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I’m starting an occasional series of photographs from the Oregon Garden, a beautiful 80-acre botanical garden in Silverton. In addition to its 20 specialty gardens, the Oregon Garden is a haven for birds. According to eBird.org, more than 100 species have been identified there over the years. A medium- to long-term goal of mine is to photograph them all. I have a lot of photographs of Spotted Towhees at the Garden. This is just my most recent, taken on Saturday morning near one of the ponds.

Location: The Oregon Garden

Date: May 1, 2021

Exposure: 1/850 second, f/9, ISO 2500

Focal Length: 850 mm

Gear:

• Camera: Nikon D750

• Lens: Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary with a 1.4x teleconverter