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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Mar 21, 2012 - 10:11pm PT
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More red winged blackbirds
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john hansen
climber
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Mar 21, 2012 - 10:45pm PT
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Matty ,I think the one on the left might be a tri-colored blackbird. Note the yellow band under the red on his wing. Maybe some one could confirm.
Where did you see it?
When ever I get to the mainland I always try to get all four kinds of blackbirds..
red winged
brewer's
yellowheaded
and tri -colored
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Mar 21, 2012 - 11:16pm PT
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Yes I see what you mean. I'm not too keen on all the different marks or types of birds so I like the feedback. The photo was taken at the Salton Sea.
Is this a brewer's?
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john hansen
climber
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Mar 21, 2012 - 11:24pm PT
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That is a brewers,, but on the original photo,,
After consulting my bird book, it probably is a red wing,,,
Tri colored has a white stripe below the red..
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Mar 22, 2012 - 11:19am PT
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A few more from my trip to Monte Vista NWR in southern Colorado.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
SHERMAN OAKS,CA
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Mar 22, 2012 - 01:12pm PT
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Crimpergirl - Sorry I don't know what it's called.
It was next to my front door, & it was to cool not to take a picture of.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Mar 22, 2012 - 01:15pm PT
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Bob D,
Nice shots. Is the first Ferruginous?
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Mar 22, 2012 - 11:20pm PT
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Western Meadowlark...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 23, 2012 - 01:30am PT
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Riley, I thought the Snail Kite was fairly easy to get at the right place?
Sounds like you had to work for it. Maybe you weren't at the easy get place.
I don't know if you noticed my post a ways back where I noted I'd gone
through some old notes. I'd totally forgotten I'd seen a Thick-billed Parrot
in AZ in '88. It was one of those releasees in the failed re-stock program.
Do I get to count it? And do the hard-core doods count all the escapee
parrots in CA and FL?
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Mar 23, 2012 - 11:29am PT
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Riley...My Mom is from Florida and I spend a lot time there in the summer months back in the 60's and when to college for one year in Central Florida. Used to be spectacular.
More cranes from the San Luis Valley.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Mar 23, 2012 - 04:46pm PT
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I get a publication from the Widlife Research Institute here at work. Back cover of the most recent has some awesome in-nest shots of a Golden Eagle nest with a chick and various prey at different times...squirrell, rabbits, a red tail hawk (that was a little surprising to me). And there's a (live) chipmunk that would visit the nest, until the eaglet caught him and ate him.
Anyway, it led me to look for more of their nest cam shots, which weren't available, but what was on their facebook page were shots of a hawk and snake locked in a death-match hold on each other, eventually separated by someone who found them, amazing!:
http://www.facebook.com/WildlifeResearchInstitute#!/media/set/?set=a.325679550809927.80096.166490296728854&type=3
The bird didn't look so good afterwards, but lived
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Mar 24, 2012 - 12:11am PT
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ha ha, that hawk looked like it was gonna lose that fight! TFPU
Ekat my wife loves those kinds of birds!!!!!
Here are a couple from today (I played hooky from work and got 5 new ones:)
These aren't them, just pics I thought you guys might like.
If you wanna see the whole adventure visit
http://slatervision.com/www.slatervision.com/Day%20Off%20Birds%202012/
I took the day off of work. It was worth it. 50+ birds in a day.
So anyway, I'll probably just get "Bobbed" (= burried by numerous bitchin' Bob pictures) but I had to try. Just remember, I coined that term first!
Oh... and my meadowlark is cooler ;)
ps- not sure why when I upload on this site the pics end up soft? They aren't on my screen when I open them in the folder. ???
I shoot with a Canon 60D 70-200 f2.8 "L" IS Canon lens and they end up sweet, but not on here!
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Mar 24, 2012 - 02:46am PT
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Scrub Jays!?
I have a million in my yard, I'll box one up and mail it to ya!
I'll trade ya for an Eastern Meadowlark!
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Mar 24, 2012 - 04:21pm PT
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Slater,
Riley wants Florida Scrub Jay. Me too.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 24, 2012 - 04:24pm PT
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Fun birds! Just returned from a bike ride and the Meadowlarks have arrived - they are out singing everywhere. :)
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Mar 24, 2012 - 04:49pm PT
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Sorry Tony, all I got is California Scrub Jay
(they surf)
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Mar 24, 2012 - 11:28pm PT
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Slater,
How about (Channel) Island Scrub Jay? Do they scuba dive or sail?
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Mar 24, 2012 - 11:50pm PT
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Tony, it likes both, that's why it moved there! Occasionally it'll fly to C-Street and surf, but only when it is really good.
Here is a Sharpie on my street...
This guy either ate the sparrows that normally hang out in that bird house or scared them away or both.
Pretty calm little hawk, I drove by 3 times and he didn't move. I was hoping it was a Coopers, as I don't have one yet, but it was still plenty cool to see!
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Mar 25, 2012 - 03:37am PT
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From today:
Cheers
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Mar 25, 2012 - 02:22pm PT
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Here's a few from Stoney Point yesterday. Took a walk in the morning before bouldering. Fought the low cloudy light the whole time. There were some LBB's but I don't know their names (help me if you can!) A really cool humming bird hung around for awhile and a bluebird snagged some food.
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