Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> On Jun 18, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> > 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 awe inspiring Regards, George Lottermoser http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist