An Evening at the Merced NWR
I haven’t driven out to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in over 6 months. I figured it was time to make the short trip and see what was happening. As I figured, the pools are starting to fill again and the Snow Geese and Ross’ Geese have returned. Since I had a late start [...]
Merced NWR 3-24-10
It about a month since I’ve been out the Merced NWR. I normally stay until sunset, but since the time change and because the kids are done before sunset, I only stayed for a short time. One of the pools are now dry, the Geese are gone too. I found several Killdeer to be cooperative, [...]
Merced NWR with Dave
This post is a bit late, but that night I started to get chills/sick, so I went to bed. Anyway, I’m still ‘kicking’, other than a nagging cough (again). Dave Miller wanted to visit the Merced NWR and since I practically live there, well maybe just once a week, I was the unofficial guide for [...]
Merced NWR – Bittern Marsh Loop at Sunset
I wanted to try and find a new place to photograph the Merced NWR for sunset. Since the rangers filled the Bittern Marsh Loop with water this season, I figured I’d give it a try. I’ve hiked this loop in the past, so I knew there was a nice little bridge there. Once I got [...]
A Swainson’s Hawk & Great Egret – Merced NWR
This week I had hoped for a great sunset this evening because we had a rain storm last night. Unfortunately it never happened. I was able to capture a Swainson’s Hawk on one of those ‘AREA CLOSED BEYOND THIS SIGN’ signs. Oddly I have been trying to get a shot like this for the past [...]
Merced NWR – 12/16/09
This is starting to be a habit now. Every Wednesday my kids have gymnastics practice for 4 hours. I drop off the kids and my wife at the gym and I head out to the Merced NWR just before sunset. My goal this time was the very back pond, near the ‘Bittern Marsh Trail’. I [...]
Great Blue Heron at Merced NWR
I’ve been trying to capture a Great Blue Heron (GBH), close up, for some time now. Every time I get closer they fly away. Yesterday I drove out to the Merced NWR, just because. Didn’t plan on getting anything, not even a sunset photo as there were no clouds. I just thought I’d drive the [...]
Random Pictures from the Merced NWR
Took another trip out to the Merced NWR on Wednesday afternoon. The water is receding, but there’s still lots of shorebirds to see. “Squirrel on a Stick” “Striking a Pose” “White-faced Ibis” “Drifting Clouds”
Killing Time at the Merced NWR
Both of my daughters had their gymnastics practice a few days ago. This time instead of sitting and watching for 4 hours, I decided to take a drive out to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge and see if I could take some pictures at sunset. Here’s my two favorites…
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