Dickcissel

I managed to make it out to the reservoir yesterday evening to spend more time shooting the sandpipers, which were very uncooperative! As I made my way back to the car I heard some calling and approached where it was coming from and sitting on a barbed wire fence was this Dickcissel. This was my first time to ever see one up close and I was pretty excited. He/she was calling to about 2 other Dicksiccel along the fence.
Hopefully I can get some images of them on a better perch next time.

Image Data:
1/1000s. | f/8 | ISO 200
Canon 7D

White-Rumped Sandpiper

Here is a quick one before I head out for the the day. This was taken last week, same day as my two previous posts, at the reservoir. I got a lot of great photos of these guys and hope to get back for more before they move on. Hope you like it!

Image Data:
1/1000s. | f/6.3 | ISO 200
Canon 40D
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Lesser Yellowlegs

Here is another shot from the reservoir. I took this one on Thursday afternoon. There were two Lesser Yellowlegs foraging, this one was very cooperative! I am glad to see the shorebirds back and look forward to spending a lot of time photographing them this year.
Hope you like this one.

Image Data:
1/1250s. | f/6.3 | ISO 200
Canon 40D

Good to be out Shooting Again

I received my telephoto lens from Canon on Tuesday from being repaired and went out to the reservoir last evening to see if the shorebirds have arrived and they have! There were about 4-5 Sandpipers, like the one pictured, which I am having a hard time identifying. I think that they are Pectoral's, but am not 100% sure. There were also 2 Greater Yellowlegs and about 10 Dowitchers that flew overhead multiple times but I could never find them on the ground.
I am hoping to get out there again a couple more times this weeekend. I also will try to get out to the Village Creek beds and Nature Center next week. Hope you like this one.

Image Data:
1/250s. | f/8 | ISO 250 | Flash EV-2 1/3
Canon 7D

Maple Leaf on Bark

Going through some files from my trip to Acadia NP last October, and came across this one that I previously didn't pay much attention to at first but has grown on me.
Hope you like it!

Image Data:
1/100s. | f/2.8 | ISO 400
Canon EF-S 60mm

Leaves in Brook

Here is one from last fall when my family and I visited Acadia National Park in Maine. It took 6 months for me to decide that I like this image! I took it at a brook that was near the cottage we were staying at. Tell me what you think! Also, I thought I would mention that one of my images has been featured on the Natures Best Photography Blog. If you want, you can see it here.

Image Data:
1 sec. | f/13 | ISO 100 | Circular Polarizer
Canon 40D | 17-55mm

Mallard + More Gear Problems

I went out to the reservoir yesterday evening hoping to see and even more hopeful to photograph the small flock of Wilson's Snipe that I flushed last time I was there. See them I did, photograph them I did not. They flew over head and to a distant marshy area, I made my way over there but they flew off before I was even close enough to be the culprit of scaring them, so not sure what did. So I had to content myself with this cooperative Mallard. I love how the evening light really brings out the green on his head. This is probably the last bird photo I will take for awhile due to having problems with my 100-400mm zoom. It is extremely hard to zoom and am told it is a out of round barrel, a very common problem with this lens and will have to be fixed by Canon. All of this camera repair is delaying my shooting of the spring bird activity.
Oh well, hopefully it will not take too long and I can have it back soon and it won't cost a bundle. That's hoping anyway...

Image Data:
1/500s. | f8 | ISO 200
Canon 7D
Click image for larger size.