It continues very, very cold. Spending a lot of time outside is not too much fun. Thus, for today’s bird I was a bit lazy, and photographer this hairy woodpecker right in my own yard. I’ve also included a photo I took of a ore boat departing through the seasmoke in the pre-dawn light. All the mist evaporating from the lake makes for a mystical image!
Hairy Woodpecker
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Twilight Departure
The temperature is now falling to around -12 each night, but our northern snow birds which come south to enjoy Duluth’s balmy winter climate don’t seem to mind too much. Thus, today I bring you both a snowy owl at sunrise” and a few “snow buntings”.
Sunrise Snowy Owl
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Snow Buntings
Today’s decent light rapidly evaporated as northern Minnesota awaits the arrival of an Alberta Clipper and a winter storm. By the time I got around to bird photography today, the light was dim and the world was gloomy. Thankfully I can almost always count upon a black-capped chickadee to be present and allow me to continue my 365 bird photography project.
While I took today’s bird photograph with my Canon SX60, which I love given its zoom telephoto capability (see my review of this camera), I now also head out on my birding rounds with a second camera also in tow … my new Sony NEX-5T mirrorless camera.
My initial impressions of this camera are very favorable. My goal in the purchase of this camera was to have a device in my kit which would excel for landscape and low light / night time photography. Sony’s mirrorless systems have been noted for excelling in the low light arena. While I am still learning the camera, and have not had the opportunity yet to photograph the Northern Lights, I am pleased with the results.
Today’s Bird … photo taken with my Canon SX60 camera
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Low light photos taken since Christmas Day with my Sony NEX-5T camera
