Grosbeaks from the Bog

[Steve Foss]

Hey all:

Hit the Bog today to finally meet buzzsaw and goof around shooting with him for awhile.

Golly, it was a busy place. Busy with photographers, busy with birders.

We ran into jmalm, Jonny and JayinMN, and it was nice to see friendly, familiar faces.

Jmalm and I also had a pair of pine grosbeaks come into the dead tamaracks that make up the Admiral Road feeding station when we were there, and that was the first I'd heard of them at that station all winter. Not that they haven't been there before, just that I hadn't heard of or seen them at that spot. Anyway, they had a good time eating, and no doubt they've marked the spot for future reference.

Other than the shadows cast on the tail be branches out of the frame, don't really know what the scoop is on the odd feather(s) on this guy's tail, but you can't answer all conundrums.

[JayinMN]

Even with the shadows, the last one is great!

[Steve Foss]

Thanks, Jay. Jim whispered a few sweet nothings into its ear and it turned back to give us a pose.

Not sure whether to go in and normalize those tail feathers. Mebbe, mebbe not.

[Jim Almquist]

Those shots turned out great. I just got home so it will take a little but will post more bog shots.

[Jim Almquist]

Here are a few of my Grosbeaks shots. I like to whisper to the ladies the most

I did not forget the guys.

[jonny_redhorse]

Nice images guys!....I have yet to get close enough to get a good photo of one this year.....

[Steve Foss]

Nice work, Jim! It was a pretty day out there in good company.

[buzzsaw]

Nice to finally meet you too Steve! I can't believe for as long as we've conversed on the forums that it took so long!

We all appreciated you sharing the location of the Boreal Owl as well, that was a highlight!

Nice images of the P. Grosbeak. We missed that action.

[Steve Foss]

No prob, Mike. Always happy to help.

[Dbl]

Beautiful!!!!

[Steve Foss]

We might think in terms of having another HSO/FM Bog photographers get-together like we did early last month. Not likely we'll have white weasels crawling up our pants legs this time, but getting together would be fun. It kind of seemed like old times on Saturday.

[Jim Almquist]

Sounds like a lot of fun Steve. Count me in