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

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  1. Jul 20, 2014 at 7:13 PM
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    Really nice! Love the bokeh!
     
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  2. Jul 23, 2014 at 8:07 PM
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  3. Jul 29, 2014 at 8:01 AM
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    Lots...see build
    Just got back from Mindo and now i have wifi in the apartment so I can upload pictures much easier! Got about 1500 photos mostly of birds, so it'll take some sorting, but I'll gradually upload them.
    Interestingly, the Violetear family is still in the courtyard! I figured for sure the young would've left by now.
    I haven't counted the number of species I saw during the bird banding trip but it was somewhere around 150. :cool:
     
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  4. Jul 29, 2014 at 4:19 PM
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    You can't make a post like that and then give us nothing!!! Pictures, man, pictures!
     
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  5. Jul 29, 2014 at 4:25 PM
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  6. Jul 29, 2014 at 7:26 PM
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    Hahahaha, they're coming right now! Uploading a batch to flickr.

    Edit: For you impatient folk out there... :p
    These are just from the first day in Mindo itself. We walked over to a house that had a bunch of hummingbird feeders up and the activity was absolutely insane! There were at least 25 individual hummingbirds swarming around in about a 20x40m area! It's too bad about the low-light noise, though. :( The photos looked fine on my computer but are much noisier on flickr, so I'll up the noise reduction in LR.
    On the way there we spotted a female Lemon-rumped Tanager feeding a young bird that was much larger...we believe it was a Shining Cowbird that had parasitised her nest.
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    Lemon-rumped Tanager with Shining Cowbird chick by 92shawman, on Flickr

    Some other cool little guys on the walk over:
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    Common Tody-Flycatcher by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Variable Seedeater by 92shawman, on Flickr

    On to the feeders!
    There were a few Bananaquits stealing :p
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    Bananaquit by 92shawman, on Flickr

    Like I said...insane!
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    Busy Hummingbird Feeder by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Rufous-tailed Hummingbird by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Brown Violetears by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Andean Emerald and Green Thorntail by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Andean Emerald and Green Thorntail by 92shawman, on Flickr

    This guy and another were sneaking around in the background:
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    Pale-mandibled Aracari by 92shawman, on Flickr

    Some others in the area:
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    Untitled by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Lemon-rumped Tanager by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Blue-gray Tanager by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Social Flycatcher by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    White-lined Tanager by 92shawman, on Flickr

    And a really weird-lookin' bird at the end of the day:
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    Smooth-billed Ani by 92shawman, on Flickr

    Oh and guess what?! There are Black Phoebes down here, too! That was a surprise. They are slightly different than the ones in the States, though. They have a bit of white bordering their flight feathers.
     
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  7. Jul 29, 2014 at 8:40 PM
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    First day: Hike into Reserva Las Tangaras and some birding around the cabin
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    White-winged Tanager by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Slate-throated Whitestart by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Swallow-tailed Kite by 92shawman, on Flickr

    Pretty little flash of color in the trees!
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    Guira Tanager by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    Marble-faced Bristle-Tyrant by 92shawman, on Flickr

    First Guan sighting! Not a very good photo of the bird, but I've got another one, I think, from the hike out.
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    Crested Guan by 92shawman, on Flickr

    These were all from down at the casita, looking out of the upstairs opening:
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    Orange-bellied Euphonia by 92shawman, on Flickr

    A band sighting!
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    Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner by 92shawman, on Flickr

    Whenever it rained this Jacobin was always out on his stick doing a little rain dance. I guess he was cleaning himself, but he stayed out for a loooong time. We watched him for a good 30 minutes before dinner and left him still dancing. He did the same thing during a few other rainy afternoons, too. Weird!
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    White-necked Jacobin Rain dancing by 92shawman, on Flickr

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    White-necked Jacobin Rain dancing by 92shawman, on Flickr

    Ok, more tomorrow! Gonna be quite the photo dump in the next week :D
     
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  8. Jul 29, 2014 at 9:06 PM
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    Some really great little birds!
     
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  9. Jul 29, 2014 at 9:20 PM
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    Birdies! :yay: Thanks for sharing!
    I imagine the noise from all of those hummers in such a small area was deafening.

    I went out to check on my short eared owls and at first I didn't find them in their normal field but just as it was getting dark I spotted one sitting on a power pole about 3 miles from where I usually see them. I had already put my camera away as I thought it was too dark for any more shots so no pics. I figure that the babes are big enough to fly a little and they had to move and find new hunting grounds to keep everyone fed and happy.

    Also saw a couple of new birds that I may need help ID-ing. I'll get pics up soon.
    EDIT: pretty sure one was a common nighthawk
     
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  10. Jul 31, 2014 at 4:35 AM
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    Good gosh, that is quite a species count. Half those birds ive never even heard of. Awesome work on the photos
     
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    Not the greatest picture but I am working at home today and had some Peltors on with music going and basically walked right up on these guys before I noticed they were there , i just stopped and slowly took a picture with my phone

    4 Pileated Woodpeckers going at a tall cedar stump on my property

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    Looks like they've been doing a bit of construction as well :D
     
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  13. Jul 31, 2014 at 1:20 PM
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    I showed them that part , lol
     
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  14. Jul 31, 2014 at 1:26 PM
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    That first step is a bit of a doozy.
     
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    Putting a suet block in that lower cage is a bit sketchy , haha
     
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    I have no clue how anyone works with those. :eek:
     
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    Ladder
     
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    Busy evening after a day of heavy rain. Even caught the hummingbird. ImageUploadedByTapatalk1408031064.807382.jpg
     
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