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Daily Archives: April 23rd, 2013

Day 122

The 22nd of April was suppose to be one of the good nights to view the Lyriads Meteor Shower, which comes around every year at this time.  Unfortunately this year it coincides with an almost full Moon, which screws up the viewing until after the Moon sets at 4:30am.  That is pretty much too early […]

Day 121

A Common Goldeneye and his Mrs. (1/3000s f/8.0 ISO500 400mm Canon 7D) Here is a bit of a mystery.  It looks like an American Widgeon, but the color of the stripe by the eye is wrong. (1/1000s f/8.0 ISO500 400mm 7D) My book shows it should be green. (1/1500s f/8.0 ISO500 400mm 7D) Maybe this is […]

Day 120

All too often we photographers forget that the colorful birds are only half of the story.  I thereby present: Mrs. Northern Shoveler. (1/2000s f/5.6 ISO320 400mm Canon 7D) (1/2000s f/5.6 ISO320 400mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>