Winter 06/07 Bird ID Thread

[dadas115]

Here's another one

[paulnj]

Female kestrel (prairie variety). I have only seen a handful of that morph though.

[dadas115]

To me this bird looks more like the prairie race of Merlin. Notice the facial pattern and the pattern on the bottom of the tail. I agree that this bird is a female.

Greg

[paulnj]

Ooops.. I typed kestrel, but I was trying to type MERLIN. I assure you , I am a birdnerd :lol:

A few too many drinks I guess (friend passed away)

[Dylan8i]

Here's another one

thats a great shot i really like it.

[scott-devon]

Beautiful shot Dadas. Merlins and Kestrels are two of my favourites, I'd love to get a shot like this.

[Loupey]

Wonderful shot as usual from you. Thanks for sharing.

[Revolver]

My guess would be Prairie Falcon.

[paulnj]

While it looks very close to prairie falcon, it does not have the mustache that all prairie and peregrine falcons have. This is indeed a female prairie race of merlin.

[Knight]

Congrats on the featured photo Dadas115

[Knight]

Ok this is the ID im giving this one Loggerhead Shrike , this is a rare bird for my neck of the woods they were all but extinct from the Outaouais valley , no nesting couples have been seen since 1996. Seven were raised in captivite at the McGill U in Ottawa and released in the summer of 2005 im figuring this may be one of them

It`s not a very good capture Sigma 400mm with a Tamron X2 Handheld but its the best i could get , it kept mooving every time i made a step forward lol

Now i figure Paul is gonna tell me that it`s a Northern Shrike hehe but i hope not lol

[paulnj]

On beak length alone it's a northern(not to mention the belly and side color). I Have seen one post breeding wonderer loggerhead in NJ(found it myself 2 miles from home) and one northern wintering because I don't chase sighted rarities too much.

[Knight]

Is the beak shorter on the Loggerhead Shrike ? I tought it was only the color of the beak that was different.

[paulnj]

loggerheads have a shorter/ thicker appearing beak

[Knight]

Thanks for the info Master

[Knight]

Ok heres one from last fall i think lol . I know it`s a Warbler but what kind i dont know as it`s probably a Juvi and theres so many different Warbler`s , So Paul what`s your ID ?

[paulnj]

ruby crowned kinglet

[Sushigaijin]

I have one!!

World's worst capture:

ISO 200, f/3.7, 1/80 handheld @ 735mm!!! This is a 100% crop of a 7 mp image, which means I was easily 200 feet away.

conditions were TERRIBLE for photography, was getting dark and was very overcast to start with...then I hear this guy calling as he flies over graceland cemetary in downtown chicago...see him land in a tree, have just enough time to get the camera out, turn it on, put the teleconverter on, adjust my settings, and get three shots off - then he flies off to a dinner that he had stashed on a roof, just out of sight. bummer, but now I know where to start looking for him again :-)

american kestrel?

[paulnj]

Male american kestrel

[Lava Lamp]

Here's a bad shot of a bird I hadn't seen before. Details after the ID...

[paulnj]

Shelduck

[Lava Lamp]

The Shelduck was at a large zoo pond. I think they were wild, though. I have seen Blue-Winged Teals, Green-Winged Teals, Wood Ducks, Coots, and Moorhens in there with the exhibit ducks.

[Lava Lamp]

Anybody got an ID?

[paulnj]

ostrich.... you knew that though.

[Lava Lamp]

ostrich.... you knew that though.

Yeah, just wanted to share. :blush2: I liked the pic...