Wilson’s Phalarope
Phalaropus tricolor
The Wilson’s Phalarope nests furthest south of any other phalarope species. The high latitude limit for these bird’s nesting is northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territory of Canada. I’ve met these birds on their breeding grounds at Crowley Lake California and Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon. Winters are spent as far south as saline lakes in the Andes and southern South America.
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: (Phalaropus tricolor) Juvenile bird harvesting brine flies. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA on 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 11:06 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD5910.WilsonsPhalarope.Juvenile |
| © 2009 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: (Phalaropus tricolor) Non-breeding adult exercising a wing stretch at the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California USA 2014-08-08. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:24 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X7466-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:21 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7453-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:01 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X7417-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: (Phalaropus tricolor) Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, California USA on 2011-11-01. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:01 14:51 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/1 |
File Name: D3X4543-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: (Phalaropus tricolor) Part of the collection at the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, California USA on 2011-11-01. |
Date Taken: 2011:11:01 14:50 |
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Location:
W F V Z |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 105 mm, f/8.0, 1/1 |
File Name: D3X4540-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 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: 2011:05:28 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: Cut_JCD8432-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, 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: 2011:05:29 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 |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: (Phalaropus tricolor) On their breeding grounds in the Upper Owens River Valley. Mono County, California USA on 2011-05-29. |
Date Taken: 2011:05:29 10:50 |
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Location:
North Landing |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD8773-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 - 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 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 |
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 |
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 |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:25 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7475-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: (Phalaropus tricolor) Juvenile bird at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California USA on 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 10:14 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD5671.WilsonsPhalarope.Juvenile |
| © 2009 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: (Phalaropus tricolor) Winter adult bird at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California USA on 2009-07-29. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 10:37 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/22.0, 1/80 |
File Name: JCD3956.WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2009 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: Feeding on brine flies at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 10:21 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: JCD1365-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: (Phalaropus tricolor) Juvenile bird at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California USA on 2011-07-27. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 10:14 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: JCD1315-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 14:07 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X7606-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: At the South Tufa shores of Mono Lake. Mono County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:08 13:01 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X7416-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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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 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D5X7372-MonoLake |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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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 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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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) |
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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 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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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) |
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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 |
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Location:
Mono Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D5X6540-MonoLake |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: Breeding activity; she'll lay her eggs and leave the male to raise the babies. . The wetlands north of Frenchglen and "The P Ranch" in Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:03 18:38 |
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Location:
Center Patrol Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X8237-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: The wetlands north of Frenchglen and "The P Ranch" in Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:03 17:50 |
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Location:
Center Patrol Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X8195-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: The wetlands north of Frenchglen and "The P Ranch" in Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:03 17:41 |
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Location:
Malheur NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X8128-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: The wetlands north of Frenchglen and "The P Ranch" in Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:03 17:28 |
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Location:
Center Patrol Road |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X8071-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: The wetlands north of Frenchglen and "The P Ranch" in Malheur NWR in eastern Oregon. |
Date Taken: 2015:06:03 17:32 |
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Location:
Malheur NWR |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X8081-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: A day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:19 11:34 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X4823-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: Feeding on brine flies at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:07:24 7:42 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X0676-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:07:24 7:42 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X0673-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: Henderson, Nevada outside of Las Vegas at the "Bird Viewing Preserve". |
Date Taken: 2015:05:05 12:09 |
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Location:
Bird Viewing Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X9107-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: The Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson Nevada is comprised of nine ponds owned by the city's Waste Water Treatment Facility, but managed by nature lovers. It is the premiere birding location in southern Nevada. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:13 6:56 |
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Location:
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/5000 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D5X2419-Henderson-BVP |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: The Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve in Henderson Nevada is comprised of nine ponds owned by the city's Waste Water Treatment Facility, but managed by nature lovers. It is the premiere birding location in southern Nevada. |
Date Taken: 2017:08:13 7:00 |
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Location:
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D5X2511-Henderson-BVP |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: While I was looking for anis, cuckoos, thrushes, buntings and warblers, a single Wilson’s Phalarope landed in the tiny nearby mud puddle. It was the only remaining water in the resaca. Resaca de las Palmas in Brownsville, Texas opened to the public a few days before I left Texas on my 2020 expedition. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:29 11:01 |
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Location:
Resaca de las Palmas |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D509224-Resaca-de-las-Palmas |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: While I was looking for anis, cuckoos, thrushes, buntings and warblers, a single Wilson’s Phalarope landed in the tiny nearby mud puddle. It was the only remaining water in the resaca. Resaca de las Palmas in Brownsville, Texas opened to the public a few days before I left Texas on my 2020 expedition. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:29 11:05 |
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Location:
Resaca de las Palmas |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: WilsonsPhalarope_D509274-Resaca-de-las-Palmas |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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