[Leica] IMG: Sierra County birds

[RicCarter]

you ARE the king

ric


> On Jun 18, 2016, at 12:03 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> 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:
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> 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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