Birds I Have Known – shadeTreeImaging

Bird Gallery Update: Now Completed

Jack Daynes — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:03:20 +0000

Before my recent surgery on Oct-25, I’d completed the revisions for the descriptions on all but one group of birds in my collection. That group was the Pelagic set. For the first few weeks after my eight-day hospital stay, I could not focus clearly on tasks such as research and writing, so the project stagnated. ... Read more

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Warbler Galleries Updated

Jack Daynes — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:04:34 +0000

With 40 species in the set, it was quite a chore to get them all updated. It is still an educational experience for me to sift through scholarly articles looking for useful information and interesting trivia. Some subjects lend themselves to the investigative process better than others. This is true, largely because we have not ... Read more

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Revisions, and My Continuing Education

Jack Daynes — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:52:34 +0000

I finished revising the collection of birds in the “Thrush” clan, and earlier this week I completed revisions to the “Thrasher” clan. Both sets are now ready for prime-time viewing <grin>. I’m learning a great deal about my subjects through the research I’ve been doing. I feel as though I’m traveling down familiar roads, but ... Read more

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Is It Your Tern To Swallow?

Jack Daynes — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 17:16:54 +0000

In between my MacGyvering projects with the RV, I’m working on the species galleries. I’ve been revising these accounts and their descriptions most of this year (2021). In July, I finally came up with a standard format that I liked. I have always been interested in where birds live throughout the year. Most of the ... Read more

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Updates To The “Sparrow” Galleries

Jack Daynes — Sat, 07 Aug 2021 02:51:52 +0000

I’ve finished revising the species collection I call “Sparrows”. Besides the classic sparrows, it includes buntings, juncos, and towhees. There are 39 species in this set. Included now with the descriptions is information about subspecies and their range, world-wide. Interested viewers should follow this link: <https://shadetreeimaging.com/album/sparrow-group/> I hope you enjoy the visit.

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Updates To The “Shorebirds” Collection

Jack Daynes — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 21:39:30 +0000

I’m working my way down the list of species in my collection, group-by-group. Some of these pseudo families are extensive, and rather than sharing a set of these larger collections, I thought I’d share the finished sets one-at-a-time. I’ve not finished with the “Sparrows” collection, but the “Shorebirds” set is ready for viewing. For anyone ... Read more

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2021-07-31, More From Behind The Scenes

Jack Daynes — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 18:52:36 +0000

My RV projects are going well, but slow. I found a few weaknesses in the boat-lift (I’ll have to share details sometime, but not just now.) I still have some work before I’m done. It’s just as well that I’m finding the problems now. When I’m on the road, I won’t have the shop available ... Read more

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Working Behind The Scenes

Jack Daynes — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:47:58 +0000

Since returning home from my second expedition to Texas this spring, I’ve occupied my time with improvements to my RV. The time I spent on the road these past months revealed some aspects of my rolling infrastructure that needed improvement. I began with the rooftop, by adding four 100 watt solar panels to the three ... Read more

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2020-11-02 Recent Updates

Jack Daynes — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 08:57:30 +0000

Considering we are into November here in Idaho, the weather has been mild. Days have been mostly in the sixties, while nights have been in the twenties and thirties. I’ve not had my camera out since I got here, as I’ve been enjoying the company of my good friends here. I’ve been continuing to update ... Read more

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Ever Closer To Hitting The Road

Jack Daynes — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 19:23:30 +0000

When I returned home in late May of this year from my Texas expedition, I expected it to be a couple of months before I would embark on a new adventure. My goals were to finalize preparations for new tenants, and MacGyver a few RV upgrades, and then roll out to meet the world again. ... Read more

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