Dan P Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 1 hour ago, lonestranger said: ... Did the camera get it wrong, or is there an explanation for the green in the tail that I am missing? Maybe there is a leaf stuck in its feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 16 minutes ago, Dan P said: Maybe there is a leaf stuck in its feathers. Good idea but the before and after photos in this sequence don't show any green. Before After Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 21 hours ago, lonestranger said: I was going through my photos and noticed something odd about this Rose-breasted Grosbeak shot from a few weeks ago. Can anyone help me understand why I am seeing green show through where I should be seeing tail? I see white tail feather tips but instead of those feathers turning black further up the shaft, they're green as if the rest of the feather isn't even there and the background is showing through. There's no photoshop type editing, but it looks like maybe there should be. Did the camera get it wrong, or is there an explanation for the green in the tail that I am missing? I've included the original, unedited photo below. Clicking on the photo will take you to Flickr where clicking on the photo a few more times will fully enlarge it. There is also a spot on the wing that looks green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 5 minutes ago, Kevin said: There is also a spot on the wing that looks green. Are you talking about the same green spot creeping into the wing, or a different green spot? I can see the former but you'll need to be more specific if you mean a different green spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 2 hours ago, lonestranger said: Are you talking about the same green spot creeping into the wing, or a different green spot? I can see the former but you'll need to be more specific if you mean a different green spot. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 5 hours ago, Kevin said: Nothing seems odd to me. I think it's the shadow/reflection from the grass and sun like @cooldood said originally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitch58 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Not a picture but wasn't sure where else to put this. I recently started working on creating my own library of bird calls & songs. I was doing it today & this is what it sounds like when you're recording a Red-eyed Vireo & out of nowhere a Ruby-throated Hummingbird sneaks up on you & tries to land on your microphone. Scared me half to death 😦. 6 2 2023Schoolhouse Rd..wav 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldood Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 My very first underwater bird photo. Anhinga 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 5 hours ago, Clip said: My very first underwater bird photo. Anhinga Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 FOY Brown Thrasher! A quite close Red-winged Blackbird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 California Gnatcatchers. Are these fledglings or an adult female? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Mocker!! He mimicked 8+ species, the most impressive to me was perfect Killdeer flight calls and California Quail! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/582140281 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 57 minutes ago, IKLland said: California Gnatcatchers. Are these fledglings or an adult female? These are juveniles, and you can see a gape. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 2 hours ago, IKLland said: Mocker!! He mimicked 8+ species, the most impressive to me was perfect Killdeer flight calls and California Quail! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/582140281 They are fun when when you find one that can do a lot of mimicking! Last summer there was one down the road that did an absolutely flawless Chuck-Wills-Widow. So good I reported it as such before realizing it wasn't one! Saw another one that was pretty good. Did a Black-chinned Hummer, Killdeer, Great Blue Heron, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. It did some others but I can't remember what at this point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 2 minutes ago, Kevin said: They are fun when when you find one that can do a lot of mimicking! Last summer there was one down the road that did an absolutely flawless Chuck-Wills-Widow. So good I reported it as such before realizing it wasn't one! Saw another one that was pretty good. Did a Black-chinned Hummer, Killdeer, Great Blue Heron, Orange-crowned Warbler, and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher. It did some others but I can't remember what at this point. I had forgotten, it was pretty baffling when there was a Painted Bunting singing, in the dead of winter... It was a mock. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 On 6/6/2023 at 10:34 AM, Snake Fingers said: Nice! Thanks! Who knew! Here I am at over 60 years old, not a good swimmer and I'm taking pictures of fish, manatee and birds underwater. Feeling blessed! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldood Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOly Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 An amazing bird...The American Avocet just enjoying the day. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Super friendly Chipping Sparrows! I have a ton more pics of the family to edit. https://ebird.org/checklist/S142856210?view=photos 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 (edited) Green-tailed Towhee https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/589185791 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/589185771 Edited June 29 by Aidan B 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldood Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Maine Today 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Blue Grosbeaks!! Leave these guys. Always fun! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 16 hours ago, IKLland said: Blue Grosbeaks!! Leave these guys. Always fun! Nooo don’t leave them! That’s so mean of you 😭 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldood Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Black Terns are not very common here in fresh water 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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