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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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I met David Sibley in Kaktovik, AK, on the Beaufort Sea coast. Had breakfast with him. I had no idea who he was until I saw some birders with his book a few days later and recognized the name.
They were in awe. I guess he is the man for birds.
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Kelly Morgan, Whitefish MT
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We were skeezin along a meadow when I noticed a living lump in the distance. I assumed it was an eagle eating a winter killed deer carcass. But after pulling my cam out of my pack and zooming in I was surprised to see it was an eagle eating a red fox. I've never seen that before. Sad for the cute little fox....happy for the eagle and black-billed magpies.
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Delhi Dog, looking forward to some D500 pics, prolly going to be my next camera purchase.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Chewy, he didn’t look in the mood to share. Nice shot. Goldens in Central Asia were
trained to bring down wolves! Hard to imagine but supposedly true.
I just learned that puffins in northern Norway average 25-30 years! Who’d a thunk it?
There’s a mostly abandoned village that hit 150 people in Lofoten that survived largely
off eating them and their eggs. 🙁
Stay tuned for my puffin pics, in 4 months. 😋
Pre-warning - may contain pics of White-tailed Sea Eagles doing poorly by the puffins.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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From our last trip in Patagonia...
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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is there enough detail here to ID this guy?he (they) came calling, seemed to dig my style, so i'm curious. you know, it's kinda uh, mutual ...thanks in advance, i got faith in y'all
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Townsend’s Solitaire
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john hansen
climber
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That was my first thought also.
Where did you see it?
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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nor az in the juniper pinon, 6500ft 1/2hr west of flagstaff thanks, looks like it works ... tho it is said to aggressively defend it's juniper patch, maybe i had the vibe all wrong
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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My target boid in Norway...
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henny
Social climber
The Past
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My daughter works at Wildcare Eastern Sierra (previously - Eastern Sierra Wildlife (Rescue).) This guy was brought in a few days ago by Dept. of Fish & Wildlife:
Approximately 7 lbs, 5 yrs old, loooooves fish:
Examination time. The hood kept putting him to sleep, my daughter (taking picture) had the job of keeping the head up (heavy glove involved.) Note the wrapped talons.
Ready to go to the Ojai Raptor Center. WES doesn't have room for eagles, so off he goes. If he rehabs he'll be back through on his way to Coleville. Birds/animals/etc are released within 4 miles of where they were rescued, so the hope is he'll be passing through on his way back for release.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 15, 2018 - 10:07am PT
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Traffic cams are good for something!
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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Mar 20, 2018 - 08:57am PT
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HAPPY SPRING!!
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little Z
Trad climber
un cafetal en Naranjo
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Apr 10, 2018 - 10:26am PT
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where have all the Birds (contributors) gone?
It looked like the thread was racing along to its 10,000 th post, but it sure has stalled out lately.
I think this Pacific Screech-Owl is pissed
I think this Spot-breasted Oriole is a real looker
I think this Stripe-headed Sparrow is photogenic
I think this Gray Hawk is happy to make the fur fly
I think this Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl is thinking
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 10, 2018 - 10:36am PT
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I didn’t figure you wanted to see my iPhone pic of a lazy goose...
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Apr 10, 2018 - 04:00pm PT
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Would have been good to see Reilly in Stanley Park, or elsewhere in Vancouver.
But I was on Salt Spring Island wondering who this was:
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Apr 10, 2018 - 04:26pm PT
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Yay, more new pictures, nice ones!
^^^^ Yellow-rumped warbler, but you probably already figured that out
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john hansen
climber
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Apr 10, 2018 - 07:27pm PT
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Great shots.
Here is a Japanese White Eye in the fog. Hamakua coast, Big Island, Hawaii.
Almost looks like a water color painting.
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MH2
Boulder climber
Andy Cairns
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Apr 10, 2018 - 08:19pm PT
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The warbler part and yellow part I did figure out but there were too many close-but-not-it birds for me to find the yellow-rumped among, so thanks, limpingcrab. I appreciate the help.
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Delhi Dog
climber
Good Question...
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Apr 11, 2018 - 07:01am PT
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where have all the Birds (contributors) gone? Yeah, I'm so far behind...I still owe this thread some birds from my new camera...I just haven't had much opportunity lately. Will have to fix that.
I just discovered that my LR 5 doesn't work with the D500 so I need to get LR6-suckass
So thanks Brass for the spring bump and littlez for rattling the cage:)
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Apr 11, 2018 - 12:56pm PT
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I have no recent photos of note, except for hundreds of screen captures from our local Osprey nestcam.
The most exciting birding development for us is that we have had multiple Common Poorwills calling outside for about a week. This has happened before in March, but this is quite a bit later. Fingers crossed that they will stay and nest here. I think this would be pretty uncommon for a coastal area. Two nights ago I headed out a dusk to get closer for a recording.
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