Uploads from Nick Chill Photography, tagged fauna, with geodata

Spotted Sandpiper

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:11:04 -0800

A spotted sandpiper in La Jolla, CA.

Lens: Sigma 150-500 mm f/5-6.3
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/1500 sec at f/6.7
ISO: 400

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Garden Spider

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:38:39 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

Black and yellow garden spider with meal.

Lens: Nikon 50mm f/1.4G
Focal Length: 50mm
Exposure: 1/125 sec
ISO: 100

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Red-winged Display

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:41:22 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A red-winged blackbird shows off for the local ladies. Shot from a kayak in Bessemer Lake, Pennsylvania.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/750 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 640

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Territorial Dispute

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:15:09 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

Osprey having a territorial dispute, at Lake Murray in San Diego, CA.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 250 mm
Exposure: 1/3000 sec at f/5.6
ISO: 640

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Green Heron In Too Deep

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:00:46 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A green heron stalks fish, in water up to its belly, in Bessemer Lake, Pennsylvania. I took this shot from my kayak. Moving as little as possible, trying to keep in range. I was thrilled to come across thiss scene and couldn't believe he put up with me as long as he did.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/750 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 500

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Sleepy Barn Owl

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:15:11 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A barn owls sleeps in the last hours of daylight, in Mission Trails Regional Park, California.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 800

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Heron Motion

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:18:23 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A great blue heron flies over a stream in Pennsylvania, giving a great blurred background of lush trees.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 220 mm
Exposure: 1/180 sec at f/5.6
ISO: 500

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Feeding Kite

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Sun, 13 May 2012 10:08:19 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A white-tailed kite, feeding on a rodent in Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/350 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 800

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Silent Stalker | Desktop Wallpaper Calendar | May 2012

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:28:04 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

For my May 2012 free desktop wallpaper calendar I chose this image of a great blue heron (ardea herodias) silently hunting prey in Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania.

Learn how to download different sizes at:
nickchill.com/2012/05/desktop-wallpaper-calendar-may/

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Peregrine at the Lake | National Wildlife Photo Challenge, Please Vote

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:00:14 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

Please, take a moment to vote for my photo: www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/National-Wildlife/Flickr-P...

It has been chosen as a finalist in the National Wildlife Photo Challenge.

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Seal Sneeze

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:57:59 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A harbor seal post-sneeze, in La Jolla, CA. A member of the seal colony inhabiting Casa Beach (aka the Children's Pool) which is being threatened with removal. SaveSanDiegoSeals.com

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 250

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Devilishly Handsome Waxwing

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:33:44 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

Cedar Waxwings have such a handsome appearance. Those silky soft tones, and the splash of color on the wings and tail. Not to mention the Zoro like mask.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/750 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 800

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Silent Appreciation

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:39:54 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A lesser goldfinch bowing its head in Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, California.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 1000

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Almost There

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:28:32 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

An Osprey extends its impressive talons, as it comes in for a landing at Lake Murray, San Diego, California. I would hate to be on the other end of those talons.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 350 mm
Exposure: 1/2000 sec at f/6.0
ISO: 640

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Flocking Waxwings

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:51:54 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A group of Cedar Waxwings in flight. Santee, CA. Notice the different birds captured in the various stages of rapid wing flaps, followed by a rocket like streamlining of their bodies.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 290 mm
Exposure: 1/1500 sec at f/6.0
ISO: 400

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Bathing Peregrine

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:03:01 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A Peregrine Falcon gets its feet wet in the waters of Lake Murray, in La Mesa, CA. What a surprise it was to see this peregrine I had been watching suddenly fly down and walk into the water. This is a follow up to my previous photo of the peregrine standing on shore.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/750 sec at f/6.7
ISO: 320

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Peregrine at the Lake

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:05:00 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A Peale's Peregrine Falcon on the shores of Lake Murray, in Mission Trails Regional Park, San Diego, CA.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/750 sec at f/6.7
ISO: 320

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Kingfisher Fro

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 09:05:32 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A beautiful female Belted Kingfisher, Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA.
You can tell it's a female by the stylish brown belt across the belly.

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 500 mm
Exposure: 1/1500 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 400

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Waxwing and Berries

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:19:10 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

One more photo from my series of Cedar Waxwings (I'll post more, later).
A handsome cedar waxwing eyes his favorite treat, some red choke berries.

More photos and story: nickchill.com/2012/03/cedar-waxwings-handsome-hungry/

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 400 mm
Exposure: 1/750 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 640

20120308-837-D300s

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Departing with Breakfast

nobody@flickr.com (Nick Chill Photography) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:12:59 -0700

Nick Chill Photography posted a photo:

A cedar waxwing takes flight after plucking a choke berry from a bush. Santee, CA.
Another image from my series of waxwings from Santee.

More photos and story: nickchill.com/2012/03/cedar-waxwings-handsome-hungry/

Lens: Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM
Focal Length: 380 mm
Exposure: 1/750 sec at f/6.3
ISO: 640

20120308-763-D300s

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