Spent half an hour chasing Violet green Swallows with my Canon Camera. I had it set on the sports mode but was not confident of the results. Infact they are that bad. [singlepic id=222 w=320 h=240 float=] [singlepic id=223 w=320 h=240 float=] [singlepic id=224 w=320 h=240 float=] [singlepic id=225 w=320 h=240 float=]
Burns – Hines – OR Driving to Malheur I was in awe of the flocks of Snow Geese just south of Burns. By the time I had located a flock on the ground the sun had been covered by a dark snow cloud.
Big open country – Eastern Oregon between Pendleton and La Grande. [nggallery id=52]
Spent a pleasant late afternoon just south of La Grande – Oregon. This is big country – wheat and cattle fields in bowl surrounded by the Blue Mountains, covered in a dusting of snow. At the City Sewage farm, meadow larks bubbled their melodious call…
Last weekend spent an hour or tow at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary [singlepic id=196 w=320 h=240 float=] The Black-capped Chickadees were very accommodating. Got some great pictures. [singlepic id=197 w=320 h=240 float=]
Spent an afternoon on Sauvie Island, Oregon last weekend. Had great views of Osprey, Bald Eagle and Sandhill Cranes. Also good sparrow flocks including Orange-crowned, Lincoln’s and even 1 Swamp Sparrow. [singlepic id=195 w=320 h=240 float=] Best pictures were of a Peregrine, that at one point was heavily mobbed by a Hen [Northern] Harrier. [singlepic [...]
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