A cool day in SoCal...
Dec 27, 2020 20:35:33 #
On a cool day in Southern California, with rain expected tonight (please), I ventured out to Irvine Lake and Irvine Regional Park in Orange County to see what avian life we could find and photograph. Here are some highlights. All are in natural settings...no feeders, no blind. All are handheld. Though there were no real rarities, I was lucky to capture some nice poses of interesting species using a Nikon D500 with a Nikkor 200-500mm telezoom.
Wishing you all a healthy, happy week and a wonderful 2021.
jak
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Wishing you all a healthy, happy week and a wonderful 2021.
jak
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Ring-necked Duck taking flight (Irvine Regional Park)
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Irvine Lake - check out the ruby crown...mostly hidden)
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Red-tailed Hawk launching (Irvine Lake)
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Red-tailed Hawk in flight (Irvine Lake)
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Great Blue Heron (Irvine Lake)
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Bewick's Wren (Irvine Lake)
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Irvine Lake)
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California Towhee (Irvine Regional Park)
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Say's Phoebe (Irvine Lake)
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Dec 27, 2020 20:40:05 #
Dec 27, 2020 20:41:41 #
quixdraw wrote:
Very good set!
Thanks, quixdraw. Nice to hear from you. Have a great week and a happy New Year. jak
Dec 27, 2020 20:47:29 #
Dec 27, 2020 20:51:49 #
ShelbyDave wrote:
All great photos
Thanks very much, ShelbyDave. Have a great week and a happy New Year in 2021. jak
Dec 27, 2020 20:56:48 #
Dec 27, 2020 21:02:22 #
Dec 27, 2020 21:04:09 #
jak86094 wrote:
On a cool day in Southern California, with rain ex... (show quote)
Nice set. Nothing in the images releases the location that is for sure, had you not said. Been to the area. But that is fine as I usually shoot details too that concentrate on the subject and not so much the background.
Dec 27, 2020 21:04:59 #
Dec 27, 2020 21:29:44 #
UTMike wrote:
Your usual high class work, jak! Happy New Year!
Thanks very much, Mike. After I posted, I noticed that I didn't "Denise" or sharpen most of these images. Oops! Thanks anyway. Have a great week and a wonderful, healthy, successful 2021. jak
Dec 27, 2020 21:32:42 #
SWFeral wrote:
Very nice. I hope you get your rain!
SWFeral, thanks very much. I just checked...no rain yet. I don't think it's expected until around midnight. Please stay well, have a great week, and a wonderful 2021. jak
Dec 27, 2020 21:37:57 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Nice set. Nothing in the images releases the location that is for sure, had you not said. Been to the area. But that is fine as I usually shoot details too that concentrate on the subject and not so much the background.
lamiaceae, thank you very much for viewing and for the kind comments. I have family up in your area but haven't come up there for photography. I'll have to try sometime. Meanwhile, please have a nice week and a wonderful new year. Of course, the problem with concentrating on the subject is often that they are small and in nearly constant motion, and they may not be very close. I was happy with several of these because I was lucky to be fairly close to small subjects. Interestingly, many of the larger subjects (e.g., hawks, herons, ravens) are willing to let you get closer than smaller species.
Dec 27, 2020 21:40:17 #
kpmac wrote:
Great set with great variety.
Why thank you, kpmac. I appreciate the kind comment. I am lucky to live near several spots that attract a nice variety of species. That gives me lots of opportunity to get a variety of interesting shots. Of course, sometimes the most interesting photos are all of one or two species. Sometimes it just takes some luck. Thanks again. Have a great week and a happy 2021. jak
Dec 27, 2020 22:11:40 #
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