MarkG 2,035 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Green-crowned Brilliant by Mark Goodwin, on Flickr 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Johnd 1,472 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 --Brown Pelican Anahauc NWR 7-18 by johnd1964, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Birding Boy 1,096 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Finally got a decent Merlin photo!  4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mossyhorn 1,506 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 A white mallard hybrid. Â The photo was taken at dusk, at high ISO. Â Much more noise than I'd like, but it's the first one of these I've seen. Â Â Â 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Mark F 159 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 This juvenile (or should it be immature?) Cooper's Hawk could get out of this tree thanks to two crows standing guard. Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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roadcykler 140 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 2/6/2020 at 10:01 PM, Mark F said: This juvenile (or should it be immature?) Cooper's Hawk could get out of this tree thanks to two crows standing guard.  I went on a birding outing last year and the person leading our group works for the Audubon Society (among others) and she used the term "sub-adult" instead of juvenile or immature. I forget the reasons why, but she explained it. I doubt it really matter much except to the most ardent (pedantic?) people. Great picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mossyhorn 1,506 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) Some better photos from today, of the white mallard. Â Edited February 9, 2020 by mossyhorn 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Corey 471 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Black-throated sparrow and canyon wren 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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roadcykler 140 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 15 hours ago, mossyhorn said: Some better photos from today, of the white mallard.  Didn't Jefferson Airplane write a song about that? Oh wait, it was white rabbit. Never mind. 😄  1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark F 159 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 23 hours ago, roadcykler said: I went on a birding outing last year and the person leading our group works for the Audubon Society (among others) and she used the term "sub-adult" instead of juvenile or immature. I forget the reasons why, but she explained it. I doubt it really matter much except to the most ardent (pedantic?) people. Great picture. Thanks for the kind comment. Hey, "sub-adult", I like that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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MerMaeve 391 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 23 hours ago, mossyhorn said: Some better photos from today, of the white mallard.  Adorable!!! Domestic you think? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadcykler 140 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I believe this is a sub-adult Bald Eagle but it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mossyhorn 1,506 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 3 hours ago, MerMaeve said: Adorable!!! Domestic you think? It's behavior is just like the wild mallards that it is with.  It is not any larger in size like a domestic would be. I'm thinking that it could be a hybrid, but I'm not sure. It will be gone by summer as the small marsh will be mostly dry.  Many people hike and mountain bike right past it, and never notice it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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