Posted in Weather, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, Boxley Mill Pond, Boxley Pond, Buffalo River, canon 7d, male, wood duck, Wood Ducks on December 24, 2014| 2 Comments »
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Today, Christmas Eve day, I drove by the Boxley Mill Pond and saw a pair of Wood Ducks, and was only able to photograph the male using a Canon 7D and a Canon EF 300L IS f/2.8 Lens with a 1.4 TC yielding 420mm on the 7D’s crop sensor or 672mm of magnification on this gloomy day. They represent to color of the holiday season to me – so colorful !!!
Male Wood Duck
Posted in Moths and Butterfiles, tagged Bosotn Mountains, butterflies, butterfly, canon 7d, Giant Swallowtails, Little Buffalo River, parthenon, red-spotted Purple, September 2014, snakeroot, Thistles, Tiger Swallowtails on September 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Just a small group of photos taken from 20-25 feet with a Canon 7D with a Canon EF300L IS f/2.8 with a 1.4C canon TC. A red-spotted Purple, Tiger Swallowtails, Spangles Fritillaries, Giant Swallowtails on the Little Buffalo gravel bars, Pipe-vine Swallowtails, and saw 6 Monarchs and about a dozen Cloudless Sulfurs today too.
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, belted kingfisher, canon 7d, Little Buffalo River, Newton County, up close on August 2, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Wish I could fish like that !! He’s wet too.
Taken with a Canon 7D and a Canon EF600L IS f/4.0 with a 2x Teleconverter (about 2000mm) at nearly 125 yards. They are common in Missouri and Arkansas:
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged 7D, 960mm, bluebird, canon, canon 7d, eastern blue bird parthenon arkansas, Eastern Bluebird, male eastern bluebird, manual focus, telephoto on September 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Took this phot with a Canon 7D and a Canon 600mm Lens which yields 600mm X 1.6 (crop factor) = 960 mm. This male Eastern Bluebird (a juvenile I think) has a landing perch from which he lands and eats. I had the camera set up 100′ from the perch and then used manual focus for a spot 10′ in front of the perch. That is a total of 110′. I then wait for the bird and take 8 quick photos when he closes in on that 110′ spot.
Still a little out of focus and my speed was a little too slow (1/1000th sec):
Posted in Weather, Wild Birds, tagged ar, Arkansas, balancing, blackbird, boston, canon, canon 7d, County, drinking water, flying, Mountains, nature, Newton, parthenon, red winged, yesterday afternoon on July 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Taken yesterday at 1/1250 sec with a Canon 7D with a 300mm f/2.8 IS Lens in low light. These guys have mobbed my yard in search of drinking water. Thunderstorms formed to the east and then south of my home yesterday afternoon; we did not get a drop.
Actually is misread the rain gauge; we did get 0.10 inches of rain.
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, black mask, Boston Mountains, canon 400mm, canon 7d, Common Yellowthroat, Little Buffalo River, May 2013, nest building, nesting, river bottoms, warbler, warblers on May 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I was lucky enough to get a look at a pair of warblers nest building on Monday this week. They were in a Little Buffalo River bottoms; I had my Canon 400mm DO IS lens on my Canon 7D; they were both curious about my whistle and came faily close to me. The Male has a black mask like a raccoon:
Posted in Wild Birds, Wildflowers, tagged Arkansas, bee balm red-winged blackbird, blackbird, blooms, canon 7d, cold snow, daisies, early, full bloom, monarda, murray valley, parthenon, red, red winged blackbirds, red winges, winged on May 7, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Things are hard to figure ! We’ve had record cold, snow, not much sun, and the Monarda that blooms in June decides to burst out. It is by a pond, and the Red-winged Blackbirds love to sit in this large patch. The daisies are also in full bloom, I think a little early also (by 2 weeks). I’m astounded that natural events happen the way they do – no logical explanation ! Photo taken last week with a Canon 7D and 300 f/2.8 lens by the pond across the road:
Posted in Weather, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston, Bunting, canon 7d, cold, dawn to dusk, Indigo, indigo bunting, lousy weather, Mountains, murray, nature, road, weather on May 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Right next to the entrance gate to my place this Indigo Bunting as staked out his territory. He is singing from dawn to dusk – despite the lousy weather. He is cold and wet and probably wishes he did not migrate north. This weeks promises more below normal temperatures and more wet weather:
Taken with a Canon 7D and a 400mm Canon 400 DO IS Lens at f /5.6:
Posted in Wild Birds, tagged 2013, 600mm lens, april, Arkansas, canon 7d, little buffalo, Newton County, Pathernon, small songbirds, yellow throat, yellow throated warbler on April 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I saw this guy yesterdy prior to the rains. They are beautiful, small songbirds, and usually one of the first four warblers I see each year. Their actions are much line Nuthatches, in fact he was on my birdfeeder priior to flying to a tree and me getting this photograph. I had my Canon 7D with a 600mm Lens and got off a few shots bwefore I spooked him:
Similar to adult, but duller, and female may be washed brownish on back.
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 