Thanks so much George. Hope you are having a blessed weekend!!!

@@forced_perspective It’s a rough one but it is all good. Stay safe and blessed my friend!

Awesome. Maybe we can mobilize the troops like John and meet up for a day and look for them out there. I didn't know there were no rattle snakes out there. Is it too cold ? And no snakes at all?

@@forced_perspective In Western Washington it is mostly Garter Snakes. You could probably find Rubber Boas but I have never seen one. In Eastern Washington they have Gopher snakes, night snakes, racers, and Western Rattle Snakes. The Western Rattle snake is very shy. Unless you sit on a stack of rocks in the heat of the day you should be fine. They like to hang out in the rocks to avoid the heat. Eastern Washington has much more temperature changes between seasons that we do on this side of the Cascades. In the winter Eastern Washington gets much colder than in Western Washington. Essentially the temperature you endured while here is typical for Eastern Washington in the winter. In the summer they are much hotter. The reason the snakes like it there is it is dry. The Cascades create two very different environments. Moderate and wet on the west side, the ocean and Puget sound help stabilize our temperature while the mountains make sure the clouds dump the water on this side.

I have never seen the indigo bunting till I saw your video this morning. So thank you as well lol 😆

hey Phil, good to see You in here, and supporting James! I’ve a few of each of your’s videos to catch up on! Stay safe Gents! 👍✌

That means so much! Thanks a million for watching and yes as long as it brings enjoyment to us, that's the bottom line. Hope you have a fantastic weekend

Thank you

Thanks so much

Thanks for watching and for the sub

Thanks for watching. Yes they winter there so that's the best time to see them during the winter months and then they are gone the rest of the year

Thank you so very much! Appreciate you watching and your kind comment

Thanks so much Carl! Lucky you have them so close by. We don't have any in southern California and that was my first time seeing them and probably the last jn a while. 😞

Thank you!! Apparently they winter there so any time during the winter months. I was there in January.

@@forced_perspectivethanks. It’s on my list now. Thank you!

Loved this series and the narration especially the last bit, just be kind :) thanks for sharing man, have a great week ahead.

Much appreciated Keith. Thanks for following along bro

Thanks Bill! And I I know why that road was called sunset Road. Two days of breathtaking sunsets. Thanks for watching

Appreciate it!!

Much appreciated. Will have to float along the skagit river hopefully. 🚣‍♂️

@@forced_perspective Let me know when you can take off! I will most likely drive again. It was miserable doing it but I am still looking forward to it - adventure. Let me know about August and Arizona for hummingbirds. LIVE FOR TODAY! 🙏🤗💖

Thanks so much

Thanks for tagging along Jeff. It truly was an amazing time.. Hopefully next time we can watch the eagles feeding on the Skagit during peak migration. I have been seeing lots on your ig including hawaii

Thanks so much for watching 🙂

Thanks Keith! It sure is an amazing setup. Thinking of trying it out without the teleconverter. Have a nice week ahead

Sure was. I'm overdue for another one. Thanks for watching 😀

Thank you so much for taking your time to watch

That's so cool. Yeah I'm with you on the cost of a new body and the z mount lenses especially the s line ones. I can only wish. I did see that canon honestly has the most affordable bang for your buck but then I basically gotta switch out all my glass. Thinking of taking a loss and liquidating it all. But we will see

@@forced_perspective As for switching out your glass, you'll actually end up doing that anyway. The jump to mirrorless provides you with an opportunity to switch brands if you want. When I looked as what was on offer in November, I stuck with Nikon because as a landscape photographer, I wanted the 45 megapixels. I love the quality and ability to crop at will in post. I trust Nikon RAW files for the colors that I like to shoot.

@marcusgrandon3640 that's actually a good point. Thanks for sharing that. Now I know why video was waiting on the Z6III, because of the full frame file sizes being smaller and the low light capability. Lots to consider 🤔

Thank you. Might rent it with the 180-600 for a while and keep wishing. It is an amazing body. And didn't feel like getting bitten by a giant rat 😆

@@forced_perspective You only live once and bills will be here no matter what you do. Treat yourself and get it!! It really was impressive.

Thanks Ron! We will keep fingers crossed that something new comes up lol

Hey Bill such an expensive combo I will only dream of for now. And yes I didn't feel like getting a battery of rabies shots on that particular day 🤣 thanks for watching.

@@forced_perspective Haha, don’t blame you. Being bitten by a dog riding a bike is bad enough! I know what you mean, I’ve actually looked at the Z8. My son in law has several nice mirrorless lenses I could borrow but no 600 so……guess I’ll stick with what I have too for now. The $$$& always seems to be a problem. 😎

That's @JonnyPink65 check out his channel. He got me into photography. Thanks for watching

@@forced_perspective wowowo johny is a such great guy .. I like photography I just started ..

@lapitufinaregenerada2947 awesome. Great hobby and yes he's great photographer

Haha thanks so much! Yes I know especially with the teleconverter on it as well. Should have toned down my excitement a bit. Thanks for watching!!

That viewfinder... honestly I think EVF is totally a different animal and I will always prefer an optical one. Just that the mirrorless focusing system is so good and the hit rate is so high. I didn't even have the pre capture feature on. I think the photography game has really changed now with all the new technology.

Hahahah thanks so much. I appreciate it. Let's see about that z6iii lol 😆

Thanks so much Keith!

Thanks so much!!

Much appreciated Bill

Thanks for watching Bill!! It's weird that there was no snow but such a cold spell!!! The weather is so wonky and unpredictable these days. I found the cows while totally lost thinking I could find my way around with no GPS. Hope you find them soon. They look like the longhorns but have some differences especially the horn position on the head

Thank you. I look forward to it too and maybe rent some bikes since you will be fully trained up by then.

@@forced_perspective I dont think I will be that obsessive with cycling again.... maybe. 🤗

Oh cool yes they are both still amazing to this day

Thank you Bill!! Been a while since I felt such cold lol

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Thank Bill. You're catching up!! Lol

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Thanks Bill. Went by their little habitat last weekend and it was all mowed down and fenced off for commercial buildings. So sad

Thanks Bill!!

I'll go with it too 🤣🤣

Thanks Bill!!

I guess if you guys spend all that time shooting, editing and creating the videos the least I can do is spend a few minutes watching them!!😂

Hahahahah Hey Bill! Thanks for stopping by. No rush videos will still be there to watch at your leisure. Hope all is well. Been enjoying all your spring photos

@@forced_perspective Doing well James, and thanks!

Hi Rose! This was so long ago that I'm not sure if it's even there any more. But it was jn the reeds where the haskell creek drains into the LA River. Let me know if you find it

Thank you so much!!!