jak86094

I've been out in the field quite a bit lately and have a few photos to share from those outings. Hope you enjoy.

Black-bellied Plovers lose their black bellies, necks and faces during the non-breeding season. The Sora is a small Rail, very shy. I always feel lucky when I can find them and even luckier if I can snap a decent photo. Townsend's Warblers are one of my favorite subjects. Bright, active and colorful, they flit through trees and bushes and don't seem to be too frightened of nearby humans. Fun to watch. The Hermit Thrush likes dark, wet places and tends to hide deep in bushes near the ground and near water. I heard this one and was lucky enough to locate it in the deep shadows near a puddle. After capturing several shots of the full bird, it moved behind the leaves and peaked out at me. I am convinced that it thought it was hidden because it had to peak through the leaves. I know many of you appreciate the beauty of hummingbirds. I felt lucky to have caught this little Allen's out in the sun. Such a beautiful little bird. I attached the second Hermit Thrush photo because I really like the rim lighting of this shot. I thought some of you might also appreciate it. This was taken in an oak forest up in the coastal mountains...but still near a puddle of water. Swinhoe's White-eyes are an Asian species that escaped and has a breeding population in Southern California, Hawaii, Texas and Florida (obviously a Tropical or Semi-Tropical species). They seem to be breeding well and in time may become a problem for native species. A Mourning Dove was about to land in a tree when it spotted a Cooper's Hawk just where it wanted to land. The hawk quickly turned 180 degrees toward the dove just as the dove banked sharply and escaped to the left. Both birds were surprised. Finally, the Reddish Egret...in its hunting dance as it flaps and skips in search of prey. They used to be quite rare in our area but have become residents over the past few years and are seen regularly, in increasing numbers, in coastal wetlands.

All of these photos were shot with a Nikon D500 using a Nikkor 200-500mm telezoom. Hope you enjoy.

jak
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Black-bellied Plover (non-breeding plumage)

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Sora

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Greater Yellowlegs

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Townsend's Warbler

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Hermit Thrush

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Allen's Hummingbird

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Hermit Thrush in Oak forest

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Swinhoe's White-eye, formerly known as Japanese White-eye (Asian)

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Mourning Dove just as it spotted the Cooper's Hawk

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Reddish Egret

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rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Very nice series.
--Bob

jabra

Very nice

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Great captures.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Your usual tack sharp work, jak. Thanks for sharing.

Ourspolair

Very nice captures. I love the way that you caught the Hermit peeking through the branches. I am becoming fond of the Reddish Egret, the more I see of them. Please stay well and keep on shooting.

jak86094

Thanks very much, Bob. Have a great and healthy week. jak

jak86094

Many thanks, Jabra. Stay healthy and have a creative week. jak

jak86094

Nice to hear from you, NMGal. Hope life’s treating you well. Stay healthy and have a good week. jak

jak86094

Mike, so good to hear from you. How have you been? Thanks for the kind ind comments. Glad you liked them. Jak

jak86094

Much appreciated Ourspolair. I share your fondness of the Reddish Egrets. They are energetic and attractive. I had to chuckle at the Thrush’s behavior. It saw me and looked a bit concerned. Then it shuffled up the branch until the leaves blocked it’s view of me. It seemed assured that I couldn’t see it and finally peaked through the leaves as though it was hidden from me. I was lucky to catch this shot as it peered between the leaves as I snapped away. Take care and have a nice week. jak

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

A very nice and varied set.

jak86094

Thanks very much, kpmac. Nice to hear from you. Jak

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

[quote=jak86094]I've been out in the field quite a bit lately and have a few photos to share from those outings. Hope you enjoy.

Black-bellied Plovers lose their black bellies, necks and faces during the non-breeding season. The Sora is a small Rail, very shy. I always feel lucky when I can find them and even luckier if I can snap a decent photo. Townsend's Warblers are one of my favorite subjects. Bright, active and colorful, they flit through trees and bushes and don't seem to be too frightened of nearby humans. Fun to watch. The Hermit Thrush likes dark, wet places and tends to hide deep in bushes near the ground and near water. I heard this one and was lucky enough to locate it in the deep shadows near a puddle. After capturing several shots of the full bird, it moved behind the leaves and peaked out at me. I am convinced that it thought it was hidden because it had to peak through the leaves. I know many of you appreciate the beauty of hummingbirds. I felt lucky to have caught this little Allen's out in the sun. Such a beautiful little bird. I attached the second Hermit Thrush photo because I really like the rim lighting of this shot. I thought some of you might also appreciate it. This was taken in an oak forest up in the coastal mountains...but still near a puddle of water. Swinhoe's White-eyes are an Asian species that escaped and has a breeding population in Southern California, Hawaii, Texas and Florida (obviously a Tropical or Semi-Tropical species). They seem to be breeding well and in time may become a problem for native species. A Mourning Dove was about to land in a tree when it spotted a Cooper's Hawk just where it wanted to land. The hawk quickly turned 180 degrees toward the dove just as the dove banked sharply and escaped to the left. Both birds were surprised. Finally, the Reddish Egret...in its hunting dance as it flaps and skips in search of prey. They used to be quite rare in our area but have become residents over the past few years and are seen regularly, in increasing numbers, in coastal wetlands.

All of these photos were shot with a Nikon D500 using a Nikkor 200-500mm telezoom. Hope you enjoy.

jak
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tcthome Loc: NJ

Very nice set.