tdgraves big year 2022 - here's hoping it's (all) better!

[TonyQ]

That must have been a difficult trip, sorry to hear about your mother in law, and to follow with Covid

[Tdgraves]

thanks @TonyQ

[PeterHG]

Also sorry to hear about your mother-in-law. I understand that the COVID timing could have been worse, but it was still very inconveniënt to say the least. I do hope you have fully recovered. The effects can linger for a long time with some.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @PeterHG certainly better than the first time. I would say that it is not “just a cold” but more like the flu. The first time I was really unwell for two weeks, with 6 weeks following that of severe myalgia and fatigue and then another 10 months or so of not being quite right. So COVID-22 seems to be much better than COVID-19!

[Kitsafari]

@Tdgraves Sorry to hear about your mother in law - my belated condolences to your husband and his family.

and sorry to hear about your 2nd covid illness. milder as it may be, but it got you stuck and isolated for 10 days which must had been quite a bother. 

 

yay good to hear about the return of the tawny owl!

 

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @Kitsafari

[Peter Connan]

Beautiful photos!

 

Sorry to hear about your mother-in-law, your operatiin and the covid! Hope you don't have any long-term effects.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @Peter Connanall improving, so fingers crossed!

[Galana]

Catching up on some great additions and also your troubles and tribulations of the last few months so which commiserations.

Great to see your 'resident' Tawnys are back and that you have nailed a couple of lifers.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @Galana

[Tdgraves]

I have just discovered that I have posted a woodpigeon twice, so this is to correct the count

 

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/3200

 

7T4A0647a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

253 again) Black-necked stilt

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/3200

 

7T4A0649a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

254) American avocet

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1250

 

7T4A0642a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

255) American barn swallow

[Tdgraves]

And I have inadvertently found a lifer - thought it was a duplicate barn swallow action shot at the time!

 

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2000

 

7T4A0629a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

256) Cliff swallow

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/4000

 

7T4A0636a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

257) Eared grebe

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/3200

 

7T4A0654a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

258) Common goldeneye

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1250

 

7T4A0625a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

259) Greater scaup

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/3200, EV +1

 

7T4A0677a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

260) Rufous hummingbird (probably)

[Tdgraves]

Another lifer

 

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/4000

 

7T4A0639a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

261) Greater yellowlegs

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2500

 

7T4A0617a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

262) Sanderling

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2500

 

7T4A0613a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

263) Dunlin

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/2500

 

7T4A0667a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

264) Western sandpipers

[Tdgraves]

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/5000

 

7T4A0656a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

265) California gull

[Tdgraves]

And we end on another inadvertent lifer

 

Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco, USA, 15/4/22

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/3200

 

7T4A0615a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

266) Least sandpiper

[PeterHG]

The Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge delivered a good variety of birds!