Raymond,

That is one of the few photos ever taken of a Western Grebe in flight. I
think I've only seen this once in thousands of birds. Starting to wonder if
they ever fly!

Diane Yorgason-Quinn
Gig Harbor, WA
Avosetta at hotmail.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Raymond Parsons" <rayshome1 at hotmail.com>
To: <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 9:53 PM
Subject: [Tweeters] Photos from Damon State Park for 1/9/2006


> Good evening everyone --
>
> I'm new to this mailing list, so I'll provide a brief introduction. My
> name is Raymond Parsons from Redmond, WA and I became aware of "Tweeters"
> via my wife Laura Parsons (previously Laura Hughes). Laura graduated from
> the University of Washington with a degree in Wildlife Biology.
>
> I've recently been bitten by the photo bug and given that Laura is very
> much into nature, taking pictures of the outdoors seems like a good fit
> for me. I will acknowledge upfront that my photography skills are pretty
> limited, but I'm trying to learn quickly. Any pointers are greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Enough with the introduction. Today Laura and I went to Damon State Park
> to try to get some pictures of the Snowy Owl. We were very fortunate to
> see anywhere from 4 - 8 owls, and I was able to get some pretty good
> pictures. Unfortunately, the ISO setting on my camera may have been a
> little high, so most of the pictures will be somewhat noisy. My
> apologies - I'll be sure to check this setting the next time I go.
>
> The photos that I took today are posted here
> (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rparsons/sets/1807816/). I'm still battling
> to get the other 150 or so uploaded, so expect more to come later. I have
> uploaded my three most favorite pictures to my "Nature 2006" photoset
> (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rparsons/sets/1719560/) for quick viewing.
> In addition to the Snowy Owl, I got several pictures of some Western
> Grebes.
>
> If you'd like more information on our bird sightings, please send me an
> e-mail. Expect more pictures to be available as the year goes on.
>
> Raymond & Laura Parsons
> Redmond, WA
> rayshome1 at hotmail.com
>
>
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