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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Apr 30, 2015 - 07:36pm PT
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Awww. I love seeing y'all. ^^^
(PS: and I always like little-Z's sure handed IDs not to mention the photo of the Tiger Herron. I need your ears, dude. Spring comes, and I've forgotten all the songs over the winter. Then Chewy's inspirational flying birds and Hansen, and always d'A and ... )
PPS J. Hansen: I've never gotten a look at an American Bittern, so I am envious.
First Least of the year for me, but a pretty mediocre photo:
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Apr 30, 2015 - 10:02pm PT
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Great photos above y'all but there is nothin' like a Potoo!!! They are the raddest ever.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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great Birdapalooza group photos but....What happened to the common courtesy of labeling your posts with the names of the birders you are showing us ????
Are we playing the "name that birder game"??
no, I see no pretenses of games, just laziness.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Ha! Good one Little Z.
1st photo from L to R: 10b4me, Dee ee, and Crimpergirl (winter plummage).
2nd photo L to R: Dee ee, Tony, Brassnuts, and 10b4me.
3rd photo L to R: Dee ee, Crimpergirl, 10b4me, Tony, Matty, Olga and Yvonne.
FUN GROUP!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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The Big Z, as he should be known, also knows I get weak-kneed at the mere
mention of goatsuckers. Please, sir, can we have some more? I'm still
looking for my Buff-collared. But enough of my troubles.
My question to you today - why does the grouse cross the road? Or more to
the point, why does he think slinking across is a survival tactic?
DOOD! YER NOT FOOLING ANYONE!
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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had this lovely creature yesterday
Cotingas are the neo-tropical answer to Birds-of-paradise.
This was an old nemesis of mine until just a few years ago when I finally had a look at one (a female). Since then I've twice had scope looks at very distant males. Could not beleive my eyes yesterday when I looked up and saw this bad boy perched right above the road (he almost shat upon my windshield!). Unfortunately the light was horrible and I had to run up the road to get the best affordable angle. Always a thrill seeing this bird, especially because it usually means you are in really cool habitat (there was a pair of Blue-and-gold Tanagers and a Rufous-browed Tyrannulet in the same tree, also very special birds). Do a google image search to see some better photos that capture the true beauty of this bird.
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john hansen
climber
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Some from the last few days.
Song Sparrow
Avocet
Ruddy Duck
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john hansen
climber
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And a few more.
White faced Ibis
Bewicks wren
Black throated grey Warbler
Surf scotter
California Quial
Lesser Scaup
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Great photos John, just a couple from yesterday.
Red-wing Blackbird and Yellow-rumped Warbler.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Went on our Spring Pelagic trip yesterday.
It was super birdy out in the OC Pacific. Sooty, Black-vented and Pink-footed Shearwaters, Cassin's and Rhino Auklets, Pomerine Jaegers, Black, Common, Least, Elegant and Forsters Terns, Pelagic Cormorants, Black Storm-Petrels (up close), Brown Boobys, Scripps Murrelet, Boneparts, Sabine, Western, Cali, Glaucus-winged, Herring and Heermans Gulls, Common and Pacific Loons, Red and Red-necked Phalaropes, everything in breeding plumage.
We had several areas with insane feeding frenzies of several thousand birds and hundreds of dolphins, only one distant whale though. I only got a couple of decent photos.
Brandt's Cormorant in breeding plumage.
A couple days before at the Barano Walk Trail. There were dozens of hummers there, Anna's, Allen's, Rufous, Black-chinned and Costas.
An itchy PSFL
BHGR (female)
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Some more from High Island TX in late March - great spring venue and the site of Birdapalooza 2016 :-)
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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A few more Birdapalooza peep pics
I'll put up some Saturday/day 3 Palooza pics in another post. Fun times with birdo tacos!
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EdBannister
Mountain climber
13,000 feet
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quartz… you must be a government employee.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Dave - did you move up to a 600mm?
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john hansen
climber
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Here are some more from my ongoing trip.
Brass nut's has made art out of birds.
Here is what I got..
Long Billed Dowitcher
Short Billed Dowitcher
Was surprised to see a few lingering Tundra Swans.
Just when I was about to go back, I saw these on the nest.
A Curlew
And # 120 for the trip,, Brown headed Cowbird.... Lovely Plumage...
And I think this a Red Knot..
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Hey Mike B - I shoot with a 500mm f4, mainly with a 1.4 extender attached, the 600mm is a dream at this point :-)
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Looks like you guys had fun!
Boy those curlews are sure funny looking things...what a face eh?
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john hansen
climber
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Not something you see every day, Western Grebe, Common Loon and Surf Scooter. Up on the beach.
The Jetty road at Moss Landing never gets old.
Was surprised to get all these three birds with one quick check. All three were the only ones I have seen this trip.
Ruddy Turnstone
Semi Palmated Plover
And Rock Sand Piper
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