Pic of the Day

Vermillion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus

Catalina State Park; Tucson, Arizona

Nikon D00, Nikkor 500mm f4, 1/80 second @ f8

Pic of the Day

     While I was at Catalina State Park just North East of Tucson I spent one evening taking a few star photos.  The light from Tucson prevented dark skies, but added and interesting effect to some of the images.  Hope you enjoy the images.

The Constellation Scorpius with lights of Tucson behind the Santa Catalina Mountains.

The Milky Way from the constellation Cygnus on the left to part of Ophiuchus on the right.  The  constellation Delphinus is near the bottom of the frame, left of center.

The Constellation Ursa Major (Big Dipper, at center of frame) and Ursa Minor (Little Dipper, right side of frame) with Polaris (North Star, at lower right side of frame)

All image:  Nikon D800, Nikkor 20mm f2.8, Exposure 8 sec. @ f2.8

Recently Published Work

     My latest "Birding Escapes" column is out. The current (Autumn 2011) issue of Living Bird, just arrived in the mail. The “Birding Escapes” is on Catalina State Park in Tucson, Arizona. When this issue goes live on the web, I will post a link......Bobby

Pic of the Day

     White-winged Dove – Tucson Desert Museum; Tucson Arizona: The Tucson Desert Museum is an amazing place to see wild birds in the desert southwest. The museum is a “Living Museum” with animals and birds of the southwest desert. Though there are living representatives of most animals and birds in the environmental habitat enclosures and the aviaries, Wild birds live and migrate among the desert flora of the museums exhibits.
This White-winged Dove was photographed as I walked along one of the museums trails. White-winged Doves are common in southeast Arizona, and very approachable within the museum.
Nikon D200, Nikkor 500mm f.4, Digital Capture ISO 200