A field trip from Ashland to Enterprise, Oregon
May 24, 2022 02:38:34 #
mrtkarlin
Loc: Ashland, Oregon
My wife and I left Ashland in southwesternish Oregon on a birding and daughter visitation trip April 26. We worked our way through Klamath Falls (the Grebes were dancing), Summer Lake (a notable wildlife refuge), and Sylvies Valley near Burns on our way to Enterprise, Oregon (home of the Zumwalt Prairie). We spent several days there doing house remodeling projects and cooking while trying to keep warm and out of the falling wet snow. We took a few days coming home, camping at Cabin Lake (no cabin, no lake) near Fort Rock (a volcanic formation in the middle of a prairie home to raptors and sagebrush dwelling birds), and at Malheur National Wildlife refuge (a special birding area). Here are a few images from these places. More comprehensive collections are posted at mrtk.smugmug.com for those interested in the wide variety of birds to be found in this part of Oregon. All pictures shot with a D850, 500mm/f4E, TC14E, either handheld or on a monopod with a Wimberley MH100. Picture 1: Clark's Grebes in Klamath Falls, Picture 2: Eared Grebe, Picture 3: Great Horned Owl, Picture 4: American Avocets, Picture 5: Ring-necked Pheasant, Picture 6: Sage Thrasher
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Very wonderful photos. Great lighting, focus and composition. Mahalo for sharing.
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May 24, 2022 08:03:16 #
Every one is a wall hanger! Where have you been? Four years on the Hog and we finally see some of your stuff, and it's beautiful stuff! Just kidding of course. I've seen some of your stuff before and just went to your BIO page and saw some more. All of it, great. Never been on smugmug before, I'll have to check that out. Anyway, you're doing great work and I will follow you more closely in the future! 
Love Oregon and Malheur BTW.
Love Oregon and Malheur BTW.
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May 24, 2022 09:00:10 #
mrtkarlin wrote:
My wife and I left Ashland in southwesternish Oreg... (show quote)
An eye-catchingly beautiful, spectacularly shot group 🧡💛💚💙💜💗
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May 24, 2022 09:57:24 #
mrtkarlin wrote:
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The owls and the last image are my favs.
May 24, 2022 10:27:56 #
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