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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 04:50pm PT
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Sorry to backtrack to seabirds. I'm a little slow.
The size range of tubenoses is amazing. From these:
To this:
Side-by-side:
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 04:54pm PT
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Of course these guys "only" fly underwater:
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 07:35pm PT
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Yes, wildone. How did you get there, and how are you posting up?
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Jun 16, 2011 - 07:38pm PT
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a very happy immature Red-billed Tropicbird (look what I caught Ma!) off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica.
It splashed down right next to our boat to grab the slippery little sucker, but we were all looking in the other direction and weren't aware of it until we heard the splash.
JZ
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
where the wind always blows
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Jun 16, 2011 - 08:01pm PT
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Four species (and I believe a Giraffe if my id is correct) anybody know?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 08:33pm PT
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little z,
yes it does look a Tropicbird.
Wildone is making sure y'all can keep yer Hummers goin'. He's a good lad
for looking after us, isn't he? And, yes, they have electricity and the
intardnet even in Alaska. Like they'd get anybody to go up there if they didn't?
When I worked up there we still used smoke signals and semaphores.
Tony,
Nice 'un with the Prion! Oooooh! Were you on a cruise or working?
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
where the wind always blows
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Jun 16, 2011 - 08:49pm PT
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Hey Ron, just giving some hints on the location by showing a giraffe (Northern Botswana). Kind of narrows it down! Any thoughts folks? Just found this thread and it is a lot of fun thought I'ld add in. Good luck!
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
where the wind always blows
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Jun 16, 2011 - 09:03pm PT
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Ron, Sorry for the small photo. I'm not very good at the whole intercom thing. Your right, there is one sacred ibis, and a couple Grey Herons. The majority is African Spoonbills, and one Yellow Billed Stork next to the mammal thing!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jun 16, 2011 - 09:20pm PT
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Best thread ever. Have a fun one to add when we get gone. You guys are the best!
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Q- Ball
Mountain climber
where the wind always blows
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Jun 16, 2011 - 09:25pm PT
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Central Asia (Altai Republic) 9.5 foot wingspan
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 10:46pm PT
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Reilly,
Definitely not working. It was a cruise from Ushuia-Falklands-S.Georgia-Antarctic Peninsula on a smallish ship. We birded around Chile before and after. Needless to say, it was a trip of a lifetime. Incidentally, we were on Robinson Crusoe Island (Isla Mas a Tierra) just a few weeks before the tsunami devastated the only town on the island. Very heartbreaking.
About Robinson Crusoe Island
About the Tsunami
edit: NOT included to try to solicit donations
Here are the two endemic bird species we saw. Like most islands the native plants and animals are under siege by introduced species (esp. humans).
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 11:30pm PT
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Dood,
I am drooling! Firecrowns and Tit-tyrants, yowza!
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 17, 2011 - 12:26am PT
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Reilly,
It seems your trip to Patagonia was none too shabby. You even got onto some mountains, which is more than I can say for us. If you are in Chile, you should try to make it to the Isla Robinson Crusoe. It is an amazing, remote place. I'm curious to see how they are recovering.
Getting there was a bit exciting. Here is the landing strip:
We then hiked over to the pier. The small black dots are Juan Fernandez Fur Seals.
Here are some of the local surfers.
We then took one of these pangas around to other side of the island in pretty deep seas to the town of San Juan Batista. This was also a little exciting. I stashed my camera away, having already killed a camera in an earlier pelagic trip out of Valparaiso
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Jun 17, 2011 - 12:41am PT
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this is getting serious...time to chalk up
Q-Ball - an impressive Eurasian Griffon Vulture
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jun 17, 2011 - 12:49am PT
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Speaking of birds...for my 58th birthday...Haida owl...pretty cool.
Have the haida Eagle on the inside of the arm.
Birds are so beautiful and add so much to our lives.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 17, 2011 - 01:22am PT
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thanks for the new bird photos, y'all.
Darwin
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jun 17, 2011 - 01:25am PT
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hey there say, bob.... wow, what a neat bird... i love drawing birds... i had a dove type quail sort-of bird that i kind of created, arti-wise, (kind of, meaning that i made it a tad different at times)....
i added little similar things on it, as designs...
really neat... thanks for the share...
*say, i got some neat baby robin pics to post, but i got to get up
at 7, so i hope to post them tomorrow....
happy good eve to you all...
and happy supertopo-ing... :)
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jun 17, 2011 - 02:58pm PT
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Yesterday we found a too-young bird that had fumbled out of his nest. No way to return him and he was slowly cooking on the sidewalk in front of Amante North. No vegetation...just guaranteed dehydration or being run over by a car on Broadway (few feet away). Way too young to fly yet. No parents anywhere. So we took him to Greenwood - the local wildlife rescue place where he'll be taken care of and released when he's ready.
While there, a woman came in a with a screaming log. Turns out she was having a rotten apple tree removed from her property. The tree came down, and out tumbled some baby birds she didn't know were nesting there. The parents fled and didn't return. The babies were starved. She cut off the part of the branch where the nest was and brought the babies in. Check them out!
What do you guys think? Downy Woodpeckers? Definitely adorable!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jun 17, 2011 - 03:05pm PT
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The hole in the other side of the log was about 1-1.25" across. Not sure that is useful information. You are correct Ron - they are ADORABLE! I've always hated seeing trees or big limbs being cut down this time of year for exactly this reason. :(
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dirtbagger
Ice climber
Australia
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Jun 17, 2011 - 04:01pm PT
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A beautiful and sharp eyed Red Kite
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