Happy New Year. Here are some of my favorite images take over 2023. I really like the image below of an American Kestrel looking back at me. He was perched on a light post with under a mostly sunny sky so I could us a shutter speed of 1/1000s, an f/9.0, and ISO400. Some birds will let you get close and others will not like Warblers. I was able to get within 10m and just sat there looking at the lake and me.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) - Damonte Ranch Wetlands - Veterans Pkwy, WAS (NV)
EQ: Nikon D850, Nikkor 500mm f/4.0 with 1.4 TC (basic kit unless noted), Taken: 12-12-2023 at 10:54
Settings: 700mm (35mm eqv), 1/1000s, f/9.0, ISO400, +1 EV, Conditions: sunny
Here are more of my favorites and I hope you enjoy them.
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) - Thomas Creek Canyon - Dry Pond Tr, WAS (NV)
Settings: 700mm (35mm eqv), 1/1250s, f/5.6, ISO1250, +1/3 EV, Conditions: shade, Taken: 6-22-2023 at 11:13
Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) - Sheep Spring, WAS (NV)
Settings: 700mm (35mm eqv), 1/1000s, f/7.1, ISO250, +1/3 EV, Conditions: sunny, Taken: 4-28-2023 at 8:39
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus) - Topaz Lake, DOU (NV)
Settings: 700mm (35mm eqv), 1/800s, f/11, ISO800, +1 EV, Conditions: sunny, Taken: 11-7-2023 at 9:17
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Fishermans Park, WAS (NV)
Settings: 700mm (35mm eqv), 1/640s, f/6.3, ISO1250, +1/3 EV, Conditions: sunny, Taken: 1-13-2023 at 8:36
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) - Mont Pelier, WAS (NV)
EQ: Nikon D500, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 with 1.6 TC
Settings: 750mm (35mm eqv), 1/320s, f/4.8, ISO2000, +1/3 EV, Conditions: dawn, Taken: 7-29-2023 at 6:36
Dark-eyed Junco, Gray-headed (Junco hyemalis caniceps) - Mont Pelier, WAS (NV)
EQ: Nikon D500, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 with 1.6 TC
Settings: 750mm (35mm eqv), 1/400s, f/4.8, ISO1250, +1/3 EV, Conditions: overcast, Taken: 5-2-2023 at 7:07
Dark-eyed Junco, Pink-sided (Junco hyemalis mearnsi) - Mont Pelier, WAS (NV), 4-17-2023 at 7:26
EQ: Nikon D500, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8 with 1.6 TC
Settings: 750mm (35mm eqv), 1/1000s, f/6.3, ISO450, +1/3 EV, Conditions: overcast, Taken: 4-17-2023 at 7:26
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Rancho San Rafael - Nature Trail, WAS (NV), 4-13-2023 at 11:21
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) - McCarran Ranch, STO (NV), 9-19-2023 at 11:32
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli) - Tahoe Meadows - Interpretive Trail, WAS (NV), 8-4-2023 at 9:06
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) - Sparks Marina, WAS (NV), 1-3-2023 at 11:16
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) - Mont Pelier, WAS (NV), 12-22-2023 at 7:38
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) - Mayberry Park, WAS (NV), 1-20-2023 at 10:22
Sora (Porzana carolina) - Silver Lake, WAS (NV), 9-22-2023 at 12:58
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) - Mayberry Park, WAS (NV), 1-20-2023 at 8:30
Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) - Whites Creek Canyon, WAS (NV), 6-2-2023 at 8:40
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) - Jake's Wetland, DOU (NV), 12-5-2023 at 10:53
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata) - Silver Saddle Ranch, CAR (NV), 6-15-2023 at 9:32
Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) - Smoke Creek Road, WAS (NV), 6-6-2023 at 10:02
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) - Lake Park, WAS (NV), 2-14-2023 at 9:24
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) - Oxbow NSA, WAS (NV), 2-18-2023 at 9:25
Fox Sparrow, Sooty (Passerella iliaca [unalaschcensis Group]) - Rancho San Rafael, WAS (NV), 1-18-2023 at 11:57
Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) - McCarran Ranch, STO (NV), 4-7-2023 at 8:28
Bonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) - Topaz Lake, DOU (NV), 11-7-2023 at 10:15
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) - Lake Park, WAS (NV), 1-14-2023 at 9:09
Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) - Idlewild Park, WAS (NV), 2-21-2023 at 7:19
Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) - Grimes Point Archaeological Area, CHU (NV), 11-14-2023 at 13:19
American Coot (Fulica americana) - Rancho San Rafael, WAS (NV), 5-26-2023 at 8:29
California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica) - Cottonwood Park, WAS (NV), 12-1-2023 at 11:32
Northern Flicker, Red-shafted (Colaptes auratus [cafer Group]) - Cottonwood Park, WAS (NV), 12-1-2023 at 10:20
Your comments are welcomed and if you have any questions about these photos or any other leave me a message.