Vendel Road Birds
Snow Goose(Anser caerulescens) |
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Description: The lease bird looks like a Ross's Goose to me. Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:23 15:07 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X1700-SnowGoose |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sandhill Crane(Grus canadensis) |
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Description: Crane numbers have increased from a dozen or so when I first began visiting the Salton Sea, to hundreds in more recent times. Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 9:48 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X2810-SandhillCrane |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Snow Goose(Anser caerulescens) |
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Description: With a few Ross's Geese in the mix at Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 9:49 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X2823-SnowGeese |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Vesper Sparrow(Pooecetes gramineus) |
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Description: Vesper Sparrows sometimes are seen in the winter season at Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 10:01 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X2856-VesperSparrow |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.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 10:58 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X2862-GreaterYellowLegs |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.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 |
Turkey Vulture(Cathartes aura) |
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Description: Vultures sometimes winter in the Imperial Valley. Vendel Road, Salton Sea NWR. Imperial County, Southern California. |
Date Taken: 2014:11:30 11:12 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X2891-TurkeyVulture |
| © 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 |
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 12:15 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X2984-SnowGeese |
| © 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 |
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 12:18 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X3054-SnowGeese |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ross's Goose(Anser rossii) |
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Description: Flying in 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 |
Sandhill Crane(Grus canadensis) |
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Description: Crane numbers are on the increase during the winters at Vendel Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:10:12 10:58 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X3247-SandHillCrane |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
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Description: Vendel Road at Unit #1 in the Salton Sea NWR in Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:03:28 15:31 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 |
File Name: D727684-Killdeer |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Gallinule(Gallinula galeata) |
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Description: These birds were once called Common Moorhen. This juvenile bird was found foraging in the marsh at Vendel Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California USA 2009-07-06. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:06 14:06 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1500 |
File Name: JCD3043.CommonMoorHen |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American White Pelican(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) |
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Description: With a Catfish that refused to be swallowed. Vendel Road. Salton Sea NWR and Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2007:12:25 10:04 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/4.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: JCD3088AmericanWhitePelican |
| © 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Marsh Wren(Cistothorus palustris) |
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Description: There is no shortage of Marsh Wrens in the wetlands south of the Salton Sea. Vendel Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2008:12:01 11:00 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD3353MarshWren |
| © 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas) |
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Description: Encounter at Vendel Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California USA 2009-11-27. |
Date Taken: 2009:11:27 11:36 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD8241.CommonYellowThroat |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Long-Billed Curlew(Numenius americanus) |
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Description: Foraging in the fields by Vendel Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California USA 2009-11-27. |
Date Taken: 2009:11:27 12:30 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: JCD8290.LongBilledCurlew |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
White-faced Ibis(Plegadis chihi) |
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Description: Foraging in the fields by Vendel Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:11:27 12:40 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD8337.WhiteFacedIbis |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
White-faced Ibis(Plegadis chihi) |
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Description: Foraging in the fields by Vendel Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:11:27 12:47 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD8365.WhiteFacedIbis |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Pipit(Anthus rubescens) |
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Description: Foraging in the fields by Vendel Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:11:27 13:03 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: JCD8400.AmericanPipit |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Pipit(Anthus rubescens) |
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Description: Foraging in the fields by Vendel Road. Salton Sea Vicinity. Imperial County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:11:27 13:03 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD8407.AmericanPipit |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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Description: Birds feeding with Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese at Unit 1 (Vendel Road), Salton Sea NWR in Imperial County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 14:10 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: RedWingedBlackBird_D5X3519 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sandhill Crane(Grus canadensis) |
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Description: Dawn lift off at Unit 1 (Vendel Road), Salton Sea NWR in Imperial County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 4:54 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_D5X2970 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sandhill Crane(Grus canadensis) |
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Description: Birds Grazing and cavorting at Unit 1 (Vendel Road), Salton Sea NWR in Imperial County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 12:40 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_D5X3278 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sandhill Crane(Grus canadensis) |
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Description: Birds flying in to feed along side Snow Geese at Unit 1 (Vendel Road), Salton Sea NWR in Imperial County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 13:17 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: SandhillCrane_D5X3367 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Faced Ibis(Plegadis chihi) |
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Description: A fly-over Unit 1 (Vendel Road), Salton Sea NWR in Imperial County California. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:17 14:46 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WhiteFacedIbis_D5X3560 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Burrowing Owl(Athene cunicularia) |
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Description: These charming little owls seem to do well in the agriculture fields around the Salton Sea. Salton Sea NWR at Vendel Road. Imperial County near Westmoreland, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:04:27 18:30 |
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Location:
Vendel Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7879-BurrowingOwl |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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