Friday morning I headed to Santa Rosa Mountain to test my RV against the miserable dirt and rock road up the mountain. I was concerned about some of the roughest sections of the road, but the Travato handled it well and I didn’t leave any spare parts scraped off along the way.
The water flow at the springs was strong on my arrival and I setup near my favorite spot to ambush birds with my camera. As usual, I took way too many pictures before the light failed. Later I got a surprise visit from my friend David, who loves the mountain as much as I. We visited and swapped lies until the wee hours when David headed off to his favorite spot at Stump Springs. I turned in and spent a comfortable night in my own bed.
Saturday morning’s water flow from the spring was disappointingly slow, probably due to some blockage in the pipe system that the USFS installed a few years ago. This reduction in flow had a negative effect on the avian visitors. Having taken too many pictures Friday, why not take more on Saturday? Most of my past images were produced under the deep shade of the ceder canopy. On this outing I worked the open flat areas on the roadway. The birds I met were the same as I’ve gotten in the past, but the lighting was different. It was too early to meet the wide array of warblers often found here, but the Yellow-Rumped Warblers seem to be breeding in the area and they did not disappoint.
Images Below:
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 9:50 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D722356-WesternBlueBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:39 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D722219-WesternBlueBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:41 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D722226-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:44 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D722238-WesternBlueBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Headed Woodpecker(Dryobates albolarvatus) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:44 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722242-WhiteHeadedWoodpecker |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Headed Woodpecker(Dryobates albolarvatus) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:44 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D722245-WhiteHeadedWoodpecker |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anna's Hummingbird(Calypte anna) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:46 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D722252-AnnasHummingBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:52 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D722263-WesternBlueBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:53 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D722266-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Flicker(Colaptes auratus) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 9:08 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722275-NorthernFlicker |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 9:13 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D722285-CassinsFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Merriam's Chipmunk(Neotamias merriami) |
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Description: The scientific name of this creature is Tamias obscurus. Similar to the Merriam's Chipmunk, this creature's stripes are 'obscure'. The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 9:47 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D722330-MerriamsChipmunk |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:38 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D722205-WesternBlueBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 9:55 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D722365-CassinsFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 9:56 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D722373-CassinsFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pygmy Nuthatch(Sitta pygmaea) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 10:03 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D722393-PygmyNutHatch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pygmy Nuthatch(Sitta pygmaea) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 10:03 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D722401-PygmyNutHatch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mountain Chickadee(Poecile gambeli) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 10:03 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D722404-MountainChickadee |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Unknown Flower(Unknown) |
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Description: Down slope from the Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 14:00 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D722446-WhiteStarFlower |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Desert Paintbrush(Castilleja chromosa) |
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Description: Down slope from the Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 14:01 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D722448-PaintBrush |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Jepson's Pea(Lathyrus jepsonii) |
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Description: Down slope from the Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 14:03 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D722455-SouthernCaliforniaPea-Flower |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Unknown Flower(Unknown) |
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Description: Down slope from the Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 14:03 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D722456-PinkFlower |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 15:17 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722519-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lawrence's Goldfinch(Carduelis lawrencei) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 15:19 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D722531-LawrencesGoldFInch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:10 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D722079-CassinsFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 16:22 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D721956-WesternBlueBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Finch(Carpodacus purpureus) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 16:24 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D721960-PurpleFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lawrence's Goldfinch(Carduelis lawrencei) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 16:26 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D721966-LawrencesGoldFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lawrence's Goldfinch(Carduelis lawrencei) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 16:26 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D721977-LawrencesGoldFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 16:29 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D721993-CassinsFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 16:29 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D722000-CassinsFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 16:41 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D722017-WesternBlueBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:01 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D722040-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lawrence's Goldfinch(Carduelis lawrencei) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:05 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722045-LawrencesGoldFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:07 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D722073-CassinsFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Steller's Jay(Cyanocitta stelleri) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 16:15 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D721954-StellersJay |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lesser Goldfinch(Carduelis psaltria) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:11 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722084-LesserGoldFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:18 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722090-BrownCreeper |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anna's Hummingbird(Calypte anna) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:22 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D722097-AnnasHummingBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anna's Hummingbird(Calypte anna) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:23 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D722107-AnnasHummingBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Anna's Hummingbird(Calypte anna) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:24 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D722120-AnnasHummingBird |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:27 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D722144-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:28 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D722162-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:28 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722171-CassinsFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:30 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D722172-CassinsFinch |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:32 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D722191-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:32 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D722193-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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