Tdgraves 11th big year 2024

[Tdgraves]

Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, Colorado, USA, 19/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 3200, f5.6, 1/500

 

015A5419 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

315) Wood duck

[Tdgraves]

Boulder Mountain Park, Colorado, USA, 19/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f13, 1/400, EV +1

 

015A5943 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

316) Black-billed magpie

[Tdgraves]

Boulder Mountain Park, Colorado, USA, 19/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f8, 1/1600, EV +2/3

 

015A6043 - Copy-Enhanced-NR by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6045 - Copy-Enhanced-NR by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

317) Stellar's jay

[Tdgraves]

Meadow Park, Colorado, USA, 19/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1600, f7.1, 1/3200

 

015A6123 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

317) Dark-eyed junco (grey-headed)

[Tdgraves]

Lagerman Agricultural Reserve, Colorado, USA, 19/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/1000

 

015A6480 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

318) Killdeer

[Tdgraves]

Lagerman Agricultural Reserve, Colorado, USA, 19/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/1000, EV +2/3

 

015A6474 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

319) Ruddy duck

[Tdgraves]

Lagerman Agricultural Reserve, Colorado, USA, 19/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/640, EV +2/3

 

015A6467 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

320) Black-necked grebe

[michael-ibk]

Congrats on #300, well done! I always enjoy seeing birds from the US, since none of our regular posters are based there. Lovely Woodpeckers in the snow, and interesting to see the Hummingbirds like that - just feels wrong!

[Peter Connan]

Congratulations on racing past 300!

Some great birds and shots.

Anything in the snow seems weird to me. In fact the whole concept of snow in visible quantities...

[BRACQUENE]

Congratulations with your 300 ! 

[Zim Girl]

Congratulations on the 300!

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @michael-ibk @Peter Connan @BRACQUENE and @Zim Girl

it definitely felt wrong (and very cold)!

[Tdgraves]

According to eBird, we saw 57 species that day, including 19 lifers. A few were brief glimpses and several were duplicates, but worth the cold and snow (although I'm not sure the OH would agree...)

[Tdgraves]

We then rented a car and drove across with the main stay in Death Valley, where we have never been before and on through California to pick up our flight home from San Francisco. We had a night in Utah to break the journey and did a little casual birding from the balcony of our hotel!

 

Inn on the Cliff, St George, Utah, Usa, 21/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/4000, EV +1 1/3

 

015A6558 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6565 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6576 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

321) American kestrel

 

[Tdgraves]

Inn on the Cliff, St George, Utah, USA, 21/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/3200

 

015A6612 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

322) Common raven

[Tdgraves]

Inn on the Cliff, St George, Utah, USA, 21/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1600

 

015A6517 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

323) Lesser goldfinch

[Tdgraves]

Somewhere on the I15 in Nevada, USA, 21/4/24 (couldn't stop)

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1600

 

iPhone 12 pro

 

IMG_2075 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

324) American white pelican (I promise )

Edited July 6 by Tdgraves

[Tdgraves]

Overall there were fewer birds in Death valley than I was hoping for. I think as it was just a bit too close to summer (still very much spring in my mind when booking, but it was 42 degrees when we arrived!!). The resort was winding down for off season. Lists on eBird for the week or two prior were more successful. There were a couple of lifers though. Black-throated sparrow on the way in when we were photographing the wild flowers, which we could not locate and these two.

 

Artist's palette, Death Valley National Park, California, USA, 23/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/160

 

015A6723 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6724 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

325) Rock wren

[Tdgraves]

Inn at Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, USA, 23/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1600, f7.1, 1/1600, EV +1/3

 

015A6917 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A7006 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

326) Great-tailed grackle

[Tdgraves]

Unfortunately we did not see my number one target species - a greater roadrunner 

 

Inn at Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, USA, 23/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 2500, f7.1, 1/800, EV +1/3

 

015A6790 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6802 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

327) Spotted sandpiper

[Tdgraves]

An EBC as it would not sit still

 

Inn at Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, USA, 23/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1600, f7.1, 1/800, EV +1

 

015A6892 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

328) Yellow warbler

[Tdgraves]

Panamint Springs Resort, Death Valley National Park, California, USA, 24/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2000, EV +1

 

015A7136 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A7143 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

329) Ash-throated flycatcher

[Tdgraves]

Inn at Death Valley, Death Valley National Park, California, USA, 23/4/24

 

Canon R3, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/800, EV +1

 

015A6817 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

330) Eurasian collared dove

[Tdgraves]

A couple of duplicates from Death Valley

 

015A6695-Enhanced-NR by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6867 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6874 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6885 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A7129 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6643 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

015A6947 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

Edited July 7 by Tdgraves
extra photo

[PeterHG]

Your USA collection is increasing steadily. I’m sorry you did not get your roadrunner. I never realized American White Pelicans were such skulkers;)