Odie's Roadies

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Birds in Big Bend

This will be a quick post cuz the generator is running and we've gotta get movin' on our day. Jim put our name on the waiting list to get into the full-hookup park today cuz we want to do some sightseeing that will take us out all day and we have to leave Odie behind since he's not allowed on any trails in a national park. It's pretty hot, and we'd like to leave him with air conditioning.

If it weren't for the heat, we'd certainly stay in the campground. It's very pretty and lots of space. The full hookup area is just a crowded parking lot. Here's our site:



Anyway I just had to post a couple more photos we took. There are roadrunners all over the place here. They're also known as 'paisano' meaning countryman in Spanish. Yes, they can run fast, so you gotta shoot a lot of pictures to capture one. Thank god for digital cameras! Jim took these.





He also took this one of a little red beauty. We don't know what it is, but I've sent the photo to Liz and asked for an ID - I'll edit this post when I find out.



And, here's the Sierra Del Carmen mountains at sunset last night.

posted by Chris at 3/30/2006 11:02:00 AM

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3 Comments:

Echoing a previous comment, your photos are stunning. What model camera are you using? Keep clicking!
houn, at Thu Mar 30, 01:09:00 PM 2006  
The red beauty is a Vermilion Flycatcher (I believe). And your photos are great - I wanted to know what lens you have. You get some great close-ups in addition to your scenery shots.
Diane, at Thu Mar 30, 10:07:00 PM 2006  
Thanx for the compliments on the photos. My camera is a Cannon Digital Rebel, 6.3 megapixels. I have two lenses, the one that came with the camera (18 - 55mm) and the other is a Tamron lens (28 - 300mm.) All gifts from my Dad. THANX Dad!
Chris, at Fri Mar 31, 09:27:00 AM 2006  

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