Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/18

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sierra County birds
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:16:04 -0500
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Beautiful images, Doug.  Certainly, well worth the trip.  The last one 
is my favorite.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 6/18/2016 11:03 AM, Doug Herr wrote:
> In the spring many of California's birds migrate to the nearby Sierra 
> Nevada mountains so naturally that's where I go too.  The rural and 
> wilderness regions north of Lake Tahoe have good habitat diversity and low 
> human density which makes it one of my favorite parts of the state.
>
> The Sierra Valley is east of the Sierra Nevada crest on the western edge 
> of the sagebrush typical of North America's Great Basin, the region 
> between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains.  Springs fed by Sierra 
> Nevada snowmelt have created a marsh in the middle of the sagebrush where 
> numerous species nest.
>
> Wilson's Snipe, singing:
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/gallinago/wisnip05.html
>
> Wilson's Phalarope:
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/phalaropus/wiphal03.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/phalaropus/wiphal04.html
>
> Unlike most species with sexual dimorphism, female phalaropes have the 
> brighter colors.
>
> Sage Thrasher, the sagebrush equivalent of the Northern Mockingbird:
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/mimidae/oreoscoptes/sathra01.html
>
> The nearby forests harbor the elusive Black-backed Woodpecker.  This nest 
> was about 4 miles off the paved roads.
>
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/picoides/bbwood04.html
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/picidae/picoides/bbwood05.html
>
> No Leica content :(
>
> All comments are welcome.
>
> Doug Herr
> Birdman of Sacramento
> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
> http://doug-herr.fineartamerica.com
>
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