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I joined in 2010 when I was a baby birder. I had had cataract surgery and could see well without glasses for the first time in my life. That led to testing my eyesight - I can see that flower! I can see the leaves on the trees! Hey, what's that bird on that branch? My sister found the WhatBird site and sent me to it and everybody was very patient and kind helping me to identify my House Sparrows. For years WhatBirders were my only birding buddies!

Orion Nebula Solar Eclipse 2017 Comet Neowise Jupiter Milky Way, Saint Catherines Island, GA Milky Way, Huachuca Mtns, AZ Star Trails Moon rise over the Atlantic, Tybee Island, GA

White Pelican https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/365622281

Wow, blast to the past indeed! Thanks for sharing!! I still keep on touch with a lot of the old members and many of us have met in person and become very close friends. Psweet is very active on iNaturalist. He's moved his activity from here to there. Meghann just went on a birding trip to New Mexico and Colorado. She sent me dozens of birds to ID! Lol It's nice to see many familiar members still active: BigOly, LoneStranger, Helen, BirdBrain, Grandpa577, and others. I haven't heard from Bigfoot in years! I'm glad to be back and active again. Good to see some new "faces" too.

Crested Owl

I was going through some older pictures and I found this one of a Gray Catbird from a couple months ago. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/365590291

Absolutely! It’s ok, we all know Texas is the best state, you can slow down with the amazing birds for a bit 😛

Even though my birding partner and wife of 23 years (passed away...cancer) I'm still here. Joined in, I think, 2012.

This bird is absolutely amazing! I rarely see it, but when I do I am always amazed by how big it is, yet how it still flies elegantly through the trees https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/365612401

Last week was a whirlwind for me. I missed out on posting a Turkey Vulture. But I'm back with a Grebe.

Colima Pygmy Owl

How are we eliminating goldfish cracker here?

Finally got some decent photos to share with y’all. A pair of Bay-breasted Warblers in my yard. https://ebird.org/checklist/S94007221

Cali Quail sitting 20 feet away from me. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/365792201

First two are Coops, the rest are Broad-wingeds

Yep.

What?????...Come on...it's not like you haven't wiped your nose on your sleeve before!

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/365633401

MN, 8-31-21 Great Egret : one could wright the declaration of independence with one quill, though look what they can do with them, if you please -

I don’t really have anything good even though they’re really common here.

Ida know 🤷‍♂️

Milton, a.k.a. @HamRHead texted me to let me know I had been mentioned. I feel like some old creature coming from a dusty tomb in a movie. "Who has disturbed me from my slumber???" 😂 Life's been crazy. (for context among the oldies, my kids that were young are not anymore, the oldest is 21, and the youngest is 15!) I do miss some of the people here! I talk to Milton and Liam fairly regularly, and every once in a while we bird together. (PS-Liam, there are some photos you missed in my album, DUDE.)

Almost 2000 pages on the young birders thread 😢

Can you imagine the combined total of posts there'd be if the new and old forums could have been merged? There'd be 646 pages in the Best Photo of the Day thread alone for the new members to sift through when they joined. 😄

Thanks! Haven’t had to identify the two in a while.

Shape and jagged edges.

I joined this forum about 6 moths after the crash, so I saw several links to the Wayback Machine, but none have been post in a few years, and I know we have a lot of members that probably don't even know that there was a crash. Anyway I though I the us that were not here before the crash would enjoy looking at it, and those of you(sadly not very many of y'all left) can just remember what it was like. I really wish we the old member that came on for a while after the crash were still here, like @akiley, @psweet, @IvoryBillHope, @birdbrain22, @guy_incognito, @Creeker, @meghann.... Oh well, I'm just starting to ramble now, here's the link, I know you can't see everything but it is still fun. https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103506/http://www.whatbird.com/forum/

Bruh. sandpiper sp.

Forster's

Strange, they look yellow to me...

Atala

WHERE IS MY CAR KEYS?!?!?! I just KNOW I put them in that inner pocket!

Before wading into Alligator Bay, Webster always checked his shoulder holster.

1-4 are definitely correct, 5 is probably a PIGU but it's hard to rule out other alcids from these photos

Maybe you posted the wrong pic, but that’s a black headed grosbeak...female or Immature male....

But really, the raggediness of the bird is due to annual molt. Ida didn't really touch where I am in East Texas, let alone the trans-pecos region.

FINALLY got a semi-decent hummingbird flight shot! Not as sharp as I’d like given the lack of light near sunset, but better than what I had earlier. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/365605911

Yep, Texas is the best state 😁 That bunting is looking raggedy, though.

I know I used deodorant this morning…

@Caley Thomas 2.0 welcome to Whatbird!!

1-6 Orchard. 7 Blue Grosbeak.

For sure! One of my favorite western warblers!

Sanderling fifthed; Cheez-it seconded!

Hit your upload limit? 😉 Western confirmed.

100% is your grade!

Maybe a red herring in the back? 😄

Yes, a lot of people seem not to have come back. I don't really remember what made me check back; after some months I was sure it was gone for good. By the way, on the old site crashes that left the site offline for days or weeks were unfortunately common. It's much more stable now.

I thought it was a goldfish cracker at first, but looking back through my pictures it was definitely a Cheez-it; note the diagnostic ridges on the edge and richer coloration.

Man...so much was lost it seems...

"Ain't", not "don't"