Memories of Mono Lake
59 Photos

American Dipper(Cinclus mexicanus) |
Description: Hungry young dippers waiting to be fed by their attending parent at Rush Creek, Mono Basin, California. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 13:20 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD1620AmericanDipper |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Hammond's Flycatcher(Empidonax hammondii) |
Description: Rush Creek, Mono Basin. Near Lee Vining in Mono County California. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 13:52 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD1698HammondsFlycatcher |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


American Dipper(Cinclus mexicanus) |
Description: Hungry young dippers waiting to be fed by their attending parent at Rush Creek, Mono Basin, California. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 14:05 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD1725AmericanDipper |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Hammond's Flycatcher(Empidonax hammondii) |
Description: Rush Creek, Mono Basin. Near Lee Vining in Mono County California. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 14:08 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD1742HammondsFlycatcher |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


On The Way To Alaska(n/a) |
Description: Headed for Alaska stopped at Mono Lake and Mono Basin near Lee Vining California 2005-05-18. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 15:16 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 70 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD1795AlaskaBound |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Sage Thrasher(Oreoscoptes montanus) |
Description: Mono Lake an Mono Basin near Lee Vining California 2005-05-18. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:18 16:35 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD1935SageThrasher |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Williamson's Sapsucker(Sphyrapicus thyroideus) |
Description: At a roadside monument to the historic Mono Mills, along State Route 120. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:06 10:48 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X6761-WilliamsonsSapsucker |
Copyright 2014, Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Brewer's Sparrow(Spizella breweri) |
Description: (Spizella breweri) A juvenile bird I met at the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California USA 2014-08-08. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:03 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X7427-BrewersSparrow-Juvenile |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:19 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7443-AmericanAvocet |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:21 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7446-WesternSandPiper |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla) |
Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:21 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X7451-LeastSandPiper |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wilson's Phalarope(Calidris mauri) |
Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:22 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7455-WesternSandPiper |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:45 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7573-BrewersBlackBird |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 14:07 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X7606-WilsonsPhalarope |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla) |
Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 14:22 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X7625-LeastSandPiper |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
Description: Nesting on Tufa Formation at the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 14:32 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X7641-Osprey-Nest |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Williamson's Sapsucker(Sphyrapicus thyroideus) |
Description: (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) A male bird at a roadside monument to the historic Mono Mills, along State Route 120. Mono County, California USA 2014-08-09. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:09 10:45 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X7778-WilliamsonsSapsucker |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Mono Lake Vista(n/a) |
Description: Overlook from Highway 395, north of Lee Vining. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 9:37 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: XT1575, 4.67 mm, f/2.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: IMG_20160508_093750312-MonoLakeVistas |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mono Lake Vista(n/a) |
Description: Overlook from Highway 395, north of Lee Vining. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 10:13 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: XT1575, 4.67 mm, f/2.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: IMG_20160508_101302291-MonoLakeVistas |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Pine Siskin(Spinus pinus) |
Description: Feeding on a Siberian Elm at a roadside stop north of Lee Vining California along Highway US-395 USA 2016-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 10:28 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1402-PineSiskin |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Pine Siskin(Spinus pinus) |
Description: Feeding on a Siberian Elm at a roadside stop north of Lee Vining California along Highway US-395 USA 2016-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 10:31 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1422-PineSiskin |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
Description: Feeding on a Siberian Elm at a roadside stop north of Lee Vining California along Highway US-395 USA 2016-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 10:32 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1438-CassinsFinch |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
Description: Feeding on a Siberian Elm at a roadside stop north of Lee Vining California along Highway US-395 USA 2016-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 10:49 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1542-CassinsFinch |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
Description: Feeding on a Siberian Elm at a roadside stop north of Lee Vining California along Highway US-395 USA 2016-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 10:52 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1599-CassinsFinch |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Cassin's Finch(Haemorhous cassinii) |
Description: Feeding on a Siberian Elm at a roadside stop north of Lee Vining California along Highway US-395 USA 2016-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 10:53 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1613-CassinsFinch |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Pine Siskin(Spinus pinus) |
Description: Feeding on a Siberian Elm at a roadside stop north of Lee Vining California along Highway US-395 USA 2016-05-08. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 11:01 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1680-PineSiskin |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Orange-Crowned Warbler(Leiothlypis celata) |
Description: On the road to South Tufa near Lee Vining California. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 12:34 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1696-OrangeCrownedWarbler |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher(Polioptila caerulea) |
Description: On the road to South Tufa near Lee Vining California. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 12:38 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D72-1705-BlueGrayGnatCatcher |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Desert Peach(Prunus andersonii) |
Description: On the road to South Tufa near Lee Vining California. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 12:43 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1723-DesertPeach-Flower |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sage Thrasher(Oreoscoptes montanus) |
Description: On the road to South Tufa near Lee Vining California. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 12:49 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1726-SageThrasher |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Sparrow(Spizella breweri) |
Description: On the road to South Tufa near Lee Vining California. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 13:03 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1744-BrewersSparrow |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Sagebrush Sparrow(Artemisiospiza nevadensis) |
Description: On the road to South Tufa near Lee Vining California. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 13:49 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D72-1792-SageBrushSparrow |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Mono Lake Vista(n/a) |
Description: At Mono Craters near Lee Vining California. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 16:10 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: XT1575, 4.67 mm, f/2.0, 1/1400 |
File Name: IMG_20160508_161002436-MonoLakeVistas |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Travato(n/a) |
Description: At Mono Craters near Lee Vining California. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:08 16:11 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: XT1575, 4.67 mm, f/2.0, 1/750 |
File Name: IMG_20160508_161137977-Travato-MonoCraters |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Lazuli Bunting(Passerina amoena) |
Description: Mono Lake Picnic Area in the northwest shore. Near Lee Vining in Mono County, just off US-395. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:12 7:36 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: LazuliBunting_D5X8381-MonoLake |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Green-Tailed Towhee(Pipilo chlorurus) |
Description: Mono Lake Picnic Area in the northwest shore. Near Lee Vining in Mono County, just off US-395. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:12 7:50 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: GreenTailedTowhee_D5X8427-MonoLake |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Mono Lake Picnic Area in the northwest shore. Near Lee Vining in Mono County, just off US-395. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:12 7:52 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BrewersBlackBird_D5X8445-MonoLake |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
Description: Mono Lake Picnic Area in the northwest shore. Near Lee Vining in Mono County, just off US-395. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:12 7:55 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: YellowWarbler_D5X8455-MonoLake |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Green-Tailed Towhee(Pipilo chlorurus) |
Description: Mono Lake Picnic Area in the northwest shore. Near Lee Vining in Mono County, just off US-395. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:12 8:06 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreenTailedTowhee_D5X8476-MonoLake |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Brewer's Blackbird(Euphagus cyanocephalus) |
Description: Mono Lake Picnic Area in the northwest shore. Near Lee Vining in Mono County, just off US-395. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:12 8:11 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: BrewersBlackBird_D5X8504-MonoLake |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Bullock's Oriole(Icterus bullockii) |
Description: Mono Lake Picnic Area in the northwest shore. Near Lee Vining in Mono County, just off US-395. |
Date Taken: 2017:07:12 8:13 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: BullocksOriole_D5X8536-MonoLake |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
Description: Avocets were feeding in the shallow waters near the shoreline. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 15:45 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: AmericanAvocet_D5X5513-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
Description: Avocets were feeding in the shallow waters near the shoreline. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein-rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 15:45 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: AmericanAvocet_D5X5537-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
Description: These grebes seemed to prefer the waters far from the shoreline. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 16:09 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: EaredGrebe_D5X5628-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


California Gull(Larus californicus) |
Description: Mono Lake hosts the 2nd largest breeding colony of California Gulls in the world. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 16:16 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: CaliforniaGull_D5X5648-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
Description: Most of the blackbirds I met on this visit to Mono Lake were Red-Winged, but Brewer's and Yellow-Headed Blackbirds were also in attendance. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 16:42 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/14.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: RedWingedBlackbird_D5X5912-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


California Gull(Larus californicus) |
Description: Mono Lake hosts the 2nd largest breeding colony of California Gulls in the world. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 17:11 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CaliforniaGull_D5X6200-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


California Gull(Larus californicus) |
Description: Mono Lake hosts the 2nd largest breeding colony of California Gulls in the world. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 17:19 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CaliforniaGull_D5X6345-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
Description: Most of the blackbirds I met on this visit to Mono Lake were Red-Winged, but Brewer's and Yellow-Headed Blackbirds were also in attendance. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 17:29 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/500 |
File Name: RedWingedBlackbird_D5X6506-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
Description: All the Wilson's Phalaropes I saw on this visit to Mono Lake seemed to be hatch-year birds. Mom probably left after the eggs were laid, and dad left when he felt the young birds could find their own food. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 17:33 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D5X6540-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


California Gull(Larus californicus) |
Description: Mono Lake hosts the 2nd largest breeding colony of California Gulls in the world. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 17:47 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: CaliforniaGull_D5X6891-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
Description: All the Wilson's Phalaropes I saw on this visit to Mono Lake seemed to be hatch-year birds. Mom probably left after the eggs were laid, and dad left when he felt the young birds could find their own food. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 18:11 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D5X7330-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
Description: All the Wilson's Phalaropes I saw on this visit to Mono Lake seemed to be hatch-year birds. Mom probably left after the eggs were laid, and dad left when he felt the young birds could find their own food. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 18:12 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D5X7342-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
Description: All the Wilson's Phalaropes I saw on this visit to Mono Lake seemed to be hatch-year birds. Mom probably left after the eggs were laid, and dad left when he felt the young birds could find their own food. This image was captured during a 4 hour vigil at the Mono Lake shore north of Lee Vining California. Summers at Mono Lake, when the algae blooms occur in this super-salty water, Brine-flies (or Alkali Flies) feed on the algae. Millions of birds, as many as 80 species feed on the fat and protein rich flies. |
Date Taken: 2019:08:20 18:12 |
Location:
Mono Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D5X7372-MonoLake |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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