So many birds, so little time...
Volcan San Pedro, Lago Atitlan, GuatemalaWow, where to begin?!?... There have been SO many rapid fire adventures, that I'm faced with the dilemma of continuing to soak these up or skipping some so I can stop and blog about them. hmmm.... having an adventure or simply writing about one.... ;p
I've still not written about my adventure up the Volcano in Guatemala, not to mention the stories from San Diego I never got to.
Reddish Egret digiscoped @ Galveston FeatherFest
Then there are numerous images and stories from Galveston FeatherFest 2 weeks ago, and even more from St. Augustine's unique Birding & FotoFest as well. This story includes exciting rare birds like a Brown Booby....
immature Brown Booby digiscoped w Leica APO Televid & C-Lux 2...interesting resident species like Barred Owls...
Barred Owl digiscoped at Guana SP, Vilano Beach, FL, April '08
Great Egret feedong chick, digiscoped April '08 St. Augustine
However, it's the peak of migration and time is at a premium. Yesterday, I flew like a bird from Florida to California. Today I found myself amidst a valley full of Cassin's Vireos and Chestnut-backed Chickadees (yet another adventure worthy of writing about), and I'm scheduled to guide 2 different walks tomorrow. The first begins at 8 AM the last ends at 8:30 PM! Another absolutely full day.
'tis the nature of the beast, I'm afraid. No one ever said this birding would be easy. Eventually, I will get all of these stories written but I may have to wait for migration to end first!
posted by Jeff Bouton at
10:07 PM
3 Comments:
Ah, the new APO Televid... Unfortunately I could not find one anywhere after they were announced several months ago and had to go with another model. But the image quality of your pictures is absolutely improved. Very nice.
BW,
You are right that you couldn't find one because there still are none to find. Prototypes exist in Europe but we've yet to see one here in the US unfortunately. These shots are still shot through my beloved old APO Televid 77 just imagine what I'll be able to do with the new scope when I get my hands on it! ;p
Now that working prototypes exist there is a new forecasted introduction date of August 2008! Sorry, you weren't able to wait.
Duuude. I feel your pain. I'm trying to figure out how to write about my trip to snowy Michigan three weeks ago, in between all the gorgeous warblers and spring flowers. Yeah, can they just slow migration down for us? It all comes too fast.
Your rockpiper post is ravishing!! Thanks for those gorgeous birds. I love surfbirds and Wandering Tattlers, and the harbor seals are precious.
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