The Trip:
Overcast and drizzle with tide coming in ... could not get close to Haystack Rock ... went there looking for Black Oystercatchers and Pigeon Guillemot ... we were pleasantly surprised to see quite a few Common Murre and Tufted Puffin, plus quite a few Pelagic Cormorants ... THREE new photo birds, the Tufted Puffin, Pigeon Guillemot, and Black Oystercatcher ... also seen but not photographed were groups of Brown Pelicans flying north along the coast.
Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon:
Haystack Rock is a large 235-feet-high basalt sea stack located at Cannon Beach, Oregon. It is protected as a sanctuary for birds and marine creatures. Tufted Puffins, Pigeon Guillemots, Pelagic Cormorants, and a variety of Gulls nest on the rock. Immediately to the south of Haystack Rock likes the two "Needles".
Birds photographed (alphabetical order):
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 Black Oystercatcher ...
- Common Murre ...
- Pelagic Cormorant ...
- Pigeon Guillemont ...
- Tufted Puffin ...
- Western Gulls ...
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Black Oystercatcher, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle ... fine mist on camera lens.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Common Murre, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Right image shows top of one of the "Needles" during very brief sun break, image shot from road above the beach.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Common Murre, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Pelagic Cormorant, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle. Right image has light mist on the lens.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Pelagic Cormorant, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Tufted Puffin on left.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Pigeon Guillemots, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
View from road above the beach.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Tufted Puffins, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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1.5x ... Tufted Puffin, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Image enlarged 150 percent.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Tufted Puffin, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Tufted Puffins, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Nesting ... Pelagic Cormorant (left) and Tufted Puffin (right, in burrow), Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Nesting ... Pelagic Cormorant (left) and Tufted Puffin (right, in burrow), Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Tufted Puffin, Gull (species), and Common Murres, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Tufted Puffin and Common Murres, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Western Gulls, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Lots of Gulls, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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Western Gull, Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Overcast with drizzle.
Image taken June 28, 2010.
Canon EOS 7d, 400mm.
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