Environment:
Start Time: 5:50 AM Temperature: 49 degrees Sky: Eventually bright sunshine.
One of my goals for 2024 has been to get a great shot of an Osprey hitting the water feet first with that intense glare that adds so much drama. So far this year I’ve only been able to capture airborne Osprey with the fish that resulted from such a dive. Pictured here is one of those shots. My other goal for this year has been to capture swallows in flight. Today’s featured image is one of the best I’ve done this, or any other, year. Still not the shot I really want but I am making progress.
Sightings:
Birds: Mallards, Wood Ducks, Western Kingbirds, Eastern Kingbirds, Double Crested Cormorants, Great Blue Herons, Starlings, Ospreys, Canada Geese, Northern Flickers, Doves, Quail, Blue Jays, Western Tanager, Red-tailed Hawk, Wild Turkeys, Belted Kingfisher, Violet-green Swallows, Barn Swallows, Bullock’s Orioles, Turkey Vulture, Black-capped Chickadee
Critters: Mule Deer, Tree Squirrel, Prairie Dogs
KINGSYARD HEAVY DUTY METAL MESH BIRD FEEDER
Gear: Nikon D5600 Nikkor 55-300mm; Olympus EE-1 Dot Sight
