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Taken on 3-7-2022

[Your Best or Favorite Photo of a Bird Species.]

4 hours ago, IKLland said:

Where did you get it? They’re a tough bird here in SoCal.

Vesper Sparrow on Haskell Creek, just above the confluence with the Los Angeles River in Sepulveda Basin, Van Nuys, CA on 12-25-2020.

34.168620, -118.474763

 

[Your Best or Favorite Photo of a Bird Species.]

Makes the decision easy.  I've only got one.

 

[Sometimes I just want friends to see a bird I photographed, no rules.]

Taken 3-8-2022 on the Los Angeles River in Glendale, CA.

 

[Your Best or Favorite Photo of a Bird Species.]

Mountain

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California

 

[In Flight]

On 2/3/2022 at 4:15 PM, Aidan B said:

Really awesome -- and they're all in focus!  Great job.  What are the birds in the background?  Or is that pumice from an erupting volcano?

[Your Best or Favorite Photo of a Bird Species.]

On 2/6/2022 at 7:01 AM, IKLland said:

Never seen one

Me neither.  And I had a busy week last week and missed the Osprey.  You all posted lots of great photos though.

[Liam's Weekly Quiz!]

I missed last week's quiz, but I'm ready for the next one.

[Lifers]

I just saw a Zone-tailed Hawk for the first time, and it was right over my house in Glendale, CA.

[Lifers]

My first Wood Duck

 

[Your Best or Favorite Photo of a Bird Species.]

[Lifers]

Ross's Goose on 1-21-2022 at Santa Fe Dam Rec Area, Irwindale, CA

 

[In Flight]

2 hours ago, Avery said:

Could you circle it? I’m in no way sure what birds you are referring to 😅In any case it’s likely a scaup

 

[In Flight]

21 hours ago, Avery said:

Not sure which one you’re talking about… but the main two species are Greater and Lesser Scaup with a few of another species mixed in. 

Catamaran about 15% from right edge, and just below the mid-line.

[In Flight]

2 hours ago, Avery said:

If you click the link you should be able to zoom in with better resolution.

That's better, but the best I can say is that I think they are ducks.

I see one that looks like a catamaran -- what is that?

 

[In Flight]

3 hours ago, Avery said:

3 species in this one, at least. Definitely tell me if you find 4!

I can't even identify one species in that tiny image.

[Your Best or Favorite Photo of a Bird Species.]

11 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said:

I get to sit this one out.  I've never seen either, much less have any photos.

Same here.

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@Kevin???

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4 hours ago, IKLland said:

To get it to notify them, you click @ but have to do a space then type the name .

@IKLland Thanks, I never knew how to do that either.

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That's great Chris!

You pick the next challenge.

 

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Taken on 1-5-2022 in the afternoon on the Los Angeles River between Burbank Channel confluence and the Riverside Dr. bridge in Glendale, CA.

I usually don't attempt to ID immature gulls (and I think this is one).  There were just two gulls standing in the water (a Western and this one) and I'm just curious what this is.  I have a couple guesses, but could be way off.  I looked away to photograph some other birds and was going to come back to this one to get better shots, but when I turned back it was gone.

 

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I thought that last one was going to be fairly easy.  I hope this next one is much easier.

Challenge:

A photo containing at least 2 different species whose common names start with a hyphenated descriptor that is composed of first a color and second a body part.  E.g. -- Black-throated ??? and Ruby-crowned ???

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Congratulations!  I was about to cancel this challenge and start a new one.

Your turn to come up with the next challenge.