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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Couple juvenile northern Pygmy-owls near Hume lake this week. Not bad for an iPhone pic...
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Great photos ^^^^^...Thanks.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Many Elegant Terns on SF Bay while taking the ferry.
I was hoping that might attract a Parasitic Jaeger or two, but no dice.
The other day we spent a nice evening drinking wine on the dock watching for an early flight by an Osprey juvenile.
The whole family was there
The juvenile finally took a spin and made a nice landing back on the nest.
A boat pulled up close to get a photo, flushing all 3 of them.
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Some recent June/July shots from around CO, great baby action lately!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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WHOA! What is the background of the wren shot? Or did you 'cheat'? :-) It sure looks great, either way! (like they're all not great?)
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Reilly, no cheating dude, Wren was in the shade, foilage about 20' behind the Wren was in the sun, expose for the Wren and Voila!
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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I was traveling this summer for about 8 weeks. I stopped to birdwatch in many spots. Here a few of the better shots I took.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Incoming!
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Aug 12, 2017 - 06:42pm PT
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Nice Parrot Reilly :-) A few more Red-naped Sapsucker shots, it was fun to watch their feeding behavior for about an hour that morning :-)
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john hansen
climber
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Aug 12, 2017 - 08:14pm PT
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Hey Cyndie,, nice shots. Always fun to travel. Any of those Lifers for you?
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Aug 13, 2017 - 07:58pm PT
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A few from Taos NM in the past few days.
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Aug 13, 2017 - 08:12pm PT
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John Hansen, I had quite a few life birds this summer. It was fun to bird in new places.
335. Clay-colored Sparrow
336. Tennessee Warbler
337. Brown-headed Cowbird
338. Bobolink
339. Eastern Kingbird
340. Upland Sandpiper
341. Franklin Gull
342. Western Kingbird
343. Sprague's Pipit
344. Gray Catbird
345. Sharp-tailed Grouse
346. Williamson's Sapsucker
347. American Redstart
348. Red-eyed Vireo
349. Ruffed Grouse
350. Blue Grouse
351. Black Swift
352. Vaux's Swift
353. Hammond's Flycatcher
354. Pacific Slope Flycatcher
355. Red Crossbill
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Aug 13, 2017 - 09:39pm PT
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Birds and beaches today.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Aug 15, 2017 - 01:35pm PT
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Had some quality time with Seymour today...
Did I mention that when I didn't hand over the cracker fast enough Seymour
flew up into my grill and grabbed my finger? Dood, learn some manners!
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Aug 15, 2017 - 04:48pm PT
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You all have skills. Great stuff.
Fresno City College museum. Apparently a hummingbird made her boyfriend into part of the nest and this is known to happen. Nature is neat.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Aug 15, 2017 - 06:57pm PT
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Last weekend went on a pelagic trip from Half Moon Bay to the Farallons, which is always a wildlife bonanza. In the harbor there were hundreds of Brown Pelicans, Elegant Terns and Heermann’s Gulls up from the south in their post-breeding dispersal.
Also in the harbor and nearshore were many Common Murres, including lots of pairs of chicks and their fathers. The young leave the nesting area well before being able to fly. Many of these had swum from the Farallons, 30 miles away!
Many groups of Red-necked Phalaropes were on their way to tropical waters.
It was nice to see lots of Cassin’s Auklets, after they have had a rough couple of years, probably due to all the warm water off the Pacific Coast.
A juvenile (dark eye)
An adult (pale eye):
We saw numerous Tufted Puffins in the water and air and on the cliffs.
Again there was a Blue-footed Booby and Brown Booby in close proximity. They seem to be getting more common out here.
A Peregrine Falcon was on the same ledge system, probably feasting on Cassin’s Auklets.
On the way back, there was a group of Black-footed Albatrosses, that were joined by a Laysan Albatross. These also seem to be getting more common. This is likely due to a couple of growing colonies off Mexico.
There were a lot of whale sightings, with Humpback, Gray and Blue Whales.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Aug 15, 2017 - 07:22pm PT
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Wow Tony, great stuff also all the other photos on this page.
Blue Grosbeaks, Taos, NM
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