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Some local birds ...updated with new photos

Posted: September 28th, 2012, 6:57 pm
by Crimson King
a few bird photos I've taken while herping...;)

roseate spoonbills
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pileated woodpeckers
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snowy egret
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wigeons
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osprey
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another spoonbill:)
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red shouldered hawk
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eastern meadowlark
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: September 28th, 2012, 7:08 pm
by Crimson King
better size this time....

scaup
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glossy ibis
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e. towhee
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dowitcher
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ruddy turnstone
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: September 28th, 2012, 7:37 pm
by Tamara D. McConnell
They are all lovely, but the roseate spoonbills are my favorite. So beautiful!

Re: Some local birds

Posted: September 30th, 2012, 8:32 am
by Tim Borski
Good ones, Mark!
(I'm a huge fan of Towhees.) :thumb:

Tim

Re: Some local birds

Posted: September 30th, 2012, 8:58 pm
by VICtort
Nice work Mark, those are outstanding. You have a knack for getting the obllique lighting, the wigeon and the osprey really stand out. Thanks for sharing these, they are indeed worthy. ...Two pileateds at once, that is something not often seen. How do you account for it, are they a breeding pair or siblings near a nest? Are they common in your area? We find them in the tall redwoods and pine forests in California, and they are always an exciting find. Vic

Re: Some local birds

Posted: October 1st, 2012, 3:06 am
by Crimson King
Vic, there is actually a 3rd on the other side of the tree and I'd assume all were a family. I saw them earlier in another snag and there were 4..Photo was lousy....
(Didn't mean to upload the huge pix in the first o p...)
I rarely see more than the occasional pair together but see loners almost daily at work..(at least hear them :) )

here's another I can never get a good clear shot of....

s.e American kestrel
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: December 6th, 2012, 7:06 pm
by Crimson King
black bellied whistling ducks
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: December 26th, 2012, 4:47 pm
by Crimson King
a few redheads to liven up the party...

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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: December 26th, 2012, 6:57 pm
by monklet
Superb work Mark!!! :shock: :thumb: 8-)

Re: Some local birds

Posted: December 27th, 2012, 4:48 pm
by Crimson King
Thanks!

some hooded merganzers showed up last month..

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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: December 27th, 2012, 6:59 pm
by monklet
Well, like I said.

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 1st, 2013, 7:27 pm
by Crimson King
caracara
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fulvous whistling ducks
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spoonbills, little blue heron
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great horned owlets
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 3rd, 2013, 5:15 am
by pete
Absolutely wonderful shots! Serious talent sir!

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 14th, 2013, 11:41 am
by Crimson King
bittern
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: April 17th, 2013, 11:56 am
by Crimson King
sandhill crane and chick

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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: April 26th, 2013, 5:42 pm
by Crimson King
bobwhite
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white pelicans tower over a roseate spoonbill
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: April 27th, 2013, 10:22 am
by gbin
The more photos you post, Mark, the more I'm liking them! Thanks for all the beautiful and interesting shots of beautiful and interesting birds! :thumb:

You're making me miss FL something terrible, though...

Gerry

Re: Some local birds

Posted: April 27th, 2013, 11:49 am
by Andy Avram
WOW! I knew American White Pelicans are giagantic birds (in fact they have some of the largest wingspans for NA birds), but I didn't think the size extreme between them and a Spoonbill would be so apparent. Looks photoshopped!

Andy

Re: Some local birds

Posted: April 28th, 2013, 5:29 am
by Crimson King
Thanks Gerry!

Andy, I'd sure hate to get hit by one of those pelicans as they take off low! I dunno what they may weigh but I do know it'd be a painful experience...:)

:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: June 13th, 2013, 7:01 pm
by Crimson King
red winged black bird harassing a red shouldered hawk...

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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: July 22nd, 2013, 9:09 pm
by Tamara D. McConnell
Your photos are truly amazing.

Re: Some local birds

Posted: November 2nd, 2013, 7:08 pm
by Crimson King
purple gallinules
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Re: Some local birds

Posted: November 3rd, 2013, 7:52 am
by monklet
Outstanding work. Enjoyed them all. :thumb: :beer:

Re: Some local birds

Posted: November 3rd, 2013, 4:29 pm
by BethH
Wonderful!

Re: Some local birds

Posted: December 4th, 2013, 7:29 pm
by Crimson King
Thanks!
added this juvenile snail kite yesterday...
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: December 26th, 2013, 2:42 am
by Crimson King
sora
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: January 15th, 2014, 5:48 pm
by Crimson King
Thought this photo of a common moorhen was kinda cool, showing shadow and reflections, some things obscured and others revealed.......
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: January 16th, 2014, 12:48 pm
by monklet
THAT IS A TRIP!!! :shock: :thumb: :beer:

Re: Some local birds

Posted: January 22nd, 2014, 5:36 pm
by Crimson King
American oystercatcher I saw today

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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: January 24th, 2014, 11:04 am
by Crimson King
lousy shot of a painted bunting
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: January 24th, 2014, 7:28 pm
by Crimson King
mottled ducks
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: January 26th, 2014, 4:51 pm
by Crimson King
Wilson's snipe
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: February 12th, 2014, 1:40 pm
by Crimson King
red breasted merganser male
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Re: Some local birds

Posted: February 12th, 2014, 2:20 pm
by soulsurvivor
I liked your peckers. :-) I was walking around in the woods across from my parents' property one day last year and there were 4 or 5 pileated on one pine tree. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera on me. :-(

Re: Some local birds

Posted: February 13th, 2014, 3:14 pm
by Crimson King
bluebirds
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: February 16th, 2014, 7:11 pm
by Crimson King
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: February 17th, 2014, 10:09 am
by monklet
Some really unique and beautiful :beer: shots in this ongoing series ...even see a special style emerging. Good job :thumb:

Re: Some local birds

Posted: February 17th, 2014, 5:47 pm
by Crimson King
Thanks!
marbled godwit 2/16/14

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Re: Some local birds

Posted: February 18th, 2014, 9:14 am
by monklet
Nice trick shoving that stick up it's wazoo to get it to stand still ...but the third leg is a giveaway. :lol:

Re: Some local birds

Posted: February 18th, 2014, 10:34 am
by Crimson King
naa...he's just using the willet's since he only needs ONE...
:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 7th, 2014, 4:22 pm
by Crimson King
reddish and snowy egrets...
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 7th, 2014, 4:26 pm
by Crimson King
long billed curlew
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 7th, 2014, 4:55 pm
by Shane_TX
Mark,

Those are some great shots! What's your max zoom range? I bought a 300mm a while back for birds and turtles and unfortunately haven't put it to much use. I need to but I generally don't devote much patience to birds, and turtles as the case is.

Shane

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 7th, 2014, 5:07 pm
by Crimson King
Hi Shane, most of these were taken with a point and shoot type.....Canon sx 20......
I'm likely to upgrade slightly....I'm a cheapskate and usually get stuff when it's on clearance or similar...haha..

:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 7th, 2014, 7:34 pm
by Shane_TX
I do miss my dearly departed S3. Macro and mid range were great but not so much on the zoom (12x) even though I tried. Are you hitting many of the posted shots at 20x?

Shane

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 8th, 2014, 6:43 pm
by Crimson King
Probably not. There's a big drop off at the longer distances for sure.....For me, o.k. for internet pix....

:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: March 11th, 2014, 8:04 pm
by Noah M
These are great. I've not seen all of the birds you've got pictures of, mostly the shorebirds. I'm too busy herping I guess :lol: I like the snipe, the oystercatcher, and the curlew the best. How can you tell the the dowitcher early in the post is not a breeding plumage willet? I have trouble with my shorebirds probably because I never see them. Everyrthing I find looks like willets, sanderlings and ruddy turnstones to me.

Re: Some local birds

Posted: April 4th, 2014, 2:20 pm
by Crimson King
black bellied ploverImage

killdeer
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gray kingbird
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common loon
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merlin
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hooded warbler
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prothonotary warbler
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prothonotary warbler
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prothonotary warbler
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reddish egret
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sorry about size on some of these......:)

:Mark

Re: Some local birds

Posted: April 4th, 2014, 4:45 pm
by Crimson King
black skimmers crash landed
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semipalmated plovers
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sooty tern
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sandwich terns
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royal terns
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:Mark

Re: Some local birds with more photos

Posted: April 10th, 2014, 7:38 pm
by Crimson King
blue grosbeak and indigo buntings
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indigo buntings
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orchard oriole
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