Best of 2014
I like to assemble some of my favorite images from the posts I’ve done each calendar year. Look below for Blog Galleries (image sets) from 2014 posts. (There are 130 images in this set, so it may take a bit longer than normal to load the page.)
132 Photos
Speckled Rattlesnake(Crotalus mitchellii) |
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Description: Speckled Rattlesnakes in the USA reach their maximum length of about 39". This specimen was almost that size. Aqua Tibia, on the north slopes of Palomar Mountain. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:07:25 1:24 |
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Location:
Agua Tibia |
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Camera Information: NIKON D90, 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 |
File Name: D90-4689-SpeckledRattlesnake |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Ridgway’s Rail (Clapper Rail)(Rallus obsoletus) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:03:05 9:02 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X3265-ClapperRail |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Caspian Tern(Hydroprogne caspia) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:03:05 9:57 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X3385-CaspianTern |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Hermit Thrush(Catharus guttatus) |
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Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:01:21 15:13 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X2644-HermitThrush |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lewis's Woodpecker(Melanerpes lewis) |
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Description: Down slope, where Old Mine Road begins its climb to higher ground and the Montezuma Mines near Ranchita, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:17 10:07 |
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Location:
Old Mine Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0355-LewisWoodPecker |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hermit Thrush(Catharus guttatus) |
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Description: Up-slope along Old Mine Road, to the Montezuma Mines near Ranchita, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:17 12:17 |
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Location:
Old Mine Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X0524-HermitThrush |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hermit Thrush(Catharus guttatus) |
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Description: Up-slope along Old Mine Road, to the Montezuma Mines near Ranchita, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:17 12:21 |
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Location:
Old Mine Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X0552-HermitThrush |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Golden-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia atricapilla) |
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Description: Up-slope along Old Mine Road, to the Montezuma Mines near Ranchita, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:17 13:28 |
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Location:
Old Mine Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X0702-GoldenCrownedSparrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wrentit(Chamaea fasciata) |
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Description: Up-slope along Old Mine Road, to the Montezuma Mines near Ranchita, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:19 10:57 |
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Location:
Old Mine Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/160 |
File Name: D3X0875-WrenTit |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Fox Sparrow(Passerella iliaca) |
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Description: Up-slope along Old Mine Road, to the Montezuma Mines near Ranchita, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:19 12:08 |
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Location:
Old Mine Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X1002-FoxSparrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Golden-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia atricapilla) |
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Description: Up-slope along Old Mine Road, to the Montezuma Mines near Ranchita, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:19 13:05 |
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Location:
Old Mine Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X1054-GoldenCrownedSparrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
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Description: Poe Road. Salton Sea. Near Westmoreland in Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:21 10:21 |
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Location:
Salton Sea |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X1265-EaredGrebe |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Mountain Chickadee(Poecile gambeli) |
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Description: Resident bird found along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:23 10:15 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X1497-MountainChickadee |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Oak Titmouse(Baeolophus inornatus) |
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Description: Resident bird found along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:23 10:45 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X1566-OakTitmouse |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Breasted Nuthatch(Sitta carolinensis) |
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Description: Resident bird found along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:10:23 10:55 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X1609-WhiteBreastedNutHatch |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ring-Billed Gull(Larus delawarensis) |
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Description: Near Lack and Lindsay Roads, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:23 16:29 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X1793-RingBilledGull |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Herring Gull(Larus argentatus) |
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Description: Near Lack and Lindsay Roads, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:23 16:34 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X1851-HerringGull |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Ring-Billed Gull(Larus delawarensis) |
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Description: Loafing with a few Herring Gulls near Lack and Lindsay Roads, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:23 17:04 |
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Location:
Fondo |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 70 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X1923-RingBilledGull |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Yellow-Headed Blackbird(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) |
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Description: Cibola NWR in Arizina, south of Blythe, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:24 16:19 |
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Location:
Cibola NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X2154-YellowHeadedBlackBird |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet(Regulus calendula) |
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Description: Planet Ranch bosque on the eastern side of Bill Williams NWR in Arizona. North of Parker, Arizona. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:25 12:53 |
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Location:
Bill Williams NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X2247-RubyCrownedKinglet |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wild Burro(Equus asinus) |
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Description: The desert east of Bullhead City, Arizona. Along Silver Creek Road. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:28 10:49 |
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Location:
Oatman |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X2537-WildBurrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
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Description: Vendel Road's marshy areas will provide opportunities to meet shorebirds in the winter season. Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 11:00 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X2881-GreaterYellowLegs |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: Formation flight to catch the mornig thermals at Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 11:29 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X2913-AmericanWhitePelican |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: Formation flight to catch the mornig thermals at Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 11:30 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X2954-AmericanWhitePelican |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mountain Bluebird(Sialia currucoides) |
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Description: Visiting for the winter at the Ramona Grasslands Preserve. Ramona, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:02:24 11:37 |
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Location:
Ramona Grassland Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X2964-MountainBlueBird |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snow Goose(Anser caerulescens) |
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Description: Snow and Ross's Geese spend winters at the Salton Sea. Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 12:16 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X3008-SnowGeese |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ross's Goose(Anser rossii) |
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Description: This bird flew in with a group with Snow Geese at Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 12:21 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X3144-RossGeese |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos) |
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Description: Tubb Canyon Trail in Anza-Borrego State Park, near Culp Valley. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:02:26 8:37 |
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Location:
Tubb Canyon Trail |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X3150-NorthernMockingbird |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vesper Sparrow(Pooecetes gramineus) |
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Description: Tubb Canyon Trail in Anza-Borrego State Park, near Culp Valley. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:02:26 9:38 |
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Location:
Tubb Canyon Trail |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X3169-VesperSparrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bewick's Wren(Thryomanes bewickii) |
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Description: Tubb Canyon Trail in Anza-Borrego State Park, near Culp Valley. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:02:26 9:53 |
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Location:
Tubb Canyon Trail |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X3192-BewicksWren |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Verdin(Auriparus flaviceps) |
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Description: Poe Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 14:06 |
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Location:
Poe Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X3326-Verdin |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lawrence's Goldfinch(Carduelis lawrencei) |
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Description: Ramona Grasslands Preserve. Ramona, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:03:08 8:44 |
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Location:
Ramona Grassland Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X3545-LawrencesGoldFinch |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hooded Merganser(Lophodytes cucullatus) |
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Description: Female at Poway Creek, Poway California. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:04 11:04 |
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Location:
Poway Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X3645-HoodedMerganser |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Hooded Merganser(Lophodytes cucullatus) |
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Description: Males gathered at Poway Creek, Poway California. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:04 11:05 |
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Location:
Poway Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X3662-HoodedMerganser |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Allen's Hummingbird(Selasphorus sasin) |
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Description: Possibly a Rufous Hummingbird at the San Diego Botanical Garden (formerly 'Quail Gardens'). Encinitas, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:08 9:55 |
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Location:
San Diego Botanical Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X3712-AllensHummingBird |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Allen's Hummingbird(Selasphorus sasin) |
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Description: Possibly a Rufous Hummingbird at the San Diego Botanical Garden (formerly 'Quail Gardens'). Encinitas, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:08 10:03 |
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Location:
San Diego Botanical Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: Cut_D3X3751-AllensHummingBird |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Varied Thrush(Ixoreus naevius) |
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Description: San Diego Botanical Garden (formerly 'Quail Gardens'). Encinitas, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:08 11:16 |
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Location:
San Diego Botanical Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/160 |
File Name: D3X3772-VariedThrush |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Monarch Butterfly(Danaus plexippus) |
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Description: San Diego Botanical Garden (formerly 'Quail Gardens'). Encinitas, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:08 11:38 |
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Location:
San Diego Botanical Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X3780-MonarchButterFly |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Varied Thrush(Ixoreus naevius) |
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Description: San Diego Botanical Garden (formerly 'Quail Gardens'). Encinitas, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:08 13:44 |
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Location:
San Diego Botanical Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X3829-VariedThrush |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wood Duck(Aix sponsa) |
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Description: Lindo Lake in Lakeside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:03:12 15:55 |
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Location:
Lindo Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X4086-WoodDuck |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Ring-Necked Duck(Aythya collaris) |
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Description: Winter visitor's head shot at Santee Lakes in Santee, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:19 11:21 |
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Location:
Santee Lakes |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X4221-RingNeckedDuck |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
American Coot(Fulica americana) |
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Description: Watching the feet at Santee Lakes in Santee, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:19 11:28 |
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Location:
Santee Lakes |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X4258-AmericanCoot |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Wigeon(Mareca americana) |
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Description: Winter visitor's head shot at Santee Lakes in Santee, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:19 11:53 |
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Location:
Santee Lakes |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X4353-AmericanWigeon |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Belted Kingfisher(Ceryle alcyon) |
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Description: Looking for a meal at Santee Lakes in Santee, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:19 12:08 |
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Location:
Santee Lakes |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X4404-BeltedKingfisher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Belted Kingfisher(Ceryle alcyon) |
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Description: Santee Lakes in Santee, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:12:19 12:08 |
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Location:
Santee Lakes |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/13.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X4411-BeltedKingfisher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Lincoln's Sparrow(Melospiza lincolnii) |
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Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:03:22 17:57 |
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Location:
Poway Grove Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/50 |
File Name: D3X4487-LincolnsSparrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Headed Grosbeak(Pheucticus melanocephalus) |
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Description: Tecolote Canyon Reserve east of Mission Bay. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:04:03 12:06 |
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Location:
Tecolote Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X4776-BlackHeadedGrosBeak |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Scaly-Breasted-Munia(Lonchura punctulata) |
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Description: Tecolote Canyon Reserve east of Mission Bay. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:04:03 12:14 |
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Location:
Tecolote Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X4825-NutmegMannikin |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Swamp Sparrow(Melospiza georgiana) |
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Description: Tecolote Canyon Reserve east of Mission Bay. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:04:04 7:23 |
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Location:
Tecolote Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X4849-SwampSparrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Scaly-Breasted-Munia(Lonchura punctulata) |
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Description: Tecolote Canyon Reserve east of Mission Bay. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:04:04 8:13 |
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Location:
Tecolote Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X4892-NutmegMannikin |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: Tecolote Canyon Reserve east of Mission Bay. San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:04:04 8:43 |
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Location:
Tecolote Canyon |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X4911-SongSparrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 14:34 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X5459-WesternBlueBird |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 16:17 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X5568-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 16:18 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X5573-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Violet-Green Swallow(Tachycineta thalassina) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:07 9:38 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X5731-VioletGreenSwallow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Violet-Green Swallow(Tachycineta thalassina) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:07 9:40 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X5734-VioletGreenSwallow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
White-Headed Woodpecker(Dryobates albolarvatus) |
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Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:07 9:54 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X5754-WhiteHeadedWoodPecker |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: This parent bird had fledglings on the ground along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:29 18:35 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X5845-PinyonJay |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Parent bird keeping an eye on its fledgling on the ground. Along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:29 18:35 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5857-PinyonJay |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pinyon Jay(Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Parent bird keeping an eye on its fledgling on the ground. Along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:29 18:36 |
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Location:
Morris Creek |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X5870-PinyonJay |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Western Kingbird(Tyrannus verticalis) |
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Description: This parent was feeding a pre-flight age baby who'd fallen from the nest along Morris Creek in Garner Valley. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:30 8:26 |
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Location:
Garner Valley |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5956-WesternKingBird |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
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Description: Near the southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:07:26 7:22 |
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Location:
Salton Sea |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X6349-BurrowingOwl |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Great Blue Heron(Ardea herodias) |
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Description: Skimming the surface on take-off on the Southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:07:26 9:39 |
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Location:
Salton Sea |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X6541-GreatBlueHeron |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: Southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:07:26 9:54 |
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Location:
Salton Sea |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X6599-ForstersTern |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: Southeastern shore of the Salton Sea in Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:07:26 10:16 |
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Location:
Salton Sea |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6650-ForstersTern |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Blue Grosbeak(Passerina caerulea) |
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Description: Lake Hodges. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:08 10:56 |
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Location:
Lake Hodges |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X6801-BlueGrosbeak |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.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 |
Pygmy Rabbit(Brachylagus idahoensis) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:14 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6934-PygmyRabbit |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: A watchful parent bird at the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:15 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X6935-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Chipmunk(Tamias sp.) |
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Description: Comical behavior at the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Impossible to determine from pictures which five possible species of chipmunk. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 8:26 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X6962-Chipmunk |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets shore. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 11:06 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7047-MuleDeer |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Clark's Nutcracker(Nucifraga columbiana) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets pines overlooking the shores. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 11:33 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7083-ClarksNutCracker |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Steller's Jay(Cyanocitta stelleri) |
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Description: At the northeastern edge of June Lake, where sage meets pines overlooking the shores. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:07 12:52 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X7207-StellersJay |
| © 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: Adult bird found west of Highway 395, north of June Lake Junction. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 11:02 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X7383-GreenTailedTowhee |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sage Thrasher(Oreoscoptes montanus) |
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Description: I met this juvenile bird west of Highway 395, north of June Lake Junction. Mono County, California USA 2014-08-08. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 11:28 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X7396-SageThrasher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel(Callospermophilus lateralis) |
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Description: At a roadside monument to the historic Mono Mills, along State Route 120. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 15:26 |
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Location:
Mono Mills |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X7732-Chipmunk |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Pygmy Nuthatch(Sitta pygmaea) |
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Description: Seen west of Highway 395, north of June Lake Junction, in Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:09 12:15 |
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Location:
June Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X7791-PygmyNutHatch |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Townsend's Warbler(Setophaga townsendi) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 8:05 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/30 |
File Name: D3X8394-TownsendsWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific-Slope Flycatcher(Empidonax difficilis) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 8:23 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X8496-PacificSlopeFlyCatcher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Black-Throated Gray Warbler(Setophaga nigrescens) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 8:26 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/40 |
File Name: D3X8544-BlackThroatedGrayWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
MacGillivray's Warbler(Geothlypis tolmiei) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 9:07 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/50 |
File Name: D3X8687-MacGillivraysWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Orange-Crowned Warbler(Leiothlypis celata) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 9:54 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X8781-OrangeCrownedWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Nashville Warbler(Leiothlypis ruficapilla) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 9:57 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X8792-NashvilleWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Warbler(Cardellina pusilla) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 11:13 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X8927-WilsonsWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Red-Breasted Nuthatch(Sitta canadensis) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 11:55 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/40 |
File Name: D3X9006-RedBreastedNuthatch |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Warbler(Cardellina pusilla) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 11:58 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X9011-WilsonsWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Nashville Warbler(Leiothlypis ruficapilla) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 13:40 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X9140-NashvilleWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Brown Creeper(Certhia americana) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 13:53 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/50 |
File Name: D3X9213-BrownCreeper |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Townsend's Warbler(Setophaga townsendi) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 14:03 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X9232-TownsendsWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Warbler(Cardellina pusilla) |
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Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 14:33 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X9294-WilsonsWarbler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Acorn Woodpecker(Melanerpes formicivorus) |
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Description: On the slopes above Garnet Queen Creek on Santa Rosa Mountain, southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:05 13:48 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X9593-AcornWoodPecker |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
White-Breasted Nuthatch(Sitta carolinensis) |
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Description: Santa Rosa Mountain, southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:05 15:34 |
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Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X9746-WhiteBreastedNutHatch |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wandering Tattler(Tringa incana) |
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Description: Along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 8:16 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X9834-WanderingTattler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wandering Tattler(Tringa incana) |
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Description: Along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 8:18 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X9845-SpottedSandpiper |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wandering Tattler(Tringa incana) |
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Description: Flycatching along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 8:57 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X9929-WanderingTattler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Phoebe(Sayornis nigricans) |
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Description: A meal captured along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 8:59 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X9945-BlackPhoebe |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Double-Crested Cormorant(Phalacrocorax auritus) |
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Description: Eyes of green: A close encounter along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 9:08 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X9965-DoubleCrestedCormorant-Eye |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brandt's Cormorant(Urile penicillatus) |
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Description: Blue eyes. Along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 9:09 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X9978-BrandtsCormorant-Eye |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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Description: Brown eyes. Along the rocky coast south of Point La Jolla. La Jolla, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:09 9:11 |
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Location:
La Jolla |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X9982-BrownPelican-Eye |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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