Tdgraves less big year 2018

[xelas]

And judging by the fast pace in the USA, bird #300 is just around the corner !

[Tdgraves]

1 hour ago, xelas said:

And judging by the fast pace in the USA, bird #300 is just around the corner !

 

I haven't made a final count @xelas but I think you could be correct....

[Tdgraves]

 

We leave LA on 27th and make our way up the coast. My planned lunch stop also doubled as birding. There is an excellent beach restaurant here and it was jam packed on a Friday lunch time, so clearly a good choice. The first bird I saw was an acorn woodpecker, but I have better shots from another day.

 

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f 7.1, 1/800

 

 

255) Little blue heron

Edited June 9, 2018 by Tdgraves
typo

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f 7.1, 1/800

 

 

256) Black-necked stilt

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f 7.1, 1/1000

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f 8.0, 1/2000

 

 

257) Caspian tern

258) Elegant tern

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f 7.1, 1/1000

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f 7.1, 1/1250

 

 

259) Snowy egret

Edited June 9, 2018 by Tdgraves
missed photos

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f 8.0, 1/1600

 

 

260) Double-crested cormorant

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f 8.0, 1/2000

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

261) Brown pelican

Edited June 9, 2018 by Tdgraves
missed photos

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

 

262) Clark's grebe

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f 7.1, 1/1250

 

 

263) Canada goose

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/800

 

 

264) Rough-winged swallow

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f 7.1, 1/200

 

 

265) American crow

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/2500

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

266) California gull

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/2500

 

 

267) Western gull

[Tdgraves]

Goleta beach park, Santa Barbara, USA, 27/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f 8.0, 1/800

 

 

268) Great blue heron

[TonyQ]

Wow, this was a productive trip with lots of great additions. And lots I've never heard of!

[Soukous]

a productive trip @Tdgraves lots of new additions from the USA and many that we haven't seen posted before. The count is rising rapidly.

[Tdgraves]

A duplicate already - northern mockingbird

 

[Tdgraves]

The next day, as we travelled north, we went to Morro bay, renowned for sea otters. There were a few birds as well....

 

Morro Bay, California, USA, 28/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/2500, EV +1/3

 

 

269) Herring gull

Edited June 10, 2018 by Tdgraves
typo

[Tdgraves]

Morro Bay, California, USA, 28/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

 

270) White-crowned sparrow

[Tdgraves]

 

Morro Bay, California, USA, 28/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 320, f 7.1, 1/2000, EV +1/3

 

 

271) Ring-billed gull

[Tdgraves]

Big Sur, California, USA, 29/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 3200, f 6.3, 1/500

 

female

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 3200, f 6.3, 1/640

 

male

 

 

272) California quail

[Tdgraves]

Big Sur, California, USA, 29/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 2500, f 5.6, 1/1250

 

 

 

 

273) Chestnut-backed chickadee

[Tdgraves]

Big Sur, California, USA, 29/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

 

274) Turkey vulture

[Tdgraves]

Big Sur, California, USA, 29/4/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

 

275) American barn swallow