Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
|
|
Good work Radical. It is a Hooded Merganser x Barrow's Goldeneye hybrid. I just went to view it again the other day, since I had heard it was back. It has been showing up since 2004. If I hadn't known about it ahead of time, I would have also assumed it was some Asian vagrant. It was odd watching him chowing down on mussels with his merganser-like bill.
Willoughby, I suspected some pros out there already knew about this guy.
Here are photos of the parental species:
|
|
the museum
Trad climber
Rapid City, SD
|
|
|
Jan 18, 2008 - 10:27pm PT
|
Got to baby-sit some peregrins that were being raised on a high-rise building- many years ago.
|
|
the museum
Trad climber
Rapid City, SD
|
|
|
Jan 18, 2008 - 10:40pm PT
|
In winter of 2000- 14 miles E of Hazelton ND
|
|
john hansen
climber
|
|
|
Jan 18, 2008 - 10:50pm PT
|
The elusive Snowy Owl.. nice shots.
|
|
the museum
Trad climber
Rapid City, SD
|
|
|
Jan 18, 2008 - 10:54pm PT
|
Here's a better one of that old timer.
|
|
Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
|
|
|
Jan 18, 2008 - 11:23pm PT
|
|
|
the museum
Trad climber
Rapid City, SD
|
|
|
Jan 21, 2008 - 12:46am PT
|
|
|
swill
Social climber
Colorado
|
|
|
Jan 21, 2008 - 01:51am PT
|
Man eating Osprey giving me fair warning
His foul breathed opportunivore friends the Turkey Vultures two doors down
|
|
bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
|
|
|
Jan 24, 2008 - 01:30am PT
|
Been stalking this guy all winter...getting close to the shot I want.
|
|
Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
|
|
|
Jan 24, 2008 - 01:56am PT
|
Title: "Raven at Curry Village"
(Ravens are one of my favourite birds.)
|
|
Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
|
|
|
Jan 24, 2008 - 01:58am PT
|
This one just likes to watch, and dream wicked dreams:
|
|
Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
|
|
|
Jan 25, 2008 - 12:46am PT
|
This one would probably eat Loki, if it got the chance.
Note that it's a Canadian raven - probably wearing skates.
|
|
bob d'antonio
Trad climber
Taos, NM
|
|
Owl in the San Luis Valley.
Wild Turkey on Shelf Road.Cactus Cliff in the background.
|
|
Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
|
|
Raven in Yosemite
|
|
Jaybro
Social climber
The West
|
|
Just a straw pole, What's the farthest north any Tacoan or affliate has seen a Ca Condor in the wild?
|
|
axlgrease
Mountain climber
Santa Cruz, CA
|
|
Not too far north, but at the Pinnacles a couple of years ago we were climbing on the high peaks. I topped out to look up and see two _gigantic_ birds with wing tags soaring about 40-50 ft overhead. There was no mistaking they were condors. Hiking out that eve we saw 14 of them roosting in a snag right next to the trail. Too bad I forgot my camera...
Really cool, since I grew up down in the S. San Joaquin valley and heard my grandmother and dad talk about them. They captured all the remaining wild ones in 1987 when I was in college. I never got to see one down there.
I read some of the Pinnacles population have been ranging as far north as Livermore.
|
|
scuffy b
climber
Stump with a backrest
|
|
Pinnacles. Spring 04, 5 juveniles.
|
|
Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
|
|
So it doesn't belong in the same thread as fine photographs of fine birds, but just
to bring those back ...
I've been writing all day, alone in the house, my neck hurts and I'm tired of this
but I can't stop yet. Downstairs, Jack starts barking like crazy so I look out
the window to see four wild turkeys sashay down our road. That was worth grabbing
the pocket camera and running out for a quick, fuzzy photo as the turkeys looked
at me and decided maybe they'd better move into the woods.
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!