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Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron?
开云体育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 be true to color. Our Merlin app identified these photos as a Black-crowned Night Heron but none of the pictures in any of our bird books matched our photos. Hoping one of you out there can help us identify this beautiful creature! He or she had the most distinctive single long white feather on the back of his/her head- very elegant! He or she stayed out there looking for dinner till well after dark but was initially spotted well before dark so not sure if (s)he’s a night heron or not… Di and Morris Erickson? Pocket Area |
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Re: Birding in Lincoln
开云体育“Fairly interesting day”??? Looks like a great day to me! Especially love the shot of the owl in flight. And what a beautiful ?woodpecker!On Feb 28, 2022, at 9:59 AM, Ray Williams <virleo1@...> wrote:
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Re: Birding in Lincoln
Great photos as always; thanks for sharing!
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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 error.? On the other hand, I also saw the American Green-winged Teal, so it was a 4 Teal day.
Thanks for catching that, Max.
Subhash
American Green-winged Teal
Eurasian Common Teal
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From: M. Brodie <Brodiemaxa@...> To: [email protected] Cc: sacsubcoho@...; thetaillesswonder@... Sent: Sun, Feb 20, 2022 7:15 am Subject: Re: [sacramento-birds] 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 white stripe and bold white outline to the facial pattern separate it from American Green-winged Teal. This is an excellent find, as they are fairly rare. ?
Bird on,
Max Brodie
On Feb 19, 2022, at 1:20 PM, Subhash Chand via groups.io <SubhashC@...> wrote:
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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:
Other pictures from that trip are at:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2022-02-15&place_id=any&user_id=subhashc&verifiable=any
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Re: Lake Solano
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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 goldeneyes?? Also, what are reliable field marks for distinguishing between female Barrow's and female common goldeneyes??
Best,
David
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David Crow
Sacramento, CA
(916) 758-1920 (cell)
(916) 822-4606 (home)
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Kathy Adcock <jaylily4664@...>
Sent: Monday, February 7, 2022 2:50 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [sacramento-birds] Lake Solano ?
Striking birds...thank you for sharing.????
On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 6:39 PM Subhash Chand via
<SubhashC=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: Lake Solano
Striking birds...thank you for sharing.???? On Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 6:39 PM Subhash Chand via <SubhashC=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: Kinglet behavior
开云体育I have not been able to load your original video, but your comments sound like typical Kinglet gleaning/feeding behavior.?Steve On Dec 11, 2021, at 2:15 PM, odonata23 <odonata23@...> wrote:
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Re: Kinglet behavior
开云体育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 look at their reflection either as a threat or an attractive image. Maybe your bird is fixated in some way... Cheers, Eric Ross -------- Original message -------- From: "Subhash Chand via groups.io" <SubhashC@...> Date: 12/11/21 1:53 PM (GMT-08:00) Cc: woodzos@... Subject: Re: [sacramento-birds] 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 have stood within a foot of the window where the Kinglet can easily see me but it does not seem to bother it.? Still open to any ideas on why its doing this.
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From: subhashc@... To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Nov 29, 2021 7:30 pm Subject: Kinglet behavior For the past 5 days, this Ruby-crowned Kinglet has been going up and down my window, several times a day.? His feet touch the glass and make an unusual sound.? At first I thought he was finding spiders or insects there but on closer examination I saw no sign of insects or cobwebs on the window, and he still comes and does the same move.? Any ideas on why he is doing this?
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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 have stood within a foot of the window where the Kinglet can easily see me but it does not seem to bother it.? Still open to any ideas on why its doing this.
Subhash
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From: subhashc@... To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Nov 29, 2021 7:30 pm Subject: Kinglet behavior For the past 5 days, this Ruby-crowned Kinglet has been going up and down my window, several times a day.? His feet touch the glass and make an unusual sound.? At first I thought he was finding spiders or insects there but on closer examination I saw no sign of insects or cobwebs on the window, and he still comes and does the same move.? Any ideas on why he is doing this?
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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 bird-watching December, everyone!
On Thursday, December 2, 2021, 6:27:36 AM PST, Kathy Adcock <jaylily4664@...> wrote:
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 just a duck until I'm informed otherwise. Or awe inspiring like the flocks of swans from the other day. Or delightful when small birds are going about their busy day. Or heart warming when pictures of babies are taken.? I enjoy and appreciate them all even if I don't say anything. Season Greetings to all....? On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 3:42 PM Troy Edson-Smith <troyes@...> wrote:
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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 just a duck until I'm informed otherwise. Or awe inspiring like the flocks of swans from the other day. Or delightful when small birds are going about their busy day. Or heart warming when pictures of babies are taken.? I enjoy and appreciate them all even if I don't say anything. Season Greetings to all....? On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 3:42 PM Troy Edson-Smith <troyes@...> wrote:
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