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Da-Veed
Big Wall climber
Bigfork
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Jun 30, 2016 - 07:13am PT
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Stilt (in front) and American Avocet in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Yes that Wildlife Refuge. I would much rather see my favorite birds than Nevada hicks calling it their own. Maybe this should be on the Armed Militia thread, but I would rather see it on the bird thread!
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Jun 30, 2016 - 08:06am PT
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Jun 30, 2016 - 08:12am PT
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Da-veed hermano, say what you want as long as you keep posting quality bird pics like that! ...(now don't somebody go and make me regret I said that, please)
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Jun 30, 2016 - 11:01am PT
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Speak of the devil...
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Jun 30, 2016 - 01:26pm PT
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Lots of good new birdie pics :-) I'll throw down a few more zeros and ones from High Island in April...
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Da-Veed
Big Wall climber
Bigfork
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Jun 30, 2016 - 02:31pm PT
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Here are more Avocet's and Stilts (from the Malheur).
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Jun 30, 2016 - 08:55pm PT
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I was in the Portland, Oregon area visiting family and I did a little bird watching.
I could use some help IDing the next two photos.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Jun 30, 2016 - 09:53pm PT
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Cyndie, you got me on the last 2 but love the Purple Martins! Need...lifer...
Last one, not a House Finch but... look at that big ass bill...
Experts step up....
Pine Grosbeak...?...no...dammit...
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Cyndie,
first one looks like a female Black-headed Grosbeak, the second one is a male House Finch. Bill looks big because it is partially open, but brightest red on crown and in malar region, faint back streaking but prominent flank streaking fit with House Finch.
Good stuff all around, TFPU.
Here's a dull bird, at least in color, but one to get excited over here in Costa Rica. It's restricted to these really small patches of native grassland on the mid-elevation, Pacific slopes of the northernmost volcanos in the Cordillera de Guanacaste. In order to see them you have to go in the wet season when they are singing. They are still there in the dry season, but they're silent then and the howling winds keep them hunkered down and they won't flush unless you step on them and then they only fly a short distance and dive back into the grass.
Botteri's Sparrow, male (besause he was singing, not because of any plumage pattern)
the hike up to the grasslands goes through dense forest where these little denizens of the dark, dank understory hang out. It's a fuzzy photo because of low light, but at least they usually sit still for awhile, if you can find them. They're sort of Yoda-like birds - you search and search for them, seemingly without luck, then turn around and there's one looking at you from 6 feet away.
Tody Motmot (although it looks like it could be named the Fu Manchu Motmot)
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Really great photos above, love the owl photo Mike.
A few from the plains of eastern New Mexico today.
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WyoRockMan
climber
Grizzlyville, WY
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We were at the park the other day and I look over and my daughter has a sparrow sitting on her hand. I was a bit shocked! She said it was just walking along and she picked it up. She sat down and just watched the bird for a few minutes. It was a bit lethargic, and would often close its eyes as if asleep. She held it up, gave it a couple of soft pets and it flew away.
We've been to the same park everyday since...
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Just a few from today bump for the birds.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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WyoRockMan, that is too cute!
LittleZ, loved the comment on the "Pistol" thread!
This guy rules my backyard.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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I'm cracking up about Little Z's comment too. It was awesome!
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Hi. My name is Babe. I was almost killed by a couple of Macaws but Kenneth rescued me. I know all about cameras and have been photographed thousands of times.
This is Kenneth (on right). He grew up in the Riddrie part of Glasgow. After WWII the only job he could get was at a big house where they put him to enforcing compliance during hangings. He had to leave after the third time. He came to Canada and found freedom and sunshine. Babe is his second African Gray and he says that Babe saved his life.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Kudos to Kenneth and Babe.
Here is my male Hoodie. He goes toe to toe with my Allen's every day all day.
The female Hoodie isn't quite so agro.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Wow, cool parrot/life story MH2, thanks for sharing.
On another note, it seems like Burrowing Owls are having a banner year here in the west; so many sightings, successful clutches etc. Anyone else think this is the case? Cool for them if so :-)
A few thread page turner images...
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