Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Great shots Mike and Dee ee.
Caught these cranes dancing...
Also almost thought I got Whooping Crane.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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love the last two of the crane series
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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what Mike said. Those are pretty darn good, Bob.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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"Chickadee Ridge" off Tahoe Meadows, along 431 near Mt Rose Summit. Folks have been hand-feeding them every winter for years, so you can just stick out an empty hand and they'll fly over and land on it. Hold out a camera to take a picture, they land on it. Put a couple of sunflower seeds on your hat...they land on it.
Though I've had quite a few chickadees land on me while pishing, this was a baited setup. I confess.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Those Cranes are crazy! Love em.
Chickadee Ridge eh? I'll have to check it out someday.
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Timid TopRope
Social climber
'used to be Paradise, CA
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I thought mt chickadees only ate cheeseburgers. Great photo. Nice hummer shot dee ee and as usual bob d'a has an excellent series of crane shots. Glad I didn't post up any of my sh crane photos from a couple of weeks ago. I do kinda like this w meadowlark shot from yesterday.
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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Great timing^^^^^fastest finger in the west - lol!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Why Guinea Hens don't like high winds...
Curve-billed Thrasher
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 10, 2013 - 09:54am PT
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Hi all. I sent several emails but thought I'd post to make sure all were invited to a day of birding at the South Coast Botanic Gardens http://southcoastbotanicgarden.org/.
Posters and lurkers are welcome. Experienced and noob birders are welcome.
BrassNuts and I will be out there for the day on Saturday April 6th. We'll be in the parking lot at 7:30am. We'll probably head out somewhere else at some point during the day.
Be fun to bird with everyone who is interested. We'll have a wide range of experience in terms of birding. Hope all can join us. Let me know if you'll make it so we can be sure to meet up in the pkg lot before heading in.
p.s. Great photos continue to be posted on this thread. Thanks to all of you for sharing them!
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Mar 11, 2013 - 08:02am PT
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Bird watching Bump,
Thanks for the invite Crimpie, hope to meet up with you guys in April.
Anyone here know a good pair of binoculars to buy in the $100 to $150 dollar range that would be good for bird watching?
I checked out this informative article that has some good advice, but was hoping to get some input from the local birders on this thread.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Publications/LivingBird/Winter2005/Age_Binos.html
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 11, 2013 - 08:10am PT
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Claud, that's a good article with some honest advice and reviews. IMHO you
get more for your money in a porro prism. Since the optics are much simpler
they only require a few pieces of decent glass to give you a good view. An
added bonus is they often have a wide FOV and close focus.
The cheaper Nikons are quite good, as they noted. They also mention Eagle
Optics. I have a pair of their more expensive binos which are made for them
by Celeestron, the famed telescope maker.
I will check with my secretary to see if I can meet yous guys 6 Ap. Yesterday
there were Chestnut-sided Warbler and a Warbling Vireo at a park very near
where y'all are gathering.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Mar 11, 2013 - 08:24am PT
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Cool, thanks Reilly
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 11, 2013 - 08:26am PT
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Reilly - really hope you can make it!
There's a short eared owl nearby as well. Figure we'll hit the Botanic Gardens, then decide where to go from there. There is also talk of hitting the LA Arboretum on Sunday. I want the Bulbul having never seen one. And a Mandarin duck. :) We'll all be open for good birds though. My intention is to head back to Boulder exhausted from non-stop birding all weekend!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 11, 2013 - 06:12pm PT
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Crimps, you can get yer bloody Bulbul in my yard! They're prolly singing out there as I type.
They do a nice duet.
Honestly, the LA Arboretum is gonna get you a bunch of stoopid peacocks and not much
else although parrots are possible. But there are better places for parrots. They've certainly
been getting lots of good action down in the OC as Dee ee can attest to.
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Ron Anderson
Trad climber
Soon to be Nipple suckling Liberal
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Mar 11, 2013 - 06:16pm PT
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Dee ee, that looks like a standard pidgeon in the claws, and the loose feathers. Size of the pink toes also indicate a basic pidg...
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 11, 2013 - 07:19pm PT
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Bulbul party at Reilly's House!!!
:)
We are certainly open to suggestions. I am just tired of renting cars in Miami to chase that silly bird and be denied over and over again. :)
edit: Agreed Ron. That is a pigeon that got the chop. The black tipped feather on the ground is definitely NOT a Mockingbird feather. Maybe the carnivore got the Mockingbird too, but I'm hoping not.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Mar 11, 2013 - 07:57pm PT
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Bulbuls are very common in Honolulu!
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Timid TopRope
Social climber
'used to be Paradise, CA
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Mar 11, 2013 - 08:37pm PT
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Crimpergirl,
I can't stress enough how great Bolsa Chica is. Dee ee can give you the local tour. It really is not to be missed. If nita would have brought a sun hat we would have stayed even longer a couple of weeks back. We never made it to Dee ee's local hotspots nearby but BC was off the hook I tell ya. The reddish egret pair are just one of dozens of great birds to be had.
Lynn Leichfuss's old hang, Hart Park, Orange California is a great and reliable place for red crowned parrots. Look them over and you might get a lilac crowned. You can do the mega traverse on the rock retaining wall while you're at it.
Wish we could join y'all.
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