It was an outstanding morning of shooting in the blind. As I mentioned over at Jim's Assorted, Usually Photographic, Ramblings, I left home late and thought I had missed the best of the opportunities. Over 660 images (and one full card later) I can assure you that I did not.
I won't go through the whole laundry list of birds I saw that day. If you want to see it, I'll gently nudge you over to my eBird list for the day. Some of the highlights...
- Seeing a pair of male Ladder-backed Woodpeckers in the blind area at the same time for a while. To have two woodpeckers of the same species, especially males, co-exist for any length of time was remarkable.
- Seeing my first Eastern Towhee. I've seen more than my share of Spotted Towhees and there isn't a huge difference between the species (just really white spots on the wings), but to confirm that they are at the park was cool.
- The massive Northern Cardinal invasion. Wow... if you were in the blind and didn't make a good image of a Northern Cardinal, it was probably time to get on Craigslist and sell your camera equipment. I don't think that it is an exaggeration that I have 5-6 very printable images of different poses from the day. It was a banner day for my dipped in red friends.
It was not all wine and roses. The light did get very harsh towards the end. There was no evidence that the birds had been fed any seed that day, yet there was plenty of spent seeds on the ground. It wouldn't hurt to have the area cleaned up a bit. There was also no obvious evidence of paste/suet/peanut butter type food being out, either.
Regardless, it was an incredible day of shooting and I just wish I'd gotten there two hours earlier and had brought one more memory card.
Image:
Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Pedernales Falls SP, © 2012 jmillerphoto.com
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