Male Red-winged Blackbird

Red-winged Blackbird Male

He has some females in his harem.  The nests are along the edge of the pond.  He is aggressive, flying close to my head.  I try to ignore him and do not search for the nests.  I stay on the trail.  I am using my Sigma 50 - 500 mm zoom lens.  It gives a comfortable, for the bird and me, working distance.  I can get frame filling shots without getting too close.

Red-winged Blackbird Male

I sometimes use the mono pod or I hand hold the camera.  It depends on whether I have enough time to set up.  

Red-winged Blackbird Male

Red-winged Blackbird Male

Red-winged Blackbird Male

I try to be careful.  I have read about these birds attacking humans at this time of year.

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Long-billed Thrasher

Long-billed Thrasher

It is the same tree in which I saw the cowbird.  I always look up there in case there is a bird perched.  That particular morning it was a Long-billed Thrasher.  I wish I would have had time to make a recording.  I am glad that I got the shot.

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Gray Treefrog Recording

Gray Treefrog

I heard a call at the frog pond the other morning.  It came in short bursts.  Each burst was a little like a trill.  There were two, answering one another.  I tried to find the nearest one but to no avail.  It stopped calling when I got too close.  The far one continued calling.

I had not been aware of this call previously.  I sent a short 17 sec excerpt to Merrill Tawes, Ashland University, who identified it as a gray treefrog.  Thanks for you help, Merrill.

Listen to the excerpt.  It is at the bottom of the page.

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Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow

These birds migrate from far to the south, maybe Central or South America.  They eat insects and fly over the pond darting after them.  They don't have blue feathers.  The feathers are iridescent which makes them look blue.  I think they are beautiful.

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Flowering Dogwood

Flowering Dogwood

I missed one day at Gorman last weekend and when I returned the flowering dogwood was blooming everywhere.  I have noticed more of these plants this year than I have in the past.  I think they are beautiful and am always looking for a way to photograph them.  This one particular morning we had sun but it was filtered by clouds making the light less specular.  I made several shots of this bloom as the light changed.  This was one of the earlier ones.  I liked the back light on the petals.  The light on the leaves leads my eye in the the distance.  It makes this image dynamic.  In some of the later shots I did not like the shapes of the shadows on the back of the petals.  That was the deciding factor in my picking this one.

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Stream Bed II

Stream Bed

The stream bed is lit like this at a certain time of the morning.  It only lasts a short time.  The sun moves behind two trees during this time and the trees cast shadows as you can see.

Stream Bed

I worked it a little, waiting on the sun to move the shadows.  I was thinking that I did not want the shadows in the center of the image.

Stream Bed

I captured these variations but then decided that I liked the first shot with the shadows best.  What do you think?

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Gray Catbird Song

Gray Catbird

I heard a gray catbird singing the other morning.  It was an extended song and so beautiful!  I recorded it and am making it available at my website, larrysimages.com.  This is a 33 sec excerpt for your enjoyment.  It is the one at the bottom of the page.

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