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= Storm Chases & Shoots of April 2013 =



Location: Paradise (Private land), Northern Ford County, Kansas

Shoot type: Wildlife
# of images: 0
Synopsis: Species photographed included Western Kingbird, Chipping Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Dowitcher sp., Baird's Sandpiper, Horned Lark




Location: Horsethief Reservoir, Hodgeman County, Kansas

Shoot type: Wildlife
# of images: 2
Synopsis: Species photographed included Eastern Kingbird, Tree Swallow, a small group of Double-crested Cormorants in flight, Horned Lark, and an American Kestrel feeding on its recent kill.




Location: My backyard

Shoot type: Wildlife
# of images: 2
Synopsis: A rare late-April snowstorm allowed for unique opportunity of photographing American Goldfinches and Harris's Sparrows in their breeding plumage.




Location: near St. Francis, Kansas

Shoot type: Storm Chase
# of images: 3
Synopsis: After debating two target areas, I made a late decision to head northwest toward my northern target around Goodland, KS. I arrived on-scene of a supercell northwest of Goodland in the early evening, but the supercell structure did not last all that long and evolved into a non-supercell severe storm with some other storms forming around it toward sunset.




Location: From near LaCrosse to near Great Bend, Kansas

Shoot type: Storm Chase
# of images: 7
Synopsis: This was the first storm chase of the season. I ran into 2-inch diameter hail west of LaCrosse, but the best images of the chase came from later on as the storm entered Barton County. I got some pretty good images of the storm structure from behind in nice sunset light.




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