Saturday, May 21, 2011

Bird Blurs~

Howdee all,

Magee Marsh is a wonderful place for photographers to get close up to their subjects.

Photographers come from all over the world with lenses of varying sizes, hoping to capture the beauty of these winged creatures.

The birds are tired and hungry when they arrive and they are bulking up, before they head over Lake Erie, to get to their breeding grounds.

This gives great opportunity for close up photos of an amazing amount of birds concentrated in a small area.

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I however, am limited by my slow focus, short lens, point and shoot camera…

For every zillion photos I take, I get maybe two or three decent, passable ones.

So..what to do with all those photos that don’t pass the muster..

Why throw them out..

Why not show them off…

Who are these birds in Blur?

Test your skills…answers a few posts from now.

 

Bird Blurs~

Do you know your birds in blur?

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2~

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3~

Test 3

4~

test 45~

test 5

6~

test 67~

test 78~

test 8

9~

test 9

Good luck.

We have been here in Ohio for almost two weeks..

More posts to come..and even a decent bird photo or two Smile

Thursday, May 19, 2011

We interrupt the New River Series…

Howdee all,

We interrupt the New River Birding and Nature Festival series to tell you where we are presently.

We left West Virginia after the festival on May 8th and traveled directly to Ohio for~

The Biggest Week in American Birding. FANFRIGANTASTIC!

We are staying at a campground very near Magee Marsh. We wake early most mornings to go birding.

Having a Super time  here!

I will blog about our experience next week most likely…

The birding is spectacular, the people are wonderful…

We were only supposed to stay here a week, and have extended our stay, we leave next Tuesday and head to Connecticut to visit family.

Sunset at the campground

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Happy Birding!

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

New River Day 5 ~High Country Heaven

Howdee all~

New River Birding and Nature Festival

High Country..a full day trip to High heaven...

The search for Bobolink

New River day 5_001There you are…silly little mechanical bird.. NRiver Day 5_024…Isn't it cute..

NRiver Day 5_020Check out this cool Video by Lang Elliot …

I love the song of the Bobolink

Flowers delicate and white…..

New River day 5_004New River day 5_008We walk a country road…and look around the ruins of an old home…for birds..

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Beautiful Pastoral landscape….

New River day 5_019I try to imagine what this property must have looked like in its prime….though,I find beauty in its decay..

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The skies look ominous…

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A handsome frog found while having lunch..

I think someone said this is a Leopard Frog..

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Flowers of the High Country..

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Trillium

New River day 5_040New River day 5_042May apple

New River day 5_058New River day 5_056Wood Betony ~

 thanks Heather for the ID

New River day 5_052Coltsfoot ~

Thanks Heather for the ID

New River day 5_061New River day 5_062Springtime unfolding…

New River day 5_050We stop for scenic views and an Eagles nest.

New River day 5_069The New River

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A wonderful way to finish our day~

Wine and dinner with new friends ~overlooking the river.

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Monday, May 16, 2011

New River Day 4 ~A trip called~Muddlety

Howdee all

~New River Birding and Nature Festival~

Trip to Muddlety

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Foggy~misty morning..

New River Day 4_001We search for birds..

New River Day 4_004A good morning of birding Smile

The lunch stop….peaceful

New River Day 4_005British Soldier LichenNew River Day 4_007Thanks Lynne for showing this to me New River Day 4_011

Dryads Saddle~ an edible when young! ~thanks Erik for the ID!

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New River Day 4_017Beaver activity..Yikes..very sharp teeth

New River Day 4_021New River Day 4_022A highlight of this trip

We climb a steep incline to hug a tree and take photos

New River Day 4_020The biggest Tulip Popular in West Virginia~no morels underneath..just people

~Five people around~

NEWR day 4_010Another walk…

New River Day 4_025While others look at birds..I find cattails and flies

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Dried Beauty..

New River Day 4_029Butterflies around Muddlety

New River Day 4_032Pipe vine Swallowtail

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A wonderful half day trip…

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Look who arrived for evening dinner…

The very famous Chet Baker if you aren't his facebook friend you should be!

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Another great day at

The New River Birding and Nature Festival