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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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A few from today along the Rio Chama near Abiquiu, NM.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Excellent shots, Bob!
Can't decide if I should go for the White Wagtail in Anaheim or the Tropical Kingbird tommorrow. Probably better odds of finding the kingbird and I already have a W Wagtail notched in SoCal. I know, first world probs, eh?
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Yeah nice pictures Bob, (As if he didn't know ! . )/;^7( I'm so glad that it is birds of prey)
I'm not sure if you were aware of him when you were climbing, in the Gunks, but the man was amazing.
Another of those quintessential Shwangunks Valley residents
. Dr Heinz Meng.
A giant among the things that matter - existing in near anonymity,
in the shadow of that white ridge. It really is a blessing and a curse.
https://sites.newpaltz.edu/news/2016/09/memorial-pays-homage-to-beloved-professor-heinz-meng/
My memories of him through the decades are of a man every bit the stature of Hans & Fritz.
I made sure to take my kids as elementary school students, & as babies to meet his birds and visit with him at his home, I'm glad I did.
He was a hardscrabble sweet Gentalmen tuff as nails , had walked. The ridge like few ever .
Again Bob,, hey how many 1st are you up to?
This thread might have escaped your notice,
http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=2939725&tn=40#msg2940459
it might be worthy of a picture or 7 from here?!
I want to but they are yours to place . . . .
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Went for the Trop Kingbird and got skunked for the second time! It didn't
even help that we teamed up with three of SoCal's heavy hitters! :-(
Did see another female Vermillion and a Snow Goose. Did I mention that
Magic Johnson Park is in da heart o' Compton? I think I'll write a rap
song to that effect.
Not a bad day, right Blackie?
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Apostlebird, the original angry bird. A real in-you-face species.
they hang out in liitle gangs, often 12 birds, hence the apostles
they are in the "mud nester" family. This one had been messing around in the mud
an old nest, a perfect bowl of dry mud
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john hansen
climber
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So many great shots above.
Every couple years or so I go up and try to find a Pallila on the slopes of Mauna Kea. This morning driving up it looked pretty foggy up there but I went up anyway. After about an hour or so it cleared for a bit and this guy popped up about 40 feet away, with my shadow pointing right at him.
He stayed in the open for about a minute.
The Pallila is a critically endangered bird with fewer then 1500 left.
I have been fooled a few times with the yellow headed finches up there, but no doubt about this bird.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Cool, John! I got my Iiwi on Mauna Kea.
Z, that Apostlebird is too much!
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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As always, what Reilly says just above.
But now,
II.
When you
meet
the woman
you
come to terms
with the species.
Purple Finch Song
Diane Wakoski, 1973, Dancing on the Grave of a Son of a Bitch.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Bird bump...Canyon Wren in the Rio Grande Gorge near Pilar, NM today.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dude! Nat Geo worthy, provided it was alive! ;-)
My only criticism would be the cropping. IMHO it would look better shifted down and right.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, darwin... WOW, with all the water around, and such, and me seeing THAT BIRD in the water...
i have a neat creative idea...
say, can you email here, through the taco, please...
:)
thanks... i will check back, i don't hear from you...
but, i will try to email you, here, too...
:)
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Reilly, looks like you're getting LR dialed in.
Bob still posting sweet shots-thank!
And Z, I for some reason have a thing with kingfishers...love those photos!
We searched high and low for a collared kf when we were in Oman a couple months ago. Your Sacred kf looks a lot like them.
Just a few from our recent trip to Aus but I apologize for the poor Q on most but you'll get the idea...
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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I'll join in with a dose of OUS boids from Mexico last month...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 10, 2017 - 06:08pm PT
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BN and Delhi, yer killin' me!
BN, I'm sending you a PM but it likely will disappear into the blogotropic
intergalactic nebulosity. reillyfram at yahoo dot com
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 10, 2017 - 07:14pm PT
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Lots of beauties here! Birds are incredible - so happy everyone is willing to share. <3
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Feb 10, 2017 - 09:00pm PT
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Great photos Delhi and Dave, really beautiful.
A few from along the Rio Chama today.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Feb 12, 2017 - 08:54am PT
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More from the Rio Chama near Abiquiu in northern New Mexico. A couple of American birds.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Feb 12, 2017 - 09:10am PT
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Another group of south of the border friends. Glad some of you enjoy the pics, good birding south of Puerto Vallarta :-)
BTW, I am selling my Canon 500mm f/4 L IS lens in case someone out there might be looking for one of these babies :-) More info on Craigslist at:
https://denver.craigslist.org/pho/5975078034.html
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Feb 12, 2017 - 12:20pm PT
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Mostly an experiment for posting a short video of mine. Double-crested Cormorants displaying at Montlake Fill.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 12, 2017 - 03:30pm PT
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Went out of Marina del Rey today.
Thought we were gonna get shaken down before boarding...
Feb in SoCal isn't too bad...
My sailboat was being worked on. That's a 45-50 footer for scale in front.
I loaned my backup yacht to a friend today...
Harbor seal timeshare...
Birding pretty much sucked and the few we saw were always on the other side,
along with all the dolphins. We did see a couple of Parasitic Jaegers,
which got the SoCalers pretty excited. Meh, used to see 'em on their
nests in Alaska.
Got one half-azzed shot of a Black-vented Shearwater...
And a Royal Tern...
And a Rhinoceros Auklet...ya gotta trust me on this one...
We had a welcoming committee upon our return!
Nobody hurled (that I know of) and nobody fell = a good day out!
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