Digital Photography Tips – The Mansurovs
1Feb/102

Zone-tailed Hawk

I have been trying to get a good shot of a Zone-tailed Hawk for quite sometime now. For some reason, the ones I see are very shy and fly away as soon as they see me.

This guy took off right away, but flew over me for about 10 seconds before flying far away, so I was able to snap a couple of pictures of this beautiful bird:

Zone-tailed Hawk 2

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19Jan/106

Snowy Owl in Colorado!

As promised, here are some pics of the Snowy Owl that has migrated to Colorado this winter. Special thanks goes to our fellow birder and photographer Tom, who was kind enough to not only show me where the bird is, but also to drive me there before sunrise!

Snowy Owl on the Ground

Snowy Owl in Colorado

The pictures are not good, because it was very cold and we didn't spend much time waiting for a good opportunity...maybe next time! :)

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18Jan/100

Western Meadowlark

As I was coming back from Barr Lake, I was fortunate to capture this beautiful Western Meadowlark right at sunset:

Western Meadowlark

I definitely have to get out more! I have been spending so much time working on the website lately, that I haven't had a chance to get out and take pictures, with the exception of one trip last week with a fellow photographer and birder Tom, who was kind enough to show me where the Snowy Owl happens to be near Colorado Springs. I will post some pics of the Snowy Owl tomorrow.

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17Jan/1010

Bald Eagle

Captured this guy a couple of days ago on the way to Barr Lake State Park:

Bald Eagle

I was told that there is a big number of bald eagles near Barr Lake this year. I'm planning to drive there this weekend and take a long hike, with the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR lens.

14Jan/108

Best of 2009 – Birds

I had a hard time picking my favorites and I'm sure I didn't do a good job, but anyway - here are the non-raptor bird pics that I liked from 2009:

  1. Tricolored Heron 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  2. Mallard 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  3. Great-crested Flycatcher 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  4. Great Blue Heron 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  5. Caspian Tern with Fish 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  6. Brown Pelican 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  7. Black Skimmer 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  8. Pacific-slope Flycatcher triptych 1920x990 Widescreen Wallpaper

Tricolored Heron Mallard

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13Jan/102

Best of 2009 – Birds of Prey

I'm starting to upload the "Best of 2009" images for your pleasure :) I apologize that it took me so long, I just didn't have much time to go back and look through all the pictures. Hopefully you will like these - I'm providing them at high resolutions, so that you can use them as your desktop wallpapers.

More to come tomorrow!

  1. Rough-Legged Hawk 808x1200 Vertical Wallpaper
  2. Hawk Eating a Mouse 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  3. Harris's Hawk 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  4. Great Horned Owl 1920x1200 Widescreen Wallpaper
  5. Ferruginous Hawk 810x1200 Vertical Wallpaper

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Harris's Hawk
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31Dec/092

Greater Sage-Grouse

Caught this Greater Sage-Grouse in Yellowstone:

Greater Sage-Grouse

Captured with Nikon D300 and Nikon 200-400mm f/4.0 lens.

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30Dec/090

Caspian Tern in Action

Caspian tern in fish-catching action:

Caspian Tern in Action #1

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29Dec/094

Brown Pelican Dive

Brown pelican diving into the water from the same summer archive:

Brown Pelican Dive

Psst...Lola is preparing some sort of a "secret" recipe that she will be posting tomorrow, so stay tuned!

27Dec/092

Great Blue Heron in Flight

Dug this shot of a Great Blue Heron out of this summer's archives:

Great Blue Heron in Flight