Memories of Watson Lake, Yukon
31 Photos
Red-Necked Grebe(Podiceps grisegena) |
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Description: Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:14 12:49 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/8.5, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD4311RedNeckedGrebe |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Savannah Sparrow(Passerculus sandwichensis) |
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Description: Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:14 13:15 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD4349SavannahSparrow |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Grebe(Podiceps grisegena) |
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Description: Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:14 14:44 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD4424RedNeckedGrebe |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Short-Billed Gull(Larus brachyrhynchus) |
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Description: Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada. |
Date Taken: 2005:06:14 15:03 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 500 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD4501MewGull |
| © 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Warbling Vireo(Vireo gilvus) |
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Description: Two birds I didn’t pick up on my visit to Watson Lake three weeks prior, were the Sora and the Warbling Vireo. I had no problem finding them on *this* visit though. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:21 8:45 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/500 |
File Name: WarblingVireo_8503058-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sora(Porzana carolina) |
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Description: Two birds I didn’t pick up on my visit to Watson Lake three weeks prior, were the Sora and the Warbling Vireo. I had no problem finding them on *this* visit though. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:21 9:00 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/250 |
File Name: Sora_8503120-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Grebe(Podiceps grisegena) |
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Description: I’d hoped the Red-Necked Grebes I met when I passed through Watson Lake going north, would have hatched babies now on my return. However, the hen was still sitting on eggs. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:20 14:04 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: RedNeckedGrebe_8503042-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Warbling Vireo(Vireo gilvus) |
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Description: Warbling Vireos escaped my attention when I passed through Watson Lake going north. Or perhaps they hadn’t yet arrived. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:20 13:19 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: WarblingVireo_8502899-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dandelion(Taraxacum species) |
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Description: When I reached Watson Lake on the southbound leg of my adventure, I stopped again at Wye Lake for a few minutes. These dandelions were a common sight in these latitudes, adding an uplifting bounty of color to the landscape. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:20 13:46 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/20.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: Dandelion_8502958-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Dandelion(Taraxacum species) |
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Description: When I reached Watson Lake on the southbound leg of my adventure, I stopped again at Wye Lake for a few minutes. These dandelions were a common sight in these latitudes, adding an uplifting bounty of color to the landscape. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:20 13:46 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/20.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: Dandelion_8502960-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail(Papilio canadensis) |
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Description: When I reached Watson Lake on the southbound leg of my adventure, I stopped again at Wye Lake for a few minutes. This butterfly feeding on the wealth of dandelions was more cooperative than the birds on this afternoon. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:20 14:02 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/18.0, 1/640 |
File Name: CanadianTigerSwallowTail_8503025-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
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Description: At Wye Lake, Yellow Warblers sang vigorously from the willow thickets. Now they are known as Short-Billed Gulls. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 7:39 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: YellowWarbler_8508341-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow Warbler(Setophaga petechia) |
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Description: At Wye Lake, Yellow Warblers sang vigorously from the willow thickets. Now they are known as Short-Billed Gulls. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 7:39 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: YellowWarbler_8508324-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Gull(Larus brachyrhynchus) |
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Description: When I met these birds in 2005, we called them Mew Gulls. Now they are known as Short-Billed Gulls. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 8:01 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: ShortBilledGull_8508473-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Short-Billed Gull(Larus brachyrhynchus) |
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Description: When I met these birds in 2005, we called them Mew Gulls. Now they are known as Short-Billed Gulls. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 7:59 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: ShortBilledGull_8508471-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet(Regulus calendula) |
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Description: Ruby-Crowned Kinglets sang from the woods at the northern edges of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 10:30 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: RubyCrownedKinglet_8508874-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet(Regulus calendula) |
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Description: Ruby-Crowned Kinglets sang from the woods at the northern edges of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 10:36 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: RubyCrownedKinglet_8508894-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Grebe(Podiceps grisegena) |
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Description: I was quite pleased to find Red-Necked Grebes nesting at Wye Lake again. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 10:16 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: RedNeckedGrebe_8508863-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Grebe(Podiceps grisegena) |
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Description: I was quite pleased to find Red-Necked Grebes nesting at Wye Lake again. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 6:30 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: RedNeckedGrebe_8508180-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Grebe(Podiceps grisegena) |
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Description: I was quite pleased to find Red-Necked Grebes nesting at Wye Lake again. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 6:29 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: RedNeckedGrebe_8508126-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Grebe(Podiceps grisegena) |
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Description: I was quite pleased to find Red-Necked Grebes nesting at Wye Lake again. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 6:18 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: RedNeckedGrebe_8508050-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Lincoln's Sparrow(Melospiza lincolnii) |
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Description: Lincoln’s Sparrows made their summer homes in the willows at the edge of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 7:49 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: LincolnsSparrow_8508390-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula) |
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Description: At ‘Second Wye Lake’ I found a male Common Goldeneye in the company of several hens. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 9:30 |
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Location:
Second Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: CommonGoldeneye_8508671-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula) |
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Description: At ‘Second Wye Lake’ I found a male Common Goldeneye in the company of several hens. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 9:29 |
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Location:
Second Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: CommonGoldeneye_8508658-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Bonaparte's Gulls visited Wye Lake and its neighbor (called ‘Second Wye Lake’) during my stay at Watson Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 9:42 |
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Location:
Second Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BonapartesGull_8508757-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Bonaparte's Gulls visited Wye Lake and its neighbor (called ‘Second Wye Lake’) during my stay at Watson Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 9:23 |
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Location:
Second Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: BonapartesGull_8508540-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bonaparte's Gull(Chroicocephalus philadelphia) |
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Description: Bonaparte's Gulls visited Wye Lake and its neighbor (called ‘Second Wye Lake’) during my stay at Watson Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 9:23 |
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Location:
Second Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BonapartesGull_8508529-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Red Squirrel(Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) |
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Description: Not all American Red Squirrels are as ‘red’ as we think they should be. Certainly not this one at Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 7:54 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: AmericanRedSquirrel_8508436-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Alder Flycatcher(Empidonax alnorum) |
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Description: Alder Flycatchers haunted the willows at the edge of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 7:33 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: AlderFlycatcher_8508286-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Alder Flycatcher(Empidonax alnorum) |
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Description: Alder Flycatchers haunted the willows at the edge of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 7:32 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: AlderFlycatcher_8508263-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Alder Flycatcher(Empidonax alnorum) |
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Description: Alder Flycatchers haunted the willows at the edge of Wye Lake. Of all the places I visited on my 2005 expedition to Alaska, Watson Lake was one of my favorite stops. It was where I first met Red-Necked Grebes and Mew Gulls. |
Date Taken: 2022:06:07 7:30 |
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Location:
Wye Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D850, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: AlderFlycatcher_8508237-WatsonLake.YK_ |
| © 2022 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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