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Your silliest/most entertaining/unlikely birding accomplishments
eBird Police I had studied the "Birds of Europe" before our trip to Ireland, and was excited to get a closer look at the nesting site of the bank swallows flying in and out of the many holes in the sand bank on Ireland's west coast. As we approached, I spotted a swallow on the ground, picked...- jcpjung
- Post #103
- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Your silliest/most entertaining/unlikely birding accomplishments
The pic has been added to the special section in the Gallery called Members Faces.- jcpjung
- Post #99
- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Bombs Away
least tern protecting its nest by distracting me with fecal bombs- jcpjung
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Your silliest/most entertaining/unlikely birding accomplishments
...which brings to mind... My sister (an excellent photographer) and I were birding a National Seashore near Pensacola Florida and came upon a protected nesting area for least terns. After observing and photographing the nesting terns from a distance, we left, but were pursued and "bombed" by...- jcpjung
- Post #92
- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Your silliest/most entertaining/unlikely birding accomplishments
While participating in a Christmas Bird Count along the Gila River near Phoenix, Arizona, my son and I discovered a single palo verde tree decorated with scores and scores of small gray Christmas ornaments. As we approached close enough for a detailed examination, we learned that the ornaments...- jcpjung
- Post #85
- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Your Most Recent "Life" Bird
A black swift, right where it was supposed to be, right behind a waterfall in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada last August 2023. There were numerous signs at the trailhead advising visitors to stay on the trail because the area was a known nesting area for the threatened/endangered swift...- jcpjung
- Post #4,885
- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Anyone know what kind of bird this is? -Arizona, USA
The coloring says curve-bill. The bill says crissal. There is no obvious dark line on the throat, though there's a hint of a white one. Behavior and habitat may help to further the decision. I watched a curve-bill today search 30 feet of a sidewalk edge at my house in Tempe, leaving debris...- jcpjung
- Post #6
- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Vortex tripods?
I have yet to research tripod and head combos that would upgrade my current set. Perhaps some of you readers would be willing to recommend a top-of-the-line set-up for a Vortex Razor angled 85mm spotting scope. My manfrotto tripod is heavy, the legs telescope with difficulty, the entire unit is...- jcpjung
- Post #4
- Forum: Tripod and Heads
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Vortex tripods?
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- Post #3
- Forum: Tripod and Heads
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Vintage bins...
A few years ago, my siblings and I were clearing out the basement of my parent's house in Chicago, as they had moved to assisted living. I found an old Carl Zeiss Jena Deltrintem 8x30 binoculars with serial number 1418147. The lens were misaligned and an eyecup was broken. I sent them to Zeiss...- jcpjung
- Post #16
- Forum: Binoculars
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Allbinos Canon 12x36 IS III Review
My experience with Canon's IS III 12x36 binoculars is as follows: I take them with me when I don't want to carry my spotting scope but need a good view of distant birds. When the IS button is depressed, the image almost freezes revealing details you won't see with any other handheld binos. The... -
Galápagos Blue-footed Booby
I'd be interested in you ebird checklists for the Galapagos. I'm going there in June. jcpjung John- jcpjung
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- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Zeiss dialyt 7*42 T*P*
Contact Zeiss. They told me the age of my 8x30 Jenas (100!). -
Intro to JC
Hello. I've been birding for almost 40 years and have owned around 8 optics over the years. Currently, I have a Kowa BDII 6.5x32 that's my go-to bino (and the one my wife grabs), a Canon IS III 12x36 for longer distance observations (ie. shorebirds, raptors), and a Vortex Razor 20-60 85mm...
