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Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

25 August 2011

There were so many Yellow-rumped Warblers (Myrtle ssp.) stopping over during migration on this day. They were everywhere… hopping on the ground, swarming the juniper, flitting though the oaks. A spectacle I look forward to each fall

Calidris muiri

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

Recurvirostra americana

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

A female Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) pauses in its fall migration as it forages through an autumn-colored berry bush.

Himantopus mexicanus

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

25 August 2011

The black skimmer inhabits coastal areas in Florida such as estuaries, beaches, and sandbars. Skimmers can be found from the coasts of the northeastern U.S., down to Mexico, and over to the Gulf Coast of Florida. Breeding range is from Southern California, down to Ecuador.

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

Limnodromus griseus

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

I got a bunch of crappy shots of this fellow, but I think it's a Pine. Yellow specs, white belly and under tail, and the tail looks good for a pine.

Calidris muiri

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

Owens Lake, Inyo County, California

24 August 2011

The falcon(s) chased the blue jays down the golf course, almost out of site. Then flew back to where the action was and where its sibling was.

I got two runs like this, this one started with the ballistic dive, The first picture was the fully collapsed wings and blurry. The first run ended with the fully collapsed wings and blurry.

There was so much light coming off him that I didn't realize it was a blue jay at first. The colour evaporated.

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