[Leica] Birdbath at Putah Creek

[philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)]

NO watermarks needed here Doug, they all bear your wonderful  
signature :-)

What a series of excellent portraits !!!

Thanks for sharing the beautiful little creatures.

Amiti?s
Philippe

Le 15 sept. 12 ? 03:03, Doug Herr a ?crit :

> At this time of year water in California's Central Valley is a  
> scarce commodity but Putah Creek in Solano and Yolo Counties still  
> has a small flow.  The water level is near its lowest at this time  
> of year, exposing some gravel bars where the current barely trickles  
> over the rocks.  Wood warblers (family Parulidae) and other small  
> migratory birds gravitate to the riparian habit along the creek and  
> take advantage of the gravel bars to drink and bathe.
>
> Wednesday morning I visited one of the warbler birdbath locations in  
> a UC Davis riparian preserve.  I set up a photo blind shortly after  
> sunrise and didn't have long to wait before the birds arrived at the  
> birdbath spots in the creek.  As the sun rose the sun baked the  
> blind and its contents (me!) so this morning instead of the blind I  
> covered myself with mesh camo netting. Seemed to work OK.
>
> The scene:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710298.jpg
>
> Western Tanager:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710292.jpg
>
> Black-throated Gray Warbler:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710111.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710113.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710332.jpg
>
> Wilson's Warbler:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710130.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710363.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710367.jpg
>
> Yellow Warbler:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710087.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710088.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710166.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710349.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710350.jpg
>
> immature Yellow Warbler:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710290.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710343.jpg
>
>
> Orange-crowned Warbler:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710134.jpg
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710103.jpg
>
>
> Warbling Vireo:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710154.jpg
>
>
> I'm told this is a Lincoln's Sparrow (how some people ID this at a  
> glance is beyond me):
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710315.jpg
>
>
> and a bird believed to be an Orchard Oriole, a first for Yolo County:
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/PutahCreek/L1710100.jpg
>
> All photos: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO + 2x APO-Extender-R, tripod.  All  
> comments welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>
>
>
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