Digiscoping / DSLR Bird Photography

by Matt Orsie - Summit Point, WV  wvbirder@comcast.net

 
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Common Loon (Gavia immer)
Shenandoah River - Jefferson County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / April 4, 2004
Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
Shenandoah River - Jefferson County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / November 21, 2004
Ross's Goose (Chen rossii)
Alpine Lake - Terra Alta, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / November 24, 2002
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Rocky Gap State Park, Allegany County, MD

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / December 5, 2004
Greater White-fronted Goose  (Anser albifrons)
Prickett's Fort - Marion County, WV

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / December 29, 2007
Brant  (Branta bernicla)
Cheat Lake - Monongalia County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / December 11, 2004
Great Cormorant  (Phalacrocorax carbo)
CBBT - Norfolk, VA

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / February 11, 2005
Horned Grebe  (Podiceps auritus)
Shenandoah River - Jefferson County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / February 6, 2003
Long-tailed Duck (Ciangula hyemalis)
Sleepy Creek WMA - Berkeley County, WV

Nikon Coolpix P5100 / Swarovski AT80 HD / August 29, 2008
Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Shenandoah River - Jefferson County, WV

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / February 7, 2009
Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Ocean City, MD

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / February 14, 2009
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Shenandoah River - Jefferson County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / December 8, 2002
Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Shannondale Lake - Jefferson County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / March 28, 2004
Redhead and Canvasbacks (Aythya americana and valisineria)
Cheat Lake - Monongalia County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / February 28, 2003
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Shenandoah River - Jefferson County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / December 5, 2002
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Shenandoah River - Jefferson County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / November 23, 2004
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
RCB Locks and Dam, Mason County, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / January 1, 2003
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Newell's Run, OH

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / November 26, 2003
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
Stauffer's Marsh - Shanghai, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / April 27, 2003
Surf and Black Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata and nigra)
CBBT - Norfolk, VA

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / February 13, 2004
Surf Scoter  (Melanitta perspicillata)
Kiptopeke State Park, VA

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / February 11, 2005
White-winged Scoter  (Melanitta fusca)
Ohio River - Parkersburg, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / February 2, 2003
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Stauffer's Marsh - Shanghi, WV

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / April 13, 2003
Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
CBBT Island # 4, VA

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / April 8, 2004
Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Bombay Hook NWR, DE

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / April 10, 2004
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Jefferson County, WV

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / April 17, 2007
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
Willis Wharf, VA

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / April 9, 2004
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
CBBT Island # 1, VA

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / April 8, 2004
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Lake Havasu City, AZ

Nikon Canon 7D / 100-400mm IS Lens / January 8, 2012
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
Sandgates, MD

Nikon Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / November 27, 2004
Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)
Astabula, OH

Digiscoped and DSLR / November 20 and 24, 2011
Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
Astabula, OH

Canon 7D / 100-400mm IS Lens / December 15, 2011
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Indian River Marina, DE

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / February 5, 2005
Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Hampton, VA

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / February 11, 2005
Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Charles Town, WV

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / August 25, 2005
Coolpix 4500 / Swarovski AT80 HD / August 25, 2005
Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)
Dry Tortugas, FL

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / April 23, 2006
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
Dry Tortugas, FL

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / April 22, 2006
Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
Near Caicos, Turks

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / February 16, 2008
Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
Dry Tortugas, FL

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / April 23, 2006
Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
Near Caicos, Turks

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / February 20, 2008
Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
Dry Tortugas, FL

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / April 23, 2006
White-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)
Near Caicos, Turks

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / February 22, 2008
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Near Petit Manan Island, ME

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / July 15, 2009
Greater Shearwater (Puffinus gravis)
Near Petit Manan Island, ME

Canon 20D / 100-400mm IS Lens / July 15, 2009
Falcated Duck (Anas Falcate)
Colusa NWR, CA

Canon 7D / 100-400mm IS Lens / January 10, 2012
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Bill Williams River NWR, AZ

Canon 7D / 100-400mm IS Lens / January 8, 2012
Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)
Ave Maria, FL

Canon 7D Mrk II/ 100-400mm IS Lens / June 21, 2023