Daily Archives: May 6, 2022

Maine spring edition: Purple Finch acrobatics

On May 6, 2022 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - backyard photo-blind, birds, Kennebunk, Maine, nature, Sony RX10iv, wildlife

Purple Finch: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, May 2022 — Purple Finches are messy eaters…wasting as much seed as they eat as they sort through the seeds for just the right one…but they are also among my favorite feeder birds. The males, at least early in the season, before mating, are such posers…always putting on a show. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 125 @ f4 @ 1/500th.

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

On May 6, 2022 by lightshedder With 0 Comments - birds, Costa Rica, Los Cosingos Bird Sanctuary, nature, Sony RX10iv, wildlife

Streak-headed Woodcreeper: Los Cusingos Bird Sanctuary, Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica, December 2021 — There are 15 Woodcreeper species in Costa Rica, 8 of which are at least possible in the low foothills at the Alexander Skutch homestead. This is the most commonly seen at forest edges…the Streak-headed which I found working the trees in the gardens around the the Skutch house and museum. Sony Rx10iv at 534mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 1000 @ f4 @ 1/500th.