Purchased at Amazon.com in late March 2009, the "Big Boy" is rapidly becoming my favorite bird lens, which I use mounted on the BushHawk. Most of these shots are taken with the 1.4x TC, making an effective focal length of 700mm.
The Western Bluebirds have returned to Covington Park, too.
A Cedar Waxwing pays an early-morning visit to the same willow tree as the Hooded Oriole and Thick-billed Kingbird, March 28 2009.
Ferruginous Hawk takeoff sequence of 4 photos, taken at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area east of Riverside, southern California, April 1 2009.
One of two returning Vermilion Flycatchers now "playing" at Covington Park across from Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, near Yucca Valley, CA, April 2 2009.
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