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  1. lulubelle

    What website to order from now?

    Since Eagle Optics is gone, I am not sure what site to direct people to that might have a similar amount of variety & a great return time like EO. Any suggestions? Thanks!
  2. lulubelle

    Another "bridge camera, help me out" thread!

    So, I have a Sony DSC H300, in the box, in my possession. Have taken 10 shots with it, an Osprey sitting on the beach. With the zoom, should have been no problem. ALL of the shots sucked. Now in all honesty, I took it out of the box and started shooting. Haven't taken the time to get to know...
  3. lulubelle

    Pentax 10x50 XCF

    Saw one for sale and was curious if it was worth bothering with? Have been looking for a porro, half assed looking mostly! I look periodically to see what is out there, but have yet to make a move. I have asked porro question before and constantly check to see if I can find the Minox porro that...
  4. lulubelle

    wanting porro prism recommendation for astro viewing

    Went birding in west Texas for 4 days and went to the McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains for a star party. The sky was bit cloudy so it wasn't as awesome as it could have been, but amazing still! I brought my Leopold 8x30s with me, but obviously could have done with bins that allowed...
  5. lulubelle

    Disappointed...

    So I have been lusting after the Meoptas for a long time and although Cabelas is only about 40 minutes away, the freeway that I have to traverse to get there gives me chest pain. Today I wanted hiking boots, so I undertook the painful journey, complete with rain & Texans who can't drive in it...
  6. lulubelle

    Rufous-necked Wood Rail at Bosque Del Apache!

    I can't believe that this has NOT been posted! A Rufous-necked Wood Rail.was videoed at the refuge by a young man who was actually filming a Least Bittern that was walking out in the open! In the last moments of his video, the rail just strolls back behind the bittern...
  7. lulubelle

    N. central TX, USA - shorebird ID?

    Here's the deal. I am not too shabby on shorebirds, but I saw this and I drew a blank. A Least Sandpiper ran right by it, a Lesser Yellowlegs & a Pectoral were all puttering around close by - so I had time to sit & compare it to them for size, etc. It never moved, while the other shorebirds were...
  8. lulubelle

    Peterson's Guide to N. American Birds app on sale

    I can't take advantage of this because I am an Android user, but for those who are iPhone or iPad users this app is on sale right know for $1.99. itunes.apple.com/us/app/peterson-birds-north-america/id407825684?mt=8
  9. lulubelle

    Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Travis County, TX!!

    This bird was spotted Sunday on the Austin CBC! Great find! It has been seem on=ff of McKinney Falls Parkway, just past the intersection of William Cannon & before the entrance to McKinney Falls State Park as of today. It has moved around some, having been spotted off the McKinney...
  10. lulubelle

    Minox BD 7x42 BR?

    Have been researching the forum, looking for posts on this bin & so far have found none. Not to say they aren't there - I just didn't find them!! Has anyone tried this particular bin and what were your experiences with them?
  11. lulubelle

    Why do the feathers of a Cedar Waxwing look so different?

    I was adding a wallpaper of a Cedar Waxwing to my phone and it is such a beautiful close up! After looking at it for several minutes & marveling at the velvety look it has, I realized that you really can't clearly distinguish the tertials, coverts , etc. What is it about the structure of their...
  12. lulubelle

    N. central Texas, U.S.A - Rufous Humming bird

    I believe this is a Rufous Hummingbird. Assuming I am correct, is it a juvenile male or an adult female?
  13. lulubelle

    +N. Texas, USA - what species of duckling?

    Help for the stupid or potentially really embarrassed by this! I was at the local sewage ponds and there were 2 female N. Shovelers in the pond with this duckling. The duckling caught the eye of the lady I was birding with and we both thought the duckling did not look the mallard ducklings that...
  14. lulubelle

    Sound file help needed!

    I have a few sound files that I managed to get onto my computer. They are recordings of 3 Bell's Vireo's that I would like to attach/include on my eBird list for that date. I have tried everything I know (which turns out to be very little!!!) and cannot get the recordings to show up in a format...
  15. lulubelle

    1st texas record - Black-tailed Godwit at Brazoria NWR!!!

    A Black-tailed Godwit has been found at Brazoria NWR. It was found Sunday June 3rd and was still there as of this morning. Should anyone want to go see the bird, take a look at Texbirds and look for the posts with directions and take note of the posts detailing where to park since th elocals...
  16. lulubelle

    Lake Tawakoni State Park, Texas, USA - moth ID needed

    moved to N. American butterfly & moth posting
  17. lulubelle

    ? regarding Docter Optic 7x50 B/GA bins

    Haven't ever tried any Docters. Always been curious. Read quite a few reviews, but really there aren't many to read! From what I have read, I am gathering that they are very good binoculars - not this specific bin necessarily - in terms of build & glass quality. Saw a pair of these listed on...
  18. lulubelle

    Spring migration has hit the Texas coast!!

    For anyone who is considering a trip to the upper or central Texas coasts, you should know that migration appears to be in full swing with not only good numbers, but a great variety of migrants being seen. At Boy Scout Woods, High Island, they have already had days with 23 species of warblers...
  19. lulubelle

    N. Texas, USA - Long-billed vs. Short-billed Dowitcher?

    Normally I do well with dowitchers, though winter plumage can throw me at times...especially when my brain seems not to register field marks! Thanks for the help in advance!!!
  20. lulubelle

    Greater Scaup? Texas, USA

    Out today and saw a few scaup that made me wonder. Seeing the nail clearly isn't always possible and head shape changes. The cloudiness/haze gave me no sense of color off the head, something that is not a reliable field mark any way. What do you think? I had 2 different male birds & 3 females...
  21. lulubelle

    TX, USA ID wanted

    Someone in Carrollton, Tx area found what appears to be Trumpeter Swans in a small man made lake. There were 2 Mute Swans there as well as a Black Swan. It is not an area that exotics are kept as far as I know. People have birded this area before when a Eurasian Wigeon showed up & was...
  22. lulubelle

    Western birds seen in N central texas

    In the interest of people being able to see some birds in areas they aren't normally, I thought I would share a few species that have turned up in my neck of the woods. We have had several Sage Thrashers, Mountain Bluebirds and a couple of Says Phoebes turn up in Parker county, on Go Forth Rd...
  23. lulubelle

    Snowy Owl found on OK 156 & CR 150, close to Marland

    This has been posted on the Oklahoma birding on the net roughly since 12-13 and many people have been lucky enough to see this bird. I was lucky enough to be able to drive out there from the Dallas - Ft Worth area yesterday and find the bird cooperatively sitting on some rebar out in the field...
  24. lulubelle

    N. central Texas, USA - hawkd ID help

    I know this will be an easy one, but right now my synapses are not firing! Woodland hawk, juvenile - Cooper's....Red-shoulder..... Thanks for any help!!!
  25. lulubelle

    New Nat'l Geo Field Guide coming out

    Ran into a fellow birder who mentioned that Nat'l Geo is coming out with a new guide that incorporates the new taxonomic changes, supposedly has range maps for subspecies and purports to have a migration pathway overlay for the range maps...
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