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Location: Scott State Lake, KS
Shoot type: Wildlife
# of images: 1 | Synopsis: My primary objective was to photograph two rare birds that had been observed the day before: Pygmy Nuthatch and Pacific Wren. I was unable to find both species, but I did get some nice shots of a Harris's Sparrow foraging in a unique acrobatic posture, so not all was lost!
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Location: Salt Plains NWR & Quivira NWR
Shoot type: Wildlife
# of images: 23 | Synopsis: I started off this shoot at sunrise in the observation blind at Salt Plains NWR. The Sandhill Cranes were a bit more distant from the blind than where they landed the night before, but the more distant scenes were still very nice. I then photographed from my beanbag along the auto tour route, seeing a number of songbirds. After that, I drove to Quivira NWR for a late afternoon shoot which was somewhat productive with a very nice sunset and an abundance of Snow Geese in the backlight.
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Location: Salt Plains NWR, Oklahoma
Shoot type: Wildlife
# of images: 18 | Synopsis: This was my first ever visit to this refuge, and my emphasis was on Sandhill Cranes which typically roost in a fairly large bay on the north side of the refuge. Along Eagle Roost Trail is an observation blind on the northeast edge of the bay, which is a fairly good spot to observe and photograph cranes (and other birds) from. I had fairly good backlight at sunset, which was the primary emphasis of this shoot.
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Location: Clark State Lake, Kansas
Shoot type: Wildlife
# of images: 4 | Synopsis: During this late afternoon shoot, I photographed several species of sparrows, including a late Lincoln's Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, and Harris's Sparrow -- all of which below the dam.
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Location: My backyard
Shoot type: Wildlife
# of images: 5 | Synopsis: This was a spontaneous shoot as I noticed an unusual bird flitting around the brush pile in my backyard. Sure enough, it was a Rock Wren which hung around for about an hour or so. I managed to get some fairly close shots of the bird as I snuck up on it with my 600mm lens which I had just got back from the shop.
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Location: Quivira NWR
Shoot type: Wildlife
# of images: 1 | Synopsis: This shoot was not too terribly successful, as I was without my 600mm lens since it was in the shop being repaired after the auto-focus motor failed on my during the Douglas County shoot. Nevertheless, I had 20 Whooping Cranes this morning, all of which distant at least a quarter mile away. The best images of this morning shoot were of a fairly up-close and eye-level Red-tailed Hawk.
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