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frog-e
Trad climber
Imperial Beach California
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Jun 13, 2011 - 12:55pm PT
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jun 13, 2011 - 01:52pm PT
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Nice! Especially like the woodpecker.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 13, 2011 - 01:59pm PT
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I luv the Rosy Boa - much rarer! :-)
Last night on our evening hike we found a large Striped Racer and 15' away
a large Gopher snake! I frantically dug out the camera and started madly pressing
the shutter all the while splaying my size 11's out to keep him in the fire
road. About the time I saw that the display was giving me a dope slap for
"No memory card" he was between my feet and fast disappearing down his hole!
And I thought snakes had small brains - DOH!
It was really cool though watching 3' of snake disappear into a 1.25" hole!
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frog-e
Trad climber
Imperial Beach California
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Jun 13, 2011 - 02:48pm PT
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For the snake lovers:
Sporting getting shots of birds in flight...
How 'bout this thing?
Posted a few others on the previous page FYI.
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Mad
Social climber
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Jun 13, 2011 - 02:50pm PT
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Wish I could climb like that..............
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 15, 2011 - 01:24am PT
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Probably the most serendipitous and rarest sighting in Tierra del Fuego:
The Southern Giant Petrel. Not commonly seen inshore. 34-39" with a wingspan of 73-81",
He doesn't look pleased, but that's been said of me too.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Jun 15, 2011 - 01:24pm PT
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Nice!!! Tubenoses are the coolest.
"Real birds eat squid" - somebody I know, or maybe not. I forget who
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Jun 15, 2011 - 03:31pm PT
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I like these birds! I like the intricate beak of the The Southern Giant Petrel! And I like the "mantis" like stick species... reminds me of an old boss I had... Though that Mantis I did not like...
-and Frog-e, nice shots!
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:54am PT
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Reilly,
Where did you see the S. Giant Petrel? We saw plenty once we were at sea, but never from land in Chile or Tierra del Fuego. Very cool.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 01:15am PT
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Tony,
He was in the Beagle Channel east of Ushuaia. I was surprised as the weather
was decent, for down there, so it didn't seem like he was 'inshore' sheltering.
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 02:06am PT
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Willoughby,
I heard it attributed to Tony Marr via Debi Shearwater. Not sure if he is the originator. I understand his sentiment. I have a particular affection for tubenoses, in spite of getting drawn into birding by raptors.
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 02:40am PT
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Speaking of Giant Petrels, here is a Northern Giant Petrel crusing alongside us on the Drake Passage.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Jun 16, 2011 - 06:58am PT
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here's a "real" bird for ya
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ghand
Sport climber
Golden,Colorado
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Jun 16, 2011 - 08:58am PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 11:34am PT
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Keeping the only spew-less, troll-less, and hate-less thread on ST alive I
humbly offer you:
Mr Kelp goose
Mrs Kelp goose
Blackish Oystercatcher
You would be excused to think this an American Black but there are some
notable, if subtle, differences: shorter tail, stouter bill with 'step' to
the lower mandible, more brownish plumage on back.
Interestingly, the Blackish is found as far north as Peru on the west coast
but only as far a La Plata on the east. Of course, the Humboldt Current
probably explains it.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 11:45am PT
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Thanks, Ron, but I'm Reilly! Riley is otherwise engaged helping Karl cleanse El Cap of choss. :-)
ps
Good shooting tony, ghand, and little z! Little z, did you get a make on
that model absconding with the sushi? Pretty hard to tell from this angle.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jun 16, 2011 - 11:56am PT
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AWESOME!!!!!
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wildone
climber
Troy, MT
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Jun 16, 2011 - 11:57am PT
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Got to see many Eider ducks on the Beaufort Sea today. I love those goofy lil guys.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:04pm PT
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Like the 'King' of Kuparuk?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:53pm PT
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To complete the 'brace' of Fuegian oystercatchers here is a Magellanic.
Again, you would think it an American but he only speaks spanish. Sorry.
The key features are the yellow eye ring and the wing pattern seen in flight.
There is a bit of range overlap. The Magellanic goes north on both coasts
just to where the American ranges south. That point being about the latitude
of FitzRoy although, of course, you're not gonna see either there!
I never got close to any of these so this is a severe crop of a loong
range shot.
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