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Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

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There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
 
Hi Vance,

Nice shot! I had a quick look around and the closest I could find was a Baltimore Cardinal, though the illustration I had was different and very old,
regards,
Colin
 
Thanks Colin,

I guess he and a buddy (there were two but one flew off) are lost. Or they will be summering in the south this year. :o)

I think I saw another, very light green one with him, but it matched the leaves of the tree so well that I lost sight of it. Working graveyard shift, my mind isn't as sharp as usual. Okay, it's never really sharp, but working nights dulls it even more. ;o)

Vance.
Colin Eaton said:
Hi Vance,
Nice shot! I had a quick look around and the closest I could find
was a Baltimore Cardinal, though the illustration I had was
different and very old,
regards,
Colin
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Vance,

I'm not an avid birder, but what you took a picture of is a Scarlet Tanager. You took a picture of the male, the other bird you saw was probably the female which is not brightly colored. The Scarlet Tanager is not a common bird to see, but as you've shown, quite a striking site. Great picture, can't wait to get my TCONN300, got word that Amazon shipped it today, the promo discount worked and I got it for $452.

Enjoy,

Mike
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
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Mike, Good thing you straightened that out. Everyone knows the birds in Baltimore are the Orioles.

Vance, Much safer sitting on the porch. Great capture.
Michael Warren said:
I'm not an avid birder, but what you took a picture of is a Scarlet
Tanager. You took a picture of the male, the other bird you saw
was probably the female which is not brightly colored. The Scarlet
Tanager is not a common bird to see, but as you've shown, quite a
striking site. Great picture, can't wait to get my TCONN300, got
word that Amazon shipped it today, the promo discount worked and I
got it for $452.

Enjoy,

Mike
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
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Hi Vance,
great work, I don't think that little guy is very common around these parts..

was out at Brazos Bend St Park a week ago

took the E-10 and 14B. Within two minutes at Elm Lake I was kicking myself for not taking the tcon300

took lots of shots of gators and birds but most were too far away for the 14B.

have you been out to Brazos Bend? It is just west of Rosharon, about an hour from my place, less if I don't see any bears....

btw. what do you think about PhotoPoint? need to find a place to start posting my stuff

really love the the E-10
-Bob
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
Click to expand...
 
How does one get the promo discount at Amazon you were talking about
Michael Warren said:
I'm not an avid birder, but what you took a picture of is a Scarlet
Tanager. You took a picture of the male, the other bird you saw
was probably the female which is not brightly colored. The Scarlet
Tanager is not a common bird to see, but as you've shown, quite a
striking site. Great picture, can't wait to get my TCONN300, got
word that Amazon shipped it today, the promo discount worked and I
got it for $452.

Enjoy,

Mike
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
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Hi Bob,

No I haven't been out there yet. My parents used to love to go camping out there when my dad was alive.

Ron Sprouse was out that way not too long ago. He was able to get some nice shots of the local wildlife.

I get lucky I guess because I live close to the bay. I suppose a lot of the migratory birds use it as a landmark.

There are some parrots that fly around here a lot and now that I know the TCON300 can do it, I'll be trying to shoot them when they come around. Their actually very hilarious to watch as they come in to land in a tree. Some land on less that sturdy limbs and end up hanging upside down. Very noisey as well.

Vance.
Bob said:
was out at Brazos Bend St Park a week ago
took the E-10 and 14B. Within two minutes at Elm Lake I was
kicking myself for not taking the tcon300

took lots of shots of gators and birds but most were too far away
for the 14B.

have you been out to Brazos Bend? It is just west of Rosharon,
about an hour from my place, less if I don't see any bears....

btw. what do you think about PhotoPoint? need to find a place to
start posting my stuff

really love the the E-10
-Bob
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
Click to expand...
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Hi Mike,

Thanks for the information. Last time I tried to call the Audoban(sp) Society all the lady would tell me was I needed the bird book. And that was for some sandhill cranes.

I suppose if this keeps up though, I'll need to make a stop at the book store and pick something up.

Vance.
Michael Warren said:
I'm not an avid birder, but what you took a picture of is a Scarlet
Tanager. You took a picture of the male, the other bird you saw
was probably the female which is not brightly colored. The Scarlet
Tanager is not a common bird to see, but as you've shown, quite a
striking site. Great picture, can't wait to get my TCONN300, got
word that Amazon shipped it today, the promo discount worked and I
got it for $452.

Enjoy,

Mike
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
Click to expand...
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Search this forum using Amazon and I'm sure you'll come up with the link and information, but I believe the promo has ended. Let me know if you can't find it.

Mike
Glenn Anderson said:
Michael Warren said:
I'm not an avid birder, but what you took a picture of is a Scarlet
Tanager. You took a picture of the male, the other bird you saw
was probably the female which is not brightly colored. The Scarlet
Tanager is not a common bird to see, but as you've shown, quite a
striking site. Great picture, can't wait to get my TCONN300, got
word that Amazon shipped it today, the promo discount worked and I
got it for $452.

Enjoy,

Mike
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
Click to expand...
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Vance,

If you keep taking pictures as good as this of uncommon birds such as the Scarlet Tanager you can get a job selling your pictures to the Audobon society!

Mike
Vance said:
Thanks for the information. Last time I tried to call the
Audoban(sp) Society all the lady would tell me was I needed the
bird book. And that was for some sandhill cranes.

I suppose if this keeps up though, I'll need to make a stop at the
book store and pick something up.

Vance.
Michael Warren said:
I'm not an avid birder, but what you took a picture of is a Scarlet
Tanager. You took a picture of the male, the other bird you saw
was probably the female which is not brightly colored. The Scarlet
Tanager is not a common bird to see, but as you've shown, quite a
striking site. Great picture, can't wait to get my TCONN300, got
word that Amazon shipped it today, the promo discount worked and I
got it for $452.

Enjoy,

Mike
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
Click to expand...
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Thanks Mike,

I owe it mostly to a good cup of coffee and a beatiful afternoon. :o)

The red plummage just reached out and grabbed my attention.

Vance.
Michael Warren said:
If you keep taking pictures as good as this of uncommon birds such
as the Scarlet Tanager you can get a job selling your pictures to
the Audobon society!

Mike
Vance said:
Thanks for the information. Last time I tried to call the
Audoban(sp) Society all the lady would tell me was I needed the
bird book. And that was for some sandhill cranes.

I suppose if this keeps up though, I'll need to make a stop at the
book store and pick something up.

Vance.
Michael Warren said:
I'm not an avid birder, but what you took a picture of is a Scarlet
Tanager. You took a picture of the male, the other bird you saw
was probably the female which is not brightly colored. The Scarlet
Tanager is not a common bird to see, but as you've shown, quite a
striking site. Great picture, can't wait to get my TCONN300, got
word that Amazon shipped it today, the promo discount worked and I
got it for $452.

Enjoy,

Mike
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
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Did you get Sharons email on the type of bird?
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
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Hey Brian,

Yeah, I got both of them! Did you not get my response?

Anyway, I sure appreciate the links she sent me. Sounds like maybe she's a birder?

Vance.
Brian Mackey said:
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
Click to expand...
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Hey Vance,

I saw your bird photo and pulled out my 1960 copy of "Petersons field Guide to the Birds of Texas" and found a color drawing of the Scarlet Tanager and the yellow green female. I'm sure there are newer and better books on the market but Petersons is a good book. With all the shots you got of the bird that shows how good a quite camera is with wildlife photos.

The forcast for tomorrow is rain but I hope to get out one way or the other. You need to come up to SA next weekend for Fiesta and the Hill Country is covered with Wildflowers. Did you get your stepup ring for the TCON?
Ron
http://www.sprousestudios.com
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
Click to expand...
 
Hey Ron,

Ordered the step up ring the other day. :o)

As for the quiet camera. Believe it or not, I had the focus beep on and everytime it beeped, the bird looked my way. Made some of those shots possible, as most times he had his back towards me.

Vance.
Ron Sprouse said:
The forcast for tomorrow is rain but I hope to get out one way or
the other. You need to come up to SA next weekend for Fiesta and
the Hill Country is covered with Wildflowers. Did you get your
stepup ring for the TCON?
Ron
http://www.sprousestudios.com
Vance said:
Hi all,

Stepped out on the front porch with my cup of coffee this
afternoon, and this little guy caught my eye. I immediately went
back inside, mounted the TCON300 and hoped he was still there. I
have absolutely no idea what kind of bird he is. :o/

Cropped only.



There are 7 other shots on my photo page.

I love this camera.

Vance.
http://users.ev1.net/~txcowboy
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Hi Vance (Idea Guy)

Looks like you might have another use for your E-10 when the E-20 comes out. Just put the camera on timer for every 5 minutes and you'll have every bird in the city chirpin' at your doorstep. Better stock-up on some bird seed.

Jason Busch
 
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