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Your best photo of a bird species.
Jerry Friedman replied to Kevin's topic in Photo Sharing and Discussion
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Well, gstacks ast about it.
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I like those pictures, but I don't see any birds in them, and this thread is for the topic of landscapes with birds, where the birds aren't the main subject. Kind of specialized, but there's some interest. I think there's another thread for your landscape shots.
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Your best photo of a bird species.
Jerry Friedman replied to Kevin's topic in Photo Sharing and Discussion
I was really going to post this one before I saw @pictaker's beautiful picture. -
Some people say you should report it on an "Incidental" list so as not to mess up calculations based on bird numbers versus observer effort. I asked on the Facebook eBird discussion group, where people from eBird sometimes give official answers, but I didn't get anything official. As I recall, nobody said you shouldn't report it at all.
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Possible Leucistic Red-tailed Hawk
Jerry Friedman replied to MicahM's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
It is pretty lightly marked below, though, I'd say. -
One More from today...big sparrow?
Jerry Friedman replied to jonesmunoz's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
In fact, "female Red-winged Blackbird" is often the answer to "big sparrow?" -
Accipiter ID Confirmation
Jerry Friedman replied to Colorado Birder's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Agree with Sharp-shinned. I don't think a notch in the tail tells you much, but I don't see any sign that the tail feathers are different lengths. -
Bird song ID in Ohio 01/31
Jerry Friedman replied to Henggang Cui's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
I searched Google Books for "mockingbird" in the 19th century, and this was the first hit that obviously mentioned a region: "In the Southern States the Mockingbird is frequently interfered with by the Sparrow, and in spite of its courageous resistance it is often obliged to yield to superior numbers." Walter B. Barrows, The English Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in North America, Especially in its Relations to Agriculture, U.S.D.A. (1889) https://books.google.com/books?id=rhUFha8Yd9EC&pg=PA91 Kansas might have counted as a "Southern State" for some, but I think that in a -
Bird song ID in Ohio 01/31
Jerry Friedman replied to Henggang Cui's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
There was a time when mockingbirds were a symbol of the South. -
Please help ID - Arizona
Jerry Friedman replied to Laquisha's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Welcome to Whatbird! I agree that these are domestic Muscovy Ducks that have gone feral. -
What TN Bird is This?
Jerry Friedman replied to Leo's topic in Help Me Identify a North American Bird
Welcome to Whatbird, Leo! Yes, Ospreys are totally cool. The good news is that it's a lot easier to get a sighting of an Osprey catching a fish than most other birds of prey catching anything. You could try going to a lake with good fishing (in spring, summer, or fall, as Tony Leukering implied) with maybe something else to do--fishing, hiking, canoeing, picnicking--and see if you can see one. I just looked at the Species Maps on ebird.org and saw that there seem to be some good places in Tennessee, such as Chickamauga Dam near Chattanooga. If you want to do this, your local Audubon S -
Your best photo of a bird species.
Jerry Friedman replied to Kevin's topic in Photo Sharing and Discussion
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Hm. I'd have said the Brown Noddy was primarily brown and had only one look-alike, but obviously impressions differ--which could be the point of a contest like this.