The Trip:
Overcast gray day with occasional filtered sun ... not a good day for photography ... but at least the day was dry !!!!!!! ... spent the morning wandering the trails at Powell Butte ... was hoping to find the Short-eared Owls or the Mountain Bluebirds spotted there over the weekend, but no luck ... had a nice variety of birds however ... plus two deer and one bunny rabbit ... images shot with the Canon Rebel t2i, and the broken-filtered 300mm lens.
Powell Butte:
Powell Butte is a 616-acre Nature Park located on Portland's east side. The Butte itself is a Boring Lava Field volcanic cone.
27 bird species seen or photographed (alphabetical order):
- American Crow (heard) ...
- American Kestrel ...
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 American Robin ...
- Bewick's Wren (heard) ...
- Black-capped Chickadee ...
- Canada Geese ...
- Common Yellowthroat ...
- European Starling ...
- Golden-crowned Sparrow ...
- Great Horned Owl (heard) ...
- House Finch or American Goldfinch flock flyby overhead ...
- Killdeer ...
- Mallard ...
- Northern Flicker ...
- Northern Harrier ...
- Orange-crowned Warbler ...
- Osprey ...
- Red-tailed Hawk ...
- Red-winged Blackbird ...
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet ...
- Savannah Sparrow ...
- Song Sparrow ...
- Spotted Towhee ...
- Swainson's or Hermit Thrush ...
- Tree Swallow ...
- Western Scrub Jay ...
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) ...
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American Robin, Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast gray day, some filtered sun.
Image taken April 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t2i, broken-filtered 300mm.
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Osprey, Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast gray day, some filtered sun.
Image taken April 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t2i, broken-filtered 300mm.
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Savannah Sparrow, Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast gray day, some filtered sun.
Image taken April 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t2i, broken-filtered 300mm.
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Spotted Towhee, Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast gray day, some filtered sun.
Image taken April 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t2i, broken-filtered 300mm.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler, male, "Audubon", Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast gray day, some filtered sun.
Image taken April 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t2i, broken-filtered 300mm.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler, male, "Audubon", Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast gray day, some filtered sun.
Image taken April 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t2i, broken-filtered 300mm.
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Black-tailed Deer and Eastern Cottontail ...
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Black-tailed Deer (left) and Eastern Cottontail (right), Powell Butte, Portland, Oregon.
Overcast gray day, some filtered sun.
Image taken April 20, 2011.
Canon Rebel t2i, broken-filtered 300mm.
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