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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 12, 2011 - 08:43pm PT
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Thanks for the confirmation Alasdair. The Phoebe was so, well, not black! Still, nothing else comes close that I know of. The Orange Crowned Warbler is a new bird for me (in a photo). Very cool one can see the orange on his crown!
We went out tonight to see a flock of Mountain Bluebirds who are hanging around. Saw them, but with terrible lighting he wouldn't photograph anything. Maybe tomorrow...
Love all these photos. Hope they keep coming.
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AlasdairTurner
Trad climber
Seattle, wa
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Mar 12, 2011 - 09:30pm PT
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More Laysan Albatross
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Mar 12, 2011 - 09:51pm PT
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Alasdair,
Where we these photos taken? This species is very far-ranging. I've also seen them on Kauai (breeding) and in Monterey Bay. The same holds true for Black-footed Albatross.
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AlasdairTurner
Trad climber
Seattle, wa
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Mar 12, 2011 - 10:20pm PT
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My wife made me take a vacation to Kauai. I managed to entertain myself by shooting photos of birds in places I probably should not have been. Im not really a beach person.
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Mar 13, 2011 - 01:46am PT
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Great pics everyone. Thanks for posting up!
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Mar 13, 2011 - 03:35am PT
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Alasdair,
I'm also not much of a beach-tropical person, but the opportunity to see all of these pelagic birds up close was a pretty good consolation.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Mar 13, 2011 - 04:16am PT
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StahlBro - certainly could be. When I look at it again, it seems the wing pattern is sorta the opposite as in my photo. And Great Horned Owls are EVERYWHERE.
Brassnuts - that's an adult Red-shouldered Hawk, just so you know.
Okay, all the Patagonian/Argentinian pics makes me want to post up some of my own. Here's a big ol' batch:
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 13, 2011 - 10:34am PT
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Noted Willoughby. Red-shouldered hawk. For educational purposes, can you note why it is a Red-shouldered? Not doubting you, but would love to learn more. Same goes with any other birds. For example, one person mentioned that the Rufous Hummingbird was just so Western Rufous and I was curious what marks he was looking at.
The photos just get better and better!
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john hansen
climber
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Mar 13, 2011 - 11:22pm PT
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Great pic's everyone,, Willoubhy that White sided Hillstar looks a lot like a hummingbird
I finally got a nice sharp photo of an Amakahi. Used the "single focus area" setting and shot at 200 of a second.. (thanks Brass Nuts.)
And another Palila
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 13, 2011 - 11:30pm PT
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Superb! I love seeing this thread back at the top.:)
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Mar 14, 2011 - 02:19am PT
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Crimper - What Radical said. Red-shouldereds are a very Accipiter-like Buteo, and the young ones are more likely to fool you. In this photo, however, a couple of things should jump out:
you can see the red shoulders; Coop would be slaty blue-gray
Coop would have a dark cap
Adult Coop would have a red or orange-reddish eye, versus the dark brown visible here
Coop would have a proportionately longer tail
John - two things:
1. The hillstar is a hummingbird. It's a cousin of those crazy Andean Hillstars that basically go into a deep-freeze hibernation every night.
2. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but your recent Palila is actually a House Finch. Note the streaking on the flanks and breast. And the earlier Palilas look like Amakihi to me.
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Mar 14, 2011 - 02:51am PT
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We were struck by the color of House Finches on Kauai. They had a rather yellow-orange, instead of the red wash we see in CA. This is apparently due to a difference in diet.
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john hansen
climber
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Mar 14, 2011 - 02:56am PT
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You guys might be right,,, maybe wishful thinking..
Next day Edit.
Well... after looking back at the bills in the first pics I think you are right. And there are many house finches in that area. I guess I need to go back and get one where there can be no question.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 19, 2011 - 06:01pm PT
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"I see England, I see France..."
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"Well, I'm pretty sure, but it sure is dark there!"
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scuffy b
climber
dissected alluvial deposits, late Pleistocene
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Mar 21, 2011 - 11:57am PT
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One other tip on the red-shouldered:
The upper parts of a Cooper's will be uniform slate/gray.
The white trim on the dark feathers of the red-shoulder's back are
easy to see from a distance, compared to some of the other characters.
If it's just those two birds you're trying to separate, the mottled/
speckled look will jump out at you.
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cintune
climber
Midvale School for the Gifted
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Mar 21, 2011 - 12:16pm PT
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Mar 21, 2011 - 12:20pm PT
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Here are a few from last week at Point Reyes
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Mar 21, 2011 - 01:19pm PT
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Here's an owl I photographed at Mercey Hot Springs
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 23, 2011 - 12:00am PT
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Well, its been a month since the last post, I am in Nor Cal cruising around for a couple weeks. Can't keep up with you guys but here is what I got so far..still learning.
Oyster catcher
Piliated Woodpecker, a bit out of focus, but he did not stick around for long
Common Loon
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Apr 23, 2011 - 12:16am PT
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Thanks everyone!
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