Carpe Lumen Photoblog

A male example of pretty much our most common backyard visitor. We’ve begun to pick out individual traits and name the ones that return regularly.

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Focal Length:400mm | Shutter speed:1/500 | Aperture:ƒ/8Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | Shooting Date: May 9, [...]

I’ve never seen such timid doves as the mourning doves that frequent our backyard. One hint of a human through a window and they are off…

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Focal Length:220mm | Shutter speed:1/400 | Aperture:ƒ/8Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | Shooting Date: May [...]

Our boy is back… trying to dry out in the sun.

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Focal Length:350mm | Shutter speed:1/500 | Aperture:ƒ/8Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | Shooting Date: May 9, 2009, 1:19 pm

Another of our most common yard birds (NOT the band)… the chipping sparrow. We’ve had babies AND parents this year, but have no idea where the nest is.

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Focal Length:400mm | Shutter speed:1/500 | Aperture:ƒ/8Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi | Shooting [...]