Clovis' Nikon Nuggets 2026

[Clovishound]

Went back to Magnolia this morning. It was so humid I probably should have brought a Nikonos. I was a little disappointed that the large retention pond was lowered, which concentrates the fish and attracted the fledgling egrets away from the lake at the rookery. Last weekend, I got some great shots at the rookery. Ended up with a handful of decent shots.

 

[Clovishound]

Photography has taken a back seat the last couple weeks. My wife fell and broke her hip the middle of last month. She is doing quite well, much better, in fact, than she did a couple years ago when she broke the other one. Anyway, I decided to try my hand at feeding the birds again. Keeping those greedy little tree rats out of the feeders is tough. Anyway, a couple weeks in and I'm starting to see a lot of traffic, although the hummingbird feeder only seems to get one male. He does come back about every 5 - 10 minutes, but doesn't stay long. After getting my wife settled, I can sneak out back and try my hand with backyard birds for a half hour or so. Just to keep my hand in the photography thing until she gets a little more self sufficient.

 

[Marilynne]

Hope your wife heals fast!

 

[Clovishound]

Hope your wife heals fast!

Thanks. Like I said, this go round it is going much better than the other hip. She did well enough after surgery to skip in patient rehab. Previously she spent a couple weeks in a rehab facility. (No, not THAT kind of rehab!) They've come a long way with hip replacements. It probably helped that this time she had the surgery the same day as the break. She has had very little pain with this replacement.

 

[Woodyg3]

Glad to hear that your wife's recovery is going well!

 

[Clovishound]

This little guy doesn't seem to be too concerned about me being close by. I was standing less than 10 feet from him at one point. He was keeping an eye on me, but wasn't spooked. Minimum focus distance at 600mm on this lens is just under 8 ft. I believe I can get that close. I also found that by standing up, and getting basically on the exact same level as the bird, made a big difference in the color of the gorget. These feathers are iridescent, and appear black at most angles. I'm sure the angle of the light falling on them is critical as well.