[Leica] IMG: Sierra County birds

[Gene Duprey]

Great images Doug!

Gene

On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 7:13 PM, lluisripollphotography <
lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:

> Great job! Wonderful work as always!
> Lluis
>
> > El 18 juny 2016, a les 18:03, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
> va escriure:
> >
> > 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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