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 Savannah Sparrow by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Purple Martins by Tyler Huestis, on FlickrI love how birds look while blinking  Common Grackle by Tyler Huestis, on FlickrSo on the weekend I was running a marathon out of town, bit over 100Km of highway driving, on Saturday I went to go pick up my race package, I wasn't in any hurry so I brought my camera with me because there are tons of hawks on the side of the highway this time of year in this area. On Saturday it was loving pouring, so didn't see/shoot anything while I was driving. Sunday morning, I head out at 6am, sunrise is at 5:30 so I have some fantastic light and there's nice blue skies, it's early so there's no traffic so pulling over to the shoulder is no problem. But I also have a marathon to run and need to rush on the highway so I'm not rushed when I get into the city so no camera. Saw 9 hawks of at least 3 varieties that morning...
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Got this pic of an angry fatbird and its offspring Family by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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May 18, 2015 19:08
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The weather's been pretty lousy lately, so I haven't been out shooting much, but I finished processing all the photos I took at last month's Godwit Days Spring Migration Festival. I had my first Spotted Owl encounter.  spotted-owl by Redwood Planet, on Flickr This is Carson, one of the animal ambassadors from the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center. About a week ago, he escaped during an educational event and spent a couple days cruising around Arcata before being captured again.  carson1 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A crow chasing a Red-tailed Hawk:  CrowRTH-WoodleyIsland by Redwood Planet, on Flickr A White-tailed Kite on its roost at sunset:  KiteSunset-VSt by Redwood Planet, on Flickr The Brown Pelicans have returned to Humboldt Bay  BrownPelican-KingSalmon by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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May 21, 2015 07:56
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May 23, 2015 05:32
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Everyone should make a spare half hour and watch this presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcCP4_R8QBw
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May 23, 2015 08:20
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 Finch Fountain by cha_reckoning, on Flickr  tree swallow by cha_reckoning, on Flickr
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May 24, 2015 06:21
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 It's weird seeing a bird that actively tries to interact with you instead of hiding/flying away/ignoring you completely.
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May 24, 2015 07:19
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It's warbler season, and there are warblers everywhere.... except for the places I go. Until i find them, enjoy these common birds: Barn Swallow by Justin Cook, on Flickr Grackle by Justin Cook, on Flickr
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May 24, 2015 22:13
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/\/\/\ Fantastic Grackle shot! He looks pissed.Slavvy posted:
Does your Ballchinian threaten you with indirect discussions of which jurisdictions have warrants for his arrest?
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May 25, 2015 06:28
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Hahaha! Nah but he makes a sound that sounds exactly like a car alarm being blipped, followed by the central locking clicking. I don't know if all tuis make this noise or if it's something that particular one has picked up from hanging around the in laws' house. He then waves his chinballs around threateningly.
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May 25, 2015 08:05
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First time I've seen a Tufted Titmouse while also having my camera with me. Tufted Titmouse by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr
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May 25, 2015 14:36
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May 25, 2015 19:44
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Just got back from two weeks of working in North Carolina. Did a fair amount of birding while I was there. Photographic opportunities were few and far between, but I did get a few decent shots.  Yellow-Throated Warbler 1 by Josh, on Flickr  Prothonotary Warbler by Josh, on Flickr  Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco by Josh, on Flickr  Blue-Headed Vireo 2 by Josh, on Flickr  Yellow-Breasted Chat 2 by Josh, on Flickr  Prairie Warbler 2 by Josh, on Flickr  Black and White Warbler by Josh, on Flickr  Chestnut-Sided Warbler 2 by Josh, on Flickr  Golden-Winged Warbler by Josh, on Flickr
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May 25, 2015 20:34
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From May 1st-9th I was skippering a 50' catamaran in the British Virgin Islands with a bunch of friends. I didn't have a ton of time to go birding, but here's a few that I did get, and I'm pretty happy with the variety.  Green throated carib, one of the first birds I saw (outside a ferry terminal on St. Thomas, USVI)  Same bird from a different angle. The iridescence in the feathers makes a huge difference.  Brown pelican  A pair of laughing gulls at the ends of a pier  pearly-eyed thrasher, or as the locals call them "trash birds"  feral rooster at Devil's Bay on Virgin Gorda  a shy scaly-naped pigeon  Antillean crested hummingbird  Laughing gull on a dock with a stolen scrap  Bananaquit  Eared dove on a dock in the early hours of the morning  Laughing gull going for a scrap in the water. Yeah, the water really is that color. and of course a making GBS threads magnificent frigatebird 
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May 26, 2015 19:26
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First time shooting a bird that isn't a duck. Can anyone identify this please? IMG_0361 by Jason Henry, on Flickr  Bird by Jason Henry, on Flickr
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May 27, 2015 20:36
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Jayo posted:First time shooting a bird that isn't a duck. Can anyone identify this please? Great blue heron.
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May 27, 2015 20:57
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I have a house with wooden siding, so I hate these drat things. Pretty though. This one, however, is just a goober. Young Woodpecker Glaring by B. B., on Flickr Odd Young Woodpecker by B. B., on Flickr
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May 28, 2015 05:02
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That Carib is a real cool looking bird. Still no Warblers for me. I missed the golden weekend a couple weeks ago and haven't found any straglers. Did visit a Heron rookery though. Sadly, it was an overcast day.  Heron Nest by Justin Cook, on Flickr Tree Swallow House by Justin Cook, on Flickr Female Cowbird by Justin Cook, on Flickr
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May 29, 2015 02:17
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Nice NC and Virgin Islands shots, Beast and Kenshin. I took another trip to the Bay Area and have a bunch more footage from a couple rookeries. The Great Egret chicks in the easily-viewable nest at the Santa Rosa rookery are growing quickly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtC6_e1c1SI A Black-crowned Night Heron chick yawning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uRwp-DQWu0 A Snowy Egret practicing for flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43uty5hnBas I took a detour to Clear Lake on the way back to see if the grebes were rushing yet. I didn't see any pairs rushing together, but it looks like several of them are trying to initiate courtship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jbx7iwS-qQ There was an Osprey nesting platform right where I stopped to scope out the grebes. If you look carefully in the first shot, you can see part of the head of a small hatchling next to the parent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAJD0u8RvHY
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May 29, 2015 05:52
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Moon Potato posted:I took a detour to Clear Lake on the way back to see if the grebes were rushing yet. I didn't see any pairs rushing together, but it looks like several of them are trying to initiate courtship. This needs sound effects. Something like a motorcycle or jetski at 3/4 throttle going past for the one in the background zipping along.
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May 29, 2015 06:08
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ExecuDork posted:This needs sound effects. Something like a motorcycle or jetski at 3/4 throttle going past for the one in the background zipping along.
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May 29, 2015 07:07
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Here it is, my 40th warbler species of the year (not counting Yellow-Breasted Chat). Unfortunately, most of them didn't exactly pose for a photo, but I've got some nice memories.  Hermit Warbler Male by Josh, on Flickr  Hermit Warbler Female by Josh, on Flickr
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May 30, 2015 04:34
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May 31, 2015 06:14
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I'm jealous of your warbler findings. Here are more non-warblers:  Rose Breasted Grosbeak by Justin Cook, on Flickr Snowy Bugs by Justin Cook, on FlickrPoor girl infested with mosquitoes and flies.  Ruby Throated by Justin Cook, on Flickr Sparrow Feeding by Justin Cook, on Flickr
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May 31, 2015 23:33
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Fart Amplifier posted:
The thin bill and the face pattern makes me think female Wilson's Phalarope. Possibly Red Phalarope. Nice shot either way.
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Jun 1, 2015 00:36
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 IMG_1202.jpg by Jason Henry, on Flickr  IMG_1258.jpg by Jason Henry, on Flickr  IMG_1106.jpg by Jason Henry, on Flickr  IMG_1037.jpg by Jason Henry, on Flickr  IMG_0833.jpg by Jason Henry, on Flickr I think that's a baby swan on the back of this one. Pretty happy with how these turned out compared to my previous attempt although now I want an even longer lens.
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Jun 1, 2015 13:49
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 Bird by B. B., on FlickrSeriously? This isn't a Disney/Pixar bird?  Cartoon Bird by B. B., on FlickrAnd this one?  WTF by B. B., on Flickr
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Jun 2, 2015 02:43
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I don't know what your top bird is, torgeaux, but the cartoon bird is a Common Grackle (I think) and the bottom one is a European Starling. They restocked Freshwater Lagoon with trout over the weekend and the weather cleared up yesterday, so I went to watch the Osprey. None of them caught a fish at the accessible end of the lagoon, but there were a couple dives nearby.  osprey-hovering2 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  osprey-lookout by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  osprey-dive-talons by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  osprey-takeoff2 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr The cormorant and Great Blue Heron regulars were there, too.  gbh-lagoon-flight by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  cormorant-touchdown by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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Jun 3, 2015 18:24
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torgeaux posted:
Assuming this was taken in the US it's either a Pygmy Nuthatch or Brown-Headed Nuthatch. I'd lean towards Pygmy, but there's no range overlap, so the location it was taken would say for sure. Pygmy is a bird of the west (basically pine forests from the rockies west) and Brown-Headed inhabit mostly pine forest in the southeast from east of Houston to Virginia.
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Jun 3, 2015 18:49
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Went to Elk Island National Park this morning Solitary Sandpiper by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr(not 100% sure on the id on this one, I don't encounter too many shorebirds)  Yellow Warbler by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Green-winged Teal by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Blue-winged Teals by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Eastern Phoebe by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Eastern Kingbird by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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Jun 3, 2015 22:14
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More raven attacking geese [/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/tVngCg]Raven Attack by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr  Raven Attack by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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Jun 6, 2015 05:42
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BeastOfExmoor posted:Assuming this was taken in the US it's either a Pygmy Nuthatch or Brown-Headed Nuthatch. I'd lean towards Pygmy, but there's no range overlap, so the location it was taken would say for sure. Pygmy is a bird of the west (basically pine forests from the rockies west) and Brown-Headed inhabit mostly pine forest in the southeast from east of Houston to Virginia. Rocky Mountains, so definitely the Pygmy.
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Jun 6, 2015 12:11
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Nice teals, neckbeard. We had a couple Blue-winged Teals pass through Arcata Marsh this year (according to eBird) but I was never able to find them. I took the video gear up to see the Osprey at the lagoons yesterday and captured a few dives. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKSknQBMQzI Right as I was putting my gear away for the evening, one last Osprey flew in and caught a fish right at my end of the lagoon. Bastard.
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Jun 6, 2015 22:04
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My VERY humble post for today. Finally got back out there yesterday, walked for miles through a few parks, but nothing was stirring. Saw an Osprey, but it was WAY too far off to get a good shot, even with my Sigma. Then saw this guy: Then finally processed and fixed a photo from this winter, our resident snowy owl. 
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Jun 7, 2015 23:46
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A few from this morning at Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. fledgling savanna sparrow  juvenile ring-billed gull  a row of ring-billed gulls on the boardwalk  osprey
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Jun 8, 2015 04:48
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We had a very high tide yesterday evening that brought a school of smelt all the way into Arcata Marsh's brackish pond. The Great Egret that controls the territory around the tidal sluice there was very happy about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFWXe17zfIw I've always had lousy luck getting a clear shot of goldfinches. As soon as I go for the camera, they fly away unless they're distracted by something tasty. Last fall, that was dandelion seeds. Right now, it looks like they're really into the seeds on the salt grasses around the tidal sloughs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb8VQB74A_A
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Jun 10, 2015 08:49
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 Blue Bird by Justin Cook, on Flickr Bobolink by Justin Cook, on Flickr Indigo Bunting by Justin Cook, on FlickrNot a great shot of the bunting, but I've never seen one in the area before so it was a nice surprise.
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Last summer, there was a Great Egret that figured out the tidal sluice on Klopp Lake attracted smelt at high tide and staked that spot out as its feeding territory. This summer, it looks like a Great Blue Heron has done the same. Fortunately, its one that lets me get pretty close to it without freaking out. gbh-strike3 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  gbh-yum by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  gbh-nibble by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  gbh-gulp by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  gbh-floof2 by Redwood Planet, on Flickr
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 Hummingbird Series3 by B. B., on Flickr
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I saw swarms of Anna's and rufous hummingbirds today at Discovery Park here in Seattle. Most of them looked pretty young, so it seems like fledglings of both species learning to be territorial without having quite figured out how to spread further yet. Lots of pictures ahead.          
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