I decided to go back out to Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge once again. You may recall the last time I went there I got a flat tire so it was a nightmare.
On this visit, I’m happy to report that I didn’t get a flat tire!
For the first time I actually filled up my entire 16gb compact flash (CF) card, and I didn’t bring a spare. One of the reasons I filled up my CF card is I’m trying to change up my photography based on advice I’ve been given. I used to take 1 picture, then move on to the next picture. Now I’m trying to shoot multiple frames per second. The good news is that I’m occasionally getting some shots that I surely would have missed, whereas the bad news that because I’m shooting both RAW + JPEG I’m really filling up my CF card. I’m also trying to shoot without a tripod as I have no doubt missed many shots because of the time it would take me to set up my tripod.
Enough about the technical stuff. Now for the fun stuff. I saw a ton of birds this outing, much more than I saw during my last visit. It also helped that I had some experienced bird photographers with me. Weather-wise the trip was fine, not too cold, not too warm. Lighting-wise it was horrendous. It was a very cloudy day, all day, so I had to shoot with high ISO settings to compensate for the lack of decent light.
On the birding side of things it was a great day to see a wide variety of birds. We saw 7 types of Raptors, male and female Vermilion Flycatchers (beautiful birds), White Ibis, White Pelicans, Brown Pelicans, Sparrows (see the Savannah in a future post), Grebes, Clapper Rails, Egrets, Yellowlegs, Herons, and Ducks. Of course, just because I saw these birds mentioned above, doesn’t mean I managed to get some great pictures of all of them.
Oh before I forget, not only were there a wide variety of birds, but there were also bunch of cowboys herding their cattle through the Refuge. I had no idea that they still did this but it sure was entertaining to watch!
I’ll post pictures from this outing today and throughout the week. Would love to hear your feedback.
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