Mike's Pictures

Michael C. Hamilton, Sammamish, WA

Below are photos mostly from the last week, some from recent weeks, and occasionally from the past year.  I normally don't continue any from the previous edition.  However, if you were interested a particular one, email me at mikeham@verizon.net and I'll answer any questions or email the picture. 

    These are digital pictures taken with either a Nikon Coolpix P6000 or a Panasonic FZ28 camera with or without a 1.7X teleconverter.  The first is used with a Leica Televid 77 scope (20-60x or 32x).  95% of the time it is 20X.  The technique is generally known as "digiscoping", only I use no adapter.......hands only.

    This webpage is generally updated every Saturday night between 9 and 12, Pacific time.  Infrequently, I slip until Sunday.

    All pictures are copyrighted.  Download them and print them for your personal purposes, but please don't use them for presentations or, especially, commercial purposes without permission (see above email address).  Also, compiling them in any way for distribution for any purpose, without permission, is prohibited.  Thanks!

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THE LATEST (6/27/09)

All of these pictures come from daily email's that I send.  The only charge is boredom and tedium.  If you would like to join, contact me at the email address above.

        The Sequel to the CD "A Year at Black River" is available to interested persons for a donation of $2.00.  Email me, if you are interested, and I will send you the address to send a check, or cash, to.  More information about the CD is at the bottom of this page.

Black River (Renton, WA) (for info see:  www.heronsforever.org)  For the email text that accompanied the Black River photos, click here:  Notes

01 - not yet fledged.jpg (150115 bytes)    02 - vole in the trail bark.jpg (210656 bytes)    03 - trailside buttercups.jpg (412067 bytes)    04 - a new wave of ducklings.jpg (180852 bytes)    05 - first three - now two.jpg (164219 bytes)    06 - the two hummer nestlings.jpg (114446 bytes)    07 - one out of the nest.jpg (186156 bytes)    08 - in the Anna's nest 1.jpg (175881 bytes)    09 - eager to eat.jpg (118083 bytes)    10 - Watching Mom's arrival.jpg (154612 bytes)    11 - mother at the nest 2.jpg (163956 bytes)    12 - mother at the nest 1.jpg (140402 bytes)    17 - a little shut-eye.jpg (109638 bytes)    

 

Broadmoore Estates  (Sammamish, WA)  Three osprey chicks!

06 - fuchsia.jpg (133214 bytes)    01 - one osprey kid.jpg (99339 bytes)    02 - almost two osprey kids.jpg (91797 bytes)    03 - eye out for trouble.jpg (130953 bytes)    04 - coming home 1.jpg (56225 bytes)    05 - coming home 2.jpg (95231 bytes)    

 

Marymoor Park (Redmond, WA)

the green herons

02 - heron peek-a-boo.jpg (59651 bytes)    17 - at 17 days - 1.jpg (120898 bytes)    01 - at 17 days - 2.jpg (107517 bytes)    

the ospreys

16 - back with a fish.jpg (130550 bytes)    07 - the Marymoor osprey nest.jpg (86499 bytes)    08 - nest rearrangeing.jpg (103883 bytes)    09 - launching for eagle defense.jpg (101777 bytes)    14 - return from eagle duty.jpg (72552 bytes)    15 - going for a fish.jpg (74235 bytes)    

other

03 - mixed ducks.jpg (154188 bytes)    12 - the Marymoor ducks.jpg (177144 bytes)    04 - up and at'm.jpg (141522 bytes)    05 - last one in.jpg (118109 bytes)    01 - the adopted merganser duckling.jpg (131490 bytes)    06 - the adopted duckling.jpg (108222 bytes)    

 

Spencer Island (Everett, WA)  (last winter)

07 - mid-winter - late afternoon 2.jpg (148512 bytes)    06 - mid-winter - late afternoon 1.jpg (244054 bytes)    05 - eagle with late afternoon catch.jpg (141905 bytes)    

 

Snoqualmie Valley area (near Carnation, WA)

05 - red-tail 2.jpg (63473 bytes)    06 - sapsucker fledgling.jpg (89308 bytes)    08 - tittering swallow fledgling.jpg (83685 bytes)    11 - trailside blossoms.jpg (199508 bytes)    12 - Rainier through the scope.jpg (168762 bytes)    09 - waxwing on lilly pad.jpg (190830 bytes)    03 - nine mallard juveniles.jpg (245510 bytes)    13 - male black-headed grosbeak.jpg (67287 bytes)    08 - sapsucker.jpg (127089 bytes)    01 - mourning dove 1.jpg (93087 bytes)    02 - mourning dove 2.jpg (100693 bytes)    03 - singing towhee.jpg (114103 bytes)    06 - hungry tree swallow fledgling 1.jpg (59448 bytes)    07 - hungry tree swallow fledgling 2.jpg (51551 bytes)    08 - hungry tree swallow fledgling 3.jpg (55691 bytes)    09 - hungry tree swallow fledgling 4.jpg (53475 bytes)    10 - hungry tree swallow fledgling 5.jpg (51881 bytes)    11 - fledgling tree swallows.jpg (88454 bytes)    11 - immature sapsucker.jpg (73306 bytes)    09 - female downy 1.jpg (87681 bytes)    10 - female downy 2.jpg (110166 bytes)    08 - brown-headed cowbird.jpg (82126 bytes)    14 - working goldfinch.jpg (130305 bytes)    12 - two waxwings.jpg (75124 bytes)    07 - black-capped chickadee.jpg (138046 bytes)    15 - fireweed - it must be summer.jpg (142433 bytes)    13 - one waxwings.jpg (100299 bytes)    02 - cedar waxwing.jpg (136273 bytes)    03 - waxwing finishing a berry.jpg (80150 bytes)    08 - two sapsucker fledglings.jpg (186709 bytes)    09 - chasing the adult sapsucker.jpg (107484 bytes)    04 - robin - head and shoulders.jpg (134906 bytes)    07 - the bad blackbird.jpg (114831 bytes)    05 - wood-pewee on eggs.jpg (202187 bytes)    10 - song sparrow collecting trail bugs.jpg (222661 bytes)    12 - goldfinch dinner.jpg (126997 bytes)    11 - Swainson's Thrush.jpg (93235 bytes)    06 - calling wood-pewee.jpg (101178 bytes)    14 - juvenile red-tail 2.jpg (158348 bytes)    10 - blackberry blossoms.jpg (138283 bytes)    02 - five juvenile mallards.jpg (191893 bytes)    07 - Swainson's Thrush.jpg (103161 bytes)    04 - red-tail 1.jpg (58226 bytes)    

 

Home (Sammamish, WA)

01 - Steller's Jay.jpg (90442 bytes)    04 - My neighbor's invading roses.jpg (291054 bytes)    03 - two nuthatches.jpg (124430 bytes)    04 - flicker on the birdbath.jpg (151481 bytes)    05 - male black-headed grosbeak.jpg (119121 bytes)    13 - Hot Tomale.jpg (129123 bytes)    16 - flicker after suet.jpg (147122 bytes)    01 - flicker and grosbeak sharing.jpg (140602 bytes)    15 - Woodetta takes a drink.jpg (119727 bytes)    14 - male hairy.jpg (147508 bytes)    

 

About the Black River CD

What is included?  The entire original edition with over 1000 photos is included, but it stands alone from the Sequel.  The Sequel has around 600 photos, I think, including about 70 species of birds.  Most of the species categories have numerous photos; for example, there are 16 green heron photos.  There are various critters, especially beavers, nice flowers and many Black River scenes. 

What is the form?  As for the predecessor, the format is web-oriented.  In other words, the CD plays through the web browser on your computer as if it was drawing from the internet, only it is drawing from the CD instead.  Links are provided that allow easy navigation around the various sections.  Photos are introduced as small thumbnails which open into the full photo when the thumbnail is clicked.  As before, an autostart function is included on the CD so that your web browser is automatically started and opens to the first page of the CD.  From there, you just follow your nose.
 

The photo quality in the Sequel is certainly superior to the first edition.  The advantage of the CD (over my daily emails) is to collect them all in one place with easy, systematic access.  One day you may be in a hospital or convalescing and have finished all the books people gave you, or your roommate is driving you crazy with the TV.  Then, if you can get a laptop, you may be desparate enough to spend some time going through it.  Of course, I hope you won't wait quite that long.