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    Flying with spotting scope

    Is it permissible to fly with a spotting scope in carry on? I would be really concerned about having to put it in checked luggage as I imagine those bags get really tossed around. I am in USA and the next trip would be domestic. When looking at rental options, within about 2-3 trips I could have...
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    How do I find forest hawk species

    Hello everyone, I am living in the Northeastern United States. I can find red shouldered and red tailed hawks but the forest hawk species have proven very difficult to find and usually when I find one it's flying away and either lands somewhere very hard to locate or flies a second time just as...
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    cleaning camera and bins

    Does it matter what kind of lens cleaner I buy or any that are sold for camera use safe? I also want to buy some lens tissue paper so I don't have to worry about cleaning the re-usable ones or grit sticking on them. Is any brand safe or recommended?
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    Shorebirds (Maine, USA)

    I saw a few shorebirds, all within a few miles of the ocean. Can anyone ID them? I do have additional photos if needed.
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    Rhode Island birds

    Think the raptor is an osprey just because it was over water and the one I know is a finch but cant figure out if purple or house
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    New England

    Is this a crow?
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    What type of crow

    Southern New England on a River near the coast. Attached the funny sound it made. Fish Crow?
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    Bird ID (Northeastern USA)

    This bird is from a Spruce Forest in NH. Any idea what it is?
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    Heron Florida USA

    Guessing it's a funny looking little blue heron, ideas?
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    Hawk Help (NE USA)

    Here are two hawks. 2nd one (2 photos) no idea 1st think it's coopers or sharp shinned.
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    Several NE birds (US)

    First one is a hawk overlooking a field (Maine) Third one is a bird in a meadow (VT) Second one I thought was a blue heron but the head seemed much thicker than the other blue herons I had seen (Maine), last photo is another heron I was comparing the head size to
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    Bird of prey (NE USA)

    Think it's an eagle but not sure. See attachment
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    Open Ground

    I was looking out the window today and noticed several crows were milling about in a commercial drive that had been cleared of snow. At this point, the river nearby was mostly frozen over and ground covered in snow. I thought clearing some space of snow might attract them to my yard. I shoved...
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    Peanut feeder

    There is a hardware mesh "peanut feeder" I have. Is there any reason I couldn't put sunflower seeds in it since I currently have no peanuts or do the sunflower seeds need to be more protected like in the plastic ones? I'm not too worried if a little seed spills out I guess. I also have a milk...
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    Night Bird Migrations

    Hello, I am interested in recording night bird migrations but the suggested plans seem too complicated for me. I am wondering if I can use the flower pot rig with a digital recording device and store bought mic? Basically, I'd like to find something that I can leave running overnight and then...
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    DSC h5

    I'm thinking of getting the 1.7x teleconverter for this but I've long since thrown away the box. If anyone has used this teleconverter, does everything I need to hook it up come with it? Im concerned there will be some piece that I threw away from the original camera or something I need lol want...
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    Suggestions

    Hello Friends, I have a sony dsc-h20. It seems I often come up just a little bit short of being able to get a good photo. I am wondering if this adapter (Optics 2.2x High Grade, Super Telephoto ) would be a good help or if I should try digiscoping again? If I add the adapter and lens, I assume...
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    Birdhouse suburban CT

    I live in a suburban area of central CT, there are lots of trees around and a river nearby. I'm thinking of building a birdhouse this winter for something to do. Are there any birds that might nest in my yard given my parameters? Trying to figure out what species to build a house for (if any)
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    Novice Birder: Finding Owls

    Hello Friends, I am a beginner birder who really likes owls. I've managed to find some thanks to luck (barred owls) and a couple of field trips to spots where others had found nests. However, I've had terrible luck finding owls on my own. What's the best way to find them.. like go out at...
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    BirdFeeder

    HI, I put up a milk cartoon container with sun flower seeds and a suet feeder. No birds came. I have a lot of trees in the yard but I never see any birds at all.
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    Specific Digiscoping Problem

    My current digiscope setup can take great pictures, but the problem is that it simply takes way too long to setup. I bought one of the external adaptors, you know the metal ones that you have to to tighten on to the scope. I can't leave it on because i need to look through the scope to get...
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    Need help with partial overexposure

    I am using a trail camera to capture some nocturnal animals' photos. The problem is that when the animal is close to the camera I get an overexposure. The animal and anything close to the bottom hald of the picture is so overexposed all I see is a white flash of light! Is the problem likely due...
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    Nest Box Size Question

    I've built some wooden houses in the past, but I'm intrigued by the PVC bluebird houses I've seen. Here is the thing I do not get: Bluebird box houses are something like 5"x5", so that's 25sq inches (For you metric guys (yes my country is insane and insists on doing this) I think 1"=about 2.5...
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    How well do recordings work?

    I know recordings can work as I've seen abstracts of scientists using them. My question is, from your first hand experience only-- ie not what you read on the net or heard from a friend of a friend -- does this work? I've hooked an external speaker to my mp3 player and downloaded a titmouse...
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    Learning Bird Songs

    Hi guys, I am a newb at bird songs, so I made a little tool to help me test myself. Basically, on the page I made you hear a sound and then guess. To check your answer, highlight the hidden text in the upper left hand corner of the browser window. Then you hit F5 to refresh the page for the...
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