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[stitch58]

Pretty common bird but like the way it came out.

[IKLland]

44 minutes ago, stitch58 said:

Pretty common bird but like the way it came out.

Nice!

[Charlie Spencer]

On 1/30/2022 at 7:06 PM, Aidan B said:

It has decent battery life, I suppose. Maybe 2-2.5 hours per battery. I do absolutely refuse to turn off my camera whenever I'm birding though. I've missed way too many birds flying overhead or that are briefly visible before disappearing to do so. If I'm out birding for 12 hours, than my camera is on for 12 hours. A lot of times I'll even have it on when moving from one spot to another. 

Maybe I worry about battery life too much.  This weekend for giggles, maybe I'll disable the Sleep setting and see how long it lasts.  I usually pack two charged spares anyway.

[smskelton]

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Kapama Nature Preserve, South Africa

[Quiscalus quiscula]

On 1/29/2022 at 2:12 PM, Avery said:

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/410880211

Also finally saw some CEWAs with orange tail tips!

Seen quite a few CEWA with orange tail tips here. Unfortunately invasive honeysuckles are quite pervasive here.

[dragon49]

This is precious!  I shared a few moments of tranquility with the birds.  I love how all the different species get along.

[Birding Boy]

Probably my favorite from today. A "rare" Swamp Sparrow

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412069191

[BirdNrd]

Best ever shots of Black Phoebe! This guy/girl was unusually cooperative, allowing me to get a good angle for a photo.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412079051

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412079041

[Avery]

7 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

Seen quite a few CEWA with orange tail tips here. Unfortunately invasive honeysuckles are quite pervasive here.

Just realized that CEWA should be CEDW

[Quiscalus quiscula]

1 hour ago, Avery said:

Just realized that CEWA should be CEDW

You're right, I'm still learning the banding codes. What is CEWA, Cerulean Warbler?

[Connor Cochrane]

My best photo of a Hermit Thrush yet

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412118011

 

[The Bird Nuts]

6 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

What is CEWA, Cerulean Warbler?

It isn't a code.  Cerulean Warbler is CERW.

Edited February 2, 2022 by The Bird Nuts

[neilpa]

1 hour ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

You're right, I'm still learning the banding codes. What is CEWA, Cerulean Warbler?

Here's the best resource I've found on banding codes. It's nice since it also flags the non-standard ones due to naming collisions.

https://www.birdpop.org/docs/misc/Alpha_codes_tax.pdf

 

[IKLland]

4 hours ago, Birding Boy said:

Probably my favorite from today. A "rare" Swamp Sparrow

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412069191

Awesome shot!

[IKLland]

4 hours ago, BirdNrd said:

Best ever shots of Black Phoebe! This guy/girl was unusually cooperative, allowing me to get a good angle for a photo.

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412079051

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412079041

Nice! 

[IKLland]

4 hours ago, BirdNrd said:

This guy/girl was unusually cooperative,

Really? Down here they’re very cooperative!

For example 

[IKLland]

2 hours ago, Connor Cochrane said:

My best photo of a Hermit Thrush yet

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412118011

 

Nice photo. I still don’t have a decent photo of one.

[smskelton]

[BirdNrd]

12 hours ago, IKLland said:

Really? Down here they’re very cooperative!

For example 

At least in my experience, they don't allow you get within 10-15 feet of them very often.

Edited February 2, 2022 by BirdNrd

[Birding Boy]

12 hours ago, IKLland said:

Awesome shot!

Thanks man!

[IKLland]

23 minutes ago, BirdNrd said:

At least in my experience, they don't allow you get within 10-15 feet of them very often.

That’s sucks. They’re extremely common down here, and they’re one of my favorite birds. They’re so cool to watch, as with all flycatchers. 
They seem to love to perch on garbage cans….guess they have enough flies to catch there! 
How common are they by you?

[BirdNrd]

22 minutes ago, IKLland said:

How common are they by you?

They're probably as common up here as down there. It's just a matter of them letting you get close or not.

[BirdNrd]

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[dragon49]

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412360631

 

[IKLland]

https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/412372721