Showing posts with label 300 mm f/4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 300 mm f/4. Show all posts

Monday, May 14, 2018

South Florida with High Lonesome Bird Tours


Celebrated Judy’s birthday with a trip to South Florida. She hoped to pick up at least 21 “life” birds for her American Birding Association list. Her expectation was exceeded thanks to our magnificent tour leaders Stephan Lorenz and Claudia Cavazos.



South Florida specialties on our target list.

Snail Kite

Shiny Cowbird

Mangrove Cuckoo

Gray Kingbird

White-crowned Pigeon

Short-tailed Hawk

Florida Scrub-Jay



"Countable exotics" in the greater Miami area.  


Red-whiskered Bulbul

Spot-breasted Oriole

White-winged Parakeets

Gray-headed Swamphen

Egyptian Goose

Nanday Parakeets


And more...

Least Bittern

Wood Storke

Anhinga

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Bachman's Sparrow

American Redstart

Bald Eagle

Black Vultures

Limpkin

White Ibis 

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

Spoonbill

Red-shouldered Hawk

Crested Caracara

Red-cockaded Woodpeckers

Bobwhite

Black-bellied Plover 

Bridled Terns

Black Noddy (center) and Brown Noddies

Brown Boobies

American Flamingo

Stephan
Judy (left) and Claudia (second on right)



Recorded 180 species




Camera Note. Olympus OMD EM1 Mk 2 with M.Zuiko 300 mm f/4.0 (plus 1/4 TC)
and iPhone 6s. Last photo courtesy of Claudia and her iPhone SE.

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Barrow is really cold...






Snowy Owl

King Elder

American Golden-Plover

Baird's Sandpiper

Western Sandpiper

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Semipalmated Plover

"Barrow Sparrow"
(Snow Bunting)


Redpoll




Daily list with High Lonesome BirdTour leader Stephan Loenz

Yes, really cold!





 Thanks to Stephan and








Cameras.  Olympus OMD EM1 MKII 300 mm f/4 lens plus 1.4 TC
                 Bird list with iPhone 6s
                 Whale bones with Olympus T4