In the latitudes I frequent, July and August are the months I tend to meet most of my juvenile song birds. Waterfowl and raptors often produce young earlier, and when conditions permit, second broods of passerine birds can appear later, but the peak seems to be early summer. Guided by age old instincts, these creatures produce their young when food supplies are optimal.
I think I enjoy meeting juveniles in part, because of their looks and in part, their behaviour. I’ve found these younger birds are often more confiding than their hard working parents. And because the adults have been working hard to feed and care for this new generation, they are worn out and shabby compared to their pampered offspring. The feather patterns in birds of this age are often decorated with cryptic bars and color patterns. I imagine these must help them avoid the attention of predators, yet to my eye, they achieve a pleasing aesthetic quality not seen in their parents.
For my gallery presentation I’ve assembled images of birds that are past the downy chick phase, but who’ve not yet donned the garb of their parents.
If you are a keen and experienced observer, and care to provide your observations and descriptive information to any of these images, I welcome your contribution.
California Towhee(Melozone crissalis) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at the Lower Penasquitos Creek or Sorrento Valley. Near Del Mar, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:07:01 11:20 |
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Location:
Sorrento |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X0393-CaliforniaTowhee-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Peregrine Falcon(Falco peregrinus) |
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Description: Immature bird near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:24 6:28 |
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Location:
La Jolla Cove |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X8180-PeregrineFalcon-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lesser Goldfinch(Spinus psaltria) |
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Description: A juvenile begging to be fed in Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:07:22 10:58 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X3992-LesserGoldFinch-Juvenile |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brown-Headed Cowbird(Molothrus ater) |
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Description: Juvenile near the feed lot outside of Red Rock, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:29 15:27 |
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Location:
Red Rock Feed Lot |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X2525-BrownHeadedCowBird-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach by Border Field and the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:02 10:08 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X1022-LeastTern-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Peregrine Falcon(Falco peregrinus) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach by Border Field and the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:08:23 8:44 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X1590-PeregrineFalcon-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
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Description: This juvenile bird is adorned with crisper, more well patterned plumage than the adults. Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:05 10:44 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X2763-Willet-Juvenile |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: This image of a juvenile bird at the Springs on Santa Rosa Mountain, helped science document the existance of a new southern limit of the breeding range for the species. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:12 14:16 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/50 |
File Name: D3X3053-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at the Springs on Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:12 15:24 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X3245-DarkEyedJunco-Juvenile |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Little Blue Heron(Egretta caerulea) |
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Description: Calico sub-adult at the Famosa Slough. Northern Point Loma, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:07:13 7:48 |
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Location:
Famosa Slough |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X3962-LittleBlueHeron-Juvenile |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Crowned Night-Heron(Nycticorax nycticorax) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at Merced NWR, south of Merced, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:12:27 15:59 |
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Location:
Merced NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X5185-BlackCrownedNightHeron-Juvenile |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Orange-Crowned Warbler(Vermivora celata) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:07 8:29 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: D3X5665-OrangeCrownedWarbler-Juvenile |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Juvenile at the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:11 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X6926-WesternWoodPewee-Juvenile |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brewer's Sparrow(Spizella breweri) |
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Description: Juvenile bird found west of Highway 395, north of June Lake Junction. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 10:43 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X7358-BrewersSparrow-Juvenile |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Green-Tailed Towhee(Pipilo chlorurus) |
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Description: Molting juvenile west of Highway 395, north of June Lake Junction. Mono County, California USA 2014-08-08. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 11:36 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7404-GreenTailedTowhee-Juvenile |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Green-Tailed Towhee(Pipilo chlorurus) |
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Description: Juvenile on White Mountain at about 9300 feet elevation. Northern Inyo County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:09 17:21 |
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Location:
White Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X7808-GreenTailedTowhee-Juvenile |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Peregrine Falcon(Falco peregrinus) |
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Description: Immature bird near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:24 8:16 |
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Location:
La Jolla Cove |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X8298-PeregrineFalcon-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: Juvenile at Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 13:41 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X8372-WesternBlueBird-Juvenile |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: Juvenile at Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 13:58 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X8416-WesternBlueBird-Juvenile |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: Juvenile at Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 14:29 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X8470-WesternBlueBird-Juvenile |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Begging Juvenile at the Visitor Center, west of Borrego Springs, California. Anza-Borrego State Park, San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:06 9:25 |
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Location:
Rockhouse Trail |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X9046-BlackTailedGnatCatcher-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Dairy Mart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 9:19 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X9401-PiedBilledGrebe-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Dairy Mart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 9:37 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X9451-Mallard-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Green Heron(Butorides virescens) |
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Description: Juvenile fishing at the Dairy Mart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California USA 2013-06-13. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 11:06 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X9487-GreenHeron-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at the Bird and Butterfly Garden, south of Imperial Beach along the Tijuana River. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2016:08:28 13:16 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D723176-CoopersHawk |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Chipping Sparrow(Spizella passerina) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at the springs on Santa Rosa Mountain, at 7500 feet elevation in southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:08:31 10:17 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D724432-ChippingSparrow-Juvenile |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach near the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 8:56 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: JCD0606-LeastTern-Fledgling |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach near the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 9:00 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: JCD0632-LeastTern-Fledgling |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County USA 2011-07-07. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 9:03 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: JCD0696-SnowyPlover-Juvenile |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach near the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 10:12 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: JCD1016-LeastTern-Fledgling |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach near the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 10:21 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: JCD1038-LeastTern-Fledgling |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Little Blue Heron(Egretta caerulea) |
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Description: Juvenile at Famosa Slough. Northern Point Loma, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:20 7:45 |
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Location:
Famosa Slough |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: jcd1211LittleBlueHeron.Juvenile |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Caspian Tern(Hydroprogne caspia) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 9:45 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: JCD1268-CaspianTern-Juvenile |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Spotted Towhee(Pipilo maculatus) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Vista Grande site. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California USA 2010-06-29. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:28 18:35 |
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Location:
Vista Grande |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD1326.SpottedTowhee.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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Description: This bird was found in the Fulmor Lake area near Idyllwild. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:29 8:44 |
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Location:
Lake Fulmor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: JCD1414.RedWingedBlackBird.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
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Description: Juveniles lack the breast spotting of their parents. This bird was found at the San Diego River Channel near Robb Field. Ocean Beach, San Diego, California USA. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:22 9:28 |
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Location:
Ocean Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: jcd1418WesternSandPiper |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
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Description: These juveniles at the Saltworks haven't yet developed their flying skills. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 12:23 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: JCD1645-BlackNeckedStilt-Juvenile |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
House Wren(Troglodytes aedon) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Vista Grande site. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:30 8:00 |
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Location:
Vista Grande |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: JCD1953.HouseWren.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Spotted Towhee(Pipilo maculatus) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Vista Grande site. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California USA 2010-06-29. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:30 8:05 |
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Location:
Vista Grande |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD1978.SpottedTowhee.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Chinned Sparrow(Spizella atrogularis) |
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Description: A juvenile bird at the Vista Grande site. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:30 8:09 |
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Location:
Vista Grande |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD1986.BlackChinnedSparrow.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: Juvenile at Lake Poway. Poway (San Diego County), California. |
Date Taken: 2010:07:06 11:44 |
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Location:
Lake Poway |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD2199.WesternBlueBird.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach at Border Field. The most extreme Southwest corner of the USA. San Diego County, California USA. [2008-10-05] |
Date Taken: 2008:10:05 11:31 |
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Location:
Garden Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3000 |
File Name: jcd2223BlackBelliedPlover.Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach at Border Field. The most extreme Southwest corner of the USA. San Diego County, California USA 2008-10-05. |
Date Taken: 2008:10:05 11:33 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3000 |
File Name: jcd2258MarbledGodwit.Juvenile |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: Juvenile at Lake Poway. Poway (San Diego County), California. |
Date Taken: 2010:07:06 13:13 |
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Location:
Lake Poway |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD2273.WesternBlueBird.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Common Gallinule(Gallinula galeata) |
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Description: Once called the Common Moorhen, this juvenile bird was found near Lindsey Road at the Salton Sea is now called the Common Gallinule. Imperial County, California USA 2009-07-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:05 15:53 |
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Location:
Salton Sea |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD2279.CommonMoorHen |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Bullock's Oriole(Icterus bullockii) |
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Description: Juvenile bird foraging at Lake Poway. Poway (San Diego County), California. |
Date Taken: 2010:07:06 13:23 |
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Location:
Lake Poway |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD2371.BullocksOriole.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
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Description: This juvenile in Sorrento Valley lacks the dark bill and legs of its parents. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:07:23 12:48 |
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Location:
Sorrento |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD2883.SnowyEgret.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach at Poe Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California USA 2009-07-06. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:06 16:59 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3000 |
File Name: JCD3092.BlackNeckedStilt.Juvenile |
| © 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach at Poe Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California USAÂ 2009-07-06.. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:06 17:00 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: JCD3098.BlackNeckedStilt.Juvenile |
| © 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Red-shouldered Hawk(Buteo Lineatus) |
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Description: Juveniles have this checking breast patterns their parents lack. Quail Gardins in Encinitas, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2009:06:28 14:35 |
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Location:
Quail Gardens |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD4185.RedShoulderedHawk.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
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Description: Like most juvenile raptors, this bird's breast pattern gives its age away. Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:27 13:06 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/90 |
File Name: JCD4269.CoopersHawk.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Royal Tern(Thalasseus maximus) |
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Description: Juvenile. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 11:34 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD4319.RoyalTern.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Barn Swallow(Hirundo rustica) |
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Description: Juvenile. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 13:18 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD4516.BarnSwallow.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Savannah Sparrow(Passerculus sandwichensis) |
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Description: Juvenile Belding's subspecies at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 13:23 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD4521.SavannahSparrow.Beldings |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging.com |
Cliff Swallow(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) |
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Description: Juvenile waiting to be fed on the "Crèche-ing" bush at the Saltworks. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 13:58 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD4578.CliffSwallow.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
California Gnatcatcher(Polioptila californica) |
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Description: Juvenile on BioBlitz day in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:03 11:38 |
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Location:
Balboa Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD4863CaliforniaGnatCatcher.Juvinile |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: A first summer bird at the slough near the mouth of the San Digito River. Del Mar, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:08:09 10:09 |
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Location:
San Diguito Slough |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD5131.GreatBlueHeron.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: A first summer bird at the slough near the mouth of the San Digito River. Del Mar, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:08:09 10:12 |
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Location:
San Diguito Slough |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD5147.GreatBlueHeron.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Williamson's Sapsucker(Sphyrapicus thyroideus) |
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Description: This image of a Juvenile bird at the springs on Santa Rosa Mountain helped document the suspision that these birds breed nearby. Southern Riverside County, California USA 2010-08-12. |
Date Taken: 2010:08:12 19:04 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/20 |
File Name: JCD5602.WilliamsonSapSucker.Juvenile |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Red-Necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 11:08 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD5926.RedNeckedPhalarope.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: The Saltwoks; part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge system. San Diego County California USA 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:15 15:27 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD6032.ElegantTern.Juvenile.crop_ |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Red-Shouldered Hawk(Buteo lineatus) |
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Description: Juvenile at my bird bath. Poway, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2008:06:08 15:03 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/80 |
File Name: JCD6395RedShoulderedHawk.Juvenile |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Sanderling(Calidris alba) |
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Description: Juvenile bird loafing near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County USA 2009-09-16. |
Date Taken: 2009:09:16 8:58 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: JCD6500.Sanderling.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Sanderling(Calidris alba) |
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Description: Juvenile with small prey near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County USA 2009-09-16. |
Date Taken: 2009:09:16 9:01 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: JCD6517.Sanderling.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas) |
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Description: Juveniles awaiting mom's grocery delivery at Moon Lake, near Tok, Alaska and the Alaska Highway. |
Date Taken: 2005:07:01 14:12 |
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Location:
Moon Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.7, 1/180 |
File Name: JCD7100CommonYellowThroat-Juv |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
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Description: Dos Picos County Park. Ramona, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2008:06:26 11:09 |
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Location:
Dos Picos Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD7459CoopersHawk.Juvenile |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Barn Swallow(Hirundo rustica) |
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Description: I didn't find the Roosevelt Elk herd at Elk Meadows (near Orick, California) this day, but the Barn Swallows feeding their hungry fledglings were sufficient to capture my attention. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:12 11:08 |
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Location:
Berry Glenn |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BarnSwallow_D5X3208-ElkMeadows |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) |
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Description: Feather streaking and checking reveal this birds juvenile state. Crescent Harbor in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:12 7:55 |
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Location:
Boat Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: BlackBelliedPlover-Juvenile_D5X1559-CrescentCity |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
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Description: Juvenile bird. The Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson Nevada is comprised of nine ponds owned by the city's Waste Water Treatment Facility, but managed by nature lovers. It is the premiere birding location in southern Nevada. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:13 6:44 |
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Location:
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 |
File Name: BlackNeckedStilt-Juvenile_D5X2298-Henderson-BVP |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Loon(Gavia immer) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at Crescent Harbor in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:12 7:16 |
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Location:
Crescent Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: CommonLoon-Juvenile_D5X1453-CrescentCity |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Lesser Goldfinch(Spinus psaltria) |
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Description: A juvenile bird from my Poway yard. California. San Diego County USA 2004-07-23. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:23 12:18 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 600 mm, f/9.5, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD_7178LesserGoldFinch |
| © 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
White-Headed Woodpecker(Dryobates albolarvatus) |
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Description: Separation of the red cap and the dark nape show this to be a juvenile bird. The Springs on Santa Rosa Mountain in Southern Riverside County, California USA 2004-07-26. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:25 19:25 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7240WhiteHeadedWoodpecker |
| © 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
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Description: This Juvenile bird still has remnant downy feathers. Captured during one of my trips I've taken to the Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain in Southern Riverside County, California USA 2004-07-26. |
Date Taken: 2004:07:26 14:42 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_7526CassinsFinch |
| © 2004 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Waterhole on Santa Rosa Mountain in southern Riverside County, California 2004-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2004:08:04 17:28 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: JCD_8148DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Lazuli Bunting(Passerina amoena) |
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Description: Juvenile at Malheur NWR is in southeastern Oregon, west of Steens Mountains and south of Burns Oregon. Harney County. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:30 8:38 |
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Location:
Malheur NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: LazuliBunting-Juvenile_D5X8808-MalheurNWR |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Pacific Loon(Gavia pacifica) |
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Description: This unfortunate Juvenile bird has been "oiled" Crescent Harbor in Crescent City California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:12 8:19 |
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Location:
Crescent Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PacificLoon-Juvenile_D5X1668-CrescentCity |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Red-Tailed Hawk(Buteo jamaicensis) |
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Description: I was lucky to catch this juvenile bird just after defending his catch from a sibling in a field of alfalfa near Merrill Oregon. I missed catching the confrontation, but was in a good position to capture him on the perch where he consumed his prize. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:18 10:52 |
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Location:
Merrill Pit Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/800 |
File Name: RedTailedHawk-Juvenile_D5X5302-MerrillOregon |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Juvenile bird loafing near the mouth of the Chetco River in Brookings Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:09 12:48 |
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Location:
Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WesternGull-Juvenile_D5X0892-BrookingsHarbor |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: These young gulls were closely watching the ravenous otters, hoping for an opportunity to catch a scrap. Lagoon at the mouth of the Klamath River. Klamath California. |
Date Taken: 2017:09:12 15:52 |
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Location:
Klamath River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WesternGull-Juvenile_D5X1968-KlamathRiver-Mouth |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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Description: Begging juvenile bird found during BioBlitz 2009. Mission Trails Regional Park, near Santee, California in San Diego County 2009-05-01. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:02 13:49 |
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Location:
Mission Trails Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: jcd7593.RedWingedBlackBird |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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