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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Cyndie...I may be at the Bosque tomorrow and Tuesday. Maybe we will run into each other.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Sort of on topic, the annual Brackendale (bald) eagle count was held today in Squamish. On a fairly decent day, they counted only 655. The best ever (1994) was 3,769, and there's typically 1,500 or more. http://www.brackendaleartgallery.com/EagleCount.html
I've been on the December bird count and January bald eagle count a few times, and it's lots of fun. Not that I know many birds - I just tag along.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Bob it would be cool to run into you. I will still be here looking for the elusive species. Today it was so windy I didn't even go looking instead we went to Fort Craig and the Camino de Real Cultural Center.
Here are some Snow Goose photos you all might enjoy.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 10, 2012 - 02:39pm PT
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Roadrunner, Bosque del Apache, NM
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Jan 10, 2012 - 09:12pm PT
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Nice shot Bob. I saw a roadrunner three times in the Bosque today. My big prize today was the Pyrrhuloxia. I really had to look hard for it. I also saw an Eastern Meadowlark today. We are moving south tomorrow to a destination yet to be determined.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 10, 2012 - 09:36pm PT
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Cyndie...sorry I miss you...we were in the big white sports mobile.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Jan 10, 2012 - 10:00pm PT
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Bob D'
Thanks for all the birds pictures... very..Beautiful.......Love them...
What camera are you using..?
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 10, 2012 - 10:41pm PT
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Rough legged or Ferruginous??
Nita...thanks. Sony A77.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Jan 10, 2012 - 11:13pm PT
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Cyndie,
Your first two shots of white geese looks like they're all Ross', and the third one has a Ross' on the right-hand side.
Bob D'A - Ferruginous.
Nice shots, everybody.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Jan 11, 2012 - 12:34am PT
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More photos from the Bosque today.
Bob sorry we did not run into each other. We were in a truck with camper from Alaska.
Willoughby, thanks for the heads up on the geese.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Jan 11, 2012 - 04:32pm PT
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Went to Pt. Dume the other day for low tide. There were lots of birds around feeding in the tide pools.
I liked watching the snowy egrets
The pelicans were cool too. They would fly over the water looking for food.
Sometimes the pelicans would dive straight into the water to catch a meal.
They suck their wings in as they get closer to the ocean's surface.
Finally their wings extend behind them as they enter the water.
Thanks for all the great shots everyone. Keep up the good work. Cheers!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 11, 2012 - 04:45pm PT
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Great Blue heron, bosque del Apache, NM
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 11, 2012 - 04:56pm PT
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hey there say, bob! great shot of the blueh heron... :)
just saw it on you facebook, :))
had to come see it here and say thanks for the share..
say, to all you folks:
thanks for sharing these birds... they are so hard to see and find
at times... these are treasures...
:)
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Jan 11, 2012 - 06:24pm PT
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Fantastic shots all!
Especially Bob and Cyndie!
Ferruginous Hawk. Right?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 11, 2012 - 07:15pm PT
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"Yo, Red! We can do this the easy way or the hard way. Which will it be?"
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 11, 2012 - 07:38pm PT
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Plan B wrote: Ferruginous Hawk. Right?
Right...them and Rough legged are real close in features.
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HowardK
Social climber
Sao Paulo Brazil
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Jan 11, 2012 - 07:39pm PT
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first bird is a Lark Bunting
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 13, 2012 - 03:00pm PT
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jan 13, 2012 - 08:09pm PT
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Rough legged Hawk?
or a Ferruginous Hawk
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