Thanks Bob W and Bob S and Brian.
Bob S - no not a Waxwing, but a Tufted Titmouse. This was taken at my
father-in-law's home in mid-Michigan; he does have occasional Cedar
Waxwings passing through, but I haven't been at the right place at
the right time to get any shots of them. The house is on a riverbank,
the neighbors on either side are not too close and are well screened
by trees and shrubs, and the land across the river is a large nature
sanctuary. Deer frequently cross the river to graze and forage, the
wild turkeys roost in the trees beside the house; four varieties of
squirrels (Red, Grey, Black, and Red Ground Squirrel), possums,
raccoons, muskrat, groundhogs, and many song birds are just some of
the regular visitors. So my visits there are always an opportunity
for wildlife shots. My wife and I plan to relocate there some day,
hopefully well into the future, when my parents-in-law are no longer
able to continue living there.
I've edited the titles and captions to add the birds' names. (I also
moved the Downy Woodpecker shot into this gallery from the PESO
section.)
Note that I treat bird photography the same way many people treat
street photography - I often don't know the names of my subjects...
Roger Tory Peterson and Mr. Audubon and his Society are a great help
in after-the-fact identifications.
Bob W - I understand your comment about your Kite sighting. One of
the things I appreciate about the region of the U.S. where I
currently live is the large number, and variety, of raptors in the
area. It is unusual to travel more than a mile anyplace outside the
city without seeing one or two in flight or perched on a utility pole
or tree limb. And yet every sighting is special.
Brian - if you like minimalist, check the moon shots in my PESO
section - Jupiter isn't in the frame on these! All of these took a
fair amount of post-production correction; it was too cold outside
for me to take the needed time to find an EV that wouldn't totally
blow out the highlight details in the crescent moon.
stan
On Dec 31, 2008, at 7:49 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Stan, Is that a cedar waxwing in the 4th photo? Nice bird shots.
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Stan Halpin
<s...@stans-photography.info> wrote:
A small collection from the last couple of weeks...
http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p821843095
Happy New Year!
stan
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