6-9-2013 Drive By

This early A.M. Hagerman received more rain. The colors were out of sight as the Sun broke through the clouds.

2-24-2013

 

This weekend was great for wildlife viewing.

You need to try it.

Most of the creatures were out for food.

 

Keep moving, or else I'm hungary.

Passing through

 The Sunrise was as usual 'amazing'. I pulled into the reserve shortly after sunrise.

 There were plenty of wading birds in the marshy areas. We drove out to the Sandy Point drive.

There is a culvert running under the road that allows for a collection of water 

Here is what I believe to be an indigo bunting into the Saturday bathing scenario a bit early in the day.
There was this one isolated pool of water that was a community bath house. As this photographer approached, several of these buntings flew away. This one must have had soap in it's eyes. The bird stayed long enough to see the lens, rinse off and it was gone.

 There were several following visitors to the pool of water.

We decided to move around to see if anyone was out and about.

Moving on to the open water, this Great Blue had a frown on it's face.

 Must have been the wind.

The Geese and friends were still hanging out at the Hagerman.

12-2-12

 

 

Just outside the refuge, A Red Shouldered Hawk (I think) 

Clouded Sulphur

 

 

 

 

 

Spike

11-3-2012 Quick drive thru

Another special sunup at Hagerman

 

There was a lot of human activity at Hagerman this morning

 and it didn't go unnoticed.

These coyotes couldn't make up their minds which way to run.

 

 

After checking in with the Malnorys I was invited to ride in the

C & E 'Cardinal Carrage' that had been  donated to the refuge.

The following are some of the shots I made while riding

 along with Bert (driving) and Dick (narrating).

The tour was a  hour,  give or take and the ride was

quite nice with the electric drive and the open shooting platform of the carriage.

 

This Harrier almost missed his picture as we drove down the road.

My equipment continues to be canon 7D 70-200 2.8IS w/1x1.4 tele-converter

shot at f6 with speed of 1/4000 ISO 400 hand held at 3~4 mph

 

 

Thought I'd add this cropped shot of the Harrier.

 

Check point charlie looking for handouts?

(naw, just drying their wings)

Our escort back to the Visitor center

Tourists

Greater Yellow legs

One male and all those women

'Grumpy' the Red Tail Hawk said:

Yaal come back now!