Mike D90's Project 365 2014

[Mike D90]

Day #25 (skipped)


Day #26

Some kind of Flycatcher but I cannot identify this one due to the yellow on its tail. I have found none with that detail yet. Sad part is, I photographed these little guys at work and on my way home I smacked one with my truck grille.

 

[weebee]

The second picture is great!

 

[Mike D90]

Thanks Weebee! I wasn't photographically inspired today so these were half hearted at best.

 

[Lawrence]

Nice shots for half hearted attempts! Pity about the little guy that took on your truck

 

[Marilynne]

Day #25 (skipped)


Day #26

Some kind of Flycatcher but I cannot identify this one due to the yellow on its tail. I have found none with that detail yet. Sad part is, I photographed these little guys at work and on my way home I smacked one with my truck grille.



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Looks like a Yellow Rumped Warbler.
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Mike D90]

Looks like a Yellow Rumped Warbler.
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yes!! So I have seen Warblers! These little birds look so much alike and I was reading that Flycatchers are some of the most difficult to identify because so many are so closely similar. Some separated by nothing more than the thickness of the eye band.

 

[Pretzel]

How do you get sooooo close to these birds? Lovin' your bird shots, man.

 

[Deezey]

Nice Warbler shots! Kinda cool to see you got them on the ground.

 

[dramtastic]

Well done Mike. I definitely couldn't name all the stuff I've shot even with reference guides.

 

[Mike D90]

How do you get sooooo close to these birds? Lovin' your bird shots, man.

Not all of my small bird shots were taken close up. Some are cropped so heavily they are almost unusable. These little fellows, though, landed on the grass just outside the door to the building where I work. I just stood still propped against the open doorway and let them pose in front of me. I was also using my 70-300mm VR lens so I had a little reach.

Nice Warbler shots! Kinda cool to see you got them on the ground.

The ground is where I see these the most. They scare up insects with their wings and then catch them in the grass or even in mid air. That is what made me think they were Flycatchers. I honestly don't care for bird shots of birds on the ground unless they are wading birds but I took what was in front of me.

 

[Mike D90]

Day #27


Today all I could manage was a shot of one of the downtown Havana Historic Section street corners. Lots of photoshop on this one to remove wires and traffic lights.

 

[Mike D90]

Might as well post this one which is a wider shot of that same street corner.

 

[Roy1961]

the wide one looks better

 

[wthorson]

Might as well post this one which is a wider shot of that same street corner.


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Very nice. I like looking at the photos from different parts of the world. It may be the only way I can travel.

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

Nice, I also like the wide one better!

Pat in NH

 

[Mike D90]

Day #28


Lacking anything else really I took a photo of a Black Lab playing in the edge of the lake. It's owner was tossing toys out into the water for it to retrieve. Again, fill flash used here.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

Day #28


Lacking anything else really I took a photo of a Black Lab playing in the edge of the lake. It's owner was tossing toys out into the water for it to retrieve. Again, fill flash used here.


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Nice action shot.

 

[Mike D90]

Nice action shot.

Sure wasn't what I wanted but I was too cold to stay any longer!!

 

[Mike D90]

Day #29


Work, cold and freezing rain took my motivation away for today.

Here are some Succulents. No idea what their names are.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

It was still cold here today also but at least it was not snowing or raining. I got out for a little while and shot.