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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Lots of nice shots everybody, loving the OZ birdies of course! I've been up in the CO high country in recent weekends and saw a couple of interesting birds between 11k and 12k. Of course, I only had a landscape lens (40mm max), so these are seriously cropped...
A 3-toed Woodpecker at 11,400' in the Collegiate Peaks. Never seen one of these before, pretty cool. A pair of them were quite busy in the pines.
A Rock Ptarmigan at 12,200'. Almost walked right by this guy, amazing camo.
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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It has been raining a lot, hard to birdwatch in the rain. Here are a few shots from the last week.
We had a Sharp-shinned Hawk land on our Jeep in our yard the other evening. He was checking out the action at the bird feeders. Had to take shots through the double paned window.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
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Sep 10, 2013 - 12:34pm PT
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I was out in the yard digging up a stump this morning and observed some Parrots landing on the wires one house over. I grabbed my scope, binos, camera and books and determined that they were mostly Lilac Crowned with two Red-lored Parrots mixed in. Note the yellow cheek and light blue crown. SCORE! Lifer.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
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Sep 10, 2013 - 03:00pm PT
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OK, now I'm done with the Australian birds, and there are probably a couple repeats here. If anyone would like to see them in one place you are welcome to check out the "sets" on my Flicker site. Here is a link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/96759203@N06/
Wedge Tailed Eagle
Red-rumped Parrots
Satin Bowerbird
New Holland Honeyeater
Gray Butcherbird (immature)
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Sep 10, 2013 - 03:07pm PT
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Can you bird doods tell what type of birds these are by the profile?
These are big birds! My guess is vultures.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Sep 10, 2013 - 05:42pm PT
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Russ,
looks like either White Pelicans or Sandhill Cranes. I'd tend towards pelicans as the birds in your blow-up don't seem to have the long trailing legs of cranes. Besides, that many cranes would make a noise that would be hard not to notice, while the pelicans would be silent. Big birds is right, average American White Pelicans weigh in at about 15-20 pounds (biggest ones up to 30 lbs), and have a 9 ft wingspan.
Here's a sharper photo of soaring pelicans from off the internets
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Sep 10, 2013 - 06:26pm PT
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We are a little short on pelicans out here in Joshua Tree. Unless they are doing the summer hang at Barker Dam or migrating to somewhere.
I could swear they are black, as in all black. A guy who liked to take a drink once told me there was "thousands" of condors sitting in a tree once just down the street from my house. Suppose it could happen.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Sep 10, 2013 - 06:42pm PT
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Probably brown pelicans coming from the Salton Sea.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Sep 10, 2013 - 06:43pm PT
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yes Russ, no pelicans in Joshua Tree (as in down on the ground, or at Barker Dam), but they fly over there regularly in migration hopping from one big body of water (like the Salton Sea) to another. Cool to have seen such a huge flock.
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Russ Walling
Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
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Sep 10, 2013 - 06:52pm PT
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Yeah, I've seen them a few times now over the last few years. Huge flock, way high, big birds.
Cool stuff! Thanks for the info.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
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Sep 10, 2013 - 08:26pm PT
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Here is a shot I took in Big Pine last October.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 11, 2013 - 05:42pm PT
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A few from the last few days.
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dee ee
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Sep 11, 2013 - 08:50pm PT
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Nice Bob!
I having a little trouble with that last one...Osprey?
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 11, 2013 - 10:00pm PT
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Thanks Dee/Dave...Osprey, Snake River near Jackson Hole last weekend.
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john hansen
climber
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Sep 11, 2013 - 11:43pm PT
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Can any one confirm ID on these two hummers?
Both at Cotton wood springs in JT last spring.
I'm thinking Blue throated and calliope
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Sep 12, 2013 - 07:24pm PT
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John, I can't tell you what they are but I can tell you not Calliope. Calliope has distinctive white mark around top and side of base of bill.
Blue-Throated would be pretty unusual for there and I haven't seen any comments on the Inland Empire rare bird alert which I check every day or so.
I could copy your shots and put them on Whatbird or maybe one of our own real experts will chime in.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 12, 2013 - 07:29pm PT
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Hey;
Are Crimpie/BN and Bob dA weathering the Colorado floods OK? Wouldn't mind hearing from you here. They all are in Boulder, right?
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Sep 12, 2013 - 10:50pm PT
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I just saw a post in the flooding thread.
BN,CG are OK, but they are wet have a flooded basement.
Bob d'A, you around?
edit yes, Bob just showed up on the flooding thread. Sorry to be such a hysterical ninny!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Sep 13, 2013 - 10:51pm PT
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Darwin...alive and kicking. Thanks for your concern. Crazy few days here in the Boulder area, we live Westminster about 10 miles from downtown Boulder. Different as day and night. Boulder got beat up and we just got slapped.
When out to Walden Ponds the last two days in the rain...very beautiful. The amount of water coming down from the mountains is mind blowing to say the least.
Got a few good shots of a Green Heron and Solitary Sandpiper today as the sun was coming out.
Pretty sure Callie and Dave are good.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Sep 13, 2013 - 11:01pm PT
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Good to hear you all didn't get flooded out!!!
Save the Swarovskis!
Just kiddin'....
John, Whatbird is sayin' Black-chinned and Annas.
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