[birding] Good Photographic Outing at Finley

[Paul Rentz]

Finally some nice weather so Wayne and I went out Friday and had a good
outing with our cameras- and with the smaller birds- warblers, wrens,
blackbirds, etc. sitting for photos, along with one large frog I was finally
able to get the pictures I've wanted of a number species-

Wilson's warbler-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushhourphoto/4587867131/sizes/l/

Redwing blackbird showing off fantastic feather detail-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushhourphoto/4587868965/sizes/l/

A Bewick's Wren with bug-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushhourphoto/4588491362/sizes/l/

A Song Sparrow in his/her Western form-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushhourphoto/4587870799/sizes/l/ 

Yellow rumped Warbler- Western (I've heard Audubon's mentioned too- which
one is this?) http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushhourphoto/4587870631/sizes/l/
and http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushhourphoto/4587869789/sizes/l/ 

This warbling vireo liked to stay in the shade-
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4588492016_317fdc99cb_b.jpg and
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4588492122_ae01f8240d_b.jpg 

These, along with the Bushtits were all near the blind by McFadden's Marsh-
the video of the Bushtits would suggest they have young in the nest- this
can be viewed in HD also- (short video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNb_zBJU0RE 

At Turtle Flats we caught up to some yellow throats that finally showed
themselves- I've heard them often but they seem hard to find-
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4587872715_94f74c1dfc_b.jpg and
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4588494476_af643e8f94_b.jpg 

About a half mile east was this guy, sitting in the road!
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4587874031_bb857341b2_b.jpg 

 

Except for the video, all those photos above and more are at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rushhourphoto/sets/72157604399254770/  It may
be easier for some to just start there and view what you'd like to see. I
feel very forunate to have had such a good day! Next, a group of four of us
head off to Malheur. I'm hoping for the English version of the word as
"malheur" means misfortune in French!

 

Paul Rentz

 

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