Sax-Zim Bog II

[finnbay]

Steve and I took a wander down to the Sax-Zim bog today. Interesting day. I got photos of three birds that I didn't have, two of them birds I've never seen before. Day was cool, windy and at times the sun was a bugger to deal with. All in all, another successful day. Thanks, Steve - enjoyed it!

Morning Downy

My one "big game" shot of the day

Messin' with Sasquatch

New bird - first photo - black backed woodpecker

Can you spot the photographer in this image?

Afternoon downy

New bird - first photo - boreal chickadee

Obligatory chickadee

Redpoll

First photo - white breasted nuthatch

[Steve Foss]

Great stuff, Ken.

Wish I would have gotten those good looks you got on some of the birdies, especially the black-backed woodpecker, but thems the breaks.

I hope these don't look as washed out as I fear. I tried a new Web toning regimen this time. We'll see . . . .

Bad hair day

The suet lover (time to photoshop out the suet holder.)

Pretty boy

I SEE you!

The bogtrotter

U-G-L-Y, you ain't got no aliby -- you UGLY! (full frame)

Pretty gal in formal dress

Spotted

[finnbay]

Great shots, Steve! My boreal didn't turn out near as sharp as yours did. The black backed was the first one I took, and I wasn't sure I'd even gotten it. None of the others are keepers. Good day, buddy. Hope your feeling better!

[Steve Foss]

It was a great day, Ken. Thanks for getting me off my sickbed and out of the darn house. I REALLY want March to end!

And I got not one, but TWO wedding photography bookings when I got home, as well as an e-mail wondering if I'll travel to New Mexico for a wedding (could be a crank, but you never know.) That makes it a great night, too.

[Dbl]

Nice work guys! There are just a bunch of really nice images in this group! Looks like a fun afternoon!

I guess I'll just be spending my next couple of afternoons shooting a little surfing out in SoCal at the Newport Beach Vans Pier Classic, maybe some evening birds at Bolsa Chica. More sunburn to add to my Florida sunburn! Want to trade?

[Steve Foss]

Dirty bugger.

[JayinMN]

Nice job guys and lots of great captures. Its been a while since I have been down that way, so I really enjoyed seeing the pictures.

[jonny_redhorse]

great captures of some rare birds!...all turned out great!...The "Bog" never let you guys down !.....I can see the smiles as you were heading back home...the end of a great day!

[MARINERMAGNUM]

great images!

how about some shots of the bog itself?

curious as to what that place looks like.

[MN Shutterbug]

Great shots, both of you. I'm so envious.

Ken, congrats on your "firsts". Is the sasquatch a first, too?

[Steve Foss]

These images from Ken are not proof that Sasquatch exists.

[finnbay]

I'm providing that image to History Channel's "MonsterQuest" so they can do a follow-up in their next show. And, ah, one to the "Star" - they offered me BIG money! Something about "the Abominible Snowman's abominible predictions for the upcoming year!"

[finnbay]

Dan, we might be able to work a trade, if I can get my pilot's license by this afternoon!

MM - The Bog is so many different things, a photo or two wouldn't tell you the whole story. Some is just as you'd imagine a bog - wet leatherleaf and a little low scrub. Other, black spruce swamp. A bit is high ground popple with little farms and fields dotting it. Guess all that variety is why you see so many different species!

[mountaindew]

Steve, Ken.

I wanted to go with you guys!!!

Great shots guys! You guys look like you had a blast getting out burning up the camera! Awesome time!

[MN Shutterbug]

I was just going thru these photos again and Ken, you mentioned a first for the WB nuthatch? That realy seems strange. That is one of 3 birds I can be guaranteed to see, around these parts. The other 2 are the downy and the black cap, of course.

[finnbay]

X - I've seen white breasteds a lot, but this is the first one that sat still enough while I had a camera in my hand to get a photo.

The two new ones I'd never seen before were the black backed woodpecker and the boreal chickadee. My buddy Tom and I were looking for boreals all the way to Hudson Bay and never saw one.

[hendenhook]

Always enjoy seeing great shots from the BOG.

Sounds like a great day outdoors to me.

Thanks for the posts.

[jonny_redhorse]

MM...I looked through some of my older photos and came up with a couple images of the bog....guess tamarac's and spruce make up a pretty good portion of it along with farmimg fields ,popples....'