Some Oldies

[TheNevadanStig]

Some pictures I had passed up sharing previously for varying reasons, but still good enough to share. This storm needs to pass, I'm getting WAY too bored

Anyone have an ID on this guy? I was waiting to post until I could ID it, but have had no luck. The closest I could come up with is a Ruddy Turnstone, but according to birding sites they shouldn't be anywhere near here. Similar to a Killdeer, no stripes, and smaller:
027 by TheNevadanStig, on Flickr

Rare successful insect photo. I love how my sigma can do macro, but I really stink at it. Almost always miss focus:
048 by TheNevadanStig, on Flickr

Our necks are long too!
251 by TheNevadanStig, on Flickr

Would have been great if he was facing me:
213 by TheNevadanStig, on Flickr

 

[BillM]

Big fan of #3 :thumbup:

 

[SDreams]

Wow! These are amazing! Very inspiring

 

[LarryLomona]

Also big fan of #3.

 

[JacaRanda]

Sweet shots again Nevadan. Beautiful bird in #1 I am looking here and can't really tell still Browse by Bird Family (taxonomy) - Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and Allies, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

It gets tough when you have juvenile and non breeding birds.

 

[JacaRanda]

Sanderling | National Audubon Society Birds

Kinda close? Even though it's not winter and should not be there.

 

[TheNevadanStig]

Sanderling | National Audubon Society Birds

Kinda close? Even though it's not winter and should not be there.

That looks closer than the Ruddy Turnstone. Pretty sure that has to be it.

 

[nate_mcnasty]

Sanderling | National Audubon Society Birds

Kinda close? Even though it's not winter and should not be there.

I don't believe this is a Sanderling. The first picture shows that this bird has darker yellow legs while the Sanderling has black legs.

This bird is more likely a Least Sandpipers[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]. The colors match and it fits the region. [/FONT]

 

[nzmacro]

I just love those Heron's you have, the blues and the red eyes are amazing to see. Those are stunning and nice shots. Head on, well we all have that issue and I have a ton of butt shots to prove it . The angle on that one is just right before it doesn't work, not too bad at all. The Cabbage white butterfly is focused bang on the eyes and showing good details. Not a bad lens for that by the looks.

All the best up your way.

Danny.

 

[DarkShadow]

Nice! #3 is a winner.

 

[Raj_55555]

Big fan of #4, specially because I've been trying to get that shot for a while. These birds fly just above the water surface, and I wanted a shot where the reflections were clear. masterfully done.