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Birding and Bird Photography

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

  1. Apr 29, 2015 at 1:13 PM
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    AWF ROWD

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    Swallow nesting in my Gilbertson house..

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  2. Apr 30, 2015 at 8:26 AM
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    Since I posted the Natchez Boobie, it's only fitting that I post my pic of the more popular Blue Footed Boobie. I just love boobies.

     
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  3. May 2, 2015 at 1:05 PM
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    Brown Booby.jpg I would to see more Boobies. I missed out on a masked booby last year but i did get a Brown Booby which is a rare visitor to the South Texas coast
     
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  4. May 2, 2015 at 1:09 PM
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    Hey AWF, is that a Tree Swallow or a violet-green?
     
  5. May 2, 2015 at 1:48 PM
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    Apparently we had like 60 here in San Diego this past winter. I never got down to see them, though. Next year

    Looks like Tree to me. The violet-greens aren't quite as iridescent. I've got a violet-green I'll post up within the next few days. Saw them out in Utah blasting around us on the cliffs! I'm almost done going through photos from that trip and I'll upload them all hopefully tomorrow.
     
  6. May 3, 2015 at 8:58 PM
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    MTgirl too many frogs, not enough princes... Moderator

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    spotted a new birdie to add to my list this weekend...red breasted nuthatch. took forever to get a photo of them - they just move around the trees too quickly!
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    also had some dark eyed juncos running around this morning. probably my best bird pic of the weekend
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  7. May 3, 2015 at 9:23 PM
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    Whadabout baby boobies?
     
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  8. May 4, 2015 at 9:42 AM
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    Watch out, you could get arrested for that.
     
  9. May 4, 2015 at 9:43 AM
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    Other birds from my trip to the Galapagos. Speaking of babies. A baby Albatross.
     
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  10. May 4, 2015 at 12:03 PM
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    Did it look anything like this, then? turkey-vulture-450.jpg
     
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  11. May 4, 2015 at 2:35 PM
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    Black vulture maybe?
     
  12. May 4, 2015 at 3:21 PM
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    could be an immature golden eagle.
     
  13. May 4, 2015 at 4:10 PM
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    Sometimes Red-tails have a more clear patch in their wings, kinda like this:
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  14. May 4, 2015 at 4:13 PM
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    That's more likely than the red-tail scenario...
    Just found this picture:
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  15. May 6, 2015 at 7:06 AM
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    More from the Galapagos trip a couple years ago.

     
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  16. May 6, 2015 at 5:20 PM
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  17. May 7, 2015 at 11:37 AM
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  18. May 7, 2015 at 4:21 PM
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    We get them here too but ive never seen the red pouch one one yet, although ive never seen one sitting before.
     
  19. May 7, 2015 at 4:29 PM
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    My office window birdies have eggs!!!!!!
     
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    I'm pretty sure they're one in the same, but I could be wrong. The males have the red throat, and it's not always inflated like that, either. Difficult to see when they're flying.
     
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