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Birding and Bird Photography

Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by 92shawman, Jan 2, 2014.

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  1. Feb 12, 2015 at 2:43 AM
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    Had to post a few pics from this past mon and tues..the Burrowing owl and Sprauges Pipit were new species for me

    white-tail hawk 3.jpg
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  2. Feb 12, 2015 at 7:14 AM
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    Nice 2 day collection there Mark!
    Nothing much to report here but I swear I heard a Robin singing this morning! We usually don't see/hear from them until late March or early April.

    Oh, and there was a Swainson's hawk hanging out on a traffic light in town the other day. Didn't see him until the last second, plus we have a cell phone ban in town so no pics. Not sure if he was just taking a rest there or if he was hunting in a nearby field and that was the closest/highest perch he could find.
     
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  3. Feb 13, 2015 at 2:39 PM
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    Great job Mark! Glad to see your still getting out while all the birds are down there :)

    Rochester, MN. I can get you on Bald Eagles but that is about all that is exciting and left this time of year. Imagine you have plenty of them where your at though! I would like to get out and hunt down a Golden Eagle or Snowy but my youngest son is very sick right now and I'm tied up most all the time that. But be glad to help if I can.
     
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  4. Feb 13, 2015 at 2:43 PM
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    Some great birds Mark!
     
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  5. Feb 14, 2015 at 12:39 PM
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    Took the dogs out this morning and caught this guy across the ravine in the front yard

    [​IMG]

    -2 F is the high today and windy so he was pretty puffed up. I think Cooper's based on size but looking at Mark's picture of a Cooper above not so sure. I do have another hawk that is smaller with a short square tail that hangs out in the hedges out front that I believe is a sharp shinned and pretty sure this one is larger. Both take song birds on a regular basis but trying to get a picture is always very difficult.
     
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  6. Feb 14, 2015 at 9:42 PM
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    Went out this afternoon to practice my timelapse skillz. Came back with a couple OK Egret shots.

    Feeding:
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    Flying:
    [​IMG]
     
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  7. Feb 15, 2015 at 6:20 AM
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    On my drive yesterday I was on the lookout for eagles and hawks and while I did see a few there was nothing to get a good photograph of. Then when I was least expecting it I ran into a whole flock of cedar waxwings! I had my little lens on the camera and by the time I had run back to the rig and changed lenses most of them had flown off :frusty:

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  8. Feb 15, 2015 at 8:47 AM
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    Cedars are one of my very favorites. I only see them in passing through here. But they are just so neat!!
     
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  9. Feb 15, 2015 at 9:32 AM
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    I love them too - they're kinda plain looking at first but very pretty. Their little zorro masks are cool too. And they're so noisy! I heard them long before I saw them yesterday.
     
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  10. Feb 15, 2015 at 10:00 AM
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    x2, that feeding shot is really nice. The light coming through the feathers is cool.
     
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  11. Feb 16, 2015 at 4:12 AM
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    Thanks everyone for the compliments!!
    Jeez -2 thats crazy..we are at about 75 degrees during the day and 60 at night

    Mike id say your photo is a coopers hawk like you suspected
     
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  12. Feb 16, 2015 at 6:44 AM
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    Thanks!

    I wish I'd had my other body. One time spray and pray would have been helpful-they flip the fish up and down the hatch about that quick. Very cool to see:cool:
     
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  13. Feb 17, 2015 at 12:53 PM
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  14. Feb 17, 2015 at 2:23 PM
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    That is a bit of good news!

    Speaking of that, they still haven't figured out what or where the spooge that coated so many birds recently came from. The good news is a great number of the rescued birds have been released to the wild.
     
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  15. Feb 17, 2015 at 5:14 PM
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    Glad the birdies are recovering! Have there been more rescues or has the mystery goo gone away?
     
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  16. Feb 17, 2015 at 5:17 PM
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    The birds were washing ashore
     
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  17. Feb 17, 2015 at 5:19 PM
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    I know what happened, just wondering if the problem has passed or if the birds are still being affected
     
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  18. Feb 17, 2015 at 5:21 PM
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    Always be prepared Bemjammim
     
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    I mean they don't know what was effected them out at sea so they don't know if whatever it is is still happening
     
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    I was in Mammoth this past weekend and saw this guy.
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