The Trip:
Beautiful fall day ... went up to Mount Hood just to walk around and enjoy the weather ... nice surprise- a "lifer" ... the Prairie Falcon ... got ONE shot only, but one is all you need !!!!!
Mount Hood, Oregon:
Mount Hood, one of the large Cascade Range volcanoes, lies about 50 miles east of Portland, Oregon. Timberline Lodge lies at the 6,000-foot level ... To see a listing of birds seen and/or photographed over the years at the Timberline area of Mount Hood, CLICK HERE.
11 birds seen/heard/photographed ... (in alphabetical order):
- American Robin ...
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 Clark's Nutcracker ...
- Common Raven ...
- Cooper's Hawk ...
- Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon Junco) ...
- Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
- Prairie Falcon ...
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (heard) ...
- Red-tailed Hawk ...
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet ...
- Yellow-rumped Warbler ...
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Clark's Nutcracker, Mount Hood, Oregon.
Image taken September 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t3i, 300mm.
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Clark's Nutcracker, Mount Hood, Oregon.
Image taken September 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t3i, 300mm.
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Common Raven, Mount Hood, Oregon.
Image taken September 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t3i, 300mm.
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Dark-eyed Juncos (Oregon Juncos), Mount Hood, Oregon.
Image taken September 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t3i, 300mm.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow, Mount Hood, Oregon.
Image taken September 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t3i, 300mm.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow, Mount Hood, Oregon.
Image taken September 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t3i, 300mm.
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Prairie Falcon, Mount Hood, Oregon.
Inset image enlarged to 150% and lightened to show different detail.
Image taken September 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t3i, 300mm.
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Red-tailed Hawk, Mount Hood, Oregon.
Image taken September 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t3i, 300mm.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler, Mount Hood, Oregon.
Image taken September 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t3i, 300mm.
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