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john hansen
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Apr 23, 2011 - 12:20am PT
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here are a few more. Brass Nuts gave me some advice about camera settings and focusing on the eye,,, Thank's.
Practice , practice , practice..
Canada goose
Red Faced cormarant
Pied billed Grebe
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 23, 2011 - 01:53am PT
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Mrs Magellanic Woodpecker just from the peluqueria...
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 24, 2011 - 11:59pm PT
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Reilly, that is a great photo, hope I have a chance to see one some day.
Marsh Hawk at Bodega bay headland
This photo is not so good but I like to use them to identify birds. I am pretty sure this is a Savannah sparrow. Also from the Bodega bay headlands
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Apr 25, 2011 - 08:17am PT
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Cheers,
DD
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Apr 25, 2011 - 08:47am PT
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Wow John H - you are seeing lots of excellent birds - and great photos too. All of these continue to blow me away!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Apr 26, 2011 - 01:24am PT
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The Google Doodle for tomorrow, Audobon's birthday. Rather imaginative - hard to see how it spells "google".
http://www.google.com/logos/
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Apr 26, 2011 - 01:44am PT
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EDIT: Tony - yup we had located the nest. Nice shots. We see California Thrashers (really large bird) up at Ano Nuevo SP.
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Apr 26, 2011 - 03:00am PT
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Here are few specialty birds from our recent trip to Amargosa Canyon near Death Valley.
Here are a pair of Ladder-backed Woodpeckers feeding nestlings:
Mike, it looks like the Kildeer had a nest nearby and was trying to distract you with a broken wing display. Watch your step! Their eggs are notoriously hard to see.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 26, 2011 - 07:17pm PT
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Hey John, that "Red-faced cormorant" is actually a Double-crested Cormorant.
As I mentioned in Caylors "I cut down a squirrel nest" thread, I exhumed a derelict Wood Duck box from a wetland I regularly bird, patched it back together, and hung it up in my back yard about five years ago. This year I finally got customers, Northern Saw-whet Owls. I've been feeding them mice:
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Apr 26, 2011 - 07:23pm PT
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Holy moly! Did you really put that mouse there?
I put up a nice expensive Flicker House (yeah, I wasn't patient enough to have one made). I'd hoped to get Flickers or even Kestrels!!
Flickers moved right in.
Starlings moved right in to take over.
More Starlings moved in to take over other Starlings.
Broken eggs everywhere.
Those Starlings are asking for it, but what can I do to stop them really? Rascals.
At least my Chickadees are back for another successful year (I hope).
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 27, 2011 - 01:46am PT
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Strange what passes for a 'jay' in Argentina: the Plush-crested Jay -
(Urraca comun/Cyanocorax chrysops).
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 27, 2011 - 03:00am PT
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Of course I put that mouse there. Suet, sunflower seeds, sugar-water, mice ... what's the difference? I want my guests to feel welcome, whatever their dietary proclivities.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Apr 27, 2011 - 08:48am PT
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Did you staple the mouse to the branch? Tie a little figure eight around a mousey harness? :) It's a very cool photo!
One of my favorite feeders is the meal worm feeder. Don't get much action at it here, but in VA, wow did I have a lot of happy Bluebirds!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 27, 2011 - 09:12pm PT
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I placed him on a stick, raised stick up to the branch you see, and let him climb up on his own. It's important for these mice to feel like they've accomplished something -good for the self-esteem. Then they just sit there. It's a bit like sacrificing virgins to dragons, or so I imagine. As far as the mouse goes, it probably beats being fed to a snake, and he's free to solo to the top of the tree if he feels so inclined. They usually don't wander too far, but every now and then I'll get an intrepid climber mouse.
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Tobia
Social climber
GA
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Apr 27, 2011 - 09:28pm PT
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nice pics of the owl.
I have 10 or 15 bluebird boxes up. I found a simple device to keep the snakes out. I will take a picture soon and post.
I was coming in from the barn this evening close to dark and saw this little fledgling bluebird trying to land in a bush. He couldn't quite grasp any branches and was tiring out. I picked the little guy up and put him in the blue bird box for safe keeping over night. I doubt he would make it through the night otherwise.
Hopefully he will be able to make it out and into the brave new world tomorrow with a little more success.
Mom, pop and 3 siblings were not to be found.
Birders, any ideas why he couldn't light on small limbs successfully?
Willoughby,
I don't think mice suffer much when I feed them to my snake. Clearly they don't know what hits them and it is over in less than 15 seconds + or - a couple a few seconds.
Comparing that to being shredded seems rather painless.
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 29, 2011 - 10:29pm PT
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Been walking the banks of the Merced in Yosemite for the last few days. Lots and lots of birds, there were hundreds and hundreds of Audubon's warblers coming through. They sure are hard to photograph because they never stop moving around.
Here are a few other ones I got. It sure is fun combining my two favorite hobby's of birding and photography.
Yellow warbler.
Acorn Woodpecker.
And I think this is a female Red Wing Black bird, kinda threw me cause it was acting like a warbler, hanging upside down in the budding trees. I could be wrong.. any expert confirmation? Will post more later.
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 30, 2011 - 12:04am PT
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A couple more..
I think a female Aububon's
A Robin
And maybe a song sparrow,,
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AlasdairTurner
Trad climber
Seattle, wa
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Apr 30, 2011 - 12:14am PT
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looks like a song sparrow to me.
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