Sebastian was not very good on Saturday morning. There were lots of Ospreys fishing on the wrong side of the jetty and the wrong side of the light and flying away from us into the wind. On Sunday morning we photographed the largest Green Lynx Spider I have ever seen a few blocks from my home. <\/p>\n
I forgot to mention that on Friday past, Anita and I mounted the Thule Cargo Carrier on top of my X5. It was easier than I thought it would be. Our trip is becoming more and more of a reality. We head to DeSoto on Wednesday for the first-ever COVID-Conscious Small Group IPT with three participants. <\/p>\n
We get back to ILE a week from today and hope to set sail for San Diego (via the slow southern route) on the early morning of Thursday 22 OCT.<\/p>\n
BAA Record-low Price!<\/strong><\/font> <\/p>\n Howard Mortman is offering a Canon EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR Camera with CFexpress Card and Reader Bundle in like-new condition for the BAA record-low price of $5,199.00. The camera has less than 4,000 actuations. The sale includes the original boxes and everything that came in them (including the strap and the front lens cap) and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made. <\/p>\n Please contact Howard via e-mail<\/a> or by phone or text at 1-914-475-0840 (Eastern time zone). <\/p>\n The 1DX III is Canon’s top-of-the-line professional digital camera body. It feature’s Canon’s best-ever dSLR AF system. It is fast and rugged. BAA friend and many multiple IPT veteran Clemens Van der Werf absolutely loves his and killed with it in Homer even during blizzards! The camera sells new right now at B&H for $6,499.00; grab Howard’s camera today and save a very handsome $1300.00 on the as-good-as-new body!<\/em> artie<\/p>\n Howard Mortman is offering a Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens in excellent condition for $1350.00. The sale includes a B+W haze filter, the front and rear lens cap, the original lens foot and a low-profile Kirk lens foot, the zippered lens case, the original product box, and insured ground shipping via major courier to lower-48 US addresses only. Your item will not ship until your check clears unless other arrangements are made. <\/p>\n Please contact Howard via e-mail<\/a> or by phone or text at 1-914-475-0840 (Eastern time zone). <\/p>\n This incredibly versatile zoom lens \u2014 with its amazing .98 meter close focus \u2014 was my favorite Canon telephoto zoom lens ever. By far.<\/em> artie<\/p>\n If you live along the Texas Coast or visit regularly to photograph birds, I would love to hear from you via e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n I am hoping to learn about some of the best spots between Galveston and Corpus Christi. We will be there for about a week probably arriving on 24 or 25 OCT. We are interested in photographing both land and water birds, while realizing that the latter are much easier and more dependable. <\/p>\n If you can share some knowledge on any of the items below, we would most appreciative. And perhaps we could get together for a photo session as a thank you. <\/p>\n 1- Any good locations in Galveston Bay or on Galveston Island. If you know of any dependable spots as above, we would love to hear from you. E-mail<\/a> is best.<\/p>\n thanks with love, artie and Anita<\/p>\nCanon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens<\/strong><\/h2>\n
TX Coast Help Needed<\/h3>\n
\n2- Bolivar Flats — best times and tides.
\n3- Is Aransas NWR good in late October? I was there once in the spring and never took one image …
\n4- Any productive locations in and around Rockport.
\n5- Any good locations in and around Corpus Christi or Corpus Christi Bay or Mustang Island.
\n6- Can Padre Island be good for migrant landlords in fall? If yes, where?<\/p>\nTypos<\/h3>\n