2022-06-23 Muncho Lake Through Toad River
38 Photos
Surf Scoter & White-Winged Scoter((Melanitta perspicillata) & (Melanitta deglandi)) |
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Description: While it was the rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge that drew me into the arena to take photos, I was delighted to discover the seven White-Winged Scoters in their company. It was my first meeting with them. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 9:54 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/320 |
File Name: MixedScoters_8503343-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Surf Scoter & White-Winged Scoter((Melanitta perspicillata) & (Melanitta deglandi)) |
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Description: While it was the rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge that drew me into the arena to take photos, I was delighted to discover the seven White-Winged Scoters in their company. It was my first meeting with them. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:00 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/250 |
File Name: MixedScoters_8503417-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata) |
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Description: Prior to this meeting with these rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge, All my encounters were in saltwater environs. But here, in the Northern Canadian Rockies is where they come to breed. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 9:51 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/640 |
File Name: SurfScoter_8503275-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata) |
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Description: Prior to this meeting with these rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge, All my encounters were in saltwater environs. But here, in the Northern Canadian Rockies is where they come to breed. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 9:52 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/320 |
File Name: SurfScoter_8503300-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata) |
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Description: Prior to this meeting with these rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge, All my encounters were in saltwater environs. But here, in the Northern Canadian Rockies is where they come to breed. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 9:56 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/500 |
File Name: SurfScoter_8503358-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata) |
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Description: Prior to this meeting with these rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge, All my encounters were in saltwater environs. But here, in the Northern Canadian Rockies is where they come to breed. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:01 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/400 |
File Name: SurfScoter_8503433-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata) |
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Description: Prior to this meeting with these rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge, All my encounters were in saltwater environs. But here, in the Northern Canadian Rockies is where they come to breed. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:02 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/400 |
File Name: SurfScoter_8503461-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Surf Scoter(Melanitta perspicillata) |
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Description: Prior to this meeting with these rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge, All my encounters were in saltwater environs. But here, in the Northern Canadian Rockies is where they come to breed. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:10 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/400 |
File Name: SurfScoter_8503605-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tennessee Warbler(Leiothlypis peregrina) |
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Description: While it was the rafting scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge that drew me into the arena to take photos, I couldn’t resist attempts to collect images of the other birds there, like this Tennessee Warbler. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:20 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/400 |
File Name: TennesseeWarbler_8503864-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:04 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/640 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503480-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:06 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/800 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503504-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:07 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503516-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:09 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503546-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:09 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503581-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:10 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503592-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:11 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503626-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:13 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503669-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:13 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503683-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:13 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503695-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:13 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503702-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:13 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503707-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:14 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503763-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:14 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503781-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:15 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503821-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Trumpeter Swan(Cygnus buccinator) |
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Description: I’ve enjoyed seeing nesting Trumpeter Swans before, but never as near as they were on the lake at the Toad River Lodge. I was treated to a lengthy pair-bonding ritual by these great birds. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:25 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: TrumpeterSwan_8503887-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Winged Scoter(Melanitta deglandi) |
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Description: While it was the rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge that drew me into the arena to take photos, I was delighted to meet my first White-Winged Scoters that were in their company. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 9:58 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/320 |
File Name: WhiteWingScoter_8503385-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Winged Scoter(Melanitta deglandi) |
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Description: While it was the rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge that drew me into the arena to take photos, I was delighted to meet my first White-Winged Scoters that were in their company. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 9:58 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/320 |
File Name: WhiteWingScoter_8503389-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Winged Scoter(Melanitta deglandi) |
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Description: While it was the rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge that drew me into the arena to take photos, I was delighted to meet my first White-Winged Scoters that were in their company. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 9:59 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/320 |
File Name: WhiteWingScoter_8503395-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Winged Scoter(Melanitta deglandi) |
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Description: While it was the rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge that drew me into the arena to take photos, I was delighted to meet my first White-Winged Scoters that were in their company. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:06 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/400 |
File Name: WhiteWingScoter_8503494-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
White-Winged Scoter(Melanitta deglandi) |
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Description: While it was the rafting Surf Scoters on the lake at the Toad River Lodge that drew me into the arena to take photos, I was delighted to meet my first White-Winged Scoters that were in their company. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 10:10 |
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Location:
Toad River |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/400 |
File Name: WhiteWingScoter_8503604-ToadRiver.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ducklings(Unknown Species) |
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Description: I’d stopped at this location during my trip north, and now two weeks later, I wanted to see if there were any new players. These ducklings told me there were dabbling ducks here, possibly Mallards. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 12:07 |
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Location:
Summit Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/640 |
File Name: Ducklings_8503950-SummitLakeArea.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tennessee Warbler(Leiothlypis peregrina) |
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Description: I’d stopped at this location during my trip north, and now two weeks later, I wanted to see if there were any new players. Tennessee Warblers were still here singing up a storm. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 11:58 |
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Location:
Summit Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/640 |
File Name: TennesseeWarbler_8503927-SummitLakeArea.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tennessee Warbler(Leiothlypis peregrina) |
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Description: I’d stopped at this location during my trip north, and now two weeks later, I wanted to see if there were any new players. Tennessee Warblers were still here singing up a storm. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 13:05 |
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Location:
Summit Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/50 |
File Name: TennesseeWarbler_8504022-SummitLakeArea.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Snipe(Gallinago delicata) |
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Description: I’d stopped at this location during my trip north, and now two weeks later, I wanted to see if there were any new players. There were still snipe in the neighborhood. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 12:36 |
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Location:
Summit Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/500 |
File Name: WilsonsSnipe_8503987-SummitLakeArea.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Snipe(Gallinago delicata) |
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Description: I’d stopped at this location during my trip north, and now two weeks later, I wanted to see if there were any new players. There were still snipe in the neighborhood. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 12:42 |
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Location:
Summit Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/640 |
File Name: WilsonsSnipe_8504004-SummitLakeArea.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Snipe(Gallinago delicata) |
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Description: I’d stopped at this location during my trip north, and now two weeks later, I wanted to see if there were any new players. There were still snipe in the neighborhood. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:23 12:42 |
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Location:
Summit Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/640 |
File Name: WilsonsSnipe_8504009-SummitLakeArea.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Stone Sheep(Ovis dalli stonei) |
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Description: While on my long drive from Fort Nelson to Watson Lake, the first stop I made to photograph wildlife was when I met Thinhorn Sheep, or Stone Sheep after passing the Muncho Lake valley. These are related to Dall Sheep and are a separate species from Bighorn Sheep. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:06 11:57 |
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Location:
Muncho Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: StoneSheep_8507616-MunchoLake.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Stone Sheep(Ovis dalli stonei) |
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Description: While on my long drive from Fort Nelson to Watson Lake, the first stop I made to photograph wildlife was when I met Thinhorn Sheep, or Stone Sheep after passing the Muncho Lake valley. These are related to Dall Sheep and are a separate species from Bighorn Sheep. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:06 12:03 |
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Location:
Muncho Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: StoneSheep_8507755-MunchoLake.BC_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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