That’s a peregrine falcon. Amazing birds.
A white sky is the worst. You can’t get good birds in flight pics against a white sky.
I don’t care. I go out anyway. It’s about the activity not the output for me.
That’s a peregrine falcon. Amazing birds.
To be honest, I don’t take a lot of pics of great blue herons wading anymore. I see them a lot. I’ve taken a ton in the past.
There is something about their slow, graceful flight though.
They are prehistoric machines that defy gravity.
There is something about their slow, graceful flight though.
They are prehistoric machines that defy gravity.
I have a growing folder of shots I call “Ones That Got Away”. Eagle asses. Blurry hawks. Halves of falcons.
And then I have ones that aren’t great but make me happy.
Y’all try capturing a fast-moving bird while hand-holding an 8-lb setup. It’s hard.
Juvie sharp-shinned hawk.
And then I have ones that aren’t great but make me happy.
Y’all try capturing a fast-moving bird while hand-holding an 8-lb setup. It’s hard.
Juvie sharp-shinned hawk.
And then I have a growing array of “firsts” - birds I had to watch and photograph and then identify from the pic later.
Usually those pics are extra lousy; they’re just for the ID anyway. Who cares.
Sometimes though, they’re lovely. Like this royal tern this week.
Usually those pics are extra lousy; they’re just for the ID anyway. Who cares.
Sometimes though, they’re lovely. Like this royal tern this week.
On that note, the sun’s out and it looks like a good light kinda day. So, I’m gonna venture out.
Maybe I’ll cart my ass back up to the wetlands where I saw this immature bald eagle.
And maybe I’ll get a better picture or 20 half-blurry, backlit, near misses.
We’ll see.
Maybe I’ll cart my ass back up to the wetlands where I saw this immature bald eagle.
And maybe I’ll get a better picture or 20 half-blurry, backlit, near misses.
We’ll see.
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