Wldlife of Edmonds, WA. 2014
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It's the magic of the Edmonds Bird-muda Triangle.
They were flying north, so they might have been Ridgefield birds.
I was trying to get some surfer shots, but it was hard to overcome depth of field issues with the 100-400L telephoto zoom + 1.4 teleconverter, even when shooting at f/14 in M mode. The regular exposure compensation setting does not work in M mode, so I achieved negative exposure (usually -1/3) by adjusting the ISO.
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Wesley provided the only color and action at the marsh on a dark and gloomy Friday (2/21).
Across the marsh and up the hill from Wesley, the Pt. Edwards eagles perched in the family tree at the top of Pine St.
Posing
Stretching
Departing
Posing
Stretching
Departing
One of the juvies was active along the bluff above Puget Sound south of Pt. Edwards. The tide was out so I was able to walk the beach south from the off leash dog park and scan the trees above the railroad tracks.
I took a series of photos which would have been great take-off shots had there been any sunlight.
Here are three of them.
Initially both of the Pt. Wells' adults were perched on a superstructure at Pt. Wells. One had flown off when I got closer and snapped this photo. I'll be able to photograph them up close and personal when we have our super low tides in June and July.
I took a series of photos which would have been great take-off shots had there been any sunlight.
Here are three of them.Initially both of the Pt. Wells' adults were perched on a superstructure at Pt. Wells. One had flown off when I got closer and snapped this photo. I'll be able to photograph them up close and personal when we have our super low tides in June and July.
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No photography this weekend as the weather was too wet and dark for good photos. Here are some of the Harlequin ducks from Thursday (2/20). It was these ducks that drew us around the SW corner of the marina where we subsequently saw the sea lion action. These photos were taken handheld with the 5DIII + 100-400L telephoto zoom + 1.4 teleconverter while I was balanced precariously on the rocks of the breakwater trying not to get sliced by the barnacles.
Tuesday (2/25) morning, an evil minion of the Dark Lord posed for publicity shots at the Edmonds marsh. I love engaging crows as models because they will work for peanuts.
Several yellow-rumped warblers were in the trees along the marsh walkway near the tennis courts. I caught one perched in the sunlight for a few seconds.
A red-tailed hawk soared above the Pt. Edwards condos in the late afternoon.
Several yellow-rumped warblers were in the trees along the marsh walkway near the tennis courts. I caught one perched in the sunlight for a few seconds.
A red-tailed hawk soared above the Pt. Edwards condos in the late afternoon.
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Heck, Bill - you did better than I did, and you didn't have to drive 100 miles, either
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It's the magic of the Edmonds Bird-muda Triangle.
Although I got some good eagle shots Wednesday (2/26/14), I am not posting them because they look like so many of the other eagle shots I have recently posted. I did not; however, want to waste a rare sunny winter's day, so here are photos of other birds.
These were taken handheld with the 5DIII + 100-400L telephoto zoom + 1.4 teleconverter looking west across Puget Sound from Marina Park. Besides cropping, I used Picasa's auto contrast + auto color features to tweek the photos. Call it the techno-impaired man's Photoshop.
The evil minions of the Dark Lord are hopeless posers. I wanted to shoot in Av mode at f/16 to get the mountains in focus, but the crow flew off before I could make the adjustments to my camera.
It landed near me and I got a few shots.
Some Brant were floating just off the beach.
Brant are difficult to photograph as they have dark heads + dark eyes. Crows are even more difficult to photograph as they are completely black.
These were taken handheld with the 5DIII + 100-400L telephoto zoom + 1.4 teleconverter looking west across Puget Sound from Marina Park. Besides cropping, I used Picasa's auto contrast + auto color features to tweek the photos. Call it the techno-impaired man's Photoshop.
The evil minions of the Dark Lord are hopeless posers. I wanted to shoot in Av mode at f/16 to get the mountains in focus, but the crow flew off before I could make the adjustments to my camera.
It landed near me and I got a few shots.
Some Brant were floating just off the beach.
Brant are difficult to photograph as they have dark heads + dark eyes. Crows are even more difficult to photograph as they are completely black.
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Red-tailed hawk soaring above Pt. Edwards as seen from Marina Park.
Pelagic cormorant off the fishing pier.
Female red-breasted merganser from the fishing pier.
Downy woodpecker in a tree along the marsh walkway.
Golden-crowned sparrow on the ground along the marsh walkway.
Pelagic cormorant off the fishing pier.
Female red-breasted merganser from the fishing pier.
Downy woodpecker in a tree along the marsh walkway.
Golden-crowned sparrow on the ground along the marsh walkway.
Thursday (2/27) a female red-breasted merganser was catching fish off Marina Park.
Suddenly she flew up for no apparent reason.
A cormorant had sneaked up on her from below the surface in an attempt to steal her fish.
Suddenly she flew up for no apparent reason.
A cormorant had sneaked up on her from below the surface in an attempt to steal her fish.
A flock of about sixty snow geese flew north over Marina Park.
Nice to have the Skagit birds fly down our way
They were flying north, so they might have been Ridgefield birds.
As Rocky said, not much was happening at Marina Park on Friday (2/28).
Before lunch I got the usual silhouette shot of the Woodway pair of ravens doing their daily fly-over of Edmonds. I have yet to get good photos of them.
After lunch, Terry, Daren, and I hiked Yost Park where I got shots of small, cute, gurlie birds.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Brown Creeper.
Golden-crowned kinglet.
Black-capped chickadee.
Before lunch I got the usual silhouette shot of the Woodway pair of ravens doing their daily fly-over of Edmonds. I have yet to get good photos of them.
After lunch, Terry, Daren, and I hiked Yost Park where I got shots of small, cute, gurlie birds.
Ruby-crowned kinglet.
Brown Creeper.
Golden-crowned kinglet.
Black-capped chickadee.
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From Yost Park Daren and I drove down to Brackett's Landing, where we caught the Brant riding out heavy surf.
Initially the Brant were between the ferry dock and the jetty.
Something spooked them....
and they flew north of the jetty.
The jetty provided unique photo angles not available from the beach.
Initially the Brant were between the ferry dock and the jetty.
Something spooked them....
and they flew north of the jetty.
The jetty provided unique photo angles not available from the beach.
I like the shot of the brants on the wave (last photo), Bill - surfer dudes
I was trying to get some surfer shots, but it was hard to overcome depth of field issues with the 100-400L telephoto zoom + 1.4 teleconverter, even when shooting at f/14 in M mode. The regular exposure compensation setting does not work in M mode, so I achieved negative exposure (usually -1/3) by adjusting the ISO.
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Debbie Lynne Chally
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Really enjoyed your gurlie bird collection from Yost Park! I find the Brown Creepers hard to spot and so quick in their movements- nice shots.
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