Wldlife of Edmonds, WA. 2014
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Thanks. My son plays tennis at Lynndale Monday & Wednesday nights. I'll have to look for the bat again.
I did not post up photos I took of a female red-winged blackbird catching dragonflys at the retention pond with the 100-400L zoom. We were looking into the sunlight, which affected our photos. I need to get back there on an overcast day like today with my 500L telephoto + 1.4x teleconverter so I will have no excuses.
I was down on Sunset Ave. tonight taking photos. I'll post some up in the Edmonds sunset thread.
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Monday (6/23) started when I heard some screeching in my backyard that I thought might be a bird in distress. To my surprise, it was one of our native Douglas's squirrel perched in one of my Douglas's firs. This is first one Doug squirrel I have seen in my backyard. Previous squirrel visitors have all been the invasive eastern grays.
Monday ended when Young Dave spotted a bat flying over one of the parking lots in Lynnwood's Lynndale Park. I was giving Dave a tour of thepark while my son had his tennis lessons there. Surprisingly the bat was not that hard to find and focus on through the viewfinder, but I had to shoot at 1/250 sec., which made freezing the wings difficult.
Monday ended when Young Dave spotted a bat flying over one of the parking lots in Lynnwood's Lynndale Park. I was giving Dave a tour of thepark while my son had his tennis lessons there. Surprisingly the bat was not that hard to find and focus on through the viewfinder, but I had to shoot at 1/250 sec., which made freezing the wings difficult.
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In between the squirrel and the bat; Terry, Dave, and I spent some time at the retention pond at the end of the Pt. Edwards walkway, where we encountered a mystery duckling.
The ducking was swimming around with what appeared to be mallard siblings of the same size and age, but it looked much different.
Dave furthered his reputation as the Nest Whisperer by locating another bushtit nest. I believe he said it is #8 for him.
The ducking was swimming around with what appeared to be mallard siblings of the same size and age, but it looked much different.
Dave furthered his reputation as the Nest Whisperer by locating another bushtit nest. I believe he said it is #8 for him.
Thanks. My son plays tennis at Lynndale Monday & Wednesday nights. I'll have to look for the bat again.
I did not post up photos I took of a female red-winged blackbird catching dragonflys at the retention pond with the 100-400L zoom. We were looking into the sunlight, which affected our photos. I need to get back there on an overcast day like today with my 500L telephoto + 1.4x teleconverter so I will have no excuses.
Thursday (6/26) my son and I checked on the Lake Ballinger eagles, both of which were in their nest. No sounds or signs of babies.
Friday afternoon (6/27) Terry, Daren,and I were at the retention pond at the west end of the Pt. Edwards walkway. We took some great photos of a heron, which I will post on a separate thread. Here are photos of some other birds at the pond.
We believe the mystery duckling is a Mankey mallard.
A female duck with an older baby.
Female redwing blackbird hunting damselflies on the lily pads.
While we were taking photos, I kept hearing crows behind and to the north of us. I wondered what could be bothering the evil minions of the Dark Lord, so I looked across the Unocal grounds after we were done. What I presume to be one of the Pt. Edwards eagles was perched on a telephone pole next to the railroad tracks.
My son and I drove down to the marsh for a closer look.
We believe the mystery duckling is a Mankey mallard.
A female duck with an older baby.
Female redwing blackbird hunting damselflies on the lily pads.
While we were taking photos, I kept hearing crows behind and to the north of us. I wondered what could be bothering the evil minions of the Dark Lord, so I looked across the Unocal grounds after we were done. What I presume to be one of the Pt. Edwards eagles was perched on a telephone pole next to the railroad tracks.
My son and I drove down to the marsh for a closer look.
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Sunday evening (6/29) the eagle was at its usual perch by the railroad tracks when a flock of starlings flew in.
The presence of the eagle did not appear to bother them as they landed on the nearby telephone lines.
The presence of the eagle did not appear to bother them as they landed on the nearby telephone lines.
The eagle took off as the evening Seattle-Vancouver, BC Cascades passed by. I doubt the train startled the eagle as I have seen it remain perched for other trains.
Nothing exciting was happening after the eagle took off, so I relocated to Sunset Ave. for some birds + trains + sunset shots.
Evenings around sunset often find Caspian terns patroling Puget Sound off Sunset Ave. I suspect their hunting times are related to the tide, which is now high at sunset.
Evenings around sunset often find Caspian terns patroling Puget Sound off Sunset Ave. I suspect their hunting times are related to the tide, which is now high at sunset.
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There has not been much action at the marsh with the morning low tides and lack of autumn migrants. The Pt. Edwards eaglets have not yet fledged, so the mid day avian action has shifted to Sunset Ave.
The last day of Junuary (Monday, 6/30) was unseasonably warm and sunny, as has been much of the last month of the Puget Sound region's six month Rainy Season. I decided to experiment with my 2x teleconverter and coupled it with the 5DIII + 500L on a tripod.
An osprey has been a regular visitor along the waterfront. I wanted to see if I could follow it with the super telephoto combo as it flew over the Sound.
I knew I would not be able to follow a diving osprey with the super telephoto combo, so I switched to the 7D + 100-400L telephoto zoom.
The last day of Junuary (Monday, 6/30) was unseasonably warm and sunny, as has been much of the last month of the Puget Sound region's six month Rainy Season. I decided to experiment with my 2x teleconverter and coupled it with the 5DIII + 500L on a tripod.
An osprey has been a regular visitor along the waterfront. I wanted to see if I could follow it with the super telephoto combo as it flew over the Sound.
I knew I would not be able to follow a diving osprey with the super telephoto combo, so I switched to the 7D + 100-400L telephoto zoom.
The osprey was successful and flew off with a fish.
The osprey appeared lost for it flew north, then circled back south towards me. I switched back to the super telephoto action to follow the bird.
There was at least one, possibly two other osprey over the Sound. I could see a second one and thought I heard a third one crying.
There was at least one, possibly two other osprey over the Sound. I could see a second one and thought I heard a third one crying.
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Caspian terns continue to show up around sunset to fish.
Debbie Lynne Chally
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Successful experiment! Thank you for sharing the multiple series!
I was down on Sunset Ave. tonight taking photos. I'll post some up in the Edmonds sunset thread.
Wednesday (7/2) my son and I were at Sunset Ave. when a birder visiting the area from Miami pulled over and asked directions to the marsh. Nothing was happening on Sunset Ave. and the marsh is not easy to locate, so I told her to just follow me.
I'm glad I met her, as she spotted a flock of what I believe were least sandpipers at the marsh.
It was warm enough for heat waves to be radiating up from the mud to foul up the focus.
I'm glad I met her, as she spotted a flock of what I believe were least sandpipers at the marsh.
It was warm enough for heat waves to be radiating up from the mud to foul up the focus.