{"id":2342,"date":"2013-05-20T09:41:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T14:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/?p=2342"},"modified":"2013-05-21T09:03:49","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T14:03:49","slug":"in-roma-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/20\/in-roma-again\/","title":{"rendered":"In Roma Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two weeks ago, I purchased a new computer monitor to replace\u00a0the dead Dell UltraBrite which had been in service about 7 years.\u00a0 After much study, I selected the ASUS 23″ high definition model and I love it.\u00a0 Wow, are prices going down…the old monitor cost something in the $600 range and this one was $216.<\/p>\n

Last week, I was on the Roel Ramirez Ranch north of Roma (about 7 miles from the Rio Grande)\u00a0conducting a workshop\u00a0and photographing the bird life.\u00a0 Roel\u00a0has been getting things organized at the ranch\u00a0and he is constructing new blinds.\u00a0 There is a lot to do and it should be looking great by this coming fall.<\/p>\n

About 4 inches rain soaked the area over the last 10 days, so the butterflies are hatching, too.\u00a0\u00a0The headquarters butterfly garden was\u00a0coming alive with butterflies and blooms when we left.\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0may have some of the group’s\u00a0photos to share with you in\u00a0coming newsletters, but\u00a0the following images should give you a good sense of\u00a0what we\u00a0captured.<\/p>\n

Click 0n an image to enlarge and sharpen it.\u00a0 Then click in the upper right portion of the photo to advance.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Plain Chachalaca eating the fruit of an Amargosa bush.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Plain Chachalaca displaying tail before take-off.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Painted Bunting sneaking through the black brush.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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During the first two days of our workshop, the\u00a0rain\u00a0had left everything soaked and\u00a0water was standing everywhere.\u00a0\u00a0The birds just weren’t coming to the blinds.\u00a0\u00a0By day 3, the area was dry again so,\u00a0we saw many species including painted bunting.<\/p>\n

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Male painted bunting flushing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Green Jay showing his excitement at our arrival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The first groove-billed ani of the year arriving for a drink.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Common Ground-Dove displaying red under-wing as a warning to other doves... "keep your distance".<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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White-fronted Dove with egg shell stuck to her feathers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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First year male Hooded Oriole visiting the photo blind pond on a hot morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Yellow Warblers bathing at a ranch pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On day three of the workshop, we saw\u00a0many yellow birds (Wilson’s warbler, male and female yellow warblers, male and female hooded orioles).\u00a0\u00a0Most were photographed with the Canon 7D camera, 500 mm lens and 1.4X teleconverter on a Wimberley head and Feisol carbon fiber tripod.<\/p>\n

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Male yellow warbler on log.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Pair of long-billed thrashers arrive at the blind for water and food.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Drab little olive sparrow after a bath.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A sure sign of spring...northern cardinals bonding through feeding ritual.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Male painted bunting singing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One more singing painted bunting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Bird photography will be good all the way through June, so you still have time to grab a couple bottles of water and get down to south Texas where these birds congregate.\u00a0 Every ranch offers excellent photography… Dos Venadas Ranch, Tacubaya Ranch, Santa Clara Ranch, Laguna Seca Ranch, Martin Refuge and Isaac Garza’s\u00a0Tepeyac Ranch.\u00a0 I hope to see you soon.<\/p>\n

Larry<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Two weeks ago, I purchased a new computer monitor to replace\u00a0the dead Dell UltraBrite which had been in service about 7 years.\u00a0 After much study, I selected the ASUS 23″ high definition model and I love it.\u00a0 Wow, are prices going down…the old monitor cost something in the $600 range and this one was $216. … Continue reading In Roma Again<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2368,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342\/revisions\/2368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.larryditto.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}