Daily Archives: August 1, 2024
Maine! Standing guard
Least Tern with chick: York County, Maine, USA, July 2024 — This was a week ago on our local beach. This might be the last of the chicks from this year’s hatch. There are already fledglings flying practice runs up and down the beach. This chick is probably 4 days old…old enough to wander a ways from the old nest. I just happened to catch it hunkered down. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC VXD zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Animal/bird subject detection auto focus. Processed in Photomator.
Maine! Wren on the rail
Carolina Wren: York County, Maine, USA, July 2024 — Just sitting the open back deck door, testing some new camera settings, and this Carolina Wren popped up on the deck rail. We saw the Wrens a lot in late spring and early summer, but have not seem them around the feeders for a month or more, so I was surprised to see this one. Delighted to see this one. I managed a short burst of shots before it disappeared again. Hard to say when we will see it next. Sony a6700 with the Tamron 50-400 Di iii VC VXD zoom at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Animal/bird subject detection auto focus. Processed in Photomator.