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Some of my favorite photos from July

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Amanda who is a biologist & her husband Paul were kind enough to let me tag along on one of her endangered Mexican Spotted Owl Surveys (Thank you!!!). I will be the first to admit I stink at photographing anything with feathers, but the real joy came from the nesting pair being successful with this youngin. I was so caught up taking pictures trying to get it right when I look over at a birder named Matt who also tagged along on the trip and there he was standing with his mouth agape 100% mesmerized by what was taking place in front of him. I stopped clicking then so I too could really SEE the mother owl retrieve the mouse and take it to the baby. I feel very lucky to have been a part of this. This baby needs to fight to make it as the survival rate is very low for baby Mexican Spotted Owls.

 

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Monsoons are definitely present in Southern Arizona.

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A water bug closeup. I was actually to surprised to see what they look like up close.

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Paul pointed out this beautifully camouflaged Canyon Tree Frog.

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The dove is nesting above an alligator enclosure. Not the smartest idea.

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I believe this is a Sierran Tree Frog, but I've most often heard it called a Chorus Tree Frog.

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Yikes! He was calm for awhile, but then got grumpy.

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California King Snake on the water's edge.

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Adorable family of masked bandits in a palm tree outside a local golf course. They were young and tolerant of my picture taking :)

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Someday I will take an excellent elk picture, but for now I get to practice on the Salt River horses.

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Nice blue eye on this young one.

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Very cool pictures and very awesome you got to tag along with Amanda! Looks like quite the adventure.

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Christina, you certainly are getting pretty good at this. Thanks for posting. I think it's neat to watch the Salt River horses put their heads under the water and pull up grass or seaweed. Reminds me of watching moose on tv. :)

 

TJ

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Amazing pictures! Those tree frogs are stunning.

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Awesome pictures!

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Cool pics. What is your camera set up?

I've got two now both Cannon. EOS Rebel T3 and EOS Rebel T5i. I will either have the 75-300mm or 100-400 mm lens on almost always since I like closeups.

 

When you start getting into cameras better than this they are heavier and bulkier, and weight makes a difference since I carry one with me always when I'm outdoors.

 

I'm learning the big lens now. It was kicking my butt because of the weight and I don't use a tripod. The better I get at controlling camera shake carries right over to my bow and shooting.

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Do you have the IS Lenses?

Yes my long lenses have IS which i believe only works when you are in auto focus mode (at least with the 75-300 I know IS doest work when manually focusing). I'm almost always manually focusing.

 

Guess I could go read the manual on the big lens...yuck

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Great pics naturegirl!

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Cool pics. What is your camera set up?

I've got two now both Cannon. EOS Rebel T3 and EOS Rebel T5i. I will either have the 75-300mm or 100-400 mm lens on almost always since I like closeups.

 

When you start getting into cameras better than this they are heavier and bulkier, and weight makes a difference since I carry one with me always when I'm outdoors.

 

I'm learning the big lens now. It was kicking my butt because of the weight and I don't use a tripod. The better I get at controlling camera shake carries right over to my bow and shooting.

 

My 15 year old daughter wanted a good camera so last Christmas I got her a Nikon D3300 DSLR with the 18-55mm lens. This year she is taking a dual credit class (high school/college) in photography to start learning the ropes. Then I get to buy her more lenses so it looks like the 75-300mm will be my next purchase.

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