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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Feb 24, 2014 - 05:36pm PT
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Excuse the poor image quality
Chewy, dude? Give me a break. Awesome photos! Wild video too. Seems so real, would be hard to imagine they used "trained" critters for that.
keep postin', don't be a stranger
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 25, 2014 - 08:55am PT
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Those Eagle shots are rad!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 26, 2014 - 11:38pm PT
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Even birds have an ego, how else do you explain the Nasal Comb-Over?
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 26, 2014 - 11:56pm PT
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Wow Reilly, good one.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Feb 27, 2014 - 12:20am PT
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I love checking into this thread, there is always a treat and most often many many. Thanks all, and for the record I appreciate those contributions Ron:-)
Q? So I got this fancy phone, they call it a smart phone. Well, I'm not sure it really IS a phone. It's just a mini computer with a phone app. on it, but I digress. Anyway, my question is do any of you recommend any of the bird apps. that you can download (I have a moto G if that makes a difference)? I tried one and as cool as it is (images and bird call) it covers only about 180 species. The Audubon one has more species but seems to be mostly for N.America birds. Is there one more inclusive that you know of which may include a greater geographic area?
Thanks!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 27, 2014 - 12:23am PT
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Can't help you for Indian birds but iBird Pro is pretty good for N America.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Feb 27, 2014 - 12:33am PT
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Ironically I have the Indian birds down pretty well. But with the traveling I do I often find myself unable to ID. I will check that suggested one out though, thanks.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 27, 2014 - 01:13am PT
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Delhi Dog,
I got this Android app for our trip to Northern Europe. It is pretty good, but will exclude a lot of Indian birds, I'm sure. However it may have a lot of long-distance migrants and widepspread Eurasian species.
Birds of Europe
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Feb 27, 2014 - 01:19am PT
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Thanks Tony!
Headed to Italy in a couple weeks:-)
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Feb 27, 2014 - 01:51am PT
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DD,
We're going to Sicily in October. Looking forward to a report.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 27, 2014 - 07:10pm PT
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I second iBirdPro.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Feb 27, 2014 - 10:06pm PT
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CG and I were fortunate enough to spend last week in Kauai :-) Although conditions were wetter and cloudier than normal, even for Kauai, we had some fun adventures and saw a few birdies. Unfortunately due to trail conditions we were not able to tour the high rainforest/swamp areas for endemics, so mostly we saw 'common' species, but they were new to us :-)
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Feb 27, 2014 - 11:42pm PT
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I picked up iBird Pro for a buck or two a couple of years ago, but haven't really looked at it since. Sibley, on the other hand, clocking in at $20, gets used all the time, esp for the regional variation in vocalizations. Comparison mode is sweet too.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Feb 27, 2014 - 11:47pm PT
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It is all about the dancing moves.
Cranes in the San Luis Valley.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 27, 2014 - 11:56pm PT
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Gee, I didn't even know there was a Sibley phone app. I just checked it out and it looks excellent!
Nice shots, Bob! Especially the second!
Oh, and pardonnez moi, Mssr Nuts, yer exotics are, well, exotic!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 28, 2014 - 12:33am PT
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Great photos everyone. The Kauai birds were fun for sure. Saw a few endemics up high, but as BN noted, the torrential rains kept us out of some places we really wanted to go. Guess we'll have to go back!
Before then though, we'll soon be in the J-Tree/Palos Verdes/Morongo area checking out all the avian! Can't wait!
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Feb 28, 2014 - 12:41am PT
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Thanks Willoughby I'll check that out.
Amazing how similar those sandhill cranes are to the Sarus ones here in India
and yes brassnuts, some sweet shots there!
We have some of those little oriental white-eyes too. I'll see if I can find a photo somewhere...
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 28, 2014 - 10:05am PT
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Love all the cranes!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Feb 28, 2014 - 10:05am PT
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Yes, I like and use Sibley too but iBird Pro is my go to just because I've had it longer. I use them almost exclusively for calls and songs.
Love the cranes and Kauai birds!
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john hansen
climber
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Feb 28, 2014 - 10:59pm PT
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I have the Sibley app on my I pad. Have been trying to spend an hour a day or so going through the Alphabetical index and going thru the whole list checking range maps and habitat's.
I like the vocal recordings they have for most birds. The owls are all unique.
Gonna be going up the west coast for a few weeks in late March, early April from Monterey to Portland. Been using Sibley to find target bird's like Grey Jay, or Long Tailed ducks.
It seems to be pretty good with gulls,, but how can you tell a Mew gull from a Ring billed?
Any of you positively ID a Mew gull?
Edit.
Maybe the four white dots on the wing tips?
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