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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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A couple more pics of our buddy "Curly" the Indigo Bunting, a few weeks ago, just after sunset. He's an excellent crooner :-)
Here are a couple of shots of a lone Rose-Breasted Grosbeak who was hanging out in Gregory Canyon, below the Flatirons, a few weeks ago. This guy would not come down low at all, hence the very long shots... Cool bird and somewhat rare in these parts.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Boy, Curly knows the camera loves him, eh? But did I notice a feather out
of place on his neck in the second shot? Mon dieu!
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Hu-oh! Feather out of place.......MAKE UP!
You wouldn't send George Clooney out looking like that! Where's make up damn it!
Spectacular shots!
Wearing a big smile, thanks to you all.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Rose-breasted Grosbeak! Damn.
We had one in the county a month ago in someone's backyard, I should have begged access! A couple of the big year guys did.
I've been after the Common Poor Will and Lesser Nighthawk for the last week. I finally got both (for county year list).
Tonight I was in Irvine Park at dark (again) and hitting the 4 corners playing the calls, nothing. The ranger pulled in to tell me I was in an illegal parking area, OK, I'm a birder looking for night birds. She says "there are a bunch of Barn Owls over by the gate." I say "I'm looking for Poor Wills." She says "we have one in the freezer." I say "I need a live one."
She was cool but made me move the car, nice young lady. I move the car and hike out to the north east. It's dark but I see a guy walking his two dogs, I saw him last Friday as well. I'm playing the Common Poor-will on the bird ap. He almost walks by, like he did on fri. and says "what is that bird." I say "it's a Poor-will." He says, "I just heard them around the corner." Whee Hoo! I hike another 100 yards and I can hear them off to my right....nice! I can also hear a Great-horned Owl...cool.
On Friday I had a Barn Owl and a Lesser Nighthawk fly over and heard Western Screech Owls calling.
Searching for birds is so much fun.
Oh yeah, Curley is lookin' good!
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Got another great look at this handsome fella today. Really beautiful bird.
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Bob D'A, Brassnuts..love your photos. Beautiful birds.
This evening at the Kenai Flats, about 6:30PM. Ten species sighted.
It was a beautiful evening.
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shady
Trad climber
hasbeen
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Another cool find claud.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Thanks Cyndie..love your shots too.
Not much today...kinda hot here along the Front Range.
Redtail Hawk and Lesser Goldfinch.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Horned Lark on my ride today...cool looking birds.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Some feathered friends from our City of Rocks trip a few weeks ago;
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Dave, that finch got into the stylin' gel!!!!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Nice photos all!
Horned Lark is one of my latest target birds.
I was watching a Cassin's finch up Bishop's Creek last year on Memorial Day flashing his red mohawk. Pretty soon a female showed up and I had to avert my eyes. At first he was flashing mohawk and gyrating in a very sexual manner. Then, he was gyrating in a very sexual manner with female attached.
My blush matched the mohawk and the term "display" took on a whole new meaning.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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On Whidbey Island for a few days
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Jul 10, 2013 - 02:00am PT
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Took a drive up into the Caribou Hills out of Ninilchik with some birding friends today. We saw 41 species and not a new one in the bunch. But it was a beautiful day to go birding. We heard a lot of birds too. I didn't get many bird photos as a lot of the birds were way off the road and we were using the scope. I got a few good shots and a lot of fuzzy far away shots.
For you lower 48ers the highlights might have been Common Redpolls, Sooty Fox Sparrow, maybe the Varied Thrush, Red-necked Phalarope, Black Turnstone, Arctic Tern, Parasitic Jaeger, and Mew Gull.
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Rick A
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Boulder, Colorado
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Jul 10, 2013 - 10:24am PT
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Great shots you guys!
Always enjoy checking this thread because of the quality photography.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 10, 2013 - 12:02pm PT
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Really great photos everyone...here are a few from my morning walk. Looking forward to my trip to Copper Canyon in early September...new birds.
Mike..love that Crossbill shot.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 10, 2013 - 08:03pm PT
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Nice Cyndie, love the Caribou Hills shot, sweet Alaskan ambiance.
And yes Bob, Dave and Mike, nice birds and rodentia you have captured there.
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