Posts for: PierreD
Jul 1, 2023 13:37:33 #
LMG wrote:
It was very warm yesterday at Willow Lake so I stayed mostly in the shade and watched the Dragonflies.
Nice shots. You photographed two of the locally most common species: Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis, and Flame Skimmer, Libellula saturata.
Jun 30, 2023 17:56:26 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Actually this appears to be and Arctic Loon, also called the Tundra Loon. It closely resembles the Pacific Loon but has a flatter crown on it’s head and a white patch on the rear that the Pacific Loon doesn’t have. It’s easy to mistake one for the other.
Arctic Loon during breeding season only in W. Alaska, normally absent from Barrow area.
Jun 30, 2023 17:47:05 #
Nalu wrote:
The typical dress code for photographing birds on the tundra outside of Barrow is chest high waders. You can't low enough in the water to get a low angle on your subject. Here, I was sitting in the water with the camera just above water level. This is one of my favorite loon shots. Hope you enjoy.
Great photo, but... NOT a Common Loon, but rather a PACIFIC LOON.
May 13, 2023 20:28:20 #
Retired CPO wrote:
It's a Jay and it's Blue, so... 
Not all blue jays are Blue Jays...
May 13, 2023 19:57:12 #
Umnak wrote:
And you thought you'd get to see baby blue jays...... (show quote)
The photos show a STELLER'S JAY, NOT a Blue Jay. Ain't no Blue Jays in Washington State.
Apr 30, 2023 13:37:58 #
gunflint wrote:
We just returned from a great Spring trip to the N... (show quote)
Belgian ex-pat here... Fantastic set of pictures - the colors and composition are amazing!!
Apr 28, 2023 13:23:52 #
Flyerace wrote:
From my experience, the ugliest bird isn't chasing anything. They eat things that are already dead. Ugly and with bad taste buds.
But imagine they are not there to clean up dead stuff.... You'd have to pinch your nose each time you leave the house. May be bad taste buds, but they have a better sense of smell than your dog - this is how they locate their food. So, give 'em a bit of (breathing!) space.
Apr 28, 2023 13:21:04 #
revhen wrote:
World's ugliest bird! Especially if you see them on the ground eating dead animals.
But so elegant when gliding in the sky... A beautiful sight each and every time!
Apr 26, 2023 16:27:33 #
Mustanger wrote:
My wife and I were driving through town today and I spotted a beautiful fully restored 67 Cougar approaching us and stated. “Cougar 67!….she immediately responded “Cougar 53!”
One other time I spotted. A BBQ at a local cannabis store here in Oregon (legal here…darn it!). It said Free Pork Sandwiches here with purchase…my wife popped out with AAaahhhhh….A POT Roast!
One other time I spotted. A BBQ at a local cannabis store here in Oregon (legal here…darn it!). It said Free Pork Sandwiches here with purchase…my wife popped out with AAaahhhhh….A POT Roast!
You got me, Bro! For a minute I wondered how you knew right off the bat that one of the Mountain Lions was #67 and the other #53....
Apr 21, 2023 13:28:21 #
Tommg wrote:
The butterfly pictures were taken at a butterfly pavilion in the Phoenix area.
Ah, yes, this makes sense (I live in Phoenix)... Beautiful shots either way!
Apr 21, 2023 13:03:40 #
Tommg wrote:
Hope you enjoy the pictures ... a few from my deck & a few from Arizona
These butterfly species are not found in the wild in Arizona. Where taken, then?
Apr 20, 2023 13:07:02 #
IHH61 wrote:
These are from wandering up and down the Main Park Road from the Homestead entrance to Flamingo and on Anhinga Trail. There is also a post in the Birds section.
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Nice Shots! The dragonfly is a male Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis - a widespread and abundant species if there ever was one.
Apr 15, 2023 20:44:32 #
Valerie9185 wrote:
I believe the hawk may have attacked their nest, and they were desperately trying to make it leave. I watched them for a good 2 or 3 minutes, a long time before he had had enough.
Don't tell me this is true!! Did they really change the name of the BLUE JAY to MOCKINGBIRD???
Just sayin', because the more I squint my eyes, the less I see mockingbirds in your picture.
Nice shot, btw.
Apr 14, 2023 13:39:07 #
kpmac wrote:
Very nice, Barbara. I have never seen a Crossbeak in the wild.
That's because it does not exist! There are crossbills, there are grosbeaks, but there ain't no crossbeak.
Apr 14, 2023 13:37:14 #
NMGal wrote:
Thru the windows and cropped. The grosbeaks are new this morning/
WHAAAAT....??? They changed the birds' name from Crossbill to Grosbeak?????