Tag: BIF

Wednesday (24-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

I originally thought this was an elusive American Bittern at the Sourland Mountain Preserve Pond.  The same bird I saw on 16-August-2016. When the bird is in flight it had a black crest.  Now I think it is an immature Green Heron. I have previously seen Green Herons at the Sourland Mountain Preserve (15-September-2013). Four images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens.


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Five-Years Ago (18-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Bat in Flight at Dusk.  I am looking for suggestions how to better capture images of flying bats. This image was taken with a Nikon D3s camera  and 400 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 12800, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). The bats were moving too fast and it was too dark to autofocus. So I manually set the focus for about 10 meters (~33 feet), followed the bats, and tried to press the shutter button when they were in focus.


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Tuesday (16-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

I’ve seen this bird for the last few days. I thought is was a heron, but anytime I got within 100 feet it would fly to the other side of the pond and I was not fast enough to get an image. Today, I did get some images – but they are significantly cropped, and not all are in great focus. Once I saw its chest in the last images I knew it was an American Bittern. I need to go back with a bigger lens and maybe a tripod to get some better images.

The Reclusive American Bittern at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.  Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens.


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Post note — I now think this is an immature Green Heron 24-August-2016.

Seven-Years Ago (19-May-2009) — California

Gone to See America 2009 Road Trip. Day 12: San Francisco, California to Medford, Oregon — Including California Route 1 Coastal Highway.

Birds in Flight (BIF). Pelicans, Osprey, Raven, Turkey Vulture. Images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens.

Five Pelicans in Formation Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Five Pelicans in Formation Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Two Pelicans in Formation Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Two Pelicans in Formation Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

 

Raven in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Raven in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Osprey in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Osprey in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Osprey in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Osprey in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (17-May-2014) — Texas

South Texas Birding Photo Safari with Jason Odell Day 2.

Mexican Ground Squirrel with a Barrel Cactus Fruit at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 180, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).

Mexican Ground Squirrel with a Barrel Cactus Fruit at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 180, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Mexican Ground Squirrel with a Barrel Cactus Fruit at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 180, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)