stitch58 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 7 hours ago, Johnd said: mockingbirds are mean. ive seen them attack snakes and cats 6 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Yeah, but Kingbirds usually hold their own pretty well. It was a long time ago but if I remember correctly it was a surprise attack ?. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heme42 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 This pic would have been much better if I'd gotten the wing tips in the frame. Black-bellied plover from April of this year showing the dark "armpits". 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Turtle In the office 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) Definitely not photos that win any awards but cool for a couple of reasons. This Great-horned Owl nest is in a lone tree between two major highways in Denver, CO. When I pulled off to snap a few photos the first thing I noticed was the constant roar of the traffic going by. So a very strange place for any bird to want to nest. But, in the Colorado eastern plains good nesting places are not always easy to come by. The photo does also show how close it is to the Rocky Mtn. Arsenal NWR which you would think would make a better choice for nesting. Last but not least it shows just how lightly colored Great-horned Owls can be in the West. Edited June 18, 2021 by Clip 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 Again not a great photo but a cool photo as it has both Anhinga and a Snail Kite in one shot. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heme42 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Looking back at some old photos from when I knew little about cameras, so not a great pic. Was taken from quite a distance and I didn't see the RW blackbird until I downloaded the photo. RW blackbird harassing a northern harrier. Taken in Glacier NP several years ago. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 8:22 AM, Clip said: Again not a great photo but a cool photo as it has both Anhinga and a Snail Kite in one shot. Very cool! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 To distant to get a good photo but any time you see and photograph a Whooping Crane it is cool! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 Had to wait till the light hit it just right for the spider to focus correctly thru the web. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 9, 2021 Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Johnd said: Had to wait till the light hit it just right for the spider to focus correctly thru the web. I usually just give up! If I had a dime for every spider/web I couldn't get my camera to focus on, especially here in Florida, I would be a rich rich women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, Clip said: I usually just give up! If I had a dime for every spider/web I couldn't get my camera to focus on, especially here in Florida, I would be a rich rich women. it was partly cloudy so i only had to wait a few minutes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gry Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 This osprey is a little grainy, but considering how high and fast it was flying, I was still pretty happy with this photo. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 2:13 PM, Clip said: I usually just give up! If I had a dime for every spider/web I couldn't get my camera to focus on, especially here in Florida, I would be a rich rich women. 1 hour ago, Clip said: If I had dime for all the shots I have like this I would be Bill Gates rich. The problem is that they don't pay for a bad job... 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 13 hours ago, Kevin said: The problem is that they don't pay for a bad job... Not a bad job just poor, I have no control over, timing. But, no "they don't" pay for that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 One of my favorite things to have witnessed is this Snowy Egret Manatee surfing in the St. John's River in Florida. As the Manatee ate the greens it stirred up edibles for the Egret. The only problem is the Manatee showed it's head very few times during this encounter and then only for a split second so I was unable to ever get a shot of the Manatees head/face. I took a bunch of photos but none show the head/face of the Manatee. Very cool experience seeing this. Sad I couldn't quite get that perfect shot. 2-2019 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOly Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 My first GWFG, from a lagoon in Baja Sur. near my 2nd home. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan B Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/362656561 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 Definitely not a great photo and I did get better of the bird on this day but this one actually shows the best how the American Woodcock's eyes are situated to see what is behind it. Included a better photo just because from the same day. The last photo is from a year later when the bird returned to winter in the same location and is an even better photo. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Just now, Seanbirds said: I like that! Is that a Long-billed Thrasher? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Just now, Birding Boy said: I like that! Is that a Long-billed Thrasher? Yep! BRTH are rare down there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Seanbirds said: Yep! BRTH are rare down there. Awesome, kinda forgot those existed until just now haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Kestrel at the border wall 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Seanbirds said: Whoa, awesome!! Is that you on the ground? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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