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.
50 Photos
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 |
American 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, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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 |
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 2012-08-09. |
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, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
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Description: Poway, Cailifornia. San Diego County 2012-08-10. |
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, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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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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