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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 24, 2014 - 03:35pm PT
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Reilly, Uncle Bob to you. :-)
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Apr 24, 2014 - 05:28pm PT
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Dave, Reilly,
I vote Lesser Black-backed, too. It has yellow legs. I can't get a sense of the size or eye color. Yellow-footed (which I haven't seen) is bigger than Western, Herring. Lesser Black-backed is about the size of California. Any more photos?
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Apr 24, 2014 - 05:37pm PT
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My book says Yellow-footed Gull hangs out at the Salton Sea.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 24, 2014 - 05:46pm PT
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PlanB, that is true but they don't tend to show up until later in the summer
I believe and they are considerably larger- 25" vs 21" for LBBG.
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 24, 2014 - 10:19pm PT
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Here is one I took last April 30th at Salton sea that I thought was a Yellow footed Gull.
Now that I look more closely I think it could be a California gull.
And a more tightly cropped one of the same bird.
Note the bill markings.
And real tight.. I added a bit of saturation on the last one to better judge the reddish eye and gape at the bill.
Dang, I guess YFG comes off the life list... Gulls are tough.
Here are some from the web.
http://christian.maliverney.oiseaux.net/yellow-footed.gull.2.html#alpha
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 25, 2014 - 12:05am PT
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After looking at robraker's shots I am more sure of it being a LBBG. The sloping forehead, the fairly straight lower mandible, and the look on his face of "How did I wind up in this bunch of wankers!" The only thing I'm not really seeing is any white tips to the primaries but sometimes they are hard to see and those shots are a bit 'soft'. ;-)
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 25, 2014 - 03:10pm PT
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First Black-crowned Nigh Heron of the year.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Apr 25, 2014 - 03:30pm PT
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ever wonder what happened to velociraptors? they evolved into anis
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Apr 26, 2014 - 05:46pm PT
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I was just about to submit my Salt Creek (Salton Sea) list and feeling pretty good about Lesser Black-backed Gull.
I noticed on Rob's site there is a drop down zoom menu to the right of the photo. If you choose "original" it gives max size. At that magnification I can see black and red on the bill and the eye still looks dark. Neither one of my shots showed the bill tip.
I'm thinking it's a California Gull. Dangit.
One more look? Here is the big picture.
http://www.robraker.com/Robs-Natural-World/Salton-Sea/38567426_j5v76D#!i=3188034302&k=wvx7nXf&lb=1&s=O
Sorry about that.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Apr 26, 2014 - 05:56pm PT
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Apr 26, 2014 - 06:04pm PT
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Great shot Little Z, love the beaks on Groove-billed.
Blue-winged Teal from today's hike.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 26, 2014 - 06:18pm PT
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Dee, bummer! Couldn't see the black bit on the other pics. It also didn't look dark enough
overall but that is a tougher call.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Apr 26, 2014 - 07:49pm PT
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Love the Ani! And the swallows getting mud...awesome!
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Plan B
Ice climber
Agua Dulce,CA
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Apr 26, 2014 - 09:12pm PT
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Agree with Crimpergirl.
The Ani, and what a fun scene the Cliff Swallows collecting mud!
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Apr 27, 2014 - 02:03pm PT
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found another Great Potoo on its "nest" (had one last year that I posted some photos of). There is a young downy white chick nestled in the breast feathers of the adult. This one is much younger than the one I saw last year.
just down the road was an immature Rufescent Tiger-Heron, a nice find and a tick for the year list.
Josh and Kathi just scored big-time! They were in on the sighting of a Hudsonian Godwit - maybe the 3rd record for Costa Rica, and the first documented one. That's one I still need. Congratulations!
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Apr 27, 2014 - 02:07pm PT
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The birds are arriving on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Apr 27, 2014 - 06:13pm PT
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Love those shoveler's, Cyndie!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Apr 27, 2014 - 07:07pm PT
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^ Agreed! Went on a walk yesterday and saw lots of Shovelers, Red-Heads, Cinnamon Teal and an uncountable number of Blue-Wing Teal. Only one Green-Wing Teal. I really like ducks and love the photos of them!
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 27, 2014 - 11:08pm PT
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Ducks are cool.
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