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Day 254

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Dailylife Daughter #1 and the crew of grandkritters was over yesterday.  Lugnut was getting adventurous in Tante Knic Knac’s room, but ‘Stache got to wear her Special Disney World Hat! (1/30s f/2.8 ISO200 6mm (35mm eq:28mm) on-camera flash Nikon Coolpix P7100) I think he looks pretty good, too. (1/40s f/2.8 ISO200 6mm (35mm eq:28mm)  on-camera flash […]

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Day 253: The strange things you see…

Sunday, September 8, 2013

I was out and about a few days ago, and I saw the strangest thing: a train of nothing but windmill blades!  This was taken down where the tracks go behind Applebee’s on River Road and 4th Avenue South. (All photos: Nikon Coolpix P7100) One of the blades is longer than two locomotives! They ran […]

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Day 252

Sunday, September 8, 2013

One more rising star in the morning! (1/250s f/32.0 ISO160 105mm -1.5 stops Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 251

Friday, September 6, 2013

You don’t often see Double Crested Cormorants swimming together.  Sunning perhaps, but not swimming.  The top photo is the master one; the other two are cropped from it. Three. (1/500s f/8.0 ISO125 400mm -1/2 stop Canon 7D) Two. One. ~Curtis, back down by Giant Springs, in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 250

Friday, September 6, 2013

A return to the Pelicans down by Giant Springs…close up this time! (1/1500s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm Canon 7D) (1/1500s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm -1/2 stop 7D) (1/1500s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm -1/2 stop 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 249

Friday, September 6, 2013

It isn’t all water fowl all the time.  Here is a Grouse from Benton Lake NWR. (1/500s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 248: Benton Lake NWR, part 3

Monday, September 2, 2013

A Whitefaced Ibis. (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm Canon 7D) (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) “Awwwhhh, got an itch!” (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) “Oh, Pardon me!”” (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 247: Benton Lake NWR, part 2

Monday, September 2, 2013

Three Marbled Godwits and two Lesser Yellowlegs around the water cool…errrr…the swamp. (1/750s f/8.0 ISO250 400mm Canon 7D) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Congratulations!

Sunday, September 1, 2013

My nephew Paul got married yesterday to Grizelle, back East in Gettysburg.  A very long and happy marriage to them both! (Photos stolen from the Dailylife Wife’s blog!) Both Mom’s and the Happy Couple. The Official Smooch! ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 246: Benton Lake NWR, part 1

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Being alone for the long weekend, I was in no hurry to go home, so it was off to the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, just north of Great Falls!  I had been told there weren’t any birds to see, but they were wrong.  I think this is a female Blue-winged Teal. (1/1000s f/8.0 ISO250 […]

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