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15 Monday Jan 2024

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Today in west central Missouri:

Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/800. ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/800. ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/800. ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/800. ISO 1600, 400 mm.

And a little later:

Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/250. ISO 200, 400 mm.

Previously:

Currently 4° F (January 13, 2024)

Single digit diner (January 13, 2024)

Currently -8° F, wind chill -22° F (January 14, 2024)

We’re having a heat wave… (January 15, 2023)

We’re having a heat wave…

15 Monday Jan 2024

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Yeah, right.

Currently -6° F, wind chill -21° F.

This morning:

White-throated Sparrow. Zonotrichia albicollis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/800, ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Previously:

Currently 4° F (January 13, 2024)

Single digit diner (January 13, 2024)

Currently -8° F, wind chill -22° F (January 14, 2024)

Single digit diner

13 Saturday Jan 2024

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This afternoon in west central Missouri:

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 8.0, 1/500, ISO 400, 400 mm.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 8.0, 1/500, ISO 400, 400 mm.

Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 8.0, 1/500, ISO 400, 400 mm.

Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 8.0, 1/500, ISO 400, 400 mm.

“Squabbling”
Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 8.0, 1/500, ISO 400, 400 mm.

And like a scene from a movie, dozens stayed back on nearby tree branches, watching and waiting:

Cedar Waxwing. Bombycilla cedorum.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 9.0, 1/640 ISO 800, 400 mm.

Cedar Waxwing. Bombycilla cedorum.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 9.0, 1/640 ISO 800, 400 mm.

Cedar Waxwing. Bombycilla cedorum.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 10.0, 1/800 ISO 800, 400 mm.

Cedar Waxwing. Bombycilla cedorum.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 9.0, 1/800, ISO 800, 400 mm.

Previously:

Currently 4° F (January 13, 2024)