Roy's 366 Thread for 2016.

[Roy1961]

 

[Roy1961]

another month in the books, once we get Sept over we will be in the home straight, weather cooling down, shorter days and the winter birds will be starting to show up.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

another month in the books, once we get Sept over we will be in the home straight, weather cooling down, shorter days and the winter birds will be starting to show up.

I am ready for some cooler weather so I can get back outside again.

 

[Danno_RIP]

another month in the books, once we get Sept over we will be in the home straight, weather cooling down, shorter days and the winter birds will be starting to show up.

I am ready for some cooler weather so I can get back outside again.

I am ready for some cooler weather. It has not been the hottest here this year but surely the most muggy.

 

[Roy1961]

1st Sept 2016

one from early morning, wanted to get the sun rise but my wife wasnt answering her wake up call and i had to go home to make sure the kids were up and ready for school.

tried the stars earlier but failed bigtime.

 

[Roy1961]

seeing as it cooled down to 100F, Ryan and i took a walk to Lake Elsinore, a few bottles of water in my bag to quench the thirst. Spotted the Turkey Vultures soaring overhead.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

seeing as it cooled down to 100F, Ryan and i took a walk to Lake Elsinore, a few bottles of water in my bag to quench the thirst. Spotted the Turkey Vultures soaring overhead.

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These birds are beautiful in the air until you get a closeup of their heads. I love shooting them

 

[Roy1961]

a few American Avocets, i prefer their winter coloring.

 

[Roy1961]

a Least Sandpiper.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

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a Least Sandpiper.

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a few American Avocets, i prefer their winter coloring.

Nice birds

 

[Roy1961]

i hope i didnt mix these up, a Semipalmated Sandpiper, spent a while trying to ID these, the Semi has black legs, Least yellow/green.

 

[Roy1961]

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also the semi beak dips a little at the front, according to my Audubon book.

 

[Roy1961]

if i am correct thats a new bird for me, (i think) may have seen it before but never ID it.

 

[Roy1961]

its a twister lol.

 

[Roy1961]

@Danno havent done one of these in a while. lol

turned just as he was getting level with me.

 

[Roy1961]

i drove by where the Burrowing owls hang out, this one was low down and i had to shoot him thru the wire fence, they usually sit on the top rocks.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

i hope i didnt mix these up, a Semipalmated Sandpiper, spent a while trying to ID these, the Semi has black legs, Least yellow/green.

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I got in trouble at the meet and greet last year by calling them the big white bird and the large bird with the bent neck.

 

[Roy1961]

LOL, i am only a step in front of you then Don, some of the guys know their stuff when it comes to ID. Hats of to them, i try but usually get it wrong, the juvi ones are the hardest, they dont show many pics of them in the books/apps.

 

[Roy1961]

Think i need to change my Semipalmated to a Western Sandpiper as per @wev , it does look like a western the more i look at it.

sent from Pandora's 'Mr Bean' blue lagoon.

 

[Roy1961]

2nd Sept 2016

nothing about today, well at least close enough to get a half decent shot, i miss getting to San Jacinto (closed for a 4 days dove shoot) reopens Monday

i had this guy close but Ryan walked right under him and spooked him further and higher back up the tree.