Looking at these again. I'm pretty sure I've captured two different individuals here.
Last photo is an exanple of the ofher 30 or so :)
12-27-2005, 08:01 PM
dadas115
Re: Is this a challenge?
This looks VERY much like a black vulture. I have seen a couple of juv TV's in the past and this doesn't look like them to me. Even if you look in the Sibley's guide it doesn't look like a juv TV.
Greg
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Originally Posted by Lava Lamp
Boy, just when you think you have one down... ;)
Here's a close-up crop of one that I thought was a black vulture. It very well could be a juvenile turkey vulture. It was perhaps a little bigger than a black. I thought there were blacks circling around though: in addition to the grey vs. red head, the wing tips were different, and the top of the wings lacked the brown you see on turkeys.
12-27-2005, 08:03 PM
dadas115
Re: Bird Id Part 2.5
This looks a lot like a red-bellied woodpecker to me.
Greg
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Originally Posted by srobb
Sorry about the number of posts, but thought it would make it easier than one post with a bazillion pics on it. ;) :D Plus, I don't think I could do that many on one post.
I know it's a woodpecker and have not had a chance to look it up in my new bird book yet.
12-27-2005, 08:03 PM
paulnj
Re: Bird Id Part 2.5
read my reply Greg and his correct ID too ;) He is in the UK. Yes, if this was a US bird it would be mistaken for a GC kinglet, but for some suttle differences.
12-27-2005, 08:05 PM
dadas115
Re: Bird Id Part 2.5
My guesses are Northern mockingbird and House finch though the second one does appear to have a bit of a tanager beak in the picture it still says house finch to me.
Greg
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Originally Posted by srobb
Here a couple more. Not sure about the first one. I did try to look up the second one and the closest I could come was a Summer Tanager.
12-27-2005, 08:07 PM
dadas115
Re: Bird Id Part 2.5
My guess is downey woodpecker. In the second picture you can really see the woodpecker tail.
Greg
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Originally Posted by srobb
One more here. Not sure of this one. Maybe a woodpecker of some kind.
12-27-2005, 09:56 PM
Lava Lamp
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Re: Is this a challenge?
I posted a way-too-dark version last time. This is better.
12-28-2005, 03:57 PM
Lava Lamp
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Young 'un
Probably an easy ID, but what the heck...
12-28-2005, 04:07 PM
jfelbab
Re: Young 'un
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Originally Posted by Lava Lamp
Probably an easy ID, but what the heck...
Simply stunning. You can't even see the fine wires holding him up. :D
Exposure details please.
12-28-2005, 06:43 PM
Knight
Re: Young 'un
GGreat Capture LL ,in flight shot is superb :)
12-28-2005, 07:16 PM
paulnj
Re: Young 'un
Juvenile YC night-heron. Nice capture too!
12-28-2005, 07:20 PM
paulnj
Re: Is this a challenge?
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Originally Posted by Lava Lamp
I posted a way-too-dark version last time. This is better.
Still a TV ;) NO DOUBT about it either. BROWN bird, feathers are too high up the head for black vulture and.... TV's are brown like this one ;)
12-28-2005, 08:08 PM
Lava Lamp
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New Species for Me...
The Sibley guide came in handy...
12-28-2005, 09:46 PM
Lava Lamp
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Re: Young 'un
Are you sure he's not a juvenille one of these?
12-28-2005, 09:57 PM
Lava Lamp
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On a Roll...
Has some luck today...
12-29-2005, 04:40 AM
dadas115
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Re: On a Roll...
Nice work Lava, all three are lovely pictures.
Here are a couple of my recent new birds to test your ID skills with ;)
Greg
12-29-2005, 07:01 AM
srobb
Re: Bird Id Part 2.5
Ok, I will take a try at these.
Green-tailed Towhee
Northern Pygmy Owl
Dark-eyed Junco
The last one I am still trying to figure out.
The only thing I can come up with on the last one is Phainopepla of the female persuasion.
12-29-2005, 08:04 PM
paulnj
Re: Young 'un
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lava Lamp
Are you sure he's not a juvenille one of these?
You got me !!! BC and YC juveniles look very similiar in flight to me atleast. I see far more YC's in NJ , but yellow lores make YOU CORRECT !!!!
12-29-2005, 08:16 PM
paulnj
Re: Bird Id Part 2.5
Quote:
Originally Posted by srobb
Ok, I will take a try at these.
Northern Pygmy Owl
Dark-eyed Junco
The last one I am still trying to figure out.
The only thing I can come up with on the last one is Phainopepla of the female persuasion.
SO CLOSE TOO........
Green-tailed Towhee is correct
The owl is a ferruginous pygmy owl I do believe
Thedark eyed junco is of a western race, mostlikely the red backed subspecies.
and that is most definately a female phainopepla(which is the only of the 4 silky flycatchers world wide to reside in the US)
12-29-2005, 08:46 PM
Lava Lamp
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Another New One for Me...
Shot yesterday...
12-30-2005, 07:11 PM
Lava Lamp
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An other one...
Shot yesterday...
12-30-2005, 07:27 PM
paulnj
Re: An other one...
That coot is nice, but WHERE did you find a common pochard? You didn't think you'd get me to say redhead did you ? :)
01-01-2006, 08:04 PM
mjs1973
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Bald Eagles
My fiancee spotted these while on the way to her dads house tonight.
01-01-2006, 08:16 PM
mjs1973
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American Kestrel
These are my first recognizable pics of an American Kestral. I have seen tons of them, mostly sitting on power lines, but they NEVER stick around for a photo. I saw this one sitting on a post while on my way home today and thought maybe I could get a shot. I whipped a U-turn and went back to see if today was my lucky day. I shot these across a 4 lane highway and they are cropped pretty heavily. It didn't stick around long before taking off for a power line where another kestral was also sitting.
A new goal for this year is to get a GREAT shot of one of these.
01-02-2006, 08:40 AM
srobb
Re: Bird Id Part 2.5
Nice pics of the kestrel, mike, and congrats on getting these. I know how it is. I am really wanting to get some good pics of any of the local raptors around here.
I am going to take a guess that your gf caught a couple of bald eagles on her pics.