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    nature/wildlife co-moderator paulnj's Avatar
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    Lightbulb bird... THINK PEOPLE, THINK

    despite the OOF foreground branch... WHY IS THIS A GGGREAT IMAGE?

    when i get an answer close to the real answer ..I will tell you why

    taken in NJ yesterday

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    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails bird... THINK PEOPLE, THINK-c38d3145ad600.jpg  
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    Because this is the elusive yellow headed masked warbler, only 6 known birds left in existance?


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    no such bird
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    I know why it's a great image ... YOU TOOK IT! :-) I don't have a clue.

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    The great masked caps lock warbler then?
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    I know for a fact...

    ...that this is a rare female Thinly Veiled Black-Eyed Splinter-Beaked Miniature Cock-a-mamie Guffaw, also known as an Asbury Park Sparrow.

    Yes, this is a great image for a couple of reasons. One, the full sized adult Guffaw is only 1/2 inch long, so it is EXTREMELY hard to spot in the wild.

    But more importantly, one can only get close enough for a photo of the Guffaw if they are covered entirely in HORSE MANURE, a smell which, oddly enough, covers up our natural odor, yet does not seem to bother the bird.

    Well done, Paul! Hope you took a bath afterwards...
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    I know, I know...It's that elusive, rare Golden Winged Warbler you were trying to take a photo of the other day
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    golden winged is right

    BUT THAT'S only part of why it's GREAT

    well.... actually this is the 9th goldenwinged warbler I shot this year and last week I shot a "abberant lawrences back cross" too.

    http://birds.cornell.edu/Publication...01/hybrid.html

    my bird was the offspring of a lawrence's / blue winged warbler cross..... so the experts believe...AND I KNEW IT THE SECOND I SEEN IT TOO

    here's a link to a few Lawrence's warblers.... mine had no black throat, thin black eyeline, YELLOW wing bars.....
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    Well congrats on the shot Paul!

    Where is the link?
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    TO WHAT? my patheticly poor image?

    well it's just a 10% of frame ..ID shot anyway..SHARP isn't needed to ID a bird

    and here's one of the FIVE i shot last week the same day
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    You had said " here's a link to a few Lawrence's warblers.... mine had no black throat, thin black eyeline, YELLOW wing bars....." So I was expecting some photos

    Hey, none of your images are pathetically poor to me! Thank you for sharing these! I'm a bird lover, so much appreciated. I see the id bands in the second shot!
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    WOW! Horse manure!

    No wonder this shot is great! Anything that requires that kind of preperation is bound to be a great shot!

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    I made that bird up

    I was hoping it would be some kind of rare bird and I would be close

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    gene... if you are talking about the banded bird..... the dark area is a shadow from the far wind(which is raised) and the wing bar is the only abberant feature of the GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER( the chances of that being a hybrid are SLIM, but could be possible )

    BTW.... NOBODY has said why my original image is GREAT yet......

    HINT.....

    we know it's a typical golden winged male, but what's special?
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    I KNOW..

    we all have a good sense of humor here.

    I still want MY ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read my reply to Gene for a hint.

    HINT #2

    GOOGLE will give you the answer if you search correctly and think too ;)

    by fall YOU ALL WILL BE WISER in the bird species catagory
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    Let me try...

    It's not banded, meaning no one else has gotten their hands on it yet?

    I have no clue dude...
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    Yeesh!

    Is it the color of the bill?

    Does the plumage indicate breeding season?
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    DING DING DING............

    THE POLISH GUY WINS!!!!!!

    EVERY GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER ON BREEDING and WINTERING grounds is BANDED if they can catch them.

    the east coasts population is the most threatened, so between 75 and 90 % of the birds are banded for AT LEAST 1 STUDY.

    BANDS ARE A bird PHOTOG's NIGHTMARE ;)
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    the time does

    I do believe the plumage colors of these stays the same.... duller in winter as the feathers get worn
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    No way...

    That was unexpected. I guess I have some sort of attention to detail after all.
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    Talking NOBODY has said why my original image is GREAT yet......

    Quote Originally Posted by paulnj
    gene... if you are talking about the banded bird..... the dark area is a shadow from the far wind(which is raised) and the wing bar is the only abberant feature of the GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER( the chances of that being a hybrid are SLIM, but could be possible )

    BTW.... NOBODY has said why my original image is GREAT yet......

    HINT.....

    we know it's a typical golden winged male, but what's special?
    You are on his level. I'm guessing you either took this standing up, or you were in the tree with him. 400mm shot offhand is always noteworthy.

    What is special about him? I haven't a clue.
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    Congratulations on figuring out the answer Sebastian! Smarty pants
    ..walks away defeated. whaaaaaaaaa
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    He's been listening to my banter fdor 5 years though

    IO'm glad SOMEBODY was listening ;)
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    Okay, I concede to Sebastian's extensive Avian tutoring from professor Paul
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    Last edited by paulnj; 05-18-2004 at 08:07 AM.
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