My morning in Crescent City started off slow but well enough. I got a few more pictures of the horned grebe like I wanted. Then I drove up the coast and stopped at a few places to enjoy the ambiance and the birds.
Driving north out of California, the first river-crossing in Oregon is the Winchuck River. I stopped a while there and found a dozen shy Buffleheads and a pair of Hooded Mergansers. While at the river mouth, I had visits with some local folks, and I got some tips about places in the region I might enjoy visiting. One such place was the Lone Ranch Beach, and it provided the best meetings of the day.
When a Golden-Crowned Sparrow met me at the parking lot, I had a good feeling about my chances to meet birds here. Soon I was joined by White-Crowned Sparrows and Song Sparrows. I hadn’t seen a Golden-Crowned Sparrow in a while and it was nice to make their acquaintance again.
The best meeting by far happened on a walk I took from the parking lot down to a small Creek that fed into the beach below. There, I met Pacific Wrens and got nice images of them. This is a bird that I’d met in Orick (California) two weeks ago, but it frustrated me with its shyness. Today the birds made up for their bad manners on my last meeting with them.
When I finished at Lone ranch, I continued North for 15 miles to a place I’d camped in the past at the mouth of the Pistol River, and there’s where I settled in for the night. I enjoyed my spot so well that I stayed two nights and caught up with some of my story-telling chores.
Bufflehead(Bucephala albeola) |
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Description: Driving north out of California, the first river-crossing in Oregon is the Winchuck River. I stopped a while there and found these shy Buffleheads with a pair of Hooded Mergansers. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 11:33 |
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Location:
Winchuck River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: Bufflehead_8506808-WinchuckRiverMouth |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bufflehead(Bucephala albeola) |
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Description: Driving north out of California, the first river-crossing in Oregon is the Winchuck River. I stopped a while there and found these shy Buffleheads with a pair of Hooded Mergansers. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 11:34 |
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Location:
Winchuck River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: Bufflehead_8506832-WinchuckRiverMouth |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pistol River Mouth(Scenery) |
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Description: I ended my day at the Pistol River Mouth, having traveled less than 50 miles north. Needing time to write the stories of the past few days, I settled in at this lovely roadside, and enjoyed some R&R. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:25 10:46 |
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Location:
Pistol River |
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Camera Information: NIKON Z 7, 24 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: Campsite_Z7X3690-PistolRiverMouth |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Raven(Corvus corax) |
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Description: The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these ravens. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:05 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonRaven_8506966-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Raven(Corvus corax) |
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Description: The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these ravens. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:08 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: CommonRaven_8506975-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Golden-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia atricapilla) |
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Description: As soon as I parked the van, I met sparrows, including this Golden-Crowned Sparrow. The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 14:57 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: GoldenCrownedSparrow_8506878-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Golden-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia atricapilla) |
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Description: As soon as I parked the van, I met sparrows, including this Golden-Crowned Sparrow. The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 14:59 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: GoldenCrownedSparrow_8506913-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific Wren(Troglodytes pacificus) |
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Description: Two weeks ago, while on my trip up the Pacific coast, my ears met a member of this species north of Orick (California). This day, in southern Oregon at the Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon), would be the day I would get my first images of the elusive Pacific Wren. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:29 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: PacificWren_8506979-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific Wren(Troglodytes pacificus) |
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Description: Two weeks ago, while on my trip up the Pacific coast, my ears met a member of this species north of Orick (California). This day, in southern Oregon at the Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon), would be the day I would get my first images of the elusive Pacific Wren. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:32 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: PacificWren_8507034-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific Wren(Troglodytes pacificus) |
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Description: Two weeks ago, while on my trip up the Pacific coast, my ears met a member of this species north of Orick (California). This day, in southern Oregon at the Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon), would be the day I would get my first images of the elusive Pacific Wren. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:33 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/500 |
File Name: PacificWren_8507048-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific Wren(Troglodytes pacificus) |
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Description: Two weeks ago, while on my trip up the Pacific coast, my ears met a member of this species north of Orick (California). This day, in southern Oregon at the Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon), would be the day I would get my first images of the elusive Pacific Wren. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:35 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/640 |
File Name: PacificWren_8507076-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific Wren(Troglodytes pacificus) |
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Description: Two weeks ago, while on my trip up the Pacific coast, my ears met a member of this species north of Orick (California). This day, in southern Oregon at the Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon), would be the day I would get my first images of the elusive Pacific Wren. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:36 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: PacificWren_8507085-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific Wren(Troglodytes pacificus) |
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Description: Two weeks ago, while on my trip up the Pacific coast, my ears met a member of this species north of Orick (California). This day, in southern Oregon at the Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon), would be the day I would get my first images of the elusive Pacific Wren. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:36 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/640 |
File Name: PacificWren_8507112-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific Wren(Troglodytes pacificus) |
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Description: Two weeks ago, while on my trip up the Pacific coast, my ears met a member of this species north of Orick (California). This day, in southern Oregon at the Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon), would be the day I would get my first images of the elusive Pacific Wren. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:41 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/640 |
File Name: PacificWren_8507180-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific Wren(Troglodytes pacificus) |
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Description: Two weeks ago, while on my trip up the Pacific coast, my ears met a member of this species north of Orick (California). This day, in southern Oregon at the Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon), would be the day I would get my first images of the elusive Pacific Wren. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:45 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/320 |
File Name: PacificWren_8507195-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific Wren(Troglodytes pacificus) |
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Description: Two weeks ago, while on my trip up the Pacific coast, my ears met a member of this species north of Orick (California). This day, in southern Oregon at the Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon), would be the day I would get my first images of the elusive Pacific Wren. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:45 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/500 |
File Name: PacificWren_8507205-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: As soon as I parked the van, I met sparrows, including this Song Sparrow. The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 14:59 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: SongSparrow_8506925-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: As soon as I parked the van, I met sparrows, including this Song Sparrow. The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 14:59 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: SongSparrow_8506928-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: As soon as I parked the van, I met sparrows, including this Song Sparrow. The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:00 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: SongSparrow_8506932-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: As soon as I parked the van, I met sparrows, including this Song Sparrow. The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:01 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: SongSparrow_8506946-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: As soon as I parked the van, I met sparrows, including this Song Sparrow. The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:02 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: SongSparrow_8506950-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: As soon as I parked the van, I met sparrows, including this Song Sparrow. The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 15:03 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: SongSparrow_8506963-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
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Description: As soon as I parked the van, I met sparrows, including this White-Crowned Sparrow. The Lone River Beach, just north of Brookings (Oregon) was by far, the best stop of the day. The deep, overcast skies could not prevent me from enjoying the company of these birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:03:24 14:59 |
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Location:
Lone Ranch Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: WhiteCrownedSparrow_8506929-LoneRanchBeach |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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