I've been toting around my new 300mm lens on weekends for those "what kind of bird is that?" sightings and occasional public bird feeder fun. Before I got this I was struggling to make out blurry blobs taken with my 105mm- so not enjoyable. I'm still learning, but it's incredibly hard to photograph birds! Anyway here are some of my shots from the last two weeks, species and location.
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| Tufted Titmouse, Mystic, CT |
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| Red-tailed Hawk, Mystic, CT | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Downy Woodpecker, birdfeeder at the Nature Center, Mystic, CT |
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| Mourning Dove (sleepy!), Mystic, CT |
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| Male Northern Cardinal, Trustom Pond, Charlestown, RI |
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| Female Northern Cardinal, Trustom Pond, Charlestown, RI |
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| Squirrel, stealing all the bird seed, feeders at the Trustom Pond welcome center, Charlestown, RI |
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| Northern Mockingbird (thanks, Kristy!), South Kingstown, RI |
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| White-throated sparrow, Trustom Pond, Charlestown, RI |
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| American Starlings, at the Equinox Diner, Mystic, CT (yummy burgers there, BTW) |
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| Mourning Dove, Mystic, CT |
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| Nuthatch doing a tap dance, Mystic, CT |
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| Black-capped Chickadee, Watchaug Pond, Charlestown, RI |
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| Great Horned Owl, rescue inside the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic, CT |
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| Downy Woodpecker (I think!), Nature Center, Mystic, CT |
I also got to see my first ....Mole, crawling out of the ground near Trustom Pond. It was like a little gray mouse, but I couldn't see its face, he came out for some fallen birdseed and then disappeared... Not sure what kind of mole this is.... Here is the little guy...
