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little Z

Trad climber

un cafetal en Naranjo

Apr 12, 2016 - 08:52pm PT

Randisi,

in your part of China the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), the one that makes the cuckoo clock call, is migratory and so isn't around for almost half of the year. According to eBird data it doesn't show up in Liaoning until early May and is gone by the end of September. The data shows a peak of abundance in May and June, which probably corresponds to the period when the bird is most actively singing and easily detected. They sing to attract mates and so once the business of laying eggs (in another birds nest!) is done their singing probably drops off as well which is very typical of birds that breed in northern latitudes then migrate south.

and now some birds..

Broad-winged Hawk taking down a snake

White-throated Flycatcher, one of our resident Empidonax species

Tufted Flycatcher, usually have to look up to see these guys but caught this one down in a ravine

Lattice-tailed Trogon, my favorite trogon in Costa Rica

Rufous-tailed Jacamar, everybody's favorite

Nicaraguan Seedfinch, with a schnozzle Jimmy Durante would be proud of

john hansen

climber

Apr 12, 2016 - 09:50pm PT

Pretty good camouflage ..

Was looking thru some photos from last year..

Here is a Blue Grey Gnat Catcher.

Heading to the Mainland in a couple weeks.

Monterey to Bodega Bay, Tahoe to Yosemite. Should be fun. Anyone want to go birding?

Mike Bolte

Trad climber

Planet Earth

Apr 12, 2016 - 09:52pm PT

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little Z

Trad climber

un cafetal en Naranjo

Apr 13, 2016 - 08:57am PT

Mike, that Great-horned Owl is stunning, reminds me of a Louis Agassiz Fuertes painting

Bob D'A

Trad climber

Taos, NM

Apr 13, 2016 - 09:12am PT

Great photos Little Z, Mike and John.

A few from this morning hike.

Red-breasted Nuthatch and the Virginia Rail again.

mouse from merced

Trad climber

The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.

Apr 14, 2016 - 11:47pm PT

Yosemite duck, Yosemite Creek.

Bob D'A

Trad climber

Taos, NM

Apr 15, 2016 - 09:59am PT

Yellow-rumped Warbler.

Pine Siskin

Reeotch

climber

4 Corners Area

Apr 15, 2016 - 10:42am PT

Well I started a thread on this, and it dropped like a rock off the front page.

Maybe some of you bird people could appreciate this.

Anyone know anything about falconry?

[Click to View YouTube Video]

10b4me

Mountain climber

Retired

Apr 15, 2016 - 01:03pm PT

Bob D'A

Trad climber

Taos, NM

Apr 15, 2016 - 02:44pm PT

Rock Wren along the Rio Grande near Pilar, NM.

scuffy b

climber

heading slowly NNW

Apr 15, 2016 - 03:23pm PT

Bob D'A

Trad climber

Taos, NM

Apr 20, 2016 - 04:13pm PT

Damn...had to bump, it was five pages back.

From the last few days.

hooblie

climber

from out where the anecdotes roam

Apr 21, 2016 - 01:24pm PT

watch me now birdos, i might be nipping at your shoelaces

little Z

Trad climber

un cafetal en Naranjo

Apr 22, 2016 - 09:26am PT

Hooblie, your photo? from Pinnacles? that must be impressive to see. some day....EDIT: oops, thanks for the clarification. If I ever actually get to see a condor hopefully I'll recognize it! Wow, Verm's stuff is very cool, thanks for the link.

Looks like these guys are about to take off in Costa Rica. This was the 2nd sighting (probably 2 different birds, 80 km apart) in the last 3 monthes from the big African Oil Palm plantaciones in the southern Pacific lowlands. Before this there were only a few sporadic sightings, mostly in urban areas, where the species never took hold. Have to look on the bright side, maybe this will mean more Bicolored Hawks in the future.

Eurasian Collared-Dove

and another trash birds in all his splendor...

Great-tailed Grackle, owning his banana plant

and some not so trashy contributions

Lineated Woodpecker, mama checking out the digs

Mangrove Cuckoo, but not in the mangroves

and a sure sign spring has sprung
Rose-breasted Grosbeak, male actually singing - a rare treat for us here in Costa Rica.

dee ee

Mountain climber

Of THIS World (Planet Earth)

Apr 22, 2016 - 10:13am PT

Wow, I really enjoyed that video about the Mongolian Eagles!

.......and everyone's photos!

hooblie

climber

from out where the anecdotes roam

Apr 22, 2016 - 02:18pm PT

little z, with much respect ... and ironically, although i had just left our little hardware store after purchasing a tape measure with which i might have provided a reference scale, that guy ^^^ is just a turkey vulture circling arizona roadkill ... or awaiting the results of my attempt to merge with the traffic stampede enroute to the grand canyon just a few wing flaps to the north.

on routine trips to the park for say banking purposes i do see california condors and try to alert the visitors consumed with rodent portraiture.
i brandish undue confidence I.D.ing their species (the condor's) when the FAA issued N-number becomes glaringly obvious.

the sighting of an untagged condor would be a sighting indeed ... someday i hope!

cruise on over to john "the verm" sherman's site for a real treat:
http://www.vermphoto.com/blog/2015/12/sixty-two-and-counting
http://www.vermphoto.com/blog/2015/7/bald-is-beautiful-especially-when-you-have-a-9-foot-wingspan