For my friend's birthday on Friday a bunch of us headed out to Chinook Winds Casino Resort on the coast in Lincoln City. It was far from a birding trip but I did bring along my new Nikon point and shoot (a Coolpix S6100) just in case. Saturday morning I woke up after only four hours of sleep and decided to hit the beach before hitting the breakfast buffet.
I found a nice group of gulls hanging around a pool of water in the middle of the beach...
I was most psyched to see a few Heermann's Gulls, which eBird told me were the first I'd seen this year.
The are definitely up there on my list of favorite gulls...
Also in the mix was a California Gull...
I have never felt too comfortable saying things like "check out those worn primaries," but seriously, check out those worn primaries! Even more visible on this Western Gull:
And on this Glaucous-winged Gull:
Brown Pelicans were constantly coming and going along the shore with a couple stopping to pose on rocks for me...
Less common along the beach were pigeons. This next shot confused me greatly but I think the bird has both of its wings up so they look like one giant wing:
Since the camera was new I decided to test out the macro setting- it worked pretty well...
Other birds that did some fly-bys were Pelagic Cormorants, Common Murres, Surf Scoters, and unidentified black dots. Good times!!
I found a nice group of gulls hanging around a pool of water in the middle of the beach...
I was most psyched to see a few Heermann's Gulls, which eBird told me were the first I'd seen this year.
The are definitely up there on my list of favorite gulls...
Also in the mix was a California Gull...
I have never felt too comfortable saying things like "check out those worn primaries," but seriously, check out those worn primaries! Even more visible on this Western Gull:
And on this Glaucous-winged Gull:
Brown Pelicans were constantly coming and going along the shore with a couple stopping to pose on rocks for me...
Less common along the beach were pigeons. This next shot confused me greatly but I think the bird has both of its wings up so they look like one giant wing:
Since the camera was new I decided to test out the macro setting- it worked pretty well...
Other birds that did some fly-bys were Pelagic Cormorants, Common Murres, Surf Scoters, and unidentified black dots. Good times!!
New camera huh? Sick. Where are the pictures of what lead up to only 4 hours of sleep?
ReplyDeleteThat last pelican pic is muy simpatico.
Well, us rich folks are always buying new cameras and mansions and things.
DeleteAs for the pre-sleep photos...just look at a bottle of tequila and use your imagination.
DAMN your rich? Can you loan me a few grand? lol
ReplyDeleteFun to take an early morning beach walk with your camera!! And you got some great shots too...That pigeon Wing shot is unreal-- the wings look huge..Lots of great gulls up there...and
Love the macros too.
IF gas was affordable, it would be AWESOME to see those Oregon cranes!!
Haha, I wish, Sondra! The camera was actually 30% off a clearance price..
ReplyDeleteNice! I haven't seen the Pacific Pigeon before, but you nifty new camera seems like it did the job of solid documentation.
ReplyDeleteI have no experience to back this up, and of course of course I am not insinuating anything, but it does seem like the best thing to do with a bit of a hangover is bird along the beach.
"check out those worn primaries"? - Nerd! It's a slippery slope :)
ReplyDeleteYou will have to keep me posted on the camera. I have been wanting to investigate a pocket sized point and shoot. Something that is good for scenery pics so I don't have to switch lens. The macros came out nice.
Oh, and I forgot to say- the new header would make a cool t-shirt. Really.
ReplyDeleteI love the Oregon beaches, great shots of the gulls and pelicans. I have to say I did not think much of Lincoln City. We rode thru there a few times, the traffic on 101 was horrible. I am looking for a pocket size camera too, not sure which one to get though. How do you like the Nikon?
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