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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Jul 15, 2014 - 08:47pm PT
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cyndiebransford
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Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Jul 16, 2014 - 12:14am PT
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I saw my first Alaskan hummingbird today at a feeder near Girdwood. It was a female Rufous!!!! Score.
I saw these young ones at Tern Lake. Can anyone help with the ID?
And some other wildlife.
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
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Jul 16, 2014 - 12:55am PT
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Thanks Dee ee, that finch was a blast to watch.
Love the bears Cyndie. They are one of my favorite subjects to photograph.
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dirt claud
Social climber
san diego,ca
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Jul 16, 2014 - 08:30am PT
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 17, 2014 - 07:44am PT
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Cyndie, love the bear!
Are Varied Thrushes common in your area?
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 17, 2014 - 08:36am PT
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Great photos everyone, really cool stuff. This morning I counted eighteen different birds near the house.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 17, 2014 - 10:37am PT
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Really great photos everyone! Love checking in on this thread.
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Jul 17, 2014 - 10:51am PT
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Chewy, TFPU! your flying raptor shots are unrivaled. Great stuff everyone.
Cyndie, no can do on your ducklings/goslings.
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Jul 17, 2014 - 11:03am PT
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Dee Ee, Varied Thrushes are quite common. I hear them daily and see them most days, but getting a good photo is another thing.
Thanks all.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 17, 2014 - 07:59pm PT
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Peace and beauty to all you bird lovers.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jul 19, 2014 - 10:54am PT
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Great BIF shots Chewy! Nice to see an Alaskan hummer Cyndie, very cool.
I love all the nesting activity this time of year. Various birds have such different nest building styles. While the House Wren uses an aggressive most anything will work style...
The Bell's Vireo carefully integrates spider web for a comfortable and robust nest, pretty cool...
Watched a pair of Chipping Sparrows sitting on their nest of 4 eggs up in Wyoming last week and also saw 3 babies hatch - pretty cool but the nest was so well buried in a Sagebrush that no photos were possible.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jul 19, 2014 - 11:55am PT
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john hansen
climber
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Jul 19, 2014 - 03:12pm PT
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Beautiful shots everyone.
Went up Mauna Kea again with a Guide to Hakalau NWR.
Its the only way you can get into the section of forest where the rarest birds are.
Got these two on the way up.
Pueo
And a Nene
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john hansen
climber
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Jul 19, 2014 - 03:22pm PT
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Went on a guided tour of Hakalau NWR. It is the only way to get into the places where the rarest birds are.
I got three lifer's.
Akaipola'au
Akepa
And a Hawaiian Creeper
Also got Oma'o
And I'iwi
Did not get pictures but also saw
Ele'pio
An I'o (Hawaiian Hawk), and a Pueo (owl), Nene, Apapane and Amakahi.
A couple of weeks back I got this Palila
In the last two weeks I have been lucky enough to have seen all 12 land species that are native to the Big Island.
We saw 11 of them yesterday. only missed the Palila.
Amakahi
Akaipola'au
Akepa
Hawaiian Creeper
Oma'o
I'iwi
Apapane
Ele'pio
Palila
I'o (hawk)
Pueo (Owl)
Nene (goose)
Aloha
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jul 19, 2014 - 07:55pm PT
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fabulous John! Congratulations.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 19, 2014 - 08:52pm PT
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 20, 2014 - 03:17pm PT
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Great birds John, congrats!
Rob, that Roadrunner looks a little tweaked!
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 20, 2014 - 03:49pm PT
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Dave,
RR's have been a little scrappy in the yard lately.
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Jul 21, 2014 - 02:05pm PT
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Drove up the Palmer Creek Road out of Hope yesterday. It is always a good place for birds. Here is my species list:
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Wilson's Snipe 1
Mew Gull 4
Alder Flycatcher 1
Gray Jay 2
Black-billed Magpie 2
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 12
Yellow Warbler 2
Wilson's Warbler 20
Savannah Sparrow 6
Fox Sparrow 1
White-crowned Sparrow 8
Golden-crowned Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Pine Grosbeak 4
White-winged Crossbill 4
Common Redpoll 40
Pine Siskin 4
Orange-crowned Warbler 1
Not too many photos as the birds were busy catching bugs and feeding young. Hard to catch sitting still.
It is a beautiful location.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jul 21, 2014 - 07:02pm PT
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Mostly juveniles and all from the last few weeks. Montlake Fill in Seattle.
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