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Red-tailed Hawk Juvenile

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Red-tailed Hawk Juvenile

The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk Juvenile was taken at The New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, NY. The picture of this Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I was very fortunate to be able to share part of the most beautiful fall Sunday at the New York Botanical Gardens in full fall foliage with this very accommodating juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk. It felt like he would have even shared his squirrel lunch with me if that was to my liking.


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Brown Creeper

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Brown Creeper
The picture of this Brown Creeper was taken in Central Park in New York City in the Rambles. The picture of this Brown Creeper was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I have never been able to get a picture of the Brown Creeper before and this little guy just flew onto the tree right in front of me and began is ascent. The rambles is usually a really dark area and this was a very overcast day. I am very grateful to have the better beamer attached to my flash in order to capture a picture such as this.

American Coot

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American Coot
The picture of this American Coot was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this American Coot was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I took this picture at the blind on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay. There were many different water birds at the East Pond this past weekend.

Dark-eyed Juncos

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Dark-eyed Junco
The picture of this pair of Dark-eyed Juncos was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this pair of Dark-eyed Juncos was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

One of the major joys of visiting and taking pictures at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge is the abundance and variety of birds all year round. I do like having the pair of Dark-eyed Junco birds because of the shapes it creates in the picture and how it really enhances the depth of field.

Green-winged Teal

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Green-winged Teal
The picture of this Green-winged Teal was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Green-winged Teal was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm

I spent this past Saturday and Sunday at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge where there was lots of activity wtih many types of birds. There were a large variety of ducks and waterbirds, many Hawks and lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers and Kinglets. The fall foliage was spectacular in the clear crisp cool weather.

Carolina Wren

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Carolina Wren

The picture of this Carolina Wren was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Carolina Wren was taken with my CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I have been trying to get a picture of the Carolina Wren for sometime. The Carolina Wren is a very nervous bird and I finally was able to get this capture at the blind at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Center for the mere moment he landed on this branch.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

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Yellow-rumped Warbler
The picture of this Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge.The picture of this was taken with my CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash. There were so many Yellow-rumped Warblers around and about in New York City, it was such a pleasure to have so many great photo ops.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

The picture of this Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Yellow-rumped Warbler was taken with my CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I have never seen so many Yellow-rumped Warblers in one day as I did at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge this past Saturday giving me lots of photo ops. I have read reports all over the city of the large numbers of migrating Yellow-rumped Warblers. They are nicknamed “butter butt” for obvious reasons.

Turkey Vulture

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Turkey Vulture

The picture of this Turkey Vulture was taken near New Paltz, New York. The picture of this Turkey Vulture was taken with my CANON EOS7D with the CANON 100-400mm lens.

What a thrill it is to see large birds seamlessly riding the thermals on a clear crisp fall day. And it is quite the challenge to capture them when they are usually flying very high and spend only seconds in close proximity.