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Day 143

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Just to show you don’t always need that super costly fancy professional lens and camera, these Western Griebes were shot with my 2008 vintage $89.95 Nikon six megapixel Coolpix L11… *** Mind you, that super costly fancy professional lens and camera can sure make things easier and more consistent, but they aren’t mandatory… ~Curtis in […]

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Day 142

Friday, May 20, 2011

Red-necked Griebes on the southern edge of their range. (1/2000, f8, 400mm, ISO 400,1 00% crop) (1/2000, f8, 400mm, ISO 400,1 00% crop) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 141

Friday, May 20, 2011

Spring seems to have arrived this last week…dandelions on Rivers Edge Trail!  Bees, too… (1/350, f8, 135mm, ISO 125) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 140

Friday, May 20, 2011

I took my walk down by the River in a light rain, and when I was on the way home I saw this Bald Eagle gliding down river.  Just look at those talons under his tail feathers! (1/1000, f8, 400mm, ISO 400, 100% crop) (1/1500, f8, 400mm, ISO 400, 100% crop) (1/1000, f8, 400mm, ISO […]

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Day 139

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Oh so close to a full moon! (1/500, f8, 400mm, ISO 400, 100% Crop of the image) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 138

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Another female house sparrow… (1/250, f11, 400mm, ISO 250) (1/250, f11, 400mm, ISO 250) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 137

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

A female house sparrow. (1/250, f11, 400mm, ISO 250) (1/180, f11, 400mm, ISO 250) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 136

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

We will now move away from the Missouri River for a bit, and head back to the Barrow Backyard Wildlife refuge, and the House Sparrow Family! Uh oh… (1/500, f8, 400mm, ISO 250, -1/2 stop) (1/500, f8, 400mm, ISO 250) (1/500, f8, 400mm, ISO 250) The kids are home from school… (1/500, f8, 400mm, ISO […]

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Day 135

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Near sunset on the Missouri… (1/350, f8, 400mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) (1/250, f8, 400mm, ISO 400, -1/2 stop) The shots above were cropped and reduced in size a bit to fit the screen (almost all photos on this blog are wallpaper sized at 1440×960, which seems to be a good fit for most lcd […]

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Day 134

Friday, May 13, 2011

A Western Grebe. (1/2000, f8, 400mm, ISO 250, -1/2 stop) A Western Grebe.  With an itch. (1/2000, f8, 400mm, ISO 250, -1/2 stop) I really, really like this new Canon 400mm L! Bonus Grebes!  Even closer! (1/1500, f8, 400mm, ISO 250, -1/2 stop) (1/1500, f8, 400mm, ISO 250, -1/2 stop) (1/1500, f8, 400mm, ISO 250, […]

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