Last Saturday, I went to Waneta to do birding with a small group led by Paul Prappas and Carolee Colter. It was frustrating and exhilarating.
Frustrating because the birds they were viewing were almost always small and distant and so not particularly suitable for pictures (but satisfactory for a good scope).
Exhilarating because there were many birds that I had not seen before, or had only rarely photographed. It just shows what you can learn from a good birder.
I start and end with birds that I had photographed before, but rarely.
Here is a picture of the Western Meadowlark taken eight years ago. It is included just to show the front of the bird. It was photographed near the place of the next shot.
Here is Saturday’s Western Meadowlark mainly showing its backside.
An unexpected delight was a hard-to-spot, singing Nashville Warbler.
And a Vesper Sparrow posed for a long time.
As well as the occasionally photographed Western Bluebird. Photo by Dorothy Fraser.
Nice photos. It was a good day of birding. Yes, the distant views can be frustrating, but that area is always worth revisiting. Really like that Vesper Sparrow shot.