Re: IMG: Weekend Wildlife

these seem to have a slightly different look than your usual, though I still enjoy them--the wren especially--the bug and textures of the tree along with the nice cover of the wren color 

ric

On May 27, 2009, at 10:43 AM, wildlightphoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


A House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) bringing a snack home for the kids:

http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/troglodytidae/howr11.jpg

for more detail: http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/troglodytidae/howr11big.jpg
A few Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) breed in the Sierra Valley north of 
Lake Tahoe:

http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/gruidae/sacr00.jpg
http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/gruidae/sacr01.jpg
Ordinarily the Sandhill Cranes' plumage is gray. The rust-colored stain is from iron oxides in the soil. When the birds preen their feathers the iron 
in the mud on their bills stains the plumage.

Also in the Sierra Valley, a Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus
xanthocephalus) claims turf:

http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/icteridae/yhbl00.jpg

techncial stuff (all photos): R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO+2x APO-Extender-R,
shoulder stock & monopod.  All comments welcome.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


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