The Trip:
Overcast gray day with a few sunbreaks ... went about noon to see if I could locate the Parasitic Jaeger which had been spotted there ... SUCCESS at about 2:30 !!! ... had good scope views of the Jeager harrassing the Gulls.
Vancouver Lake:
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Vancouver Lake Lowlands:
For more birds seen or photographed at the Vancouver Lake Lowlands (Lower River Road, Vancouver Lake, Shillapoo Wildlife Area, Rufener's Pond, LaFrambois Road) ... click here.
Birds photographed ... (in alphabetical order):
- Belted Kingfisher ...
- Bufflehead ...
- Double-crested Cormorant ...
- Duck (species) ...
- Glaucous-winged Gull ...
- Great Blue Heron ...
- Green-winged Teal ...
- Northern Harrier ...
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 Parasitic Jaeger ...
- Pied-billed Grebe ...
- Red-tailed Hawk ...
- Rough-legged Hawk ...
- Ruddy Duck ...
- Western Grebe ...
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Gull with Parasitic Jaeger, Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington.
Overcast and humid, with occasional sunbreaks by late afternoon.
Image taken November 5, 2012.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Had nice scope views of the Parasitic Jaeger harrassing the gulls ... watched for quite some time ... photography wasn't really possible, but I tried anyways "just for the record" ...
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Rough-legged Hawk, Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, Washington.
Overcast and humid, with occasional sunbreaks by late afternoon.
Image taken November 5, 2012.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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