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    Damselfly Ohio, USA

    Damselfly on the Little Miami River near the mouth of the Ohio. I recently obtained a book "Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East", but with zero experience identifying damselflies it isn't as easy as I thought it would be. Help. Jim
  2. J

    Costa Rica

    Central Western Coast of Costa Rica. Second and third photo - same bird.
  3. J

    Costa Rica

    Central Western Coast of Costa Rica. Second and third photo - same bird. Looks Vireo-like, but seems to have a red wash on the chin/throat?
  4. J

    Oregon Peregrine Age, Sex, Race?

    An intruder displaying at a Peregrine nesting site at Yaquina Head, Newport, Oregon. After some discussion, the local Peregrine watchers were leaning towards a juvenile male. One point of confusion seemed to be yellow ceres and lores but plumage juvenile. Quite a show!
  5. J

    San Antonio, Texas, USA

    Photo taken June 4th, 2012 in a park near the San Antonio Zoo. Didn't know then. Still don't know.
  6. J

    Denver Colorado USA

    August Denver Colorado USA
  7. J

    Oregon USA

    August Willamette Valley Oregon. Photos 4 and 5, Raptor is same individual.
  8. J

    Ohio Dowitchers

    April 2 /Short-billed? Thank you, Jim
  9. J

    Costa Rica

    My brother took these photos last week. The Flycatcher was at the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula. The hummingbird was at Monteverde. Thank you, Jim
  10. J

    Sacramento California

    Foraging in low understory alongside the American River last week. Thank you, Jim
  11. J

    Costa Rica Raptor

    La Fortuna. A fellow birder from a recent trip to Costa Rica e-mailed me this photo. I increased brightness, contrast and saturation but didn't get much. I get a vibe for Laughing Falcon. Is there something definitive? Thank you, Jim
  12. J

    camera and flash troubles.

    I returned from a trip to Costa Rica last week. My camera gear gave me a little trouble: Speedlite got wet. An hour after the rain stopped, the flash made a POP and stopped working. Putting fresh batteries in, the flash still didn't work, but the batteries heat up nicely in case I want to start...
  13. J

    Costa Rica Lesser or Common Nighthawk

    Nighthawk in Guanacaste last week. What do I look for to ID? Thank you, Jim
  14. J

    Costa Rica Caravan Tour Jan-Feb 11

    My wife (not a birder) and I took a Caravan Tour of Costa Rica January 29 2011 – February 7 2011. We traveled a day early in case of airline delays. I spent the extra day birding the grounds at the Barcelo San Jose Palacio. I carried Garrigues’s The Birds of Costa Rica field guide. I checked...
  15. J

    Costa Rica Swallow

    Just one more bird for ID... Gray-breasted Martin?
  16. J

    Costa Rica

    Last of my ID queries to close out 2 days poring over 5000 photos from a very nice visit to Costa Rica. 2 hummingbirds last week at La Fortuna (the 2nd photo and last photo are the same bird) 2 poor photos of a bird at Arenal. Thank you, Jim
  17. J

    Costa Rica Buntings and etc

    Best guesses.... 1 Blue Grosbeak - Guanacaste 2 Painted Bunting - Guanacaste 3 Indigo Bunting - Guanacaste 4 Indigo Bunting - San Jose 5 Thick-billed Seed finch - La Fortuna Thank you, Jim
  18. J

    Costa Rica Flycatchers

    All 4 from La Fortuna last week. Fairly confident #1 is Paltry Tyrannulet. #2, 3, 4 Yellow Tyrannulet? I also entertained Yellow-winged Vireo for a while.
  19. J

    Costa Rica

    Two different birds, same tree last week east of Braulio Carrillo. All I could come up with is Yellow-crowned Euphonia. Jim
  20. J

    Costa Rica Hummingbirds

    I have several photos for ID that are giving me trouble. This first set are hummingbirds in Guanacaste last week. I think they all might be Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Thank you, Jim
  21. J

    Lightroom questions

    I began shooting RAW images this month. I process the images in Lightroom 2.7. I notice that Lightroom applies initial adjustments to my RAW images: Temp - variable Tint - variable Brightness - 50+ Contrast - 25+ Sharpening - 25 Radius - 1.0 detail - 25 Noise reduction - Color 25 My Jpeg...
  22. J

    Red-tailed Hawk

    Canon 7D, 300 f2.8L IS + 1.4. ISO 1000, f5.0 1/2000 sec, +2/3 stop exposure compensation (I believe). I took several photos of this Red-tail, but all at the same camera settings - one of my presets. I'm not happy with the resolution. Would it have been better to reduce ISO or stop down? Is...
  23. J

    Hyannis MA USA

    Thank you, Jim
  24. J

    Winter Birding Michigan U.P.

    I'm considering the 10 hour drive from Kentucky to Sault Ste. Marie towards the end of January and stay for 3 or 4 days and drive and hike around. I'm hoping to find some life-list birds: Common Redpoll, Pine Grosbeak, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Boreal Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, Northern Hawk Owl...
  25. J

    Bahamas Flycatcher

    Photographed in March in Nassau, Bahamas. These 2 photos were taken a few minutes apart, but I'm assuming they are the same species, if not the same bird. Both my photos don't show the typical La Sagra's "leaning" posture. Also, my Birds of the West Indies guide doesn't describe the rufous...
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