Over the weekend I went north to the Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge. What a treat! This will become a regular visit, plenty of room, few people and tonnes of birds.




                 
              
Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus Wood Duck, Aix sponsa Wood Duck, Aix sponsa
Luke's Eagle, Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) 10/12/2008 - Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/200, ISO 100		 Luke's wild duck, Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 10/12/2008 - Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/200, ISO 100		 Luke's wild duck, Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 10/12/2008 - Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/200, ISO 100
     
Belted Kingfisher, Alcedo alcyon Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes
Belted Kingfisher (Alcedo alcyon) 10/9/2008 - Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 160		 Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) 10/4/2008 - Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/640, ISO 160		 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 10/4/2008 - Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/5000, ISO 100
     
American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias Great White Egret, Ardea alba
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 9/27/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 160		 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 9/27/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/640, ISO 160		 Great White Egret (Ardea alba) 9/27/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/5000, ISO 100
     
Female Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri Great White Egret, Ardea alba Great White Egret, Ardea alba
xx (xx) 9/20/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS w/1.4x-tele, f8.0, 1/500, ISO 100		 Great White Egret (Ardea alba) 9/20/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/1250, ISO 200		 Great White Egret (Ardea alba) 9/20/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f6.3, 1/3200, ISO 200
     
Great White Egret, Ardea alba Female Black-chinned Hummingbird, Archilochus alexandri American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis
Great White Egret (Ardea alba) 9/20/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/1250, ISO 200		 xx (xx) 9/21/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS w/Extension Tube, f5.6, 1/1600, ISO 100		 xx (xx) 9/21/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS w/Extension Tube, f5.6, 1/1600, ISO 100
     
American Goldfinch, Carduelis tristis Great White Egret, Ardea alba Great White Egret, Ardea alba
Great White Egret (Ardea alba) 9/21/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/1600, ISO 200		 Great White Egret (Ardea alba) 9/21/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/1250, ISO 200		 Great White Egret (Ardea alba) 9/21/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/1250, ISO 220
     
Great White Egret, Ardea alba, birds, bill dahl Great White Egret, Ardea alba  
Great White Egret (Ardea alba) 9/21/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/1250, ISO 200		 Great White Egret (Ardea alba) 9/27/2008 - Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Canon D30, 400mm f5.6L UMS, f5.6, 1/4000, ISO 100