Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron?
A friend spotted this bird along the Pocket Canal at the ¡°Golden Hour¡± and texted us this photo. We got there as soon as we could but by then it was the ¡°Blue Hour¡± so none of these photos may
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Di
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Re: Birding in Lincoln
¡°Fairly interesting day¡±??? Looks like a great day to me! Especially love the shot of the owl in flight. And what a beautiful woodpecker!
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Di
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Re: Birding in Lincoln
Great photos as always; thanks for sharing!
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Ray Williams
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Birding in Lincoln
On Thursday 2/24, I had a fairly interesting day birding in the Lincoln grasslands.? The highlights were Bald Eagle, Lewis's Woodpecker and Great Horned Owl.Subhash
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Subhash Chand
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Re: 3 Teal Day - Correction
Wow! You hit the jackpot, Subhash! And your photos are just beautiful. Thanks for sharing¡. Di and Morris Erickson
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Di
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3 Teal Day - Correction
As Max Brodie points out below, the picture I included in my email was an Eurasian Green-winged Teal, also known as Common Teal.? Its been several years since I've seen that, so I apologize for the
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Subhash Chand
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Re: 3 Teal Day
Subhash, Beautiful set of teal photos! You may not realize that the Green-winged Teal you photographed is the Eurasian subspecies (considered a full species, Common Teal, in Europe). The horizontal
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M. Brodie
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3 Teal Day
On Feb 15, I went to Las Gallinas Sanitation District in Marin County and got to see 3 kinds of Teals:? Green-winged Teal? Cinnamon Teal? Blue-winged TealOther pictures from that trip are
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Subhash Chand
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Re: Lake Solano
Barrow's! I was hunting for them on the American River this weekend at William B. Pond Rec Area and the Nimbus Fish Hatchery, but to no avail. Does anyone have a reliable site to see Barrow's
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David Crow
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Re: Lake Solano
Striking birds...thank you for sharing. ?? [email protected]> wrote:
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Kathy Adcock
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Lake Solano
I went to Lake Solano/ Putah Creek yesterday and enjoyed seeing Barrows Goldeneyes and Hooded Mergansers (photos below).??Other photos from the trip are
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Subhash Chand
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Re: Magpies! South Land Park
?Have you all seen the beautiful, metal yellow-billed magpies on the new pedestrian footbridge crossing over I-Five near Sutterville Road? It¡¯s been there for a few months but I just noticed it
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Di
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Re: Magpies! South Land Park
That's great. Maybe they're bouncing back! I've loved that bird since I moved to Sacramento. It's so emblematic of the region. I was once listening to a radio show where they happened to be
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David Crow
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Magpies! South Land Park
Over the past week, I have seen a few yellow-billed magpies in my backyard trees. This is so exciting because I haven¡¯t seen ANY since West Nile Virus started. It¡¯s been years. Catherine Hanson
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Catherine Hanson
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Re: Kinglet behavior
I have not been able to load your original video, but your comments sound like typical Kinglet gleaning/feeding behavior. Steve
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STEPHEN COFFMAN
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Re: Kinglet behavior
Sub-hash,Here are my two cents. I recently read a communication from the American Audubon Society indicating it is not unusual for birds on windowsills to become fascinated with their reflection and
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odonata23
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Re: Kinglet behavior
Now its been over 2 weeks and the Kinglet continues his unusual behavior every day 2 to 3 times a day- see this video:https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNd7iSgyTyVRdI6SzP_ILIb15OLchaoLb2INkHi I
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Subhash Chand
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appreciation for the group
Thanks for saying this, Kathy--I, too, very rarely post photos or comments, but greatly appreciate and learn from everyone's contributions. Long live birds and their passionate observers--happy
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Tay Ducey
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Re: Long-tailed Duck
Want to let all members know how much I appreciate all their posts even if I don't comment. I find them educational like today. Never heard of a long tail. I'm one of those people for whom a duck is
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Kathy Adcock
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Long-tailed Duck
Female Long-tailed Duck with male Common Goldeneye at Nimbus fish hatchery today just east of the bridge.? The Long-tail is pretty rare for here.? Has been there for some days. Troy
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Troy Edson-Smith
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