Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Common Yellowthroat at Balmorhea SP

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This morning, while watching the coots and waiting to see if the merganser's would show up again, I caught a flash of yellow in the reed...
Monday, December 29, 2014

Quest for a Better Sora

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During our Christmas vacation in 2013, while staying at Balmorhea State Park, I saw my first Sora. This sighting near dusk followed an initi...

Rare Common Galinule

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On this cold and misty morning, as Danielle was watching the coots in the San Solomon Cienega at Balmorhea SP, she saw this misfit near the ...

A Confusion of Grebes

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Of the varied birds we observed today at Lake Balmorhea, the Western and Clark's Grebes have caused me some confusion. From my reading, ...

Changing Vermilion Flycatchers

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On our way out to New Mexico, we visited Lake Balmorhea late on the afternoon of  Dec 19. After a long and fruitless slog through the mud lo...

Hooded Mergansers at Balmorhea SP

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Today, while checking out the water birds on the small pond at the entrance to Balmorhea SP, I was excited to find a group of Hooded Mergans...
Sunday, December 28, 2014

Using Image Stabilization on a Tripod

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I had been taking lightly the recommendation that Image Stabilization (IS) be turned off on my Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS lens when using...
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Friday, December 26, 2014

Another Trip to the Bosque

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At the end of our visit in Las Cruces, Danielle and I took another trip to the Bosque del Apache. The trip started out cold and wet but the ...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

American Kestrel Along the Rio Grande

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The day before Christmas, while visiting in Las Cruces, we took a walk along the Rio Grande near the Bosque de Mesilla State Park. As we wer...
Sunday, December 21, 2014

Ravens Dancing in the Wind

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We took another trip up Skyline Drive at the Davis Mountains State Park today to look for Montezuma Quail. No sign of quail, but we did enjo...