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AlasdairTurner
Trad climber
Seattle, wa
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May 20, 2011 - 08:53pm PT
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Some of you guys might like these. I just shot them today.
Disclaimer since it always comes up. These photos are shot within the boundaries of all laws.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 20, 2011 - 09:17pm PT
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Love it DMT! Thanks. I spent many a night in rest area at mile marker 7 (or was it 1?? My favorite of them all) as well as the King's Bluff parking lot when I lived (and frequently escaped from) STL.
Mellow and lovely place - and it comes with excellent birds.
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scuffy b
climber
dissected alluvial deposits, late Pleistocene
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May 23, 2011 - 01:28pm PT
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Totally amazing
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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May 23, 2011 - 06:06pm PT
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Pretty cool, yup.
Last night I ran across these two spotted owls in Jedediah Smith Redwoods. Couldn't believe this shot actually worked out. It was really dark. ( .8 seconds, f2.8, ISO 800, Nikon D3, 400mm f2.8 lens)
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 23, 2011 - 06:50pm PT
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Beautiful Jerry! How cool!?!?!?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 23, 2011 - 07:19pm PT
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Outstanding Jerry! But I'm afraid they're Barred, the Spotted's close
cousin and, it turns out, nemesis. Much of the Spotted's decline, which
had previously been attributed to habitat loss, is now being recognized as
a result of the more aggressive Barred's territorial expansion.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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May 23, 2011 - 07:28pm PT
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Excellent recent additions everybody! Here are a few from the past two mornings in the foothills around Boulder - Spring is here!
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john hansen
climber
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May 23, 2011 - 07:33pm PT
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Jerry, was that hand held for .8 sec or did you have a tripod?
Great shot's BN.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 23, 2011 - 10:21pm PT
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A boid bump
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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May 23, 2011 - 11:06pm PT
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Magpies outside the house.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 23, 2011 - 11:22pm PT
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I just all all the begging baby birds now! Love the baby Magpie Bob. :)
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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May 23, 2011 - 11:50pm PT
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Sorry if I posted these before.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 24, 2011 - 12:04am PT
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Can't go wrong reposting bird photos! Are those Painted Buntings in the last one? I can't quite tell. All so fun!
Here is the baby owl photo sent by a friend (see upthread) cropped and easier to see. With this, it is far easier to see the baby. All this time, I thought I was seeing the baby owl's head in profile. Totally optical illusion. Adorable!
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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May 24, 2011 - 02:44am PT
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Outstanding Jerry! But I'm afraid they're Barred, the Spotted's close
cousin and, it turns out, nemesis. Much of the Spotted's decline, which
had previously been attributed to habitat loss, is now being recognized as
a result of the more aggressive Barred's territorial expansion.
Reilly, Serious? Oh thats a bummer. That I finally had the spotted buggers.
John, it was on a tripod. I'm not THAT steady.
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dipper
climber
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May 24, 2011 - 02:57am PT
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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May 24, 2011 - 09:17am PT
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Crow hotel.
First bluebird I have seen in my backyard.
Resident Chickadee.
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scuffy b
climber
dissected alluvial deposits, late Pleistocene
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May 24, 2011 - 11:36am PT
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Reilly, isn't the Spotted Owl/Barred Owl situation more complicated? I thought that the expansion in the Barred territory became a factor after
the Spotted populations had already been in decline due to habitat loss.
Sort of finishing the job that had already been started.
I'm not married to this belief, open to correction, not arguing, etc.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 24, 2011 - 11:56am PT
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Edge - that is a Crotel! Hahahaha
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 24, 2011 - 12:15pm PT
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Jerry,
Don't feel so special, I've also never seen a Spotted. :-)
But that is one very special shot!
Note the vertical streaks or 'bars' if you will.
The Spotted would have horizontal bars also almost giving it a checkerboard
pattern. It is also much darker overall.
Scuffy,
I welcome dissent and argument when intelligently and cooly articulated.
I know, rather a foreign concept here. Your point is valid but I fear we
have a case where not enough baseline research was ever done to really make
an honest and dispassionate determination. I don't think there is any doubt
that the Barred is a definite Type A capitalist who is outcompeting the Type B
hippy Spotted. I suspect the Barreds read in "Owl Life" magazine how the
Great Horned has adapted to every environment on earth and they said "We can do that, too!"
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