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Heather Farm Park
We stopped by Heather Farm Park for a quick walk while we were in the area. I hadn’t been there in years, and it was starting to get dark, but there were birds! It was pretty exciting to see a muscovy duck, it was pretty big and so weird looking, love it! Brds at Heather…
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Surprises at Seaplane Lagoon!
I took a quick walk around the park at Seaplane Lagoon and was pleasantly surprised that I saw so many interesting birds! I was so excited to see my first Common Loon, and I was extra surprised that I got a nice blurry photo of a surf scoter out in the distance… I couldn’t tell…
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My First Burrowing Owl Sighting!
We went to Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina over the weekend because I wanted to look for a burrowing owl… it was my lucky day because I met Marty from chavezpark.org, who was there educating people about the burrowing owls! He had his camera set up and pointed right at it… I may…
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Early Morning at Elsie Roemer
Just another early morning at Elsie Roemer, my once or twice-a-week morning romp before work. It’s so great because it’s just two blocks off my route and I’m usually the only person there. Sometimes there are people walking their dogs or taking a walk, but I rarely see more than a couple people. It’s always…
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Quick Walk at Arrowhead!
Here are some photos from a very quick walk at Arrowhead… I only walked for about 15 min and didn’t even make it all the way to the Arrow… had to turn around to get back to my car, but I did manage to see some regulars! This was one of the first times I…
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Acalanes Ridge
We went to Acalanes Ridge for the first time while we were out near Walnut Creek over the weekend. It was a pretty short out and back walk along the top of a little ridge with a great view of the sprawl and Mt. Diablo. I didn’t see many birds at all but I’m happy…
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Evening at Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary
It’s hard for me not to stop at the bird sanctuary on my way home after work… even if it’s for 10 minutes, it really brightens my day! So I stopped by again, right around the golden hour, and was excited to see so many pelicans! I didn’t notice that I captured a short-billed gull…
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Morning Birds at Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary
I’m savoring my quick 15-min early morning walks at Elsie Roemer… here are some photos from my latest visit. It was a gorgeous morning, and there were literally hundreds of dunlin everywhere… was surprised to see coots, don’t usually see too many of them there. Birds at Elsie Roemer: American Avocet Long-Billed Curlew American Coot…
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Birding at Cape May Point
Over the holidays, I had the opportunity to go to Cape May Point for the day to go birding! It was cold, in the mid 20’s and I was all bundled up but didn’t care because I was so excited to explore the area and see what birds I could find! It was an amazing…
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Bird Photography with the Nikon P1000
I got a used Nikon P1000 a few months ago before I visited Lodi to see the Sandhill Cranes. That visit became my inspiration to continue shooting birds and eventually start this project. Having been a professional photographer for many years, I am by default a Canon DSLR person, but I decided to try out…