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Winter Visitors

13 Saturday Dec 2025

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A few moments of distraction – of sorts – yesterday in west central Missouri:

Tufted Titmouse.
Parus bicolor.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/80, ISO 800, 600 mm.

A flitty little one, never still.

Cedar Waxwing.
Bombycilla cedorum.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/2000, ISO 800, 600 mm.

Shy.

Dark-eyed Junco.
Junco hyemalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.

All about the meal.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.

The same.

In the snow

10 Friday Jan 2025

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This morning in west central Missouri:

Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/160, ISO 800, 600 mm.

Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/160, ISO 800, 600 mm.

Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.

Cardinal. Cardinalus cardinalus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/259, ISO 800, 600 mm.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/250, ISO 800, 600 mm.

House Sparrow. Passer domesticus
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600 mm.
f 6.3, 1/250, ISO 800, 600 mm.

They have been, they are, they will be…

07 Friday Jun 2024

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This evening in west central Missouri:

Grackle. Quiscalus Qusicula.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 9.0, 1/160, ISO 800, 483 mm.

House Finch. Carpodacus mexicanus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 9.0, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.

House Sparrow (female) . Passer domesticus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 9.0, 1/200, ISO 800, 600 mm.

Cardinal (female). Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 10.0, 1/160, ISO 800, 552 mm.

Red-bellied Woodpecker (female). Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600,
F 10/0, 1/160, ISO 800, 600 mm.

Knock on wood

12 Sunday May 2024

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This afternoon, in west central Missouri:

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
F 6.3, 1/320, ISO 400, 600 mm.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
F 6.3, 1/500, ISO 400, 600 mm.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
F 6.3, 1/640, ISO 400, 552 mm.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, Tamron 150-600.
F 6.3, 1/640, ISO 400, 500 mm.

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.

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Breakfast Club

14 Wednesday Apr 2021

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This morning in west central Missouri:

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/400, ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/500, ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/320, ISO 1600, 400 mm.

This week

19 Friday Feb 2021

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In west central Missouri:

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/500. ISO 200, 400 mm.

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/500. ISO 200, 400 mm.

Starling. Sturnus vulgaris.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/640. ISO 1600, 400 mm.

Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/1250, ISO 400, 400 mm.

Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/2000. ISO 400, 400 mm.

Cardinal. Cardinalis cardinalis.
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/2000. ISO 400, 400 mm.

Dark-eyed Junco. Junco hyemalis
Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III.
F 5.6, 1/1250, ISO 400, 400 mm.

Checking out the neighborhood

07 Friday Aug 2020

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This morning in west central Missouri:

Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus. Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III. F 5.6, 1/80. ISO 800, 400 mm.
Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus. Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III. F 5.6, 1/160. ISO 1600, 400 mm.
Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus. Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III. F 5.6, 1/160. ISO 1600, 400 mm.
Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus. Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III. F 5.6, 1/200. ISO 1600, 400 mm.
Red-bellied Woodpecker. Melanerpes carolinus. Canon 5D III, 2.8 70-200 mm, 2x III. F 5.6, 1/160. ISO 1600, 400 mm.