Purchased at Amazon.com in late March 2009, the "Big Boy" is rapidly becoming my favorite bird lens, which I use mounted on the BushHawk. Most of these shots are taken with the 1.4x TC, making an effective focal length of 700mm. http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Canon-500-f4-and-Point-Fermin/509842173_phJet-Ti-1.jpg http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/gallery/7806379_9CKSh/ 2009-11-26T11:00:15Z Copyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />The Canon 500mm f/4L IS lens at work.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#509842173_phJet" title="The Canon 500mm f/4L IS lens at work."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Canon-500-f4-and-Point-Fermin/509842173_phJet-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="The Canon 500mm f/4L IS lens at work." title="The Canon 500mm f/4L IS lens at work." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Canon-500-f4-and-Point-Fermin/509842173_phJet-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 17:04:11 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Harris's Hawk, Placerita Canyon Park, CA.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#694056762_uq68S" title="Harris's Hawk, Placerita Canyon Park, CA."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Red-tail-Closeup/694056762_uq68S-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Harris's Hawk, Placerita Canyon Park, CA." title="Harris's Hawk, Placerita Canyon Park, CA." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Red-tail-Closeup/694056762_uq68S-Th.jpg 2009-04-18 15:49:18 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Male American Kestrel, Placerita Canyon Park, CA.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#694056269_TKbXW" title="Male American Kestrel, Placerita Canyon Park, CA."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Kestrel-Closeup/694056269_TKbXW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Male American Kestrel, Placerita Canyon Park, CA." title="Male American Kestrel, Placerita Canyon Park, CA." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Kestrel-Closeup/694056269_TKbXW-Th.jpg 2009-04-18 13:09:04 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Kildeer with the 500 f/4 on the Canon 7D, San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, Oct 23 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#690434132_riEzs" title="Kildeer with the 500 f/4 on the Canon 7D, San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, Oct 23 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/SJWS-Oct-23-09-Kildeer1/690434132_riEzs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Kildeer with the 500 f/4 on the Canon 7D, San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, Oct 23 2009." title="Kildeer with the 500 f/4 on the Canon 7D, San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA, Oct 23 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/SJWS-Oct-23-09-Kildeer1/690434132_riEzs-Th.jpg 2009-10-22 22:27:48 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Red-tail takeoff taken from my condo window, Angels Gate, San Pedro, CA, June 22 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#724770058_4NNNk" title="Red-tail takeoff taken from my condo window, Angels Gate, San Pedro, CA, June 22 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Angels-Gate-Red-tail-Jun-2-09/724770058_4NNNk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Red-tail takeoff taken from my condo window, Angels Gate, San Pedro, CA, June 22 2009." title="Red-tail takeoff taken from my condo window, Angels Gate, San Pedro, CA, June 22 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:02:56Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Angels-Gate-Red-tail-Jun-2-09/724770058_4NNNk-Th.jpg 2009-06-02 18:18:44 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#724770179_WdBG9" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Angels-Gate-Red-tail-Jun-2-09/724770179_WdBG9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Angels-Gate-Red-tail-Jun-2-09/724770179_WdBG9-Th.jpg 2009-06-02 18:18:44 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Adult Red-shouldered Hawk taken with my new Canon EOS 7D and the 500 f/4 plus 1.4TC, Madrona Marsh, Torrance, CA, Oct 17 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#684036709_LfyWR" title="Adult Red-shouldered Hawk taken with my new Canon EOS 7D and the 500 f/4 plus 1.4TC, Madrona Marsh, Torrance, CA, Oct 17 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Oct-17-09-Red-shouldered/684036709_LfyWR-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="Adult Red-shouldered Hawk taken with my new Canon EOS 7D and the 500 f/4 plus 1.4TC, Madrona Marsh, Torrance, CA, Oct 17 2009." title="Adult Red-shouldered Hawk taken with my new Canon EOS 7D and the 500 f/4 plus 1.4TC, Madrona Marsh, Torrance, CA, Oct 17 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Oct-17-09-Red-shouldered/684036709_LfyWR-Th.jpg 2009-10-16 19:16:40 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Juvenile Peregrine Falcon, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA, Sept 16 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#651837527_LFviy" title="Juvenile Peregrine Falcon, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA, Sept 16 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/BC-Sept-16-Peregrine1/651837527_LFviy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Juvenile Peregrine Falcon, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA, Sept 16 2009." title="Juvenile Peregrine Falcon, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Huntington Beach, CA, Sept 16 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/BC-Sept-16-Peregrine1/651837527_LFviy-Th.jpg 2009-09-16 10:13:42 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Juvenile Cooper's Hawk, Bolsa Chica, Sept 16 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#651837374_FF9VB" title="Juvenile Cooper's Hawk, Bolsa Chica, Sept 16 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/BC-Sept-16-Coopers-1/651837374_FF9VB-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Juvenile Cooper's Hawk, Bolsa Chica, Sept 16 2009." title="Juvenile Cooper's Hawk, Bolsa Chica, Sept 16 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/BC-Sept-16-Coopers-1/651837374_FF9VB-Th.jpg 2009-09-16 11:11:46 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />This Yellow-headed Blackbird let me get nearly within the minimum focusing distance of the 500 + 1.4TC.. San Jacinto Wildlife Area, April 1 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505367241_6MqHm" title="This Yellow-headed Blackbird let me get nearly within the minimum focusing distance of the 500 + 1.4TC.. San Jacinto Wildlife Area, April 1 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-YHBB1/505367241_6MqHm-Th-1.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="This Yellow-headed Blackbird let me get nearly within the minimum focusing distance of the 500 + 1.4TC.. San Jacinto Wildlife Area, April 1 2009." title="This Yellow-headed Blackbird let me get nearly within the minimum focusing distance of the 500 + 1.4TC.. San Jacinto Wildlife Area, April 1 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-YHBB1/505367241_6MqHm-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-01 16:30:56 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#642601196_5bMME" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/YHBB-Apr-1-09/642601196_5bMME-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/YHBB-Apr-1-09/642601196_5bMME-Th.jpg 2009-04-01 16:34:08 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Female Rufous Hummingbird, Osoyoos, Canada, May 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#628336986_Lu28V" title="Female Rufous Hummingbird, Osoyoos, Canada, May 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Gayes-Rufous/628336986_Lu28V-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Female Rufous Hummingbird, Osoyoos, Canada, May 2009." title="Female Rufous Hummingbird, Osoyoos, Canada, May 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Gayes-Rufous/628336986_Lu28V-Th.jpg 2009-05-19 17:40:58 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />A Flycatcher at the Osoyoos Golf Course, Osoyoos, Canada, May 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#623795091_iPPQR" title="A Flycatcher at the Osoyoos Golf Course, Osoyoos, Canada, May 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Osoyoos-Golf-Course-Flycatcher/623795091_iPPQR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="A Flycatcher at the Osoyoos Golf Course, Osoyoos, Canada, May 2009." title="A Flycatcher at the Osoyoos Golf Course, Osoyoos, Canada, May 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Osoyoos-Golf-Course-Flycatcher/623795091_iPPQR-Th.jpg 2009-05-19 17:24:52 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />A preening White-faced Ibis, Tule Lake, northeast California, May 23 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#613152690_7LmR3" title="A preening White-faced Ibis, Tule Lake, northeast California, May 23 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/White-faced-Ibis2/613152690_7LmR3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="A preening White-faced Ibis, Tule Lake, northeast California, May 23 2009." title="A preening White-faced Ibis, Tule Lake, northeast California, May 23 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/White-faced-Ibis2/613152690_7LmR3-Th.jpg 2009-05-23 16:58:20 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#613152506_6mCih" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/White-faced-Ibis1/613152506_6mCih-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/White-faced-Ibis1/613152506_6mCih-Th.jpg 2009-05-23 16:58:28 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />A juvenile Red-tail, perhaps 3 months old, taken from my balcony after I heard it calling to its mother for food, July 7 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#608207682_qm2JS" title="A juvenile Red-tail, perhaps 3 months old, taken from my balcony after I heard it calling to its mother for food, July 7 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Angels-Gate-Red-tail-July-7/608207682_qm2JS-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="A juvenile Red-tail, perhaps 3 months old, taken from my balcony after I heard it calling to its mother for food, July 7 2009." title="A juvenile Red-tail, perhaps 3 months old, taken from my balcony after I heard it calling to its mother for food, July 7 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Angels-Gate-Red-tail-July-7/608207682_qm2JS-Th.jpg 2009-07-07 19:28:06 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />And here is Mom, about a month prior to the previous photo, on the same tree.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#608220780_m8zsj" title="And here is Mom, about a month prior to the previous photo, on the same tree."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Angels-Gate-Red-tail-Jun-2-09/608220780_m8zsj-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="And here is Mom, about a month prior to the previous photo, on the same tree." title="And here is Mom, about a month prior to the previous photo, on the same tree." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Angels-Gate-Red-tail-Jun-2-09/608220780_m8zsj-Th.jpg 2009-06-02 18:17:37 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Lewis' Woodpecker, near the Washington/Canadian border, May 16 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#607465821_jXPMk" title="Lewis' Woodpecker, near the Washington/Canadian border, May 16 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Lewis-Woodpecker-May-16-09/607465821_jXPMk-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="Lewis' Woodpecker, near the Washington/Canadian border, May 16 2009." title="Lewis' Woodpecker, near the Washington/Canadian border, May 16 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Lewis-Woodpecker-May-16-09/607465821_jXPMk-Th.jpg 2009-05-16 09:03:57 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#607489236_k45kG" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Lewis-Woodpecker-May-16-09-2/607489236_k45kG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Lewis-Woodpecker-May-16-09-2/607489236_k45kG-Th.jpg 2009-05-16 08:53:17 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Evening Grosbeak, Osoyoos, Canada, May 17 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#581425586_9C2xE" title="Evening Grosbeak, Osoyoos, Canada, May 17 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Evening-Grosbeak-May-17-09/581425586_9C2xE-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Evening Grosbeak, Osoyoos, Canada, May 17 2009." title="Evening Grosbeak, Osoyoos, Canada, May 17 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Evening-Grosbeak-May-17-09/581425586_9C2xE-Th-1.jpg 2009-05-17 08:28:50 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Eastern Kingbird, Osoyoos, Canada, May 20 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#581425420_FtJyJ" title="Eastern Kingbird, Osoyoos, Canada, May 20 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Eastern-Kingbird-May-20-09/581425420_FtJyJ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Eastern Kingbird, Osoyoos, Canada, May 20 2009." title="Eastern Kingbird, Osoyoos, Canada, May 20 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Eastern-Kingbird-May-20-09/581425420_FtJyJ-Th-1.jpg 2009-05-20 10:55:02 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Bald Eagle, Washington State near the Canadian border, May 16 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#581425309_GRYkQ" title="Bald Eagle, Washington State near the Canadian border, May 16 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Bald-Eagle-May-16-09/581425309_GRYkQ-Th-1.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="Bald Eagle, Washington State near the Canadian border, May 16 2009." title="Bald Eagle, Washington State near the Canadian border, May 16 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Bald-Eagle-May-16-09/581425309_GRYkQ-Th-1.jpg 2009-05-16 10:38:31 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Elegant Trogon, Cave Creek picnic area, Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, May 8 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#552818158_farzE" title="Elegant Trogon, Cave Creek picnic area, Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, May 8 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Trogon-May-8-09/552818158_farzE-Th-1.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="Elegant Trogon, Cave Creek picnic area, Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, May 8 2009." title="Elegant Trogon, Cave Creek picnic area, Cave Creek Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, May 8 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Trogon-May-8-09/552818158_farzE-Th-1.jpg 2009-05-08 07:46:22 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#686520661_AHrTd" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Western-Bluebird-May-19-09/686520661_AHrTd-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Western-Bluebird-May-19-09/686520661_AHrTd-Th.jpg 2009-05-19 09:57:35 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#686520031_9b4Kn" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Curve-billed-Thrasher-May-9-09/686520031_9b4Kn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Curve-billed-Thrasher-May-9-09/686520031_9b4Kn-Th.jpg 2009-05-09 17:48:10 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#686520356_hTHhX" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Tree-Swallow-May-24-09/686520356_hTHhX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Tree-Swallow-May-24-09/686520356_hTHhX-Th.jpg 2009-05-24 07:10:27 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Red-faced Warbler, seen along the Chiricahua Crest Trail near Rustler Park, Chiricahua Mountains, SE Arizona, May 6 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#637143937_Hcfz6" title="Red-faced Warbler, seen along the Chiricahua Crest Trail near Rustler Park, Chiricahua Mountains, SE Arizona, May 6 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Red-faced-Warbler-May-6-09/637143937_Hcfz6-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="Red-faced Warbler, seen along the Chiricahua Crest Trail near Rustler Park, Chiricahua Mountains, SE Arizona, May 6 2009." title="Red-faced Warbler, seen along the Chiricahua Crest Trail near Rustler Park, Chiricahua Mountains, SE Arizona, May 6 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Red-faced-Warbler-May-6-09/637143937_Hcfz6-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Another look at the Red-faced Warbler.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#637144326_6VEG8" title="Another look at the Red-faced Warbler."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Red-faced-Warbler-May-6-09-1/637144326_6VEG8-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="Another look at the Red-faced Warbler." title="Another look at the Red-faced Warbler." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Red-faced-Warbler-May-6-09-1/637144326_6VEG8-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Common Yellowthroat male, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#522158799_Vo62A" title="Common Yellowthroat male, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-25-Yellowthroat1/522158799_Vo62A-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Common Yellowthroat male, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009." title="Common Yellowthroat male, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-25-Yellowthroat1/522158799_Vo62A-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-25 10:07:30 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Common Yellowthroat female, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#522158892_qsszJ" title="Common Yellowthroat female, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-25-Yellowthroat2/522158892_qsszJ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Common Yellowthroat female, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009." title="Common Yellowthroat female, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-25-Yellowthroat2/522158892_qsszJ-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-25 10:07:57 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Spotted Towhee, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#521213263_K5p2k" title="Spotted Towhee, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-25-Spotted-Towhee1/521213263_K5p2k-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Spotted Towhee, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009." title="Spotted Towhee, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, CA, April 25 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-25-Spotted-Towhee1/521213263_K5p2k-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-25 09:58:17 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Mr Hooded Oriole at Covington Park across from Big Morongo Preserve, CA, April 2 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#519753929_XdxXv" title="Mr Hooded Oriole at Covington Park across from Big Morongo Preserve, CA, April 2 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr2-Hooded-Oriole/519753929_XdxXv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Mr Hooded Oriole at Covington Park across from Big Morongo Preserve, CA, April 2 2009." title="Mr Hooded Oriole at Covington Park across from Big Morongo Preserve, CA, April 2 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr2-Hooded-Oriole/519753929_XdxXv-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-02 09:36:23 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Bullock's Oriole, Placerita Canyon Nature Preserve, California, April 18 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#515675488_ysMJQ" title="Bullock's Oriole, Placerita Canyon Nature Preserve, California, April 18 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-18-Placerita-Bullocks-1/515675488_ysMJQ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Bullock's Oriole, Placerita Canyon Nature Preserve, California, April 18 2009." title="Bullock's Oriole, Placerita Canyon Nature Preserve, California, April 18 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-18-Placerita-Bullocks-1/515675488_ysMJQ-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-18 17:08:56 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Western Kingbird, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, near Lake Perris, CA, April 1 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#514338554_pJ2WE" title="Western Kingbird, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, near Lake Perris, CA, April 1 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Kingbird-April-2-09-2/514338554_pJ2WE-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Western Kingbird, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, near Lake Perris, CA, April 1 2009." title="Western Kingbird, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, near Lake Perris, CA, April 1 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Kingbird-April-2-09-2/514338554_pJ2WE-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-01 16:54:34 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Western Kingbird on-the-wing.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#514338588_qwtPc" title="Western Kingbird on-the-wing."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Kingbird-April-1-09-1/514338588_qwtPc-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Western Kingbird on-the-wing." title="Western Kingbird on-the-wing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Kingbird-April-1-09-1/514338588_qwtPc-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-01 17:06:02 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />House Wren, Placerita Canyon Park, CA, April 11 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#511583232_oyvHh" title="House Wren, Placerita Canyon Park, CA, April 11 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-11-House-Wren1/511583232_oyvHh-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="House Wren, Placerita Canyon Park, CA, April 11 2009." title="House Wren, Placerita Canyon Park, CA, April 11 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-11-House-Wren1/511583232_oyvHh-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-11 10:34:33 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Acorn Woodpecker, Placerita Canyon Park, April 11 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#510686217_dPDZA" title="Acorn Woodpecker, Placerita Canyon Park, April 11 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-11-Acorn-Woodie1/510686217_dPDZA-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Acorn Woodpecker, Placerita Canyon Park, April 11 2009." title="Acorn Woodpecker, Placerita Canyon Park, April 11 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-11-Acorn-Woodie1/510686217_dPDZA-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-11 10:16:16 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Western Bluebird near the Nature Center at Placerita Canyon Park, nr Santa Clarita, CA, April 11 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#510686173_zKQGq" title="Western Bluebird near the Nature Center at Placerita Canyon Park, nr Santa Clarita, CA, April 11 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-11-Western-Bluebird1/510686173_zKQGq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Western Bluebird near the Nature Center at Placerita Canyon Park, nr Santa Clarita, CA, April 11 2009." title="Western Bluebird near the Nature Center at Placerita Canyon Park, nr Santa Clarita, CA, April 11 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-11-Western-Bluebird1/510686173_zKQGq-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-11 10:21:39 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />A male Kestrel comes in with an offering to his mate, White Point Nature Preserve, San Pedro, CA, March 28 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505370070_8dTpP" title="A male Kestrel comes in with an offering to his mate, White Point Nature Preserve, San Pedro, CA, March 28 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Kestrel1/505370070_8dTpP-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="A male Kestrel comes in with an offering to his mate, White Point Nature Preserve, San Pedro, CA, March 28 2009." title="A male Kestrel comes in with an offering to his mate, White Point Nature Preserve, San Pedro, CA, March 28 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Kestrel1/505370070_8dTpP-Th-2.jpg 2009-03-28 17:17:35 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />The ensuing Courtship Food Exchange from Mr to Mrs.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505370384_BKCyj" title="The ensuing Courtship Food Exchange from Mr to Mrs."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Kestrel2/505370384_BKCyj-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="The ensuing Courtship Food Exchange from Mr to Mrs." title="The ensuing Courtship Food Exchange from Mr to Mrs." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Kestrel2/505370384_BKCyj-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-28 17:17:58 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#509383601_z6LP2" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Kestrel3/509383601_z6LP2-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Kestrel3/509383601_z6LP2-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-28 17:17:58 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#509384720_ZybhX" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Kestrel4/509384720_ZybhX-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Kestrel4/509384720_ZybhX-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-28 17:17:59 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Vermilion Flycatcher in-flight. The only way to catch these speedy guys is to crank the shutter speed WAY up, in this case 1/4000 sec at the 500's (without the 1.4TC this time) minimum apert ...</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#508302455_sPLGg" title="Vermilion Flycatcher in-flight. The only way to catch these speedy guys is to crank the shutter speed WAY up, in this case 1/4000 sec at the 500's (without the 1.4TC this time) minimum apert ..."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-Verm9/508302455_sPLGg-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Vermilion Flycatcher in-flight. The only way to catch these speedy guys is to crank the shutter speed WAY up, in this case 1/4000 sec at the 500's (without the 1.4TC this time) minimum apert ..." title="Vermilion Flycatcher in-flight. The only way to catch these speedy guys is to crank the shutter speed WAY up, in this case 1/4000 sec at the 500's (without the 1.4TC this time) minimum apert ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-Verm9/508302455_sPLGg-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-02 10:56:52 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />This and the following 3 portraits were also taken at Covington Park on April 2, 2009. The Vermilion Flycatchers have returned after being absent for the winter.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#508302572_mknvq" title="This and the following 3 portraits were also taken at Covington Park on April 2, 2009. The Vermilion Flycatchers have returned after being absent for the winter."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-Verm8/508302572_mknvq-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="This and the following 3 portraits were also taken at Covington Park on April 2, 2009. The Vermilion Flycatchers have returned after being absent for the winter." title="This and the following 3 portraits were also taken at Covington Park on April 2, 2009. The Vermilion Flycatchers have returned after being absent for the winter." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-Verm8/508302572_mknvq-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-02 10:41:43 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#508302108_EgJRN" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-Verm6/508302108_EgJRN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-Verm6/508302108_EgJRN-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-02 10:02:08 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#508302274_Bxamf" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-Verm7/508302274_Bxamf-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-Verm7/508302274_Bxamf-Th-2.jpg 2009-04-02 09:06:52 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />The Western Bluebirds have returned to Covington Park, too.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#508302462_h2RcD" title="The Western Bluebirds have returned to Covington Park, too."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-WBB1/508302462_h2RcD-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="The Western Bluebirds have returned to Covington Park, too." title="The Western Bluebirds have returned to Covington Park, too." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr1-WBB1/508302462_h2RcD-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-02 10:43:16 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />A Cedar Waxwing pays an early-morning visit to the same willow tree as the Hooded Oriole and Thick-billed Kingbird, March 28 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505370271_YtHEY" title="A Cedar Waxwing pays an early-morning visit to the same willow tree as the Hooded Oriole and Thick-billed Kingbird, March 28 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Cedar-Waxwing/505370271_YtHEY-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A Cedar Waxwing pays an early-morning visit to the same willow tree as the Hooded Oriole and Thick-billed Kingbird, March 28 2009." title="A Cedar Waxwing pays an early-morning visit to the same willow tree as the Hooded Oriole and Thick-billed Kingbird, March 28 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Cedar-Waxwing/505370271_YtHEY-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-28 08:58:22 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#513741477_DUmMQ" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-Ferrug1/513741477_DUmMQ-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-Ferrug1/513741477_DUmMQ-Th-2.jpg 2009-04-01 08:31:17 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Ferruginous Hawk takeoff sequence of 4 photos, taken at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area east of Riverside, southern California, April 1 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505366526_HCZPZ" title="Ferruginous Hawk takeoff sequence of 4 photos, taken at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area east of Riverside, southern California, April 1 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-Ferrug-Hawk1/505366526_HCZPZ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ferruginous Hawk takeoff sequence of 4 photos, taken at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area east of Riverside, southern California, April 1 2009." title="Ferruginous Hawk takeoff sequence of 4 photos, taken at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area east of Riverside, southern California, April 1 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-Ferrug-Hawk1/505366526_HCZPZ-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-01 08:32:30 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505366611_QWFKJ" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-Ferrug-Hawk2/505366611_QWFKJ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-Ferrug-Hawk2/505366611_QWFKJ-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-01 08:32:30 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505366867_xzhza" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-Ferrug-Hawk3/505366867_xzhza-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-Ferrug-Hawk3/505366867_xzhza-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-01 08:32:30 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505367161_Nm6Ed" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-Ferrug-Hawk4/505367161_Nm6Ed-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/April-1-Ferrug-Hawk4/505367161_Nm6Ed-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-01 08:32:30 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />One of two returning Vermilion Flycatchers now "playing" at Covington Park across from Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, near Yucca Valley, CA, April 2 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505367548_urpju" title="One of two returning Vermilion Flycatchers now "playing" at Covington Park across from Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, near Yucca Valley, CA, April 2 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr2-Verm1/505367548_urpju-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="One of two returning Vermilion Flycatchers now "playing" at Covington Park across from Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, near Yucca Valley, CA, April 2 2009." title="One of two returning Vermilion Flycatchers now "playing" at Covington Park across from Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, near Yucca Valley, CA, April 2 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr2-Verm1/505367548_urpju-Th-2.jpg 2009-04-02 09:47:19 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505367454_qZ2qQ" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr2-Verm4/505367454_qZ2qQ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/Apr2-Verm4/505367454_qZ2qQ-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-02 10:41:44 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />This young male Allen's hummingbird had fledged just the week before from the nest in the Bottlebrush tree just across the path from this perch. Taken at the South Coast Botanic Garden in th ...</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505368145_YThXt" title="This young male Allen's hummingbird had fledged just the week before from the nest in the Bottlebrush tree just across the path from this perch. Taken at the South Coast Botanic Garden in th ..."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-1/505368145_YThXt-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="This young male Allen's hummingbird had fledged just the week before from the nest in the Bottlebrush tree just across the path from this perch. Taken at the South Coast Botanic Garden in th ..." title="This young male Allen's hummingbird had fledged just the week before from the nest in the Bottlebrush tree just across the path from this perch. Taken at the South Coast Botanic Garden in th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-1/505368145_YThXt-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 10:08:17 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Yellow-rumped Warbler, aka Butter Butt, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, March 28 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505368125_HfBiT" title="Yellow-rumped Warbler, aka Butter Butt, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, March 28 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Warbler/505368125_HfBiT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="Yellow-rumped Warbler, aka Butter Butt, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, March 28 2009." title="Yellow-rumped Warbler, aka Butter Butt, South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes, March 28 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Warbler/505368125_HfBiT-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-28 08:44:18 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />I've been following this rare Thick-billed Kingbird at the botanic garden since December, and luckily it was still there when I bought the 500 f/4. Taken March 25, 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505367923_VGc8q" title="I've been following this rare Thick-billed Kingbird at the botanic garden since December, and luckily it was still there when I bought the 500 f/4. Taken March 25, 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-09-TBK3/505367923_VGc8q-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="I've been following this rare Thick-billed Kingbird at the botanic garden since December, and luckily it was still there when I bought the 500 f/4. Taken March 25, 2009." title="I've been following this rare Thick-billed Kingbird at the botanic garden since December, and luckily it was still there when I bought the 500 f/4. Taken March 25, 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-09-TBK3/505367923_VGc8q-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 10:21:04 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />A male Bullock's Oriole in a coral tree, South Coast Botanic Garden, March 25 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505367941_zrV9x" title="A male Bullock's Oriole in a coral tree, South Coast Botanic Garden, March 25 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-09-Male-Bullocks/505367941_zrV9x-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A male Bullock's Oriole in a coral tree, South Coast Botanic Garden, March 25 2009." title="A male Bullock's Oriole in a coral tree, South Coast Botanic Garden, March 25 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-09-Male-Bullocks/505367941_zrV9x-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 09:54:18 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />The male Bullock's with a stylish Carmen Miranda hat. :o)</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505369152_Lfc7W" title="The male Bullock's with a stylish Carmen Miranda hat. :o)"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Bullocks-Oriole/505369152_Lfc7W-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The male Bullock's with a stylish Carmen Miranda hat. :o)" title="The male Bullock's with a stylish Carmen Miranda hat. :o)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Bullocks-Oriole/505369152_Lfc7W-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 09:54:52 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />The Bullock's male on another day in a willow tree at the botanic garden, March 28 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505370380_dJXGy" title="The Bullock's male on another day in a willow tree at the botanic garden, March 28 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Bullocks-Oriole/505370380_dJXGy-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The Bullock's male on another day in a willow tree at the botanic garden, March 28 2009." title="The Bullock's male on another day in a willow tree at the botanic garden, March 28 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-Bullocks-Oriole/505370380_dJXGy-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-28 10:08:35 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />The botanic garden has a water fountain that is a favorite for the birds to bathe in. This female Allen's hummingbird is a reliable bather around 12:30pm every day. This and the following 2 ...</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505369050_A8NpP" title="The botanic garden has a water fountain that is a favorite for the birds to bathe in. This female Allen's hummingbird is a reliable bather around 12:30pm every day. This and the following 2 ..."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-Bathing3/505369050_A8NpP-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="The botanic garden has a water fountain that is a favorite for the birds to bathe in. This female Allen's hummingbird is a reliable bather around 12:30pm every day. This and the following 2 ..." title="The botanic garden has a water fountain that is a favorite for the birds to bathe in. This female Allen's hummingbird is a reliable bather around 12:30pm every day. This and the following 2 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-Bathing3/505369050_A8NpP-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 12:44:41 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505368556_sTaRw" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-Bathing1/505368556_sTaRw-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-Bathing1/505368556_sTaRw-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 12:44:41 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a> </p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505368932_bdHp4" title="Steve Wolfe's photo"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-Bathing2/505368932_bdHp4-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Steve Wolfe's photo" title="Steve Wolfe's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-Bathing2/505368932_bdHp4-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 12:44:33 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Another female Allen's hummer at a Bottlebrush tree, March 25 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505368559_EFg2o" title="Another female Allen's hummer at a Bottlebrush tree, March 25 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-2/505368559_EFg2o-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="Another female Allen's hummer at a Bottlebrush tree, March 25 2009." title="Another female Allen's hummer at a Bottlebrush tree, March 25 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Allens-2/505368559_EFg2o-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 11:29:51 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />A resident male Hooded Oriole AND the visiting Thick-billed Kingbird both in the same willow tree, South Coast Botanic Garden, March 25 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505368567_SSiyT" title="A resident male Hooded Oriole AND the visiting Thick-billed Kingbird both in the same willow tree, South Coast Botanic Garden, March 25 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-09-TBK-and-Hooded/505368567_SSiyT-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="A resident male Hooded Oriole AND the visiting Thick-billed Kingbird both in the same willow tree, South Coast Botanic Garden, March 25 2009." title="A resident male Hooded Oriole AND the visiting Thick-billed Kingbird both in the same willow tree, South Coast Botanic Garden, March 25 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-09-TBK-and-Hooded/505368567_SSiyT-Th-2.jpg 2009-03-25 10:30:42 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Thick-billed Kingbird portrait, March 25 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505369794_ZEJag" title="Thick-billed Kingbird portrait, March 25 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-TBK3/505369794_ZEJag-Th-2.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Thick-billed Kingbird portrait, March 25 2009." title="Thick-billed Kingbird portrait, March 25 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-TBK3/505369794_ZEJag-Th-2.jpg 2009-03-25 10:23:17 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />Pa-TOOEY! TBK coughing-up a pellet...</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505369520_d3csA" title="Pa-TOOEY! TBK coughing-up a pellet..."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-TBK2/505369520_d3csA-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="Pa-TOOEY! TBK coughing-up a pellet..." title="Pa-TOOEY! TBK coughing-up a pellet..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-TBK2/505369520_d3csA-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 09:39:03 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />PAH!</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505369730_RFeio" title="PAH!"><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-TBK1/505369730_RFeio-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="PAH!" title="PAH!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-TBK1/505369730_RFeio-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 09:39:03 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />And the most recent (as of April 4) view I have of the Thick-billed Kingbird at the botanic garden, March 29 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505370512_RrUHr" title="And the most recent (as of April 4) view I have of the Thick-billed Kingbird at the botanic garden, March 29 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-TBK1/505370512_RrUHr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="And the most recent (as of April 4) view I have of the Thick-billed Kingbird at the botanic garden, March 29 2009." title="And the most recent (as of April 4) view I have of the Thick-billed Kingbird at the botanic garden, March 29 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-28-TBK1/505370512_RrUHr-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-28 09:18:34 <p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com">Steve Wolfe</a><br />"Just" a California Towhee, but a pretty one at that, singing his heart out, March 25 2009.</p><p><a href="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/7806379_9CKSh#505369245_edUny" title=""Just" a California Towhee, but a pretty one at that, singing his heart out, March 25 2009."><img src="http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Cal-Towhee/505369245_edUny-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="108" alt=""Just" a California Towhee, but a pretty one at that, singing his heart out, March 25 2009." title=""Just" a California Towhee, but a pretty one at that, singing his heart out, March 25 2009." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-26T11:01:47Z Steve Wolfe http://trailhiker.smugmug.com http://trailhiker.smugmug.com/Birds/Birds-With-The-Canon-500mm-f4L/March-25-FM-Cal-Towhee/505369245_edUny-Th-1.jpg 2009-03-25 09:33:04