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Beatrix Kiddo
Mountain climber
ColoRADo
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Aug 16, 2010 - 12:37am PT
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BooDawg
Social climber
On the Road, Pacific Slope
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Aug 16, 2010 - 03:02am PT
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I took this today on the S. side of Mt. St. Helens while visiting the lahar (mud flow), the tree molds and Ape Cave. More on that trip later.
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Daniel Eubank
Sport climber
Woodbridge, VA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 12:48pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:06pm PT
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Boo,
Barred Owl, sorry. And contrary to many tree-huggers' opinion the
Barred may be as culpable for the decline of the Spotted as clear-cutting.
Although they are both of the Strix genus the
Barred is much more aggressive in establishing territory at the
expense of the Spotted. Anyway, good spot and shot!
If it was a Great Grey it wouldn't have the spotting on the back,
the head would appear much larger proportionally, and it would have
a longer tail in addition to being much bigger. The overall look is
more greyish especially on the breast/belly such that the barring is
less pronounced.
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boulderkitty
Trad climber
Los Angeles, California
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:12pm PT
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TC
Trad climber
Claremont, CA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:21pm PT
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TC
Trad climber
Claremont, CA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:34pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 16, 2010 - 01:51pm PT
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BooDawg,
Sorry, I forgot to include Locker's excellent capture of
a verrry rare Barred Owl sub-species, the CosmicBarred:
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BooDawg
Social climber
On the Road, Pacific Slope
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Aug 16, 2010 - 04:37pm PT
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Thanks Reilly. I used to know birds of W. North America much better than I do now, so thanks for setting me straight; it was a wild guess, really. Your sub-species is certainly one that's new to my experience. I hope to see one in the wild sometime. Do they inhabit steep rock faces and nest there sometimes? Or are they strictly arboreal?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 17, 2010 - 03:31am PT
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Do they inhabit steep rock faces and nest there sometimes? Or are they strictly arboreal?
Rumor has it the CosmicBarred has expanded its range from JTree and is now a known nester in the Red Rocks!
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Aug 17, 2010 - 03:24pm PT
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Doing trailwork at the Rosendale Waterworks area last weekend, one of the guys accidentally unearthed this guy. Luckily, he was uninjured, and quickly returned to the ground, where he disappeared into an enseen tunnel in less than one second!
Swallowtails found at Rainbow Falls in Minnewaska State Park Preserve
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Aug 30, 2010 - 09:16pm PT
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Fox at Riverside Quarry yesterday:
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 30, 2010 - 09:19pm PT
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Where the deer and the antelope play (and sheep run scared)...
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Aug 30, 2010 - 09:39pm PT
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the museum
Trad climber
Rapid City
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Aug 30, 2010 - 10:52pm PT
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Bear 46 went on travel to Montana!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 23, 2010 - 12:58pm PT
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GC, nice, my favorite lizard.
Some scans of old prints from my days molesting these guys...
Mr Cuddly...
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Dec 23, 2010 - 01:08pm PT
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One of my winter visitors...
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Dec 23, 2010 - 01:27pm PT
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Posted this before, but seems to fit.
Some unidentified surf bird
Curious Bighorn
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nature
climber
Tuscon Again! India! India! Hawaii! LA?!?!
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Dec 23, 2010 - 01:29pm PT
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morning visitor
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