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.
Hermit Warbler(Dendroica 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 |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Wilson's Warbler(Wilsonia 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Purple Desert Sage(Salvia dorrii) |
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Description: With a California Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa californica) on 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Common Yellow-throat(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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Phainopepla(Phainopepla nitens) |
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Description: Palm Canyon. Near Borrego Springs, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:24 10:44 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X8817-Phainopepla |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher(Polioptila melanura) |
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Description: Palm Canyon. Near Borrego Springs, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:24 10:49 |
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Location:
Palm Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X8819-BlackTailedGnatCatcher |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Brandt's Cormorant(Phalacrocorax penicillatus) |
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Description: Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
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 |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
House Wren(Troglodytes aedon) |
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Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:10:21 12:19 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X9248-HouseWren |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Nuttall's Woodpecker(Picoides 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Wilson's Snipe(Gallinago delicata) |
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Description: Poway Creek, above Carriage Road foot bridge. Poway California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:12:14 15:06 |
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Location:
Poway Royal Mobile Estates |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X9658-WilsonsSnipe |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Allen's Hummingbird(Selasphorus sasin) |
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Description: Margaret Flemming Nature Trail (Torrey Pines State Park). Del Mar, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:12:27 12:07 |
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Location:
Del Mar Heights |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X9821-AllensHummingBird |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Brandt's Cormorant(Phalacrocorax penicillatus) |
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Description: Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:08 12:04 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X0129-BrandtsCormorant |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Blue-winged Teal(Anas discors) |
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Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 8:22 |
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Location:
J-Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X0826-BlueWingedTeal |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
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Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 8:34 |
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Location:
J-Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X0886-EaredGrebe |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Red Knot(Calidris canutus) |
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Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 14:47 |
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Location:
J-Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X1127-RedKnot |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Blue-winged Teal(Anas discors) |
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Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:05 |
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Location:
J-Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X1204-BlueWingedTeal |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Cinnamon Teal(Anas cyanoptera) |
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Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:06 |
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Location:
J-Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X1218-CinnamonTeal |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
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Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:24 |
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Location:
J-Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X1284-AmericanAvocet |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Short-billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: Chula Vista Bayfront Park, Chula Vista, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:04:24 15:30 |
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Location:
J-Street |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X1314-ShortBilledDowitcher |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Yellow Warbler(Dendroica 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 |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 bird at the San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park. San Diego, California. |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Pygmy Nuthatch(Sitta pygmaea) |
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Description: 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 |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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 |
| (C) 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 |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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Description: Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:02 13:14 |
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Location:
Beeler Creek Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X7612-BrownPelican |
| (C) 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
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