This handsome and colorful Lazuli Bunting was at the Ridgefield NWR on May 15, 2013. Prominent in the western U.S. and its counterpart to the Indigo Bunting. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1250, f8, ISO 2000, 560mm (Canon 400mm f5.6L lens plus Canon 1.4x III extender). Continue Reading
In my previous posting (May 1), I went out to my local refuge and shot the 1.4x II extender attached to my Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Today I took off the extender and used the bare 400mm f5.6L lens, which is my typical set up. I’ll give the 1.4x III a try next time. It wa ... Continue Reading
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers. A Starling mom brings food to her chicks. Near the bottom of the tree cavity you can see the bill of a third chick hoping for some food. I hope this chick gets his share of the food mom brings to the nest. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/2000 ... Continue Reading
This little Mink was working the area between the road and the water between markers #9 & 10. It repeatedly darted into and out of the thick brush. At one point, a small rabbit came barreling out of some long grass about five feet from where I was standing on the road. ... Continue Reading
I had been keeping an eye out for Canon’s firmware update to the 5D Mark III and it finally appeared on April 30. One of the features of the update allows auto focus with the center focus point when a lens and extender with a maximum aperture of f8 is attached. Prior to ... Continue Reading
This Ring-necked Duck showed me his ring and wings today (May 1, 2013) at the Ridgefield NWR in Washington state. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/1000, f8, ISO 1250, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens with 1.4x extender–total 560mm. Continue Reading
A Killdeer pair has returned to the same spot to nest again this year at the Ridgefield NWR. One of the birds posed for me here on April 25, 2013. Canon 5D Mark III, 1/2000, f6.3, ISO 1250, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Continue Reading
This is an image of the female Great Horned Owl that visitors to the Ridgefield NWR have been fortunate to observe raise her young for the last 4 or 5 years. I took this photo April 18, 2013 about a half mile away from the area that we are accustomed to seeing her this time of ... Continue Reading
Shorebirds basking in the sun at the Ridgefield NWR on August 22, 2012. Taken with a Canon 7D, 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 400, Canon 400mm f5.6L lens. Continue Reading
I decided to shake things up a little for this blog post and share some shots I took last summer. I had skipped over these to get my blog caught up…and of course, now I’m behind again! Hopefully, these fair weather shots will help warm you up a little as we wait f ... Continue Reading
