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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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John capture with the wren, same with tern Slater.
John..."Motmots often move their tail back and forth in a wag-display that commonly draws attention to an otherwise hidden bird. Research indicates that motmots perform the wag-display when they detect predators (based on studies on Turquoise-browed Motmot) and that the display is likely to communicate that the motmot is aware of the predator and is prepared to escape.[3] This form of interspecific pursuit-deterrent signal provides a benefit to both the motmot and the predator: the display prevents the motmot from wasting time and energy fleeing, and the predator avoids a costly pursuit that is unlikely to result in capture.
There is also evidence that the male tail, which is slightly larger than the female tail, functions as a sexual signal in the Turquoise-browed Motmot.
In several species of motmots, the barbs near the ends of the two longest (central) tail feathers are weak and fall off due to abrasion with substrates, or fall off during preening, leaving a length of bare shaft, thus creating the racket shape of the tail.[2] It was however wrongly believed in the past
that the motmot shaped its tail by plucking part of the feather web to leave the racket. This was based on inaccurate reports made by Charles William Beebe.[4] It has since been shown that these barbs are weakly attached and fall off due to abrasion with substrates and during routine preening. There are however also several species where the tail is "normal", these being the Tody Motmot, Blue-throated Motmot, Rufous-capped Motmot, and the Amazonian populations of the Rufous and Broad-billed Motmots."
Snowy Egret, Santa Marta Colombia
A little better shot of a Grey Hawk.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Great new bird pics everyone! Spring is here! (well, sort of in Colorado...) Here are a few from around the hood in the last couple of weeks in between snow storms...
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Awesome shots Dave, that Osprey with the fresh catch is great.
Looks like Bob is having a great time in Costa Rica.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Ron, I was walking down a country road there and flushed one just a few feet
away - scared the livin' bejeesus outta me! But it was a lifer!
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Saw a couple of Quails almost get the chop from a car yesterday, was happy to see them make it across the road, that male better get his depth perception checked before he lets the ladies cross the road. Might of had some birds for you to stuff there Ron, :-).
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Cool story, they crack me up when I see them running with that little dangling thing in front of their heads, not sure what it's called. I've eaten Quail, it is good. Just can't bring myself to shoot them. I'm not against hunting, just couldn't do it myself.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Dirt...I'm in Colombia and having a great time. Got maybe 60 or more different species.
Will post some photos later. Really slow connection up here in the mountains.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Looks like your having a great time Bob. Hope I can make it down that way someday. Do you know if the Quetzal bird is in those parts, or are they even around anymore? I know they were in southern Mexico, but not sure if their habitat goes that far down or if they are practically extinct. Very rare bird it seams.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Yes, most of the Terns around right now are Forsters.
The Elegant Terns came through a month or so ago right before we were inundated with Forsters, hundreds at Bolsa Chica and man are they noisy! The Caspian's are around and I've seen one Least Tern a week or so ago. Oh yeah, also some Black Skimmers showing up.
Once again, great pics from everyone.
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john hansen
climber
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Two "trip" bird's.
Savannah Sparrow
And Black Oyster Catcher
Tonight in Ft Bragg, Point Reye's tomorrow
I still have not seen a Hermann"s Gull, or a yellow warbler, or Cooper's Hawk..
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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I'd love to see a Green Jay and a Brown Jay. What say you experts? Where? When?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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John, you might be too far north for a Heerman's.
How could you have missed them further south? They're like fleas on a
coondog's butt on the central coast.
Moro Bay:
Crimper, I assume that was a rhetorical question.
"Hablas Texmex?"
Hope you're feeling better.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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They were a big deal for me here in Seattle when I saw them by bike in October for the STBY:
Tony sees them almost right outside his front door on the SF Bay.
Still it's not a Jacamar, Gull-Billed Tern or White Pelican(love those birds!!!).
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Actually Heerman's are mostly here (Morro Bay) June - October. I saw hundreds of gulls on the beach yesterday, not one Heerman's. But when they DO ARRIVE, they are like fleas on a dog :)
A friend just did a Big Day here in SLO county and got 168 birds, shy of the 181 county record.
I'll be trying for Scott's Orioles on Saturday morning in Carizzo Plain.
Wish me luck.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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That's interesting, Slater.
Darwin, I don't ever recall seeing Heeerman's in Seattle BITD. Must be that
ol' 'climate change'. Did get me a Sabine's up there though. Eat yer hearts out! ;-)
I'm about to commit myself - it appears that my Midwest Campaign is not
gonna get me over the 500 mark. Late July is too late for a lot of my
target boids. They'll be done singing and for a lot of them little warblers
if they ain't singin' the bell ain't gonna be dingin'. I'm still counting
on a Little Gull in Kenosha.
"Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. But I really deserve a Little Gull."
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"Gulls? They're weak."
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Boat-Billed Flycatcher...Minca, Colombia.
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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Nests everywhere this year.
Cactus wrens nested in one of my Joshua Trees, Kestrels are nesting in my eaves for the second year in a row, and now there's Black Phoebes nesting on the side of my other place here in Riverside.
My pictures keep turning out poorly, need to break out something other than the little P&S, maybe just setup the SLR with the long lens and leave it laying out.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Right outside the motel in Sierra Vista, AZ.
I sure luv that thingy-bob.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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I should have been clearer. Location in US - name of city. I know I can go to MX for them, and I know they are in So TX, but it'd be a quick weekend so I want the fewest hassles. Just not sure what you guys think about the best destination (city name) for the Green and Brown Jay in the US. Thoughts?
Oh, and still sick though I think it's now just pure heinous allergies. Very rough month (going on two)!
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