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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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A few from yesterday near the house.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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I have a copy of an interesting pdf article discussing the possible upcoming split of White-Breasted Nuthatches into 3 or even 4 groups. If anyone is interested, email me and I'll shoot you a copy. It's likely available somewhere on the web- I just don't know where.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Wow, just witnessed an epic battle between a Roadrunner and Coopers Hawk in the back yard. Roadrunner survived by ducking and weaving through the agave and cactus, but there was contact on several occassions. Would not have thought the Coopers Hawk would try to take one on!
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john hansen
climber
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Six or seven times in the last few years I have gone up to the western slope of Mauna Kea to look for the Palila.
Recently, I found a site with a map showing their distribution, and realized I have been looking at too low an elevation.
After having found this page showing the transects from 2014 and seeing the contour lines I see the best place to see them is around 8200 ft.
The latitude and longitude of the square is 155.38 to 155.28 and 19.52 to 19.23
I am going to try and get a good picture of a Palilia soon.
Full story below.
http://hilo.hawaii.edu/hcsu/documents/TR53_Camp_Palila_2013-2014_population_estimates.pdf
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Thanks Dr. f...I get lucky every once in awhile. :-)
A few from the last few days. Scored a Scott's Oriole in southern NM but didn't get a good shot.
Hope everyone has a great weekend.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Tis the season for nesting! Below is a series of pics of a pair of Blue-gray Gnatcatchers primping up their nest in the Boulder foothills in May...
I went back about a week later expecting to see them sitting on some eggs, but unfortunately the nest was completely gone :-( My guess is a predator got the nest and likely the eggs as the nest was pretty close to the ground, bummer.
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slabbo
Trad climber
colo south
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YO D'A- did you change your email ?
crows and ravens taking up space at my place now,,fighting over water
strand
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Great Gnatcatchers!!
Momma watching the last of the brood leaving home
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john hansen
climber
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Went up Mauna Kea and got some shots of a Palila. Not great photo's but a good bird.
And an Amakahi,
I wish that palila had come out in the light.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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I have been doing a lot of mountain biking in the desert lately so here are few from around the house.
Cool shots John.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 10, 2014 - 02:10pm PT
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Great shots everyone!
We had a report of a Bronze Mannikin up at Craig Reg. Pk. in Yorba a couple weeks ago and I regretted not going up there. Everyone figured it was an escapee. Since then (day before yesterday) two more popped up about 5 minutes from where I live. Now there is speculation of a small So Cal population flocking with Nutmeg Mannies. I ran over there and found them pretty easily but could not get a photo, pretty skittish and hyper.
The same location turns out to be super good for Orange Bishops. I saw 3 males while looking for the Bronze Mannikins. A friend of mine saw 4 males and 4 females.
You can't see me!
Yes I can.
These were 2 different birds.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 10, 2014 - 04:19pm PT
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Timid, I'm not sure how I missed the PM (I check every day) but let me know again.
Feb. is good!
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jul 10, 2014 - 09:28pm PT
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Thursday night boids :-)
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 11, 2014 - 01:18pm PT
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Love the Chat!
I went back this morning for photos of the Bronze Mannikins They were more cooperative. So were the juvy Pied-billeds.
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john hansen
climber
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Jul 11, 2014 - 08:49pm PT
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Great pic's everyone.
Pueo
I am thinking a young Amakahi, or molting,, not much green.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jul 11, 2014 - 09:03pm PT
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nice John - thanks for sharing these two
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