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04/20/2015 07:17:12 PM · #151 |
29) Spotted Towhee
30) Anna's Hummingbird
31) Marsh Wren
32) Savannah Sparrow
33) Common Yellowthroat
34) Killdeer
What is this?
And some better shots of ones I had before...
Golden-crowned Sparrow (mating plumage this time)
Red-winged Blackbird
Green-winged Teal
This is probably the end for me. I have work commitments starting tomorrow that will keep me from shooting again until April 28. It's been a success. I learned something about birds, and learned how to use my camera better. I also learned about long lenses and atmospheric distortion. |
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04/20/2015 07:21:32 PM · #152 |
40 - Great Egret, Ardea alba.
41 - Snowy Egret, Egretta thula. |
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04/21/2015 12:01:30 AM · #153 |
31  American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
32  Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
33  Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
34  tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
35  song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) |
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04/21/2015 09:14:14 AM · #154 |
37  Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Normally we do see many birds of prey, like Golden Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Kestrel ans Sparrowhawk, but somehow I don't see them this month. Hope I'll have better luck in the last week.
38   Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
And then the the small buggers. Not having a well-visited feeder (too much in the open, aggressive presence of gulls and crows) I have to find them in trees and bushes, making it more difficult to spot and photograph them.
39   Blackbirds (Turdus merula - first image most likely is a 1st-year male)
40  Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
41  Female chaffinch??
42  Because of the black stripe on the chest, I guess this is a Great Tit (Parus major)
43  Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
* Edited to add one bird
Message edited by author 2015-04-21 12:26:48. |
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04/21/2015 10:28:31 PM · #155 |
25- American Crow
26- American Coot
27- House Finch
28- Yellow Headed Black Bird |
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04/21/2015 10:32:31 PM · #156 |
6. b. - Male version, Rufous Hummingbird (I think!)
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04/22/2015 05:37:13 PM · #157 |
30 - American Robin
31 - Green-winged Teal (male) |
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04/22/2015 07:18:24 PM · #158 |
35. Pine Siskin (accompanied by a pair of American Goldfinch):    |
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04/23/2015 12:19:47 PM · #159 |
32 - Great Black-backed Gull
33 - Fox Sparrow |
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04/24/2015 08:13:52 AM · #160 |
36  Unknown warbler? - pine warbler (Setophaga pinus) Thanks for the identification.
37  yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata)
38  American goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
39  brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)
40  American herring gull - (Larus smithsonianus or Larus argentatus smithsonianus)
Message edited by author 2015-04-24 22:08:56. |
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04/24/2015 09:46:08 PM · #161 |
29-Bald Eagle with new chick!
30- (Proud of this one) Burrowing Owl
31- Double Crested Cormorant with American White Pelican
32- Western Grebe
33- American White Pelican
34- Ring billed Gull?? Need some help with this one.
35- Spotted Towhee
36- Black billed Magpie with near miss snake strike
Message edited by author 2015-04-25 20:06:10. |
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04/24/2015 10:19:41 PM · #162 |
Making my best guess on two of these.
7. Western scrub jay
8. Hooded oriole
9. Finally got my crow!
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04/25/2015 04:16:32 PM · #163 |
42 - Common Raven, Corvus corax.
43 - Belted Kingfisher, female, Megaceryle alcyon.
44 - Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.
45 - Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor
46 - Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus.
Message edited by author 2015-04-28 14:11:36. |
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04/26/2015 02:06:00 AM · #164 |
41  chipping sparrow (Spizella passerina) |
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04/26/2015 04:41:23 AM · #165 |
36. Ruby-throated Hummingbird:  |
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04/26/2015 04:13:32 PM · #166 |
Can anyone help ID this little fellow? I was ready to label him/her as a Bewick's Wren but s/he does not have the white eye brow. Tiny, tiny, tiny: not much bigger than a good-sized bumble bee and s/he jumps around like popcorn!
Sorry, this is shot through double pane glass so I know it is a tad 'muddy.' I have a so-so butt shot showing the markings on the underside of the tail that is decidedly OOF and even muddier, but if you want to see that, too, I'll put it up.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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04/27/2015 06:01:02 AM · #167 |
53- Roseate Spoonbill
54- African Spoonbill
55- Northern Pintail
56- Saddle Billed Stork
57- Pink Backed Pelican
58- Flamingo
59- Hammerkop
60- Taveta Golden Weaver
61- Snowy Headed Robin Chat
62- Great Blue Turaco
63- Pigmy Goose
64- Toucan
65- Trumpeter Hornbill
66- California Condor
67- Fairy Bluebird
68- Metallic Starling
69- Victoria Crowned Pigeon
70- Black Collared Pigeon
71- Masked Plover
72- Crested Wood Partridge
73- Painted Stork
74- Wood Duck |
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04/27/2015 09:28:52 AM · #168 |
I don't foresee me getting anymore this week, so here's my month:
1 -  American Crow
2 -  American Pekin Duck and a hybrid
3 -  American Robin
4 -  Canada Goose
5 -  Carolina Chickadee
6 -  Chipping Sparrow
7 -  Dark Eyed Junco
8 -  Domestic Chinese White Goose
9 -  Downy Woodpecker
10 -  European Starling
11 -  Greylag Goose
12 -  Hairy Woodpecker (new for me)
13 -  House Finch
14 -  House Sparrow
15 -  Hybrid duck
16 -  Mallard Ducks
17 -  Mourning Dove
18 -  Northern Cardinal
19 -  Northern Flicker (new for me)
20 -  Red Bellied Woodpecker
21 -  Rock Pigeon
22 -  Tufted Titmouse
23 -  White Breasted Nuthatch
24 -  White Throated Sparrow
25 -  Ring Billed Gull
26 -  Common Grackle
27 -  Red Winged Blackbird
28 -  Brownheaded Cowbird
I'm not sure about these:
29 -    I think it's a Little Blue Heron (seen Bel Air, MD, April 11)
30 -  Maybe a Song Sparrow? (seen Havre de Grace, MD, April 18)
27a -  Unidentified Redwing Blackbird (female) (seen Havre de Grace, MD, April 18) (whatever it is, new for me)
31 -  Unidentified American Coot (seen Havre de Grace, MD, April 18) (whatever it is, new for me)
14a -  Unidentified - House Sparrow (female) (seen Havre de Grace, MD, April 18)
 Maybe a Raven? Probably just a bigger Crow. I can't tell.
Message edited by author 2015-04-28 14:16:30. |
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04/27/2015 05:32:33 PM · #169 |
34 - Pomarine Jaeger
35 - Common Loon |
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04/27/2015 07:40:57 PM · #170 |
37- Broad Tailed Hummingbird- The hummers are back!
38- Downy Woodpecker- I had already gotten shots of this species before, but did not like the quality of the images. |
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04/28/2015 08:05:45 AM · #171 |
47 - Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis. |
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04/28/2015 02:09:02 PM · #172 |
48 - Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris
49a - Yellow-rumped Warbler, male, Myrtle, Setophaga coronata.
49b - Yellow-rumped Warbler, male, Audobon's, Setophaga coronata.
50 - Wood Duck, female, Aix sponsa.
51 - Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis.
52 - Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus.
53 - Green-winged Teal, male, Anas crecca.
54 - Common Yellowthroat, Interior West, male, Geothlypis trichas.
55 - American Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica |
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04/28/2015 06:53:19 PM · #173 |
12 - Red-tailed hawk (Buteo Jamaicensis)
This is most likely my last posting of this side challenge. I'll be playing photographer for the Tour of the Gila bicycle race for the next five days, so will have little time for birds. It should be a lot of fun! Anyway, this has been great, and I really have seen some incredible photography on this bird side challenge. I've also learned a lot, and can now name many birds that I couldn't before. Thanks everyone.
Tom |
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04/29/2015 10:00:35 AM · #174 |
65. Rusty Blackbird
66. Brown-headed Cowbird
67. Savannah Sparrow
68. European Starling
69. Rock Pigeon
70. Barn Swallow
71. Solitary Sandpiper
72. Red-bellied Woodpecker
73. Black-capped Chickadee
74. Field Sparrow
75. Blue Jay
76. Spotted Sandpiper
77. Sharp-shinned Hawk
78. White-breasted Nuthatch
79. Red-tailed Hawk
80. Broad-winged Hawk
81. House Sparrow
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04/29/2015 11:18:02 AM · #175 |
39- White-crowned Sparrow |
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