Blessed are the Peacemakers
by hahn23

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Originally posted by LydiaToo: I take some 1s and sigh... you take some and leave. That's okay. We're all different. I wish you well. But... I do think the background should have been blurred a bit with your photography skills.

My decision on aperture was to stop down enough to have all the people in focus. It's "street photography". We don't havce many "streets" in the wilderness. My point in complaining about the sub 5 votes was I don't have a clue as to why the low votes were cast. Although, I've learned recently there are a lot of haters out there. Hence, that's why I'm leaving. Let them cut their own throat. I regreat that I've become a target for the vagrant and derelict photogs. But, that's what happened. I'm out of here.

Winter in Mexico; Migrate North on 5 May
by hahn23

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Originally posted by nygold: Your beloved Lark bunting, Williamson’s sapsucker, Franklin’s gull, Pine siskin, Cassin’s finch, White faced ibis, Wilson’s snipe, Yellow headed blackbird, osprey, American Avocet, Western Meadowlark, Marbled godwit, Lesser yellow legs, Yellow rumped warbler, Tree swallow, Sage thrasher, Short billed dowitcher, Northern rough winged swallow, Spotted sandpiper, American pipit, White crowned sparrow, Lincoln’s sparrow, Ruby-crowned kinglet, Barn swallow, Great blue heron, Mountain blue bird, Western blue bird, Townsend’s solitare, Ring necked ducks, Belted king fisher. All of them migrate to Mexico or further south during winter. So according to your logic they are all Mexican birds. We all make mistakes it’s OK I just don’t want to see you be the laughing stock of the bird community when you tell the world in your book that these are all Mexican birds. Speaking of your book I have some great tips for you I’ll write them up in a bit for you. They are great tips on how you can separate your book from the dozens of field guides already in circulation.

Most of the species you mentioned migrate earlier ... in April. It's the RNSS which arrives here on Cinco de Mayo.... every year. That's why I think of this Mexico wintering bird as a Cinco de Mayo celebration. YMMV.
(The Townsend's Solitaire is a resident bird here.)
I appreciate your willingness to help, but your comments are off base. I'm pretty well aware of the range of all the birds I observe. Nowhere did I say all the birds are Mexican, so you have misquoted me. Actually, you made up a statement which is purely false. Give it a rest. Your comments are not helpful. You are being an irritant. What's going on. You and B decide to see if you can get under my skin. Well, it's not working. I'm not a participant here anymore. Leave me alone. My paid membership ends in March 2014. There's nothing I can do about that. No votes. No comments. No additional challenge entries. Get a life!

Winter in Mexico; Migrate North on 5 May
by hahn23

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Originally posted by nygold: ...Red-naped Sapsucker data.:)

You have missed the important point that this bird, which winters in Mexico migrates on 5-May each year. The challenge was "cinco de mayo". You're just being a silly goose. Give it a rest.

Winter in Mexico; Migrate North on 5 May
by hahn23

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Originally posted by nygold: The Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) is a medium-sized North American woodpecker. It's NOT a Mexican woodpecker it just happens to winter there.

It spends most of its year in Mexico. It is a Mexican WP. Get your facts straight. Your comment is highly offensive and petty.

Blessed are the Peacemakers
by hahn23

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Originally posted by tnun: now class, what did we learn today? honk loudly and carry a little flag.

Petty and stupid comment.

2012-11-22 12.29.20
by renzai78

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Great monochrome image. 10

Abbey Road
by shawndegroot

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Time warp problems, I think. 10

Playin' for for No One, Playin' for Nothing
by nam

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Very good capture of a street artist. Excellent conversion. 9

7601_1920x1200
by ubt01

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Needs a better title. Beautiful lights in the sky.

The Distance Between Us
by Cuttooth

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I really like the people in focus. Very interesting. I don't much like the large proportion of the image consumed by the blurred foreground person.