Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you. I would assume that the warmer and dryer climate has also had an effect. On Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 7:57 AM Doug Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > This particular aspen grove has not been touched by recent fires. Closer > to home, Lake Tahoe?s fires in the last decade or so have caused some > disruptions with a few species temporarily displacing others. Longer term > trends I?ve been seeing are a gradual shifting northward of several > species, now common in northern California where in past decades they were > unusual or even absent. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com <http://www.wildlightphoto.com/> > > > > On Jun 13, 2020, at 5:36 AM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > > > How have the past years fires affected your passion. The loss of > habitat > > in northern California surely caused many dislocations. > > > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2020, 9:25 PM Doug Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org > <mailto:lug at leica-users.org>> wrote: > > > >> The Williamson?s Sapsucker is a woodpecker of the mountains of western > >> North America. Living in remote forests, it can be difficult to find > >> reliably but one particular grove of aspens in a mixed conifer/aspen > zone > >> above 6300? elevation has been my go-to spot for at least a decade. > >> > >> The grove is several miles from the nearest paved road but fortunately > the > >> gravel road is in good enough condition for ordinary vehicles w/o high > >> clearance or 4WD. This is where I found myself one day this week. > >> > >> My plan was to find a nest site, set up a blind nearby to allow for > >> adequate lighting and decent backgrounds, and wait. Having visited the > >> grove the week before I knew the birds were in the area so I began the > day > >> by looking for likely nest trees: a large dead aspen with several older > >> nest cavities seemed a likely prospect, and the scattered wood chips at > the > >> base of the tree suggested recent excavation. I then set up the blind > >> nearby and waited. > >> > >> No more than 5 minutes passed before one of the adults flew to the tree > >> with a bill full of bugs. Refining my blind?s position for photos and > >> waiting several hours resulted in numerous photos, two of which are > here: > >> > >> male Williamson?s Sapsucker > >> > >> > >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/sphyrapicus/thyroideus/sphthy11.html > >> < > >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/sphyrapicus/thyroideus/sphthy11.html > < > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/sphyrapicus/thyroideus/sphthy11.html > > > >>> > >> > >> female Williamson?s Sapsucker > >> > >> > >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/sphyrapicus/thyroideus/sphthy10.html > < > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/sphyrapicus/thyroideus/sphthy10.html > > > >> < > >> > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/sphyrapicus/thyroideus/sphthy10.html > < > http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/sphyrapicus/thyroideus/sphthy10.html > > > >>> > >> > >> This species is unusual among woodpeckers for its plumage differences > >> between the sexes. When european-americans first encountered this bird > >> they believed the male and the female were separate species because of > the > >> striking difference. > >> > >> As usual, all comments are welcome. > >> > >> Doug Herr > >> Birdman of Sierra County > >> http://www.wildlightphoto <http://www.wildlightphoto/> < > http://www.wildlightphoto/ <http://www.wildlightphoto/>>.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug < > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug> for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug < > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug> for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information