On January 15, 2024, I decided to spend another day looking for photographs for my project on California’s “Central Valley”. In the beginning of this year, I wrote a previous post with another image from the same day.
Located in Northern California’s Central Valley, the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex (SNWR) is a vital sanctuary for countless migratory birds. Covering over 10,000 acres, it provides essential habitat along the Pacific Flyway, hosting waterfowl, shorebirds, and raptors year-round. Among its units is the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area (GLWA).
Spanning more than 9,100 acres, Gray Lodge serves as a crucial refuge for migratory birds navigating the Pacific Flyway, one of North America’s primary migration routes. Its diverse landscape of wetlands, seasonal marshes, and riparian habitats supports a wide variety of bird species. Renowned not just for its size, the area is celebrated as an essential resting and feeding ground for avian travelers on their arduous journeys.
The FEATURED IMAGE
It was so foggy when I approached the Gray Lodge Area that I might not have gotten there wasn’t for the GPS. At first, I thought I had wasted my time, but as I traversed the auto-tour, I began to see, here and there, a few photos. There were few birds and they weren’t doing much of anything.
The FEATURED IMAGE ( f/5.6, 1/1250 ISO 360 @240mm), repeated below for convenience, portrays ducks and flying geese against the willows in the background, amidst very dense fog. Dense fog is a characteristic of the Central Valley in the winter. I like the mystery and quiet of this photograph.lick on the image below to enlarge.
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Wall Art landscapes and miscellaneous
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It is all about the light 
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