Riley Wyna
Trad climber
A crack near you
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Jan 19, 2013 - 03:40pm PT
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Dee ee - is that the same camera that Slater bought last year.
Remarkable pics!
I looked at that camera but the high zoom made me a little dizzy when looking at the screen.
Amazing camera and pics - i will have to take a look again!
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Riley Wyna
Trad climber
A crack near you
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Jan 19, 2013 - 03:43pm PT
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crimps - don't feel bad - 540+ ABA birds and I have never seen a Cross-bill either - and I love cold weather
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jan 19, 2013 - 03:47pm PT
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Sweet Dave!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 19, 2013 - 04:12pm PT
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Riles and Crimps, despite living in Washington and Alaska I only have just
the Red Crossbill - no White-winged. :-(
Didja know crossbills have a specialized 'pocket' in the middle throat that they store extra seeds in?
An individual may consume as many as 3000 conifer seeds in a day!
A group of crossbills is a "crookedness" or a "warp"!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who comes up with that shiz?
edit:
I just checked my lifelist.
I do have a White-winged! It's been so long I forgot! :-(
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Jan 19, 2013 - 04:52pm PT
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"All ahead Mr. Sulu, Crossbill factor 1"
"Aye, aye Captain"
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jan 19, 2013 - 05:07pm PT
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DE - those are some impressive pics for a P&S camera, cool. What was your range for those shots?
Hey Slater, below is a California Towhee shot I got last year in the RPV area. I'm happy to have you use it in your book if it fits your needs. This is obviously a low rez version - I can crop etc. the original as needed.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 19, 2013 - 05:09pm PT
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That's not good enough, BN. HaHaHaHaHa! Just joking!
Really nice light. And it was nice of the petting zoo owner to let you
shoot there and pose him on the hay bale! ;-)
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Jan 19, 2013 - 09:58pm PT
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Brass - a big YES. Send it!
Man, they're all over my backyard but I looked and ... nothing but crappy photos of them, ha ha.
How about the others???
Clark's Nutcracker?
Red-crossbills anyone? anyone?
Bueller???
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Jan 20, 2013 - 09:38am PT
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Slater saw this just east of J-Tree, yes you can use it.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Jan 20, 2013 - 01:57pm PT
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dee ee,
That looks good for a Red-naped to me. I just saw my first Yellow-bellied a couple of days ago and took many photos. In the majority the white bar was covered by flank feathers.
For more than you'd ever want to know about Sapsucker ID:
http://www.paradisebirding.com/picidae/HybridSapsuckers.pdf
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Riley Wyna
Trad climber
A crack near you
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Jan 20, 2013 - 02:46pm PT
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this looks to be my best Cali Towhee
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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Jan 20, 2013 - 02:51pm PT
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De ee,, ist year red naped SS to me..
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jan 20, 2013 - 03:10pm PT
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De ee - While we were in Morongo over T'giving, we say some hybrids. I wonder if that is what you have going on.
If not, I lean toward the Yellow Bellied mainly because I see a glimpse of yellow on the breast of your bird (see first photo). Also think I see some faint yellow on his vent.
But also because male Yellow-Bellies can have some red on their nape. Some sources say the red nape is unreliably because of that reason.
Either way, beautiful bird you saw!
Thoughts anyone?
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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Jan 20, 2013 - 03:16pm PT
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Was da boid E or W of the rockies?? I see that yellow tinge now Crimpie,, sharp eye you have..
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Jan 20, 2013 - 03:17pm PT
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Slater,
Here is the best I could come up with for an adult Red Crossbill.
I realized I have no photos of Clark's Nutcracker. I'll have to rectify that.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 20, 2013 - 03:20pm PT
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I don't understand why they separate the Red-naped and Yellow-bellieds.
I see them as a cline. But for the sake of hitting 500 this year I sure
hope they don't get lumped!
edit:
Who wants to drive up to Davis tomorrow for the Iceland gull?
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jan 20, 2013 - 03:25pm PT
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I looked at the bird a while thinking "Red-Naped" but then noticed the bit of yellow. Then saw the glimpse on his vent.
I've battled with their IDs before. The link that Tony posted is nice!
Hard for me to get past the yellow knowing the red nape can be misleading for sure.
But I'm an amateur so I'd love to hear other thoughts too. I posted the Willoughby appreciation thread before this question. Sure makes his absence even more a bummer.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Jan 20, 2013 - 03:26pm PT
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I'd love to go Reilly. Wish I could! Too far a drive (heh heh) and I've got the crud right now. Boo on the crud.
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