Daily Archives: September 12, 2016

More of the Christmas Mountains

 

This is going to be a newsletter short on words and long on photos.  Please enjoy some images by the photographers who accompanied me on the recent photo tour in the Christmas Mountains of west Texas.  Remember to click on the photos to make them expand and sharpen for better viewing.

Fog and rain hanging on the Chisos Mountains next door to the Christmas Mountains.
Fog and rain hanging on the Chisos Mountains next door to the Christmas Mountains.

These first three shots are by Margaret Tulley.

A beautiful Varied Bunting male in post nuptial molt.
A beautiful Varied Bunting male in post nuptial molt.

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Margaret’s male Lucifer Hummingbird is perched in natural light with a nice profile pose.

Dr. Josie Williams capture the following images.  Note that we had a good variety of birds to distract us during the hummingbird photography sessions.

Male Lucifer Hummingbird hovering.
Male Lucifer Hummingbird hovering.

 

Scaled Quail scurrying through the brush at Organ Mountains Oasis.
Scaled Quail scurrying through the brush at Christmas Mountains Oasis.

 

Black-chinned Hummingbirds were abundant at the Oasis.
Black-chinned Hummingbirds were abundant at the Oasis.
Several nice male Lucifer Hummingbirds came to our multi-flash setup.
Several nice male Lucifer Hummingbirds came to our multi-flash setup.

Thanks to our photographers for sharing their images of that incredible adventure to west Texas.  Josie and Margaret have traveled to many photo with me in the past and each time they come away with awesome shots.

Larry