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matty
Trad climber
under the sea
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Mar 27, 2014 - 11:47am PT
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Dang... will have to catch you next time :(
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 27, 2014 - 12:57pm PT
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Looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it. You'll be missed Matty.
If a lurker wants to come PM me so we find you.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Mar 27, 2014 - 01:03pm PT
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I love the owl photos Bob. I spend a lot of time looking for owls and rarely see them. Even more rarely do I get a photo.
Those are Song Sparrows up there and I agree with the Merlin call.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Mar 27, 2014 - 04:54pm PT
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Dee--those colors are unbelievable! Beeeeoootiful!
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Mar 27, 2014 - 06:55pm PT
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John,
looks like you're having fun. Keep it up.
Agreed on Merlin, and the tern is a Forster's - that black ear patch is diagnostic.
Have fun ya paloozas.
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Mar 27, 2014 - 08:18pm PT
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Saw a bunch of Nutmeg Mannikin this morning at the Santa Ana River at Imperial Hwy.
Fun to see!
A Northern Harrier too
This one I need help with.
There is a good chance I might make it to the Botanical Gardens meet up Saturday.
-Steve
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Mar 27, 2014 - 08:38pm PT
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Plan B...Maybe a Wrentit?
Here a few from today.
Mike, thanks..loving my owls and the chance to see them.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 27, 2014 - 08:41pm PT
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PlanB, Bushtit.
Bob, nice Wowl!
Birdapalooza will be meless on account of me mum's surgery.
Very inconsiderate of her to schedule thusly but life isn't fair.
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Mar 27, 2014 - 08:51pm PT
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Thanks Reilly! The plain ones get me.
Love the owl Bob!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 27, 2014 - 09:11pm PT
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Hope you make it PlanB! Should be a fun day of birding and companionship.
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john hansen
climber
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Mar 27, 2014 - 10:25pm PT
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Saw these guys about an hour ago flying fast in a group down Elkhorn Slough.
I am thinking Bonapart's gull. Much smaller and faster then all the other regular gulls. What you think?
EDIT: Thanks z.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Mar 27, 2014 - 10:43pm PT
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John, you nailed it
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john hansen
climber
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Mar 28, 2014 - 12:41am PT
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The Merganser Tri-fecta in 5 days.
These are all really bad photo's from long range, but they work for ID.
Common. He was floating by fast on the Merced by Fern Springs.
Hooded. He was way off shore on Tahoe
And Red Breasted was at least 200 yards away
I only have a 400 mil lens but it really help's with ID at a long distance.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 28, 2014 - 12:53am PT
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OK, girls, get yer Berkut on!
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Mongolian girls becoming eagle hunters to help keep ancient tradition alive
Ashol Pan, 13, takes to centuries-old pastime that has been dominated by men
March 27, 2014 by David Strege
A photographer seeking to document the next generation of Kazakh eagle hunters in Mongolia discovered a 13-year-old girl who has taken to the male-dominated tradition.
Photographer Asher Svidensky made a four-month trek through western Mongolia, mostly on horseback, and found Han Gohadok and his daughter, Ashol Pan, who had expressed a desire to take up the full-time profession that is centuries old.
Good thing, too, since the ancient pastime is said to be a dying part of Mongolian culture, as young men are leaving their families and the hunting duties behind. As a result, more girls are becoming eagle hunters to replace their brothers, according to the Mail Online.
Gohadok told the Mail Online that his eldest son was to become the eagle hunter of the family but was drafted into the army. That’s when Ashol Pan stepped forward.
Eagle hunters use golden eagles to hunt foxes during the winter months when the gold-colored foxes stand out against the snow. They also hunt hares. Typically, the training of young men begins at age 13, when they are strong enough to carry a full-grown eagle on their arm.
The training is rigorous, as the master and its eagle develop a long-term and trusting relationship that is all consuming. The Kazakh custom is for the eagle hunter to ride a horse while hunting.
Svidensky was looking for something different when he set out to document eagle hunters in Mongolia.
“I decided to focus myself—stop looking for a portrait of a centuries-old image of a Kazakh eagle hunter and instead represent the future of this ancient Mongolian tradition,” Svidensky told the Mail Online.
Ashol Pan represents the future. She is one of an estimated 250 eagle hunters in western Mongolia.
In his photos, Svidensky depicts the evident joy Ashol Pan has in her new role, one her father never would have forced upon her unless she had asked. And she did.
Kazakh Eagle Huntress
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I feel like I wasted my childhood.
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john hansen
climber
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Mar 28, 2014 - 01:07am PT
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That is one really cool big bird...
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Mar 28, 2014 - 01:26am PT
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From Santa cruz the last week, all are clickable for larger versions.
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Mar 28, 2014 - 12:08pm PT
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WOW those are great!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Mar 28, 2014 - 01:28pm PT
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Great shots Mike.
On my walk this AM with my pup Eva the winds were around 30-40 MPH. This fellow was just hugging the tree and sleeping. Really beautiful birds. Look at the size of his talons.
Great stuff Reilly, saw two golden's yesterday. Really stunning birds.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Mar 29, 2014 - 01:00am PT
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To be clear (due to an error in a previous post) - birders will meet at the South Coast Botanical Gardens at 8:30am (not 7:30am) tomorrow, Saturday, March 29th.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Mar 29, 2014 - 01:17am PT
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Birdapalooza folks - have fun!
a couple from today
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