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Spring Challenges: A Bird in the Hand...

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Very nice photo... I tried one of these just today! The sun was not helping me out, and mine (Cardinals) have just been born so don't have an "attitude" yet. LOL

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Carlos Chacon said:
Cool idea Ulysses. I took this a few weeks ago and posted it
around here at some point, just tought to share it once more:



A nestful of baby "Yiguirros" with one of them showing its attitude :)

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I've been reading this forum for a while now and I love it. So here's my first little contribution.
The pictures were taken not far from Oslo.





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Ulysses said:
Since we're getting all "challengy" lately, I thought I'd throw my
own love of birdwatching into the mix. I'd like to see what you can
do with your springtime walks with regard to catching and
identifying the greatest variety of birds that you can with your
cameras. Big birds, little birds. Whatever.

This is the first time I've seen these, although I'm sure that
they're not uncommon here in New York. You just need to be near
certain wooded areas to find them, I think. Do you know what they
are?
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Beauty!

My pic...
Challenge, well maybe.



Impromptu shot.
Walking from the barn to the house and this guy was just sitting there.
Sony 717....
Blue has some noise... -)'s

Nope, have not tweaked it.

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These guys found my deck in between thunderstorms today. I think the first one is a pretty common bluejay although I have not seen many around here. The second is a morning/mourning dove which are kind of pesty when they get around a bird feeder. Both of these were taken through a glass door using the 717 and TCON 17.
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I hope ducks count as birds.. I caught this fine pair at a refuge near here
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Ulysses said:
Since we're getting all "challengy" lately, I thought I'd throw my
own love of birdwatching into the mix. I'd like to see what you can
do with your springtime walks with regard to catching and
identifying the greatest variety of birds that you can with your
cameras. Big birds, little birds. Whatever.

This is the first time I've seen these, although I'm sure that
they're not uncommon here in New York. You just need to be near
certain wooded areas to find them, I think. Do you know what they
are?



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Thank you Ulysses. I have no good photo of an adult, but i found this one (thanks go to Mr. Sánchez for this shot):



They are more appreciated by their song than by their appearance, as they are not too colorful or anything :)

Regards!
Carlos Ch.
Ulysses said:
Carlos Chacon said:
Cool idea Ulysses. I took this a few weeks ago and posted it
around here at some point, just tought to share it once more:
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...this morning.



When I got up this morning the Jays were making a real racket. I was kind of wondering what was bothering them but didn't think much of it as they are pretty noisy anyway.

Well about two hours later I went to check on my dog who was outside in the backyard. I see the dog in the grass looking into the tall arborvitae that lines the back of my property and suddenly, she jumps into the bushes while the jays screech at her. Then it dawns on me that they might have a nest in the trees, and I call the dog into the house.

I look in the trees, and I find this little guy on the ground panting heavily and most likely in shock... I picked it up to see if it was OK, and then put it in a place where the parents could see it.

A quick call to the local Audubon Society where the gal on the phone described this baby so precisely--right down to the tuft of gray feathers on the head and short tail feathers. She gave instructions to put the "leaper" or "jumper" back where I found it, that this is very common. So I did as I was told but ran back in the house to get the camera to record the event.

I checked a few hours later and the baby was gone and I didn't get screeched at by the parents so all must be well. I'll have to let my neighbors know as they are retired and feed them and the jays spend a lot of time entertaining them.

Happy Spring!
Valerie
 
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