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InternetJunky posted:Everything you say is true. There's a nature group doing a winter bird count in my city, and they're up to 73 separate species now. I never realised the variety around here, even in the dead of winter. Before I joined the group I would probably have been able to track down 15-20 of those. I spent 3 winters unsuccessfully looking for snowy owls, and this year after finally getting some info on some locations I'm up to almost 30 separate snowys I think. The great gray owls I keep posting are a group of 4 that are hunting in a roughly 20x20km patch of land. If you don't get info on where they are you could be driving around for weeks in either direction and probably never see one. Had another snowy sighting, on top of a lamppost on Highway 2, but... it was on a lamppost right where an on-ramp from Nisku connects to the highway... and this was on Saturday when it was snowing and crazy windy at 4:00pm when the road was busy and the conditions way too lovely to pull over
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Not mine, but I think the regular viewers of this thread will enjoy these sets. From another avid bird photographer in the same city as me; there's a massive grain elevator which attracts a lot of pigeons, which in turn, attracts a lot of birds of prey... http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymklee/8429122814/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/raymklee/6889793457/
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quote:No glue or bait was used in the making of this image. Glue? People aren't putting glue onto perches and hoping a bird lands there, are they?
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Ghost Cactus posted:
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smallmouth posted:I think this is the first I've seen one of these in MI. Nice, I haven't been able to get a shot of a brown creeper yet, they have some pretty good camouflage when they're on a tree and their back is to you
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Had a great afternoon at the park yesterday, although the Bohemian Waxwings were up a bit too high in the trees for my 300mm lens, but I'm sure that won't be the case for long as they all migrate back through my area in the next few weeks. White-breasted Nuthatch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Downy Woodpecker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Black-capped Chickadee by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-breasted Nuthatch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-breasted Nuthatch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Bohemian Waxwings by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Bohemian Waxwing by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Best shot I could get of this Flicker - first time I've seen one, wasn't sure how close I could get  Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Woodpecker that you can get ridiculously close to:  Pileated Woodpecker by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pileated Woodpeckers by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Not a great pic, but until someone proves me wrong I am making (the most likely outlandish) claim that these 3 pileated woodpeckers being photographed together is the most amount of adult pileateds ever photographed at the same time.  3 Pileated Woodpeckers by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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BeastOfExmoor posted:I don't recall ever seeing or hearing of anyone ever photographing more than two Pileated Woodpeckers in the same tree or even immediate area. I've always assumed they are mating pairs when seen together so I'm curious who the third wheel is. Last year's chick, perhaps? Someone else on another site had stated the breeding pair can stay with the most recent young outside the breeding season. Yeah, I'm in Edmonton, temperatures are still hovering around the freezing mark during midday, but still fairly cold overnight, so will probably be at least a few more weeks before the insects show up. Normally everyone in town photographs Waxwings in the winter in fruit-bearing trees (as they're quite photogenic when they toss berries up into their mouths) but the area I was in a bit lacking of those. Jealous of the Belize trip, late last year there appeared to be a very strong possibility work was going to be sending me to Guatemala for a month or two, then they said "nope, we're sending the same people as last time" so I'm probably going to head up to southern Yukon and western Alaska in the summer.
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Bahama.Llama posted:I'm with you. I bet one of those is an adolescent. Took this one when I was out for a walk with my parents when I lived with them. Nothing spectacular, but fit the topic nicely. Pilated Woodpecker's have the best looking chicks.
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Went to Vancouver over the weekend, wish I had a longer lens to capture a bald eagle being chased by a crow (It's a good thing they have that 'majestic' reputation because in reality they're pansies and scavengers) Baby geese! (the only redeeming thing about Canada Geese)  Canada Goose with goslings by tylerhuestis, on Flickr I was waiting for this turtle to attack, but it never happened  excuse me, I'm a turtle, not a rock by tylerhuestis, on Flickr Was tracking some blackbirds along the edge of a little pond  Red-winged Blackbird by tylerhuestis, on Flickr When this guy dropped in a couple feet away from me  Great Blue Heron by tylerhuestis, on Flickr missed the crop by just a wee little bit   Great Blue Heron by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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I cheated and went to a conservatory/aviary... Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  African Grey Parrot by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Society finch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-shouldered Macaw by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Blue-and-yellow Macaw by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-winged Laughingthrush by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Sulphur-crested Cockatoo by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Pied Imperial Pigeon by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Star Finch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Eclectus Parrot by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Eclectus Parrot by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Zebra Finch by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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page 43: "Post a heron or gtfo"
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Edmonton.jpg right here... Red-tailed Hawk by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Red-tailed Hawk by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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InternetJunky posted:
Awesome lighting/scene in this one, pity this weekend looks like the entire province is getting rained on. I was thinking of heading down around Devon/Beaumont to look for hawks on my days off next week if the weather changes
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NoneMoreNegative posted:
Really like this one. Sometimes I find it funny how some common birds (black-billed magpie, common grackle) photograph magnificently in the right light.
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InternetJunky posted:Looks like you and I had a similar day yesterday. I love the detail and colours on both the Grebe and Swallow. Maker Of Shoes posted:This is pretty loving amazing. Thanks guys IJ - whereabouts did you see that turkey vulture you posted recently? Seems a bit weird to have them up here, but I guess with climate change, bird territorial ranges are getting messed up, especially further up north.
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off-topic, but I've been watching a couple livecams featuring Peregrine Falcons in my city; http://www.ab-conservation.com/go/default/index.cfm/media/peregrine-cam/watch-the-peregrine-live/u-of-a-peregrine-camera/ One is actually 2 blocks north of where I work. It's awesome when they bring back pigeons to feed their chicks
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InternetJunky posted:You know what's cute? Those look awesome, I take it you went out with The Owl Guys? (I saw some similar pics pop up on my Flickr feed)
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Yeah, that would be great, I'm off in Banff this weekend running a marathon, but after that I have a couple weeks to relax until it's time to start training for the next one, so I was hoping to do a bunch more bird photography.
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InternetJunky posted:Pretty good timing on this post. I just spent the day with the guy who wrote the book on raptors (literally: http://www.amazon.ca/Field-Guide-Hawks-North-America/dp/0395670675/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1372553543&sr=8-5&keywords=william+clark+bird) looking for Harlan/Red-tail hybrids in Alberta. Looks like you found one! Do you remember where it was? He's going to try and band some Monday morning. If you're interested you can probably join us. http://goo.gl/maps/UAZLi East of 127st on top of the lampposts on the north side of 142ave There was a hawk hanging around the area last summer too, just never had my camera with me when I've seen it before I got a nice blurry pic of it's tail as it took off neckbeard fucked around with this message at 04:34 on Jun 30, 2013 |
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All good with using that pic. I gotta work tomorrow during the day, so won't be able to come out
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BeastOfExmoor posted:
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scottch posted:Yeah, I think you're right. We get quite a few arctic terns around too, so had assumed these were as well, but the black-tipped, orangey bill seems to ID it as common. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBzwv057GPs
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EPICAC posted:I love this crop! EPICAC posted:I love this crop! Thanks  Kinda bummed out that the twig intersected the yellow tip of the tailfeathers though. I was actually out looking for a merlin (or some other small raptor that I had seen hanging around the park the day before) but couldn't find it. This was the first time I had seen a waxwing around all summer so it was a pleasant surprise.Spent the evening getting eaten alive by mosquitoes for these:  Juvenile Bald Eagle by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Juvenile Bald Eagle by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Juvenile Bald Eagle by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Juvenile Bald Eagle by tylerhuestis, on Flickr This one was sitting in shadows and just as the sun moved into a nice position it took off  Juvenile Bald Eagle by tylerhuestis, on Flickr  Juvenile Bald Eagle by tylerhuestis, on Flickr and then I wept because I only have a 300mm lens  Bald Eagles by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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Awesome pics all around, those birds are just so sleek looking. Any story behind the blood on the tail feathers?
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You should feel guilty! No bread means empty stomach, empty stomach means no picture of a swan making GBS threads I remember when I got the shot of a bald eagle defecating - I had been standing in knee-deep snow (forgot the snowshows) for about half an hour waiting for it to do something, it's feathers started to ruffle and I was thinking 'hooray! it's about to take off! time for some action shots!' and I just started taking shots rapidly only to have it stay perched on the branch and squeeze out a poo poo... Anyone else have a similar feeling when that's happened?
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VelociBacon posted:I live Van also and actually my gf took a picture of a gull doing exactly what you're describing a month ago or so. Looked for the photo but it's not on my computer. Eclectus Parrot quote:
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BeastOfExmoor posted:Your shorebird looks like a Spotted Sandpiper. The best distinguishing characteristic is that they dip their tale up and down constantly. See this video for an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQX2EzsGjzo BetterLekNextTime posted:First one looks like a Spotted Sandpiper. Leasts are tiny "peeps" (sparrow sized), and usually in flocks with other Leasts or Western sandpipers. Spotted sandpipers are ~ 1 or 2 sizes up, maybe mourning dove sized or a little smaller than that. Also, Spotted are constantly twerking (god, I can't believe I just typed that). Thanks guys, the Sandpiper was doing the motion in that video, but it's bill isn't yellow/orange. Was also smaller than the Killdeer, they were in within a foot or two radius of each other. Whimbrel is on the opposite page of the Long-billed Curlew my bird guide so I had no clue. neckbeard fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Oct 16, 2013 |
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ExecuDork posted:I went to the Arctic and I saw Arctic Terns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBzwv057GPs
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What about selling/licensing shots to artists/painters? A friend of a friend likes to paint to ward off cabin fever up in the Yukon during the winter and used a shot of a bald eagle I had taken for a painting (for farmer's market type sales)
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