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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 16, 2013 - 09:34pm PT
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Loving all the photos everyone. :)
My parrots are considerate. When on my shoulder they will get a bit ancy (it's subtle) which means it's time to put them on a perch. Once on the perch they poo and lift a foot to come back to my shoulder. Such civilized beings. :)*
*unless they are angry with me. Then they poop on me.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 16, 2013 - 11:05pm PT
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Crimpy, those are smart birds, don't get them angry!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 17, 2013 - 12:00pm PT
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10bforme, I'll see your House Finch and raise you one (House Finch).
I was looking for the OC's elusive Canyon Wrens and saw this HF. I also saw 2 more Blue Grosbeaks.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 17, 2013 - 12:05pm PT
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Great shot Dee, saw many HF's on the trail today.
Got a good shot of a Gray Catbird.
Spotted Towhee.
Also got a not so clear shot of this House Finch...looked like his head was on fire.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 17, 2013 - 06:28pm PT
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I think he was a little hungry...
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 18, 2013 - 12:36am PT
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Here is one for you folks, looking through some old shots from a trip to Ecuador in 2007. Taken in the mountains/hills near Mindo.
Name that bird.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Jul 18, 2013 - 12:49am PT
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wow Bob, up close and personal. Did it slowly wag its rear end? Sunbitterns will do that when they get nervous.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 18, 2013 - 02:20pm PT
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EAT YER HEARTS OUT!!!!! I'm just back from seeing the
RED-NECKED STINT!!!!!!!!!!! ABA Code 3, baby!
that has been hanging out at the
Willow St bridge over the LA River in Long Beach. For half an hour I
scoped every bloody Western there, at least twice, and I was getting really
bummed. Then two young ladies rode up on the bike path and asked about it.
I conveyed my disappointment while looking at a few peeps well separated
from the main groups. BINGO! Oh, man, there was no doubt, it really
does have a red neck! So awesome. Then some dude in business attire walks
up and asks if I'd seen it. He was on break from jury duty a few miles
away but didn't have any gear with him so was he a happy camper, too! I
got pics but they're only gud 'nuf for verification purposes. I guess I
need to get that new Nikon 800mm.
I don't want Chewy or BN to choke so please keep in mind this little dood
was a looong ways off (it didn't begin to fill the field in my 60x scope!)
and this is a major crop, ok? But I think you can see the neck color.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Middle-of-Nowhere, Arizona
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Jul 18, 2013 - 04:51pm PT
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 18, 2013 - 05:35pm PT
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LOVELY 10b4me! I love Jays!
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Jul 19, 2013 - 02:39am PT
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Nice pics everyone. Dee ee, we are heading down under, but about two months after you.
I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for our SF Bay Osprey nesting census, so I can do some other birding.
Here is one of the freshly minted fledglings.
Here they were a month earlier.
Four weeks earlier, in the "reptilian"stage.
It's amazing how quickly they become independent.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 19, 2013 - 11:00am PT
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Nice looking Swainson's on the hike this AM.
Great shots from everyone.
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Jul 19, 2013 - 03:27pm PT
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REilly... you ain't the only one getting rare birds...
Crested Caracara 15 miles north of PISMO BEACH!
That's right... not Texas or New Mexico or Arizona...
Oh yeah!
(crappy pic but this sucker has been elusive! and I got it!)
Tom
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28154077@N02/
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 19, 2013 - 04:24pm PT
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Nice "catch" Slater...they are very handsome birds.
Here is a little one I got after climbing in Boulder Canyon today.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 19, 2013 - 04:45pm PT
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Reilly, I'll see your Red-necked Stint and raise you one (Red-necked Stint)! WHEE-HOO!
Nice shots everyone and story DMT!
Crested Caracara! Holy crap, I'm ready to jump in the car (almost).
Tony, that's awesome. We are REALLY getting excited....Australia only 2 weeks away.
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Jul 19, 2013 - 07:04pm PT
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mystery bird... anyone?
My guess is juvenile green-tailed towhee...
seen at 5,000' elevation in Sierra
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john hansen
climber
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Jul 19, 2013 - 07:12pm PT
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Perhaps a brown headed cowbird?
The striping on the chest does not seem right for a GTT
Or perhaps a juev spotted towhee?
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 19, 2013 - 10:51pm PT
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Slater, dude, if you can't tell, well........good luck.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 19, 2013 - 11:40pm PT
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Way to score Slater and Dee!
I'll raise y'all aWood Thrush! Oh, okay, so I'm at Indiana Dunes. You gotta problem with that?
But, whoa, this humidity! Tomorrow, Yellow-throated and Prothonotary warblers!
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