Avery Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 So APPARENTLY the Cave Swallow is STILL THERE, found again by the guy who found it the first time. I’m going out tomorrow to try again. 🤞 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 On 7/6/2023 at 12:02 PM, MichaelLong said: My parents wouldn’t let me go, I’ll see if I can convince them to stop there on the way to Ashland. That sucks. Any luck convincing them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 (edited) On 7/3/2023 at 12:24 AM, Connor Cochrane said: My lens had barely been surviving for the past year and a week ago it finally kicked the bucket and decided to quite literally explode on me. I had a tough decision on what to do next, but I bit the bullet and purchased the canon RF 100-500 lens for a large portion of my savings. It should arrive before my road trip to Arizona which is nice. New lens just arrived - a post sunset hummingbird pic. I was a little worried since I purchased a used lens but everything seems to be working fine so far Edited July 8 by Connor Cochrane 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 5 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said: I was a little worried since I purchased a used lens The quality of used gear depends a lot on who you purchase from. Personally, I'd stick to B&H, Adorama, or similar outfit with a return policy and / or limited warranty. I wouldn't buy from an individual on line, but that's just me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: The quality of used gear depends a lot on who you purchase from. Personally, I'd stick to B&H, Adorama, or similar outfit with a return policy and / or limited warranty. I wouldn't buy from an individual on line, but that's just me. I usually do, but B&H and Adorama didn’t have good enough deals when I was looking. I went to an unfamiliar site, MPB. The provide a warranty and such, i’ve never heard of them before this though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 4 minutes ago, Connor Cochrane said: I usually do, but B&H and Adorama didn’t have good enough deals when I was looking. I went to an unfamiliar site, MPB. The provide a warranty and such, i’ve never heard of them before this though. I have heard very good things about MPB, but never bought anything through them. If your looking for something used Roberts Camera Shop usually has pretty good deals for the item, free shipping and 30 day returns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 On 7/7/2023 at 10:05 AM, Snake Fingers said: That sucks. Any luck convincing them? Nope ☹️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 They won’t let me stop in San Francisco on the way back for the Red-headed Woodpecker either. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 On 7/3/2023 at 3:24 AM, Connor Cochrane said: My lens had barely been surviving for the past year and a week ago it finally kicked the bucket and decided to quite literally explode on me. I had a tough decision on what to do next, but I bit the bullet and purchased the canon RF 100-500 lens for a large portion of my savings. It should arrive before my road trip to Arizona which is nice. What lens exploded? Wasn’t a 400mm EF 5.6 was it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 18 minutes ago, chipperatl said: What lens exploded? Wasn’t a 400mm EF 5.6 was it? It was his ef 100-400 II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 5 minutes ago, IKLland said: It was his ef 100-400 II Ah. My 400mm literally fell apart in my hands one day. Wasn’t sure if similar happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 13 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: The quality of used gear depends a lot on who you purchase from. Personally, I'd stick to B&H, Adorama, or similar outfit with a return policy and / or limited warranty. I wouldn't buy from an individual on line, but that's just me. Fred Miranda is a very reputable user to user sales platform. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Macaulay library looks like it'll hit it's 50 Millionth photo uploaded at some point tomorrow... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 20 hours ago, Birding Boy said: Macaulay library looks like it'll hit it's 50 Millionth photo uploaded at some point tomorrow... Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Could somebody help me report the "Eastern Phoebe" photos on this checklist? Should be Eastern Wood-Pewee. Found it while doing a photo quiz. Thanks. https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S118739404?_gl=1*17as759*_ga*NzI1NjU4MDcxLjE2OTIyMTM4MDU.*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY5MjQ1OTkwNy43LjAuMTY5MjQ1OTkwNy42MC4wLjA.&_ga=2.110609095.310012181.1692213805-725658071.1692213805 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 19 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Could somebody help me report the "Eastern Phoebe" photos on this checklist? Should be Eastern Wood-Pewee. Found it while doing a photo quiz. Thanks. https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S118739404?_gl=1*17as759*_ga*NzI1NjU4MDcxLjE2OTIyMTM4MDU.*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY5MjQ1OTkwNy43LjAuMTY5MjQ1OTkwNy42MC4wLjA.&_ga=2.110609095.310012181.1692213805-725658071.1692213805 It’s already reported 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 https://ebird.org/checklist/S135346519#flag-564245541 These "Hairy Woodpecker" photos have to be Downy. I still can't report incorrect species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulK Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: https://ebird.org/checklist/S135346519#flag-564245541 These "Hairy Woodpecker" photos have to be Downy. Why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed hogg Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 2 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: These "Hairy Woodpecker" photos have to be Downy. I'm pretty sure this is a Hairy Woodpecker due to the lack of black spotting on the outer tail feathers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 3 hours ago, PaulK said: Why? 2 hours ago, Ed hogg said: I'm pretty sure this is a Hairy Woodpecker due to the lack of black spotting on the outer tail feathers. Taking another look at it, yes. The other photo also gives me more Hairy vibes. 🤦♀️ I'm going to blame it on the fact I haven't seen these since being in Europe for three weeks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Just finished stretching some mozzarella cheese balls. It's sooo good hot, fresh and lightly salted..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 On 9/25/2023 at 7:17 PM, Kevin said: Just finished stretching some mozzarella cheese balls. It's sooo good hot, fresh and lightly salted..... Mmmm😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 Nice new profile photo @Quiscalus quiscula! Your photo I assume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 7 minutes ago, Kevin said: Nice new profile photo @Quiscalus quiscula! Your photo I assume? Unfortunately not. I found it online, usage rights were "free to share and use". The reason for the change was that I did want to change it to a grackle photo I finally got, but that photo was not high resolution to begin with, and because of whatbird's low file size requirements I had to compress it multiple times. Eventually it looked more like a blob than a bird. Afterwards I couldn't find the photo I had originally used to change it back, so I found another one. Hopefully I'll have better luck with photographing grackles in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 25 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Unfortunately not. I found it online, usage rights were "free to share and use". The reason for the change was that I did want to change it to a grackle photo I finally got, but that photo was not high resolution to begin with, and because of whatbird's low file size requirements I had to compress it multiple times. Eventually it looked more like a blob than a bird. Afterwards I couldn't find the photo I had originally used to change it back, so I found another one. Hopefully I'll have better luck with photographing grackles in the future. You're welcome to any of these: https://search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?searchField=user&userId=USER298593&view=grid&taxonCode=comgra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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