Posts in Category: birds
Egrets
Great Egrets: Kennebunk Bridle Path, Kennebunk, Maine, USA July 2015 — I thought these egrets were too far away but, hey, it is only bound electrons, so nothing ventured, nothing gained. And then they did this. I love spread wing shot and none so much as the Great Egret wings. So these two shots, offered as one, just or more fun. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent (and heavily cropped). Program mode with bird and wildlife modifications. Highlight metering. Processed in Photomator. Assembled in FrameMagic.
Ho hum…just another singing Song
Song Sparrow: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, July 2025 — down by the beach on the inside of dunes, and singing…ho hum, just another Song singing…but he is putting his whole heart into it, and maybe that makes it special enough. 🙂 Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Swallows
Barn Swallows: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, July 2025 — You never now what is in store. On an uncomfortably hot day in Southern Maine I went out along the marsh path and found a tree just full of fledgling swallows, mostly barn, but a few tree as well. I took lots of individual shots and then switched to my action modifications and zoomed wider to see what I could catch. 1/4000th of a second. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 198mm equivalent. Program mode with action modifications. Processed in Photomator. Assembled in FrameMagic.
Fishing the hard way
Great Egret: Kennebunk Bridle Path, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, July 2025 — The Snowy and Great Egrets are finally arriving at the mouths of our rivers, in the marshes, and on the beaches. I thought they might not come this year, strange after the unusually high numbers the past two years. But I see hope now. 🙂 Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator and assembled in FrameMagic.
Maine Cedar
Cedar Waxwing: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, July 2025 — I posted a Cedar Waxwing from Maryland recently and was delighted to find this one as I rode my trike along a local road here in Southern Maine yesterday. I am pretty sure this is also a young bird, from this summer’s brood, just coming into full adult plumage. Note the limited red on the wing tips, and the general roughness of the plumage. It was also a solitary bird, and you generally see Cedar Waxwings it small flocks. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 @ 600mm (from the seat of my trike). Program with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Great Blue
Great Blue Heron: St. Anthony’s Monastery, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, July 2025: The friars at St. Anthony’s Franciscan Monastery maintain a pond between two arms of the river, which is frequented by herons, ducks, geese, kingfishers and dragonflies…not to mention deer coming for a drink. This hunting heron was very intent on its next meal. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Down the hatch
Cedar Waxwing: Woolford, Maryland, July 2025 — My brother has a black cherry tree outside his trailer that attracts all kinds of birds. This appears to be a young Cedar Waxwing…it is a Cedar Waxwing for sure…I am guessing that it is young because of the roughness of the normally very smooth feathering, and maybe a hint of remaining gape. My nephew spotted first and then we had to wait for a clear shot. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Pretty boy!
Red-winged Blackbird: Blackwater NWR, Maryland, USA, July 2025 — I took another swing through the refuge on my way from my AirBnB to my brother Rick’s. Not much happening on a hot July morning, but the Red-wings were showing off. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Red Head
Red-headed Woodpecker: Blackwater NWR, Maryland, USA, July 2025 — Living in Maine, I do not get to see this bird much, but they are common here in Maryland. This one was with a flock of Red-winged Blackbirds working the edge of the wildlife drive or insects and seeds. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Great Blue
Great Blue Heron: Steven’s Gift, Cambridge, Maryland, USA — Coming back to my AirBnB in the early evening, I found this patient heron waiting in the pond by the long drive in from the road. Great light and a very healthy bird make this one of my most satisfying heron shots to date. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 292mm equivalent. Program with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.