Twelve-Years Ago Today. World Life List #276. Balloch, Scotland.
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Observed while on a Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage field trip in Balloch, Scotland. Image reprocessed using Topaz AI (super focus). More images of European Herring Gulls are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus). Balloch, Scotland. Image taken with a Nikon N1V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens. Image reprocessed in 2025 with Topaz AI (super focus)
Eighteen-Years Ago Today. World Life List #58. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli). Observed during a walk in Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. While working part time in Boulder, I would spend time in Rocky Mountain National Park almost every weekend. It gave me a chance to try out various camera/lens combinations to capture images of the wildlife in the park.
Mountain Chickadee. Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens + 1.4x teleconverter.
Eighteen-Years Ago Today. World Life List #59. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) hiding in an Aspen tree. Observed during a walk in Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. While working part time in Boulder, I would spend time in Rocky Mountain National Park almost every weekend. It gave me a chance to try out various camera/lens combinations to capture images of the wildlife in the park. For this image I used a Nikon D2xs camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens. I have more images of Yellow-rumped Warblers in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens.
Sixteen-Years Ago Today. World Life #137. Bodega Bay, California.
Several Brandt’s Cormorants (Urile penicillatus) along with a Brown Pelican and unidentified Gull on a guano covered rock. Viewed from Carmel beach north of Bodega Bay on the Sonoma coast of California. Gone to See America 2009 road trip.
Brant’s Cormorants. Carmel Beach, Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens.
Eighteen-Years Ago Today. World Lift List #56. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) on top of a tree. Morning visit to Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. Additional images of Clark’s Nutcrackers are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Clark’s Nutcracker. Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens + 1.4x teleconverter.
Eighteen-Years Ago Today. World Lift List #57. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) on top of a pine tree. Apparently, the “crossed bill” at the front of its beak helps the bird remove seeds from conifer cones. The females are yellow (or green) and the males are red. This female Red Crossbill was viewed during a morning visit to Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. Additional images of both male and female Red Crossbills are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Red Crossbill in Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with TC-E 1.4 teleconverter (ISO 100, 280 mm, f/4, 1/750 sec).
I set my Birdfy Hummingbird feeder out a month ago and didn’t get any hits on the Birdy phone app. I had been changing the sugar solution regularly. Today, I noticed that the Birdfy cameras were not online. The solar charging panel was connected, however the last several days have been cloudy and raining so the system probably wasn’t getting charged. I had hoped that the internal battery would have held a charge for longer. I recharged the system via the USB-C port. Within a couple of hours, a hummingbird was detected and had its picture taken. The Birdfy AI bird identification was incorrect. It thought the hummingbird was an Allen’s hummingbird that only lives on the west coast (Oregon, California, and Mexico). This was definitely a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird. Other images of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Image taken by a Birdfy hummingbird feeder camera.
I am a scientist by training (Eckerd College, BSc; Caltech, Ph.D.). I worked for 27 years as a Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Industry developing processes to manufacture medicines for human and animal health. I now spend my time as a photographer and world traveler. My interests include the natural world, wildlife, landscapes, sky, and seascapes, travel, and astrophotography. I look for unique ways of viewing the world and presenting my images. I have traveled to over 55 countries in six continents, often on Semester at Sea voyages. While at home in New Jersey, I spend time observing and photographing the plants and animals while expanding a wildflower garden/meadow in the backyard. When the sky is clear, I have telescopes viewing the night sky.
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