The above photo was made in low light at @30 feet, shooting
almost straight up with 400 mm lens, thus the absence of finer
details so often found/expected in easier to obtain photos
(rare; migrant; few in winter)
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER male from @20 feet
late March 2003, Stevens Park, Santa Barbara, CA
(migrant and winters)
The above photo was @12 feet, thus more detail noticeable
(resident; breeds)
This photo was from @25-30 feet, again looking upwards
ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD
At recently empty nest (fledged?) @ 30 meters
north of Foothill Bridge late March 2003
NORTHERN FLICKER
Female working on nest cavity (at left foot) in a
Western Sycamore along San Roque Creek April 2003