Memories of c Mountains National Park
27 Photos

Pine Springs(Scenery) |
Description: Pine Springs looking up to the canyon walls. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:27 15:00 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: motorola one 5G UW, 4.85 mm, f/1.7, 1/2700 |
File Name: PineSprings_20201227_150025985_HDR-GuadalupeNP |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: When the bluebirds came to the water, it was usually in large numbers. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:54 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X6029-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: When the bluebirds came to the water, it was usually in large numbers. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:53 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X5904-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Western Bluebirds far outnumbered any other species in the canyon where I camped. The sun sets early in December at Pine Springs. I arrived Sunday at Guadalupe National Park in time to capture a few bird images. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:27 15:37 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X3682-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Western Bluebirds far outnumbered any other species in the canyon where I camped. The sun sets early in December at Pine Springs. I arrived Sunday at Guadalupe National Park in time to capture a few bird images. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:27 15:30 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X3574-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: And the chaos ensued ... When the bluebirds came to the water, it was usually in large numbers. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:53 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X4770-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


White-Crowned Sparrow(Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
Description: These were the only sparrow species I saw come to the water during my watch. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:02 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: WhiteCrownedSparrow_D5X4060-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Townsend's Solitaire(Myadestes townsendi) |
Description: I was delighted when I saw these solitaires come in to the waterhole. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 8:55 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: TownsendsSolitaire_D5X3938-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Townsend's Solitaire(Myadestes townsendi) |
Description: I was delighted when I saw these solitaires come in to the waterhole. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:07 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: TownsendsSolitaire_D5X5200-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sage Thrasher(Oreoscoptes montanus) |
Description: Sage Thrashers joined the bluebirds at the waterhole. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 11:03 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: SageThrasher_D5X6145-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sage Thrasher(Oreoscoptes montanus) |
Description: Several Sage Thrashers came to the water while I was there. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 11:02 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: SageThrasher_D5X6122-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Northern Mockingbird(Mimus polyglottos) |
Description: Mockingbirds are virtually EVERYWHERE in Texas. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:18 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: NorthernMockingbird_D5X4277-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Northern Flicker(Colaptes auratus) |
Description: Even this flicker came to the water for a drink. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:24 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: NorthernFlicker_D5X4296-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mountain Chickadee(Poecile gambeli) |
Description: Chickadees were shy here, until the water hole was discovered. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:01 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: MountainChickadee_D5X4033-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Loggerhead Shrike(Lanius ludovicianus) |
Description: This shrike flew in from behind me, barely over my shoulder. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:16 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LoggerheadShrike_D5X4231-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


House Finch(Haemorhous mexicanus) |
Description: House Finches were the only member of the finch clan to meet me this day. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:51 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: HouseFinch_D5X4727-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Hermit Thrush(Catharus guttatus) |
Description: These shy and retiring thrushes overcame their bashful ways when the news got out there was water about. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:49 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: HermitThrush_D5X5815-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Bluebird(Sialia sialis) |
Description: There proved to be a few Eastern Bluebirds among the multitudes of Westerns. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:20 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: EasternBluebird_D5X5515-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eastern Bluebird(Sialia sialis) |
Description: There proved to be a few Eastern Bluebirds among the multitudes of Westerns. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:06 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: EasternBluebird_D5X4145-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Dark-Eyed Junco(Junco hyemalis) |
Description: Most of the juncos I met seemed to be the Gray-Headed variety. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 11:08 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: DarkEyedJunco_D5X6189-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Canyon Towhee(Melozone fusca) |
Description: Canyon Towhees joined the mob of birds to exploit the standing water. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:04 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: CanyonTowhee_D5X5096-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Robin(Turdus migratorius) |
Description: When news of water near camp hit the grapevine, Robins were some of the early attendees at the waterhole. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 8:45 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: AmericanRobin_D5X3808-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Cedar Waxwing(Bombycilla cedrorum) |
Description: Cedar Waxwings joined the Western Bluebirds to stand watch over the canyon floor. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:40 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: CederWaxwing_D5X5728-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
Description: The does were probably pregnant, so it seemed the mature bucks were tending to the education of the yearlings. By my remaining still, the deer approached to withing 20-25 feet of my position. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:44 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: MuleDeer_D5X4643-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
Description: By my remaining still, the deer approached to withing 20-25 feet of my position. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 8:49 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: MuleDeer_D5X3866-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
Description: This yearling approached to withing 12 feet of me. By my remaining still, the deer approached to withing 20-25 feet of my position. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:45 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: MuleDeer_D5X4670-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mule Deer(Odocoileus hemionus) |
Description: The does were probably pregnant, so it seemed the mature bucks were tending to the education of the yearlings. By my remaining still, the deer approached to withing 20-25 feet of my position. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 9:07 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: MuleDeer_D5X4169-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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