Nature 10+1 - 1.38 "Mrs Hairy Woodpecker"

Shot in Oro ~ Canon 50D Handheld, EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS @400mm, f/5.6, 1/1600, ISO 640, EV + 1

Nature 10+1 - 1.30 "Junco on Cattail"

Shot at our place in Barrie ~ Canon 50D Tripod, EF 100-400mm 4.5-5.6 @400mm, f/5.6, 1/200, ISO 640

Project Feeder Watch Counts : Am Goldfinch (13), Dark-eyed Junco (9), Mourning Dove (4), BC Chickadee (3), House Finch (2), Purple Finch (1), Red-breasted Nuthatch (1), Cardinal (1), Downy Woodpecker (1)

Nature 365 - Day 223

Purple Loosestrife and Goldenrod - Shot in Barrie with the Lensbaby Composer

Nature 365 - Day 217

Great Blue Heron - Shot at Bear Creek Wetlands in Barrie

Nature 365 - Day 213

Preening Mallard - Shot downtown Barrie with the 100mm Macro

Nature 365 - Day 209

"Dharma Sumac" - Shot in Barrie

Day Three of the Nature 365 Challenge Week - Restricted to using the 50mm1.8 lens only.

Today went alright with using just the 50mm.  I had a good little session in the morning from which this picture was taken.  On my evening outing I was strongly considering bringing a telephoto with me "just in case" but didn't cave in.  I spent my time trying some panoramics while birds fluttered around me.  It was actually quite nice to be able to just watch the birds instead of lining them up for pictures. 

Next up - Lestat's Shoot, we have some interesting ideas brewing for our nighttime shoot tomorrow, so stay tuned.

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Nature 365 - Day 201

Red-winged Blackbird - Shot at Sunnidale Park in Barrie

Nature 365 - Day 200

Chickory - Shot at Sunnidale Park in Barrie

Wow, 200 hundred days complete and a 165 to go! It has been a difficult project but we've had a wonderful time going through the experience.

Nature 365 - Day 196

Emerging Queen's Anne Lace - Shot at Sunnidale Park in Barrie

Nature 365 - Day 195

Mallard Family - Shot at Bear Creek Wetlands in Barrie

Nature 365 - Day 194

Blueberry - Shot at Samuel de Champlain PP near Mattawa, ON

Nature 365 - Day 193

Geese at Sunrise on Lake Moore - Shot at Samuel de Champlain PP

Nature 365 - Day 190

Budding Wild Bergamot - Shot at Bear Creek Wetlands in Barrie with the 100mm Macro.

We'll be posting some of the wonderful images from our first day with the new lens' shortly.

Nature 365 - Day 169

Female Indigo Bunting - Shot at Sunnidale Park in Barrie

Nature 365 - Day 168

Gray Catbird - Shot at Sunnidale Park in Barrie