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craig mo

Trad climber
L.A. Ca.
Jun 5, 2013 - 08:03pm PT
BrassNuts

Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
Jun 5, 2013 - 09:47pm PT
CG and I are psyched to see some of our local spring/summer feathered friends back in the Boulder foothills... Spring is here!
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Jun 6, 2013 - 11:59am PT
The baby owls are still around.


The three are still hanging together.

dee ee

Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
Jun 6, 2013 - 03:27pm PT
They look sleepy!
10b4me

Social climber
Jun 7, 2013 - 01:37pm PT
cyndiebransford

climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Jun 8, 2013 - 01:15am PT
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jun 8, 2013 - 12:41pm PT
Cyndie...great shot of the Alder.

A few more from the last couple of days.

Kinda quiet around here.






dee ee

Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
Jun 8, 2013 - 01:17pm PT
Cyndie, did you hear that Alder Flycatcher sing?
little Z

Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
Jun 8, 2013 - 01:22pm PT
dee ee,

it's a flycatcher perched in an alder, therefore an Alder Flycatcher.

'nuff said

EDIT: of course this is meant as a joke, refering to what you obviously know - almost impossible to tell Alder and Willow (and most other Empids for that matter) apart except by their songs or calls, so if you only have a photo to work with you might as well just guess. Although knowledge of range can help, as in Cyndie's case - Willow Flycatcher would not be expected in her part of Alaska.
dee ee

Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
Jun 8, 2013 - 06:43pm PT
Thanks! I couldn't id the tree!


I've been out after the Olive-sided FC without luck. That's one with a distinctive look and song.
Mike Bolte

Trad climber
Planet Earth
Jun 8, 2013 - 06:56pm PT
wow! this page is outstanding!
cyndiebransford

climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Jun 9, 2013 - 02:26am PT
Yes, I heard the Alder Flycatcher sing, that is how I know it is an Alder Flycatcher. It was very agitated when we played its song on the i-phone. Only did it once.
Thanks Bob, I got lucky with that shot.
dee ee

Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
Jun 9, 2013 - 03:06pm PT
Nice Cyndie, that's how I got a Willow Flycatcher a week or so ago.

Least Tern


Black Skimmer


Tricolored Blackbird



The Tricolored was a lifer for me. I've been looking for those for 30+ years! Although this one wasn't as purty as some pics I've seen.
dee ee

Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
Jun 9, 2013 - 03:18pm PT
I went out on dawn (birding) patrol today looking for Olive-sided Flycatcher and Least Bittern, no luck on those.


Yellow-breasted Chat


Clarke's Grebe


Tree Swallow

Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jun 9, 2013 - 08:45pm PT
Great shot Dee ee, wonderful stuff.

Finally got a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (thanks to Dave/Brass Nuts) for the location. Fuk..they are hard to shoot.


Also saw the Indigo Bunting again today. Such beautiful birds.

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 9, 2013 - 11:26pm PT
Dee, was the least at Malibu?

I did some rattler wranglin' today. They're related to boids, right?
He was a cute little feller, right? (shot from 8")

Mike Bolte

Trad climber
Planet Earth
Jun 10, 2013 - 12:52pm PT
So many excellent shots the last week here (including the rattlesnake)

From yesterday:

Reilly

Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
Jun 10, 2013 - 01:00pm PT
Close you say? The lens was 8" from him and he never buzzed so I figgered
I was gud. That's perfect logic, right? To be honest the lens and camera
were about 10" so my hands never got closer than 18" which was almost his
length (20") so I knew I was gud. ;-)
Bob D'A

Trad climber
Taos, NM
Jun 10, 2013 - 02:50pm PT
Nice shooting Mike and Reilly.


Eastern Kingbird...this pose front and back for me. :-)



Really hot here on the Front Range today. Birds are laying low.


mouse from merced

Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
Jun 10, 2013 - 03:20pm PT
The swallows and martins have an evolutionary conservative body shape which is similar across the clade but is unlike that of other passerines.[2] Swallows have adapted to hunting insects on the wing by developing a slender, streamlined body and long pointed wings, which allow great maneuverability and endurance, as well as frequent periods of gliding. Their body shape allows for very efficient flight, which costs 50–75% less for swallows than equivalent passerines of the same size. Swallows usually forage at around 30–40 km/h, although they are capable of reaching speeds of between 50–65 km/h when traveling.
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