A Canada Bookin' in Flight

Sounds of geese honking turned my head. I saw two Canadas flying over the creek bed at a fast clip. My camera was set up for an f/22 exposure and 200 ISO, so it wasn't going to freeze the action. Since the light level was fading, I didn't have much hope for sharpness too. As I panned with the bird I hoped the photo would turn out well. I think the bird in flight image turned out rather interesting.

Dynamic Duo: Mourning Dove and Robin

Yesterday I wandered around a county fairgrounds looking for anything to photograph. After reading Jeannelle's Midlife by Farmlight's blog entry today about a robin on her property I decided to publish these images from my fairground tour.

On that windy day a robin let me get fairly close before flying away. A mourning dove also let me get close before it took off from this tree. I am guessing that both birds' nests were closeby since the birds immediately returned.

Jeannelle said the blogosphere may be filled with robin photos. When robins or other feathery creatures permit, like Jeannelle I will also snap their photo - and most likely post.

First Light on Blue Jay Way

A lone wintertime blue jay finds its way to some seed after the bird threw it from a suspended feeder earlier. Blue jays, cardinals, red headed wood peckers, crows and sparrows all hang around 42N country for the winter season. Hawks and eagles come around too if they don't lose their way. This first light image is made possible by a 1.4x teleconverter.