lonestranger

American Tree Sparrow

I used 'bird(s)' in case your 1 photo included multiple birds, I did not mean multiple photos. Sorry for the confusion.

I think/hope that @Clip was joking lonesome55dove. There's no need to delete your photo. I deliberately allowed for flexibility so that everyone could participate. The creativity was intended to be part of the fun so don't worry about how you used your A.

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American Kestral

I see a similarity here to an incident in the past where a member was comparing themselves to another member based on what parts of the forum/threads they did or didn't participate in. We ALL use the forums for our OWN enjoyment, in our OWN ways. Comparing how one member behaves and judging them against how I behave, well, we all know that I behave better than everyone else all the time, or at least most everyone else most of the time, so everyone should behave like me, right? ? Sorry, I understand being curious about why people use their reactions, or don't use them, but I don't understand why it bothers you because some people get them but don't give them.

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I'd have to say yes, there is a best light. It comes a little earlier than 10am though. ? While I am seldom awake enough to take advantage of it, the Golden Hour is considered the best light for wildlife photography. It's that first hour after sunrise and can really help add that extra wow to a photo. The same applies to the last hour before sunset but I find the birds much more active first thing in the morning. Getting the birds to pose in the right position to best take advantage of the light is probably the hardest part about getting a well lit shot in the field, a turn of the bird by just a few degrees in relation to the light and camera can make a difference too.

I am far from generous with my reactions. When I do use the Like button it could be for a variety of reasons. Probably the easiest reason to explain would be because I was in the right mood at the time of reading the post and something just clicked. I don't add a like to posts because the poster has previously liked my posts, nor do I refrain from liking someone else's posts because they haven't liked posts of mine. While it's great to see likes show up on the screen, I have never really given them more than a casual thought and don't put much weight into who has, or hasn't, liked my posts.

American Goldfinch

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I suspect that @Connor Cochrane used a strategy that might waste a guess but can help by ruling out 4 letters instead of 2 if no new letters are exposed. Also, using 4 new letters doubles your chances of finding the last 2 letters.

Yes, you can post the same species as someone else posted. Obviously it would be nice to see the widest variety possible, but there's no reason to sit out because someone else posted before you.

Yes, you understand correctly. As long as you understand that means a different A bird each day until Friday.

American Robin

The idea is to go through the alphabet and post a photo of a bird(s) whose name starts with the weekly letter. The letter will change on Friday every week but a new photo can be posted every day of the week for that week's letter. Creativity may be required for some letters so flexibility is allowed. As a very simple example, an American Robin photo could also work as a Robin-American photo if someone was stuck on the letter R, preferably not the same photo for both though. Let the Alphabet begin.

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Did anyone see this message when they started today's game? I played on the computer earlier today and didn't see anything but when I looked at BRDL on my phone this evening, I saw this message.

Good idea...for a different thread. ?

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I broke down and gave into my weakness last night and ordered the Canon R6 with the RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L. My hope is that the 100-500 mirrorless lens performs as well as the 100-400mm mark ii did, with the added reach. As great as the 100-400ii is, and as much as I loved using it, the desire for more reach was always there. It really didn't make sense to me dollar wise to invest in the 100-400 when the 100-500 isn't all that much more expensive given the added reach. When it came to deciding between the R6 and the R5, well I decided that my skill level didn't justify the price jump needed to buy the R5. This way I still have a bit of wiggle room and can say that I should have bought the R5 instead of the R6 everytime I botch a photo. ? Just sharing my thought process, I'll share some photos when the new setup arrives.

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Congratulations!!! I knew it was bound to happen but now I am curious, are you going to change your first guess or keep using it?