2012 Favorite Images
I find it interesting to assemble the images I’ve collected during the year. It puts a perspective on the activities I’ve embarked on during the calendar year. In 2012 there were almost 500 images shared on my blog, selecting a ‘favorite’ set of 50 can be a difficult task for me. I might be influenced by my memories surrounding the images rather than selecting the *best*. To assist me in this endeavor, I’ve enlisted help from my good friend Loretta Hill to separate the wheat from the chaff. Other than the labor-saving motives, the choices she makes are not influenced by anything other than the aesthetics of the images.
Below are some of Loretta’s favorite image captures from 2012.
Black-headed Grosbeak(Pheucticus melanocephalus) |
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Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:19 16:04 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X0491-BlackHeadedGrosbeak |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
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Description: Pair sharing space with a Red-Breasted Merganser at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 8:34 |
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Location:
Bayfront Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X0886-EaredGrebe |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red Knot(Calidris canutus) |
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Description: Foraging for the long road ahead on spring migration at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 14:47 |
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Location:
Bayfront Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X1127-RedKnot |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Winged Teal(Spatula discors) |
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Description: Male at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:05 |
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Location:
Bayfront Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X1204-BlueWingedTeal |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cinnamon Teal(Spatula cyanoptera) |
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Description: Pair at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:06 |
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Location:
Bayfront Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X1218-CinnamonTeal |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
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Description: Foraging at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:24 |
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Location:
Bayfront Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X1284-AmericanAvocet |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: Wing stretching at Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:30 |
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Location:
Bayfront Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X1314-ShortBilledDowitcher |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
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Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:28 9:17 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X1411-YellowWarbler |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Hooded Oriole(Icterus cucullatus) |
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Description: Free bird living at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Escondido, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:29 14:19 |
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Location:
San Pasqual |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X1807-HoodedOriole |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wrentit(Chamaea fasciata) |
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Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:05:04 17:24 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X1850-WrenTit |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Black-Crowned Night-Heron(Nycticorax nycticorax) |
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Description: Free bird living at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Escondido, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:29 16:20 |
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Location:
San Pasqual |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 450 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X2030-BlackCrownedNightHeron |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) |
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Description: Wild birds I met during a day at the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego California USA. |
Date Taken: 2012:05:17 9:34 |
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Location:
Hillcrest |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X2382-Mallard-Chicks |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pacific-slope Flycatcher(Empidonax difficilis) |
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Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:05:27 17:37 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X2530-PacificSlopeFlycatcher |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush(Garrulax pectoralis) |
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Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:06 |
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Location:
Balboa Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 310 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2694-GreaterNecklacedLaughingThrush |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Spotted Laughingthrush(Garrulax ocellatus) |
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Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:11 |
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Location:
Balboa Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 320 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X2711-SpottedLaughingThrush |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Ashy-headed Goose(Chloephaga poliocephala) |
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Description: San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:03 16:31 |
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Location:
Balboa Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X2730-AsheyHeadedGoose |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pygmy Nuthatch(Sitta pygmaea) |
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Description: These birds were found in Garner Valley, in the vicinity of Lake Hemet., Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:09 13:05 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X2849-PygmyNuthatch |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
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Description: Lindo Lake. Lakeside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:01 9:21 |
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Location:
Lindo Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4169-BlackNeckedStilt |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-breasted Nuthatch(Sitta carolinensis) |
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Description: Poway, Cailifornia. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:09 16:57 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X4492-WhiteBreastedNuthatch |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
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Description: Poway, Cailifornia. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:10 18:08 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4697-WesternTanager |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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Description: The orange-red throat indicates a breeding bird. The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County 2012-03-02. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:02 13:14 |
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Location:
La Jolla Cove |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X7612-BrownPelican |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brandt's Cormorant(Urile penicillatus) |
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Description: Nesting season at the Cove begins with pair bonding displays. Image captured from a day at the La Jolla Cove. San Diego County California. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:02 14:35 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7864-BrandtsCormorant-Nest |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
California Thrasher(Toxostoma redivivum) |
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Description: Lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:23 12:05 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X8027-CaliforniaThrasher |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Mountain Chickadee(Poecile gambeli) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 8:41 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X8174-MountainChickadee |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 8:59 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X8212-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wood Duck(Aix sponsa) |
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Description: Lindo Lake. Lakeside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:14 17:56 |
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Location:
Lindo Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X8247-WoodDuck |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Warbler(Cardellina pusilla) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 11:12 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X8292-WilsonsWarbler |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Desert Sage(Salvia dorrii) |
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Description: Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 12:27 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X8329-Bee-On-Pink-Flower |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas) |
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Description: Lake Hodges. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:29 10:07 |
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Location:
Lake Hodges |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X8562-CommonYellowThroat |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:15 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X8702-MarbledGodwit |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Sanderling(Calidris alba) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:38 |
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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: D3X8763-Sanderling |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Phainopepla(Phainopepla nitens) |
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Description: Palm Canyon. Near Borrego Springs, California. San Diego County 2012-03-24. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:24 10:44 |
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Location:
Borrego Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X8817-Phainopepla |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Palm Canyon. Near Borrego Springs, California. San Diego County 2012-03-24. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:24 10:49 |
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Location:
Borrego Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X8819-BlackTailedGnatCatcher |
| © 2012 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: 2012:09:12 14:59 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X9017-DarkEyedJunco |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Hermit Warbler(Setophaga occidentalis) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:12 15:05 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X9027-HermitWarbler |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Chipping Sparrow(Spizella passerina) |
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Description: Near the summit at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:13 10:52 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X9055-ChippingSparrow |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Osprey and Ravens(Pandion haliaetus) |
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Description: Ravens harassing the dining Osprey in Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:11:14 10:34 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X9367-Osprey |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Nuttall's Woodpecker(Dryobates nuttallii) |
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Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:03 13:30 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X9629-NuttallsWoodPecker |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Kestrel(Falco sparverius) |
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Description: Grasslands, South Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:12:22 16:20 |
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Location:
Poway Grove (historical) |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X9787-AmericanKestrel |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Bewick's Wren(Thryomanes bewickii) |
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Description: Fernbrook, off Mussey Grade Road in Ramona, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:04 11:19 |
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Location:
Fernbrook |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X9798-BewicksWren |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Canyon Wren(Catherpes mexicanus) |
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Description: Fernbrook, off Mussey Grade Road in Ramona, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:04 11:26 |
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Location:
Fernbrook |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X9830-CanyonWren |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Hermit Thrush(Catharus guttatus) |
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Description: Being scolded by a Yellow-Rumped Warbler along the Margaret Flemming Nature Trail (Torrey Pines State Park). Del Mar, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:12:27 12:39 |
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Location:
Famosa Slough |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X9871-HermitThrush |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Golden-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia atricapilla) |
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Description: Margaret Flemming Nature Trail (Torrey Pines State Park). Del Mar, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:12:27 13:43 |
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Location:
Del Mar Heights |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X9933-GoldenCrownedSparrow |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Common Dolphin(Delphinus delphis) |
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Description: Likely the 'Short beaked' species on the Open Ocean, off shore from Mission Beach and La Jolla, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:06:16 10:04 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 75 mm, f/3.2, 1/6400 |
File Name: D2X0181-CommonDolphin |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Brandt's Cormorant(Urile penicillatus) |
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Description: Pair bonding near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County 2012-04-08. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:08 12:04 |
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Location:
La Jolla Cove |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X0129-BrandtsCormorant |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Dendroica coronata) |
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Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:16 18:11 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X0365-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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