Recently I posted these photos on my photography blog — but have decided to post them here on my art blog.
I'll share the comments/text as originally written over there as well.
Hope you enjoy a loo-see at few of my boid pics.
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I was going through some photo files looking for references for a painting I'm working on and found some photographs I'd never shared here.
There were taken with my much loved and trusty Canon EOS 5D Mark II — along with the latest Canon 100-400 II L Lens.
Let's start with this guy:
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| Snowy Egret - Copyright - Jephyr! - All Rights Reserved |
This is definitely true in my experience — as I've seen these beautiful boids all around riparian preserves and lakes near my home in the Phoenix area.
This guy stood contentedly on that branch for as long as I was there — and I'm pretty sure I heard it say it was ready for its close-up.
: )
BTW — until I saw this photo on my computer screen I had no idea how BIG their feet are!!
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| Pelican Too - Copyright - Jephyr! - All Rights Reserved |
I think this is an American White Pelican - although with all the spots and color on it I'm not certain. .
I've been told Pelicans fly in from California — but are also listed in the Wikipedia entry on Birds of Arizona.
I love the texture on it's beak and it really comes out on this photo.
You can see the large version of this pic by clicking on it.
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| Evening Meal - Copyright - Jephyr! - All Rights Reserved |
^ ^ ^ This charming little fellow — grabbing some supper — is a Black-Necked Stilt — also seen at a riparian preserve near my home.
These birds are called "waders" — and those long legs definitely give that away.
The late afternoon sun added some soft reflective light on the normally VERY white parts of this little bird's body.
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Hope you enjoyed seeing deez boids as much as I do.
Thanks as always for stopping by!
