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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 16, 2012 - 12:23am PT
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Bolting and birding in the San Luis Valley today...great day. Three new routes and a couple of good shots.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jul 16, 2012 - 12:39am PT
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Good stuff, I especially like the baby Hummers - tiny! Here are a few more Kestrel shots from a few weeks ago...
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 16, 2012 - 12:48am PT
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 16, 2012 - 08:56am PT
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Babies (birds that is) are my kryptonite! They are so adorable!!!
Bob, what is your second bird?
Beautiful all -
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 16, 2012 - 09:54am PT
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Crimp...Swainson's Hawk. Really pretty.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Jul 16, 2012 - 01:11pm PT
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Thanks for the lens info Mike, I' love to have a big VR lens but too expensive at present for me.
Great shots everyone.
The baby warbler continues to live on the ground and gets fed regularly. It's moving around more today an will hopefully pull through and start flapping enough to lift off soon. I have lots of pics for later.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 16, 2012 - 01:40pm PT
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Wow. Cool shot Bob. I've never seen such a dark one - usually they have only dark bibs but that boy has a dark belly too! Cool.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 16, 2012 - 01:57pm PT
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Crimp...here is another shot of him...I got coming and going from climbing yesterday.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 16, 2012 - 02:33pm PT
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Good looking bird!
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jul 16, 2012 - 11:38pm PT
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Monday night mystery bird... I think I know who this is, but please chime in :-) I only got one quick shot of him, then not to be seen again.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Jul 16, 2012 - 11:59pm PT
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A beautiful day at the mouth of the Kenai River.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 17, 2012 - 10:58am PT
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Love the photos Cyndie. Any guesses on the mystery bird BN posted?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 17, 2012 - 11:06am PT
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It looks a pale female Western Tanager to me.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 17, 2012 - 11:34am PT
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Interesting thought Reilly. The bird makes me think Western Kingbird, but the wing bars are so strong. The gray head is confusing to me.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Jul 17, 2012 - 01:58pm PT
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Crimpergirl I thought Western Kingbird too, but I don't think that is it after looking at all my references. I am confused, probably a juvenile that is fooling us.
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cyndiebransford
climber
31 years in Joshua Tree, now Alaska
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Jul 17, 2012 - 02:04pm PT
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On Saturday I took a birdwatching field trip with some of the Keen Eye Birders, a local birdwatching club that I am a member of. We went to Hope, Alaska and drove up the Palmer Creek Road. This is about a two hour trip one way and the Palmer Creek Road is about 10 miles of dirt road mountain driving from sea level to about 3000 feet. We saw 36 species of birds and I got three new Alaska birds; Olive-sided Flycatcher, Wilson's Warbler and Winter Wren. We had good looks at a lot of birds and the weather was fantastic. It felt so good to get out and do something that I love.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 17, 2012 - 02:43pm PT
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Crimp...I thinking western Kingbird.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Jul 17, 2012 - 06:43pm PT
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Looks like a lot of fun Cyndie. My girlfriend wants to go back to Alaska and I have never been. So looking forward to it whenever that may be.
The baby warbler is still doing fine on the ground and is being fed delicious green bugs delivered by mom. It's flapping alot but not going anywhere really. More yellow appears each day in its feathers and it's beak is looking a bit more proper.
Cheers!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 17, 2012 - 07:07pm PT
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Well the Bullock's Orioles near the house have a nest and this is one of the babies. Really cute.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jul 17, 2012 - 07:32pm PT
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Awesome stuff everyone. I love going on bird walks with a group. I don't get to very much (busy and darn they are early!). Still, enjoy every one of them, and learn stuff from every one of them.
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