[obol] April's Birding Shoots

[Kevin Smith]

FINALLY!  I have edited my April shoot and added it to my web site at
http://www.kevinsmithnaturephotos.com
click on 'New sightings' to see

82 bird species      14 Life Birds!
11 Mammal species
2 Lizards

Kei and I traveled Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona stopping 
at many State Parks, National Wildlife Refuges, National Monuments and 
Parks, local birding areas in places like Santa Barbara, Yuma, Gordon's 
Well,  Holtville, Green Valley, Madera Canyon and Patagonia and this was 
ONLY April!  If it wasn't for us getting sick for a few days (we thought 
it was allergies at first) we might have covered many of those areas 
more completely (especially Madera Canyon).  High-lites were a mother 
Killdeer doing her 'broken wing' routine and photographing the nestlings 
(two unhatched eggs, one fully hatched and one HATCHING!)(Welcome to the 
World!), photographing an Elf-Owl nest comings and goings, a dicee 
confrontation between a pair of Roadrunners and a young Cooper's Hawk 
(never knew they could turn their head fully up-side-down!) and watching 
the Roadrunner taking away young House Finches.  Many good hours of 
fun.  The photos will be up on the "NEW SIGHTING'S" page for about two 
weeks before being transfered to the appropriate pages.  Then I will 
post May's shoot on 'New Sighting's' (another wonderful month to finish 
out the trip).

Enjoy.

Kevin

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Kevin Smith
Crooked River Ranch, Oregon

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