Memories of Crowley Lake
Horned Lark(Eremophila alpestris) |
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Description: Perched on Sage. Upper Owens River Valley, California. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 6:51 |
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Location:
Crowley Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/13.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD1476HornedLark |
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Sage Thrasher(Oreoscoptes montanus) |
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Description: Perched on Sage. Upper Owens River Valley, California. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 7:12 |
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Location:
Benton Crossing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/16.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD1490SageThrasher |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
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Description: Perched on Sage, near 'nest'. Upper Owens River Valley, California. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 7:52 |
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Location:
Crowley Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 340 mm, f/16.0, 1/80 |
File Name: JCD1515Willet |
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Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
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Description: In walking back to the vehicle after photographing the parent birds, I found this egg on open ground (no apparent nesting signs). Upper Owens River Valley, California USA 2005-05-18. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 7:58 |
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Location:
Benton Crossing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/16.0, 1/45 |
File Name: JCD1550-53-WilletEgg |
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Sagebrush Sparrow(Artemisiospiza nevadensis) |
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Description: Perched on Sage. Upper Owens River Valley, California. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 8:10 |
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Location:
Benton Crossing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD1566-SageBrushSparrow |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
California Gull(Larus californicus) |
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Description: Mixed age flock at Crowley Lake, Upper Owens River Valley, Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:03:10 16:09 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 |
File Name: jcd3746CaliforniaGull |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Daybreak in the Eastern Sierras(Scenery) |
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Description: Scenery at daybreak near Lake Crowley. Waiting for Sage Grouse to lek and watching the moon sink over the Eastern Sierra-Nevada south of Mammoth California 2009-03-12. |
Date Taken: 2009:03:12 7:08 |
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Location:
Crowley Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: jcd3896.SettingMoon |
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Greater Sage Grouse(Centrocercus urophasianus) |
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Description: Wing Strikes. Crowley Lake, Upper Owens River Valley, Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:03:12 8:33 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: jcd4287.SageGrouse |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Greater Sage Grouse(Centrocercus urophasianus) |
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Description: Wing Strikes. Crowley Lake, Upper Owens River Valley, Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:03:12 8:33 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: jcd4290.SageGrouse |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Greater Sage Grouse(Centrocercus urophasianus) |
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Description: Birds at their lek near Crowley Lake, Upper Owens River Valley, Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:03:12 8:36 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: jcd4305.SageGrouse |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Greater Sage Grouse(Centrocercus urophasianus) |
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Description: Birds at their lek near Crowley Lake, Upper Owens River Valley, Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:03:12 8:40 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: jcd4325.SageGrouse |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Greater Sage Grouse(Centrocercus urophasianus) |
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Description: Birds at their lek near Crowley Lake, Upper Owens River Valley, Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:03:12 8:40 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: jcd4341.SageGrouse |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Greater Sage Grouse(Centrocercus urophasianus) |
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Description: The last to leave the lek. Crowley Lake, Upper Owens River Valley, Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:03:12 8:48 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: jcd4365.SageGrouse |
| © 2010 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: On their breeding grounds in the Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California USA on 2011-05-29. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:28 19:38 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD8432-WilsonsPhalarope |
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Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: On their breeding grounds in the Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California USA on 2011-05-29. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:28 19:39 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: JCD8436-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Sagebrush Sparrow(Artemisiospiza nevadensis) |
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Description: These birds may be resident in the Upper Owens River Valley, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 8:47 |
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Location:
Benton Crossing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD8458-SageBrushSparrow |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging.com |
Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
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Description: Upper Owens River Valley, near Lake Crowley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 9:03 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: JCD8460-Killdeer |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Desert Peach(Prunus andersonii) |
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Description: Upper Owens River Valley, near Lake Crowley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 9:34 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD8483-Flower-Snow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sage Thrasher(Oreoscoptes montanus) |
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Description: Perched on sage with food for nestlings. Upper Owens River Valley, near Crowley Lake, Mono County, California USA 2011-05-29. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 10:08 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD8495-SageThrasher |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Sage Thrasher(Oreoscoptes montanus) |
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Description: Perched on sage with food for nestlings. Upper Owens River Valley, near Crowley Lake, Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 10:11 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD8511-SageThrasher |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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Description: Harrassing a Common Raven at the Upper Owens River Valley, near Lake Crowley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 10:48 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD8734-CommonRaven-RedWingedBlackBird |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: On their breeding grounds in the Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California USA on 2011-05-29. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 10:49 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD8743-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
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Description: Upper Owens River Valley, near Lake Crowley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 11:06 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD8864-Willet |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
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Description: Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California USA 2011-05-29. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 11:07 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: JCD8869-AmericanAvocet |
| © 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: On their breeding grounds in the Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California USA on 2011-05-29. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 11:07 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD8872-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Green-Tailed Towhee(Pipilo chlorurus) |
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Description: In full song in the Upper Owens River Valley, near Lake Crowley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 12:01 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD8905-GreenTailedTowhee |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
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Description: Adult Female at Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California USA 2011-05-29. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 12:34 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD8929-YellowWarbler-Female |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
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Description: Upper Owens River Valley, near Lake Crowley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 13:40 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD8963-BrewersBlackBird |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tree Swallow(Tachycineta bicolor) |
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Description: Loafing by Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 13:58 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD8998-TreeSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Western Wood-Pewee(Contopus sordidulus) |
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Description: Upper Owens River Valley, near Lake Crowley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:00 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD9001-WesternWoodPewee |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cliff Swallow(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) |
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Description: Loafing by Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:09 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD9029-CliffSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Violet-green Swallow(Tachycineta thalassina) |
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Description: Loafing by Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:09 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD9033-VioletGreenSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: Perhaps just passing through the Upper Owens River Valley, near Lake Crowley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:16 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD9040-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cliff Swallow(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) |
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Description: Loafing by Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:20 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD9049-CliffSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Tree Swallow(Tachycineta bicolor) |
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Description: Loafing by Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:22 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD9057-TreeSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Bank Swallow(Riparia riparia) |
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Description: Loafing by Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:26 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD9082-BankSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Bank Swallow(Riparia riparia) |
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Description: Loafing by Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:27 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD9093-BankSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tree Swallow(Tachycineta bicolor) |
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Description: Loafing by Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:27 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD9097-TreeSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bank Swallow(Riparia riparia) |
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Description: Loafing by Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:32 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD9135-BankSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Violet-Green Swallow(Tachycineta thalassina) |
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Description: Foraging at Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:35 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD9179-VioletGreenSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow(Stelgidopteryx serripennis) |
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Description: Foraging at Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:35 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD9193-NorthernRoughWingedSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Violet-green Swallow(Tachycineta thalassina) |
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Description: Foraging at Lake Crowley. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:37 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD9249-VioletGreenSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata auduboni) |
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Description: An brightly colored migrant bird. Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 14:50 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD9323-YellowRumpedWarbler |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Tanager(Piranga ludoviciana) |
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Description: Possibly migrating through the Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 15:09 |
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Location:
Whitmore Hot Springs |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD9336-WesternTanager |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Northern Flicker(Colaptes auratus) |
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Description: Along the Owens River Gorge, below Lake Crowley, at the edge of the Long Valley Caldera. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:06 9:33 |
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Location:
Crowley Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X6740-NorthernFlicker |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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