Acknowledgements

A blog made with pictures, broken English and my vague "castellano" language.

Thanks Brian Hua for pushing me to make this blog. Work hard Brian...

This little mountain (about 10.000 Ha, 25.000 acres) call Sierra de Carrascoy, is where I grew up. How can you place the mountain in the world, HERE. My father used to work in a big farm on this mountain, so I had the chance to explore what was going on in these hillsides.


Este blog lo actualizo según la vida (trabajo, familia, etc...) me va dejando tiempo, por tanto irregularmente.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

CALIFORNIA BIRDS IV: 222 2nd street


How many different species of birds can you see in your yard?

 Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica), September 2010.
EOS 40D + 300 mm f4 (1/250, f4, ISO 500, spot).
There are at least 5 of these guys in the yard. They are in the yard because the oak tree and the acorns that fall over the ground. We can see them picking up the acorns and burying it. They also pick up dry leaves to hide the acorns in the ground. The winter season is close!!!

 Tree Squirrels (Sciurus niger), September 2010.
EOS 40D + 300 mm f4 (1/50, f4, ISO 500, -0.3, pattern)
- Please, make yourself confortable, I think is time to have a talk with you.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius), April 2010.
EOS 7D + 300 mm f4 (1/125, f4, ISO 500, pattern)

Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) eating aphids, November 2009.
EOS 40D + 70-300 mm f5.6 (1/320, f10, ISO 400, center weight average)

Hermit Thrust (Catharus guttatus), April 2010.
EOS 7D + 300 mm f4 (1/50, f4, ISO 800, pattern)

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna), November 2009.
EOS 40D + 70-300 mm f5.6 (1/80, f5.6, ISO 300, center weight average)

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata), November 2009.
EOS 40D + 70-300 mm f5.6 (1/125, f5.6, ISO 400, pattern)

Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), March 2010.
EOS 40D + 300 mm f4 + 1.4 extender (1/200, f5.6, ISO 320, -0.3, pattern)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), January 2010.
EOS 40D + 70-300 mm f5.6 (1/500, f5.6, ISO 300, -0.3, spot)

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula), March 2010.
EOS 40D + 300 mm f4 + 1.4 extender (1/160, f5.6, ISO 200, center weight average)
White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys), March 2010.
EOS 40D + 300 mm f4 + 1.4 extender (1/100, f5.6, ISO 200, pattern)

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