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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 18, 2012 - 09:48pm PT
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I'm excited about OMD5 with 100-300mm lens (200-600mm 2x crop) size for traveling and birding.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Apr 18, 2012 - 10:44pm PT
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Darwin, yes we have Harlequins every summer in Homer and Seward.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 18, 2012 - 11:26pm PT
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A few from Ecuador a few years back with my son Adam.
Great trip...this was near Mindo and the jungle town of Puyo.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Apr 18, 2012 - 11:32pm PT
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what is the middle one (cinnamon colored)?
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Apr 19, 2012 - 12:18am PT
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HA that leaf shot could be a postcard
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 19, 2012 - 12:25am PT
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Cyndie, I always wanted to see a harliquin ...
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 19, 2012 - 11:50pm PT
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 20, 2012 - 12:22am PT
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Great Blue Herons are a dime a dozen here he Seattle, and I suspect a lot of places. They have to be one the most photographed birds around, because they are big, stationary, and relatively tolerant of our presence. A little earlier this Spring I saw 18 (19?) of them along one 50' stretch of Lake Washington. Nonetheless, I present three shots from just the other day but from not the most common angle.
And in the same tree the following is my first decent bird photo from a few years ago:
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Apr 20, 2012 - 12:47am PT
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Still often my kids favorite bird of the day.
They get close.
It's big.
And damn cool looking.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 20, 2012 - 01:39am PT
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If you want to see some good shootin' check this guy out:
James Ownby
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 20, 2012 - 10:45am PT
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Darwin, I thought the majority of his shots were well balanced. I thought
he did crank the saturation a bit on his Bandurria Austral so I hope I am
excused for liking mine better. :-)
Bandurria Austral aka Black-faced Ibis
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 20, 2012 - 11:50pm PT
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Nice shots everyone...here is a American Kestrel shot with the new rig today. Shooting into the sun, so a little glare.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Apr 22, 2012 - 07:16pm PT
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Took a nice walk this morning at Wilder State Park
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 22, 2012 - 07:51pm PT
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Mike , are you sure that's a Says Pheobe,,, could be a western kingbird.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Apr 22, 2012 - 07:56pm PT
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Good call John - had a small discussion about this with my wife and I went with her ID even though I was thinking that the belly was way too yellow. But, I wasn't coming up with an alternate name and didn't have the book. But, of course you are correct!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 22, 2012 - 07:57pm PT
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Great shots Mike...I think it is a Kingbird.
I had a great day along the Rio Grande near Pilar, NM...lot's birds and a new 11a route on the basalt
Black Phoebe
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 22, 2012 - 08:18pm PT
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Bob, I'm not sure that's an Olive-sided but I would be if heard him calling
for a "quick,three beers"! ;-)
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 22, 2012 - 08:30pm PT
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Reilly..could be a Black Phoebe..shitty shot...still trying to learn the new camera.
Edit..I'm going with Black Phoebe...thanks Reilly.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 22, 2012 - 09:20pm PT
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Bob
Nice that you got the climb in too!!!! My shoulder is getting stronger and better, so hopefully I'll be posting some climbing photos with Tony soon (knock on wood).
I suck at IDing Sparrows and Finches.
Is that "just" the always beautiful House Finch? Evident stripes ... .
So going back to Mike Bolte's Fox Sparrow. Could it be a Lincoln? It sure seems to have an evident eye stripe and fairly delicate beak? The Fox, Lincoln and Song Sparrows seem to vary so much up and down the W. Coast, so that's my excuse if I'm lamely off base.
(ps added in edit: really nice photos Mike. Thanks)
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