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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Feb 18, 2014 - 01:04pm PT
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CClarke
climber
La Paz, Bolivia
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Feb 18, 2014 - 07:46pm PT
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Giant Hummingbird in poor light from earlier today:
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Feb 19, 2014 - 02:37pm PT
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 20, 2014 - 07:32pm PT
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My bird of the day, the Summer Tanager.
Oops, this isn't a bird, Tiger Swallowtail.
Ross's Goose.
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Feb 20, 2014 - 07:58pm PT
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I had the chance to visit Yorba Park and the Santa Ana River yesterday.
Saw a pair of Egyptian Geese!
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Feb 20, 2014 - 08:23pm PT
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A few more from Yorba Park and the Santa Ana River.
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:03pm PT
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I have a question. I've looked and looked, but I can't find the answer.
What are those sails on the Mandarin drake? Are they wing feathers,
flank feathers, tail feathers, or other? Does the bird have them in eclipse
plumage?
OK, two questions.
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FRUMY
Trad climber
Bishop,CA
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:07pm PT
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^^^^^
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Feb 21, 2014 - 12:22pm PT
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Thanks, Ron.
Edit: do they show up in flight?
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 22, 2014 - 10:51am PT
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I went to the LA Arboretum yesterday in hopes of seeing the Orchard Oriole, also Red-masked Parakeet, Yellow-chevroned Parakeet, Rufous Crowned Sparrow and Spotted Owl reported in the last week. I dipped on all, I was a little disappointed. It wasn't very birdy and the biggest lake is all but dry. Hopefully it will get better when migration is in full swing. Lot's of Bulbuls though.
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Feb 22, 2014 - 12:13pm PT
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Need some help IDing a bird in socal near the arboretum, I'm sure it will be simple for you pros. White breast, greyish back with red under the wing line, definite black spike on head, big song. Thanks
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john hansen
climber
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:57pm PT
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Perhaps like the one in the photo just above , The first in Dee ee's last post.
Bul Bul
Introduced bird
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Feb 22, 2014 - 04:19pm PT
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as John says,
sounds like the Red-whiskered Bulbul, as pictured above by dee ee.
here's another shot of that species that would seem to fit your description
White breast (check)
greyish back (check)
with red under the wing line (check, red is on the undertail, but from certain angles, as in this photo, it appears "under the wing line")
definite black spike on head (check)
big song (check - http://www.xeno-canto.org/131477 )
and "in socal near the arboretum" helps too
if only all word descriptions of mystery birds were so easy....
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otisdog
Big Wall climber
Sierra Madre & McGee Creek, Ca.
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Feb 22, 2014 - 05:36pm PT
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Wow, I guess should have read at least this page of the thread before posting... Yup, that's the bird. Came upon a bunch of them yesterday evening making a racket in a hedge. I checked my bird book (Audubon) and it showed the Bulbul's range as only southern Florida. This guide has been lacking many times. Have another ID request, but have to get more details - small yellow, grey and black bird with a very large song.
Thanks again!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 22, 2014 - 11:32pm PT
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I got two good ones today! The Baltimore Oriole reported by Wendy Miller at Mile Square Park. Also FOS Nashville Warbler.
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Feb 23, 2014 - 01:11am PT
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I drove to Homer today in the hopes of seeing a Rustic Bunting. I spent three hours in 30 degree weather, and it was windy, standing in a very accommodating homeowner's backyard looking for the bird. I saw Juncos, Black-capped and Boreal Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatches, a Brown Creeper but no Rustic Bunting. Drove to the spit and I saw Long-tailed ducks, Common Mergansers, and Common Golden-eye. It was a good day to bird.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 23, 2014 - 11:58am PT
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Nice Cyndie, I like those Long-tailed Ducks ("Oldsquaw!").
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10b4me
climber
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Feb 23, 2014 - 07:30pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 23, 2014 - 08:06pm PT
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10b, most excellent!
Sitting at PHX bored and went thru phone photos from last summer.
Pileated hole from Wisconsin. Yes, it was huge.
And I was dyin' to know who was livin' here.
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
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Feb 24, 2014 - 03:32pm PT
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I haven't been in this thread for a while, hope everyone is doing well. Sure are a lot of nice photos to catch up on. A friend sent me this video with some incredible cinematography, I thought it would fit in well here.
A lucky squirrel and some amazing wildlife cinematography-
[Click to View YouTube Video]
Since I'm here I'll post a few pics-
Attack!
Notice the feather in the talon of the inverted eagle
Less than graceful landings for both birds.
Excuse the poor image quality. I couldn't get closer without disturbing them so I cropped heavily. There were 18 Baldies and 2 Goldens on this deer carcass, they turned it from a complete deer to bones and hide in about 5 hours.
Here is a closer shot of one of the Golden Eagles.
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