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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Breakfast Is Served'

    Lovely! A fish for breakfast, a nice treat for a beautiful bird! Well done! Linda
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Losing It!'

    Great shot!!!!! What a tongue! LindA
    • LindaD
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    Birding Info for Las Vegas (US) 6th - 16th Nov 2007

    Matt: We were in Vegas in September. We visited the Red Rock Canyon just west of Vegas. A very beautiful area and the Willow Springs area there was full of birds. Got some good looks at Pinyon jays there as well as a few other species such as ash throated flycatchers. It's a very nice area...
  4. Race to Finish

    Race to Finish

    These caterpillars were found on a bush on the Osa Penninsula of Costa Rica. They are probably a species of Sphinx moth larvae. The butterfly expert on site could not identify them and suggested that they were a species of moths. The large tail spike makes me think they are Sphinx moth...
    • LindaD
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    • caterpillar costa rica sphinx moth
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
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    Announcing the September 2007 theme challenge - Insects

    I have a photo of caterpillars that I've not been able to identify. I have consulted a scientist in the area who specializes in butterflies and his comment was that it was probably a moth -- which leaves hundreds of possibilities. He was not encouraging that it could ever be identified from...
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Immature Ruby-throated Hummingbird'

    Excellent! Even has a splash of pollen on her head.
    • LindaD
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Scarlet Macaws in the Mist'

    Thanks everyone! I, too, think it looks like a painting. How often in photography do you get the birds placed like that? It's an uncropped image with no bird is at the center focus area. Linda
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  8. Scarlet Macaws in the Mist

    Scarlet Macaws in the Mist

    These scarlet macaws were flying from tree to tree feeding on almonds. They were shrouded in a fine mist that blew in from the Pacific Ocean and sparkled in the sunlight. This is an uncropped, full frame photo. Look closely and you will see 5 macaws.
    • LindaD
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    • ara macao costa rica rainforest scarlet macaw
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'The EYES have it'

    Thanks everyone. I'll post the picture of the frog on the camera in the gallery. Linda
    • LindaD
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Monkey see, monkey do'

    Look at those teeth! Great shot!
    • LindaD
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  11. The EYES have it

    The EYES have it

    This is a red-eyed tree from Costa Rica. Since this species is nocturnal, it was photographed at night, using flash. There is a small hazard when photographing these frogs in this environment. Shortly after this photo was taken, he jumped and landed on my camera. My husband then had fun...
    • LindaD
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    • costa rica red-eyed tree frog
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Amphibians
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    Gardening for the birds

    Several years ago we planted a native honeysuckle (Lonicera). It's covered in nice tubular red flowers right now and continues all summer. The hummers love it. If you have an arbor or a nice place for one, consider honeysuckle. While they also love the Japanese honeysuckle, they are so...
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    Hummingbird Quiz

    Marian: Sorry I haven't had time to really take a good look at your pictures. My husband and I gave a talk at the local bird club this week and used some of the pictures I posted for ID. With a very expert birder in the audience, I got no challenges on the Id of the hummers although he did...
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    "Baby Hummingbirds" gallery on PBASE

    Along this same line, the most recent Outdoor Photographer magazine has a small article about photographing hummingbirds on the nest. The photographer describes that a nest was in a park near a boardwalk and various people gathered on the boardwalk to watch. He decided to try to photograph the...
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Costa's hummingbird - Flashing gorget!'

    Love that purple!
    • LindaD
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Planalto Hermit'

    Luiz; Beautiful picture!!! Nice colors and stunning capture in flight kissing the flowers.
    • LindaD
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    Hummingbird Quiz

    Marian: Yes, I think those are right! I thought it was interesting that the two pictures of the Coppery headed emerald look so different. But it's a striking example of the light that makes the appearance in hummingbirds. I first thought picture #1 was a violet sabrewing female since the...
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    Hummingbird Quiz

    Marian: Of course you may download and use that picture! I'm rather partial to the little girl myself. I love the bits of pollen on her head and bill. I have only 2 more pictures and I think these are very easy! I've ID'd the one and am very sure of the other as well. The guide books and...
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    Hummingbird Quiz

    Marian: I think I now agree. Female black-bellied and male CHE. I can't say much about having seen the bird in the feather since we had so little time. At the time I had not gotten my guide book. In fact we bought one at La Paz just because of the hummingbirds there. I've been going...
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    Hummingbird Quiz

    Lisa: Unfortunately, life often intrudes into the things we like the most. Thanks for the comments on the pictures. I plan on posting some pictures in the gallery. I've got a couple more that I have to identify before posting and a number that are in flight. I'm jumping into the forum...
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    Hummingbird Quiz

    Marian and all: I'm still puzzling over #3. Both the black-bellied and the stripe-tailed have the rufous spot on wing. The only problem is both of them have white on the tail. So, still puzzling! As for my posted pictures -- I agree with #3. I was really confused about the rufous spot on...
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    Hummingbird Quiz

    Marian: I agree with Luis on the identification of #1 and 3. The only female I could see that didn't have white on the throat was the rufous tailed. So it must be that along with that bit of light color which must be red on the bill. I had earlier thought about the brown violet ear for the...
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    Hummingbird Quiz

    I'm going to make a try on the 4th picture. The "headless" bird is, I think, a violet sabrewing female. I say this because of the wings since they are shorter than the tail with a bit of white in the tail. My pictures of the magnificents seem to have wings going out to the end of the tail...
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    Hummingbird Quiz

    Marian: Are you saying that the bird on the nest is the same bird that is on the feeder but we cannot see the head? I agree with Luis that No. 2 is a green violet-ear. But I've been very confused by the bird on the feeder since it's wings are so much shorter than the tail. I have a suspect...
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    Snake stalking Cardinal nest in Florida

    Last year we had a pair of cardinals nest outside our dining room window and noted a black snake climbing the tree. He was within inches of the nest by the time we got outside. My husband took a long pole and got the snake to curl around it and relocated him a distance from the house. We then...
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