[Leica] IMG: Sierra County birds
Doug Herr
wildlightphoto at earthlink.net
Sat Jun 18 09:03:36 PDT 2016
In the spring many of California's birds migrate to the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains so naturally that's where I go too. The rural and wilderness regions north of Lake Tahoe have good habitat diversity and low human density which makes it one of my favorite parts of the state.
The Sierra Valley is east of the Sierra Nevada crest on the western edge of the sagebrush typical of North America's Great Basin, the region between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. Springs fed by Sierra Nevada snowmelt have created a marsh in the middle of the sagebrush where numerous species nest.
Wilson's Snipe, singing:
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/gallinago/wisnip05.html
Wilson's Phalarope:
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/phalaropus/wiphal03.html
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/phalaropus/wiphal04.html
Unlike most species with sexual dimorphism, female phalaropes have the brighter colors.
Sage Thrasher, the sagebrush equivalent of the Northern Mockingbird:
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/mimidae/oreoscoptes/sathra01.html
The nearby forests harbor the elusive Black-backed Woodpecker. This nest was about 4 miles off the paved roads.
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/picoides/bbwood04.html
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/picoides/bbwood05.html
No Leica content :(
All comments are welcome.
Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com
http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
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