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  1. MariettaBirder

    Starlings, Harare, Zimbabwe

    They all look like Greater Blue Eared to me.
  2. MariettaBirder

    Some Caribbean Birds

    Here are three birds I photographed on a recent Caribbean cruise. The first was seen in Balata Gardens on Martinique. I think it is a Green-throated Carib (Eulampis holosericeus), but it is hard to be sure from just the back and this is the only photo I got of it. I think the 2nd bird is an...
  3. MariettaBirder

    SE Asian Bird Identification

    Thanks all for the help. The pink legs fooled me on the Grey Heron. Based on location I'm going with juvenile Streak-eared Bulbul for #3 and juvenile Golden-bellied Gerygone for #4. I'm listing #2 as a probable Eurasian Curlew.
  4. MariettaBirder

    Booby of North Coast of Borneo

    Thanks Andy & Andrew for confirming. There were lots of Brown Boobies flying around the ship too, but this one stood out as being quite different.
  5. MariettaBirder

    Booby of North Coast of Borneo

    I'm pretty sure this is an Red-footed Booby (Sula sula), but the dark bill tip isn't characteristic of this species. I checked several bird guides for, but couldn't find any illustrations that matched this bill coloring?
  6. MariettaBirder

    SE Asian Bird Identification

    Photos #1 and #2 were both taken from a long distance on the Saigon River, Vietnam #1 Based on the pink legs, I believe this is a Sarus Crane (Grus antigone), but there doesn’t appear to be any red on the face and upper neck, so I’m not sure. #2 It seems most likely that this is Eurasian...
  7. MariettaBirder

    Murre ID, Newfoundland

    Thank you for the quick response. I was afraid that was the case.
  8. MariettaBirder

    Murre ID, Newfoundland

    Is the bird on the left a Thick-billed Murre or just a Common Murre hunched down? Taken on 5/26/15 on Gull Island out of Bay Bulls, Newfoundland. Thanks for any help.
  9. MariettaBirder

    Big Bend NP Shorebird

    Wow that was quick. Thanks. I should have seen that.
  10. MariettaBirder

    Big Bend NP Shorebird

    My son and I were in Big Bend National Park for 3 days. We saw lots of new birds, but a few were hard for us to ID. I would like to confirm or correct our ID of these flycatchers. We found that the best birding sites are Daniels Ranch, Sam Nail Ranch and Chisos Basin. I got these three distant...
  11. MariettaBirder

    Big Bend NP Flycatcher Challenge

    My son and I were in Big Bend National Park for 3 days. We saw lots of new birds, but a few were hard for us to ID. I would like to confirm or correct our ID of these flycatchers. We found that the best birding sites are Daniels Ranch, Sam Nail Ranch and Chisos Basin. The first photo was taken...
  12. MariettaBirder

    Condors near Santa Barbara

    Thanks for this link. It's just the info I was looking for, and it looks like a relatively easy place to get to.
  13. MariettaBirder

    Raptor Id at Kruger NP /South Africa

    That's a great photo.
  14. MariettaBirder

    Condors near Santa Barbara

    We'll be in Santa Barbara, CA in late September and I understand that this is a good place to look for California Condors in the wild. Can someone give me some ideas about where we should go and what time of day is best? Any help will be much appreciated
  15. MariettaBirder

    Verify ID of Birds in Sydney, Australia

    It was at Mitchell Park, Northwest of Sydney. Fortunately, Andrew Patrick from Zest for Birds, knew how to get there. I would have never found it. And, thanks to all of you for your help on these photos.
  16. MariettaBirder

    Recommended Guide for Australia

    We were in Sydney, Australia for a couple of days in February 2014. I had found a guide on the internet to take us birding in the area around Sydney. Andrew Patrick at http://zestforbirds.com/ For the two days we had available, we chose the North-west and South Sydney locations. It was great...
  17. MariettaBirder

    Verify ID of Birds in Sydney, Australia

    We just returned from a cruise in the South Pacific that ended in Sydney, Australia. In Sydney we had a local birding guide for two day-trips. He was excellent; taking us to most of the good places for birds around Sydney. However, I did get a couple of pictures of birds he didn’t see and...
  18. MariettaBirder

    Field Guide to the Birds of French Polynesia

    We will be in Tahiti for a couple of days in February and then on a cruise that stops at Bora Bora and Raiatea. I'm looking for a field guide to these islands. The only one I found was Field Guide to the Birds of French Polynesia by Bruner and Dykes on Amazon for a mere $1,496.29!! This is a...
  19. MariettaBirder

    Wood Thrush, Marietta Georgia

    Thanks all. This is even better as it's a new bird for me.
  20. MariettaBirder

    Wood Thrush, Marietta Georgia

    I believe this is an immature Wood Thrush. It was sitting in the middle of our driveway and didn't move when I approached it, so I think it was stunned. It later flew off, but I got these photos of it. I will appreciate any confirmation. It would be my second one, but the first one was dead on...
  21. MariettaBirder

    Is it an Indian Vulture, Calcutta, 1990

    Yes it's sad. When I was there in 1990 they were everywhere.
  22. MariettaBirder

    Is it an Indian Vulture, Calcutta, 1990

    In digitizing my slides from my trip to India in October 1990, I found this photo of a vulture. It was taken in the Indian Botanical Gardens in Howrah. Is it an Indian Vulture or some other species? Sorry about the quality of the photo, but it was taken from far away with a mediocre camera...
  23. MariettaBirder

    Florida Everglades bird

    They are juvenile Anhingas
  24. MariettaBirder

    High-end Resorts in Costa Rica

    A Bit of Clarification Let me clarify what I mean by high-end. Perhaps I should have said higher-end. We'd like a room/cabin with 24-hour electricity (I have a CPAP that I use at night for sleep apnea); en suite bathroom (not too keen on outside bathroom without screening); bug-free would be a...
  25. MariettaBirder

    Albuquerque, NM 4/1/13

    Agree that it's a Neotropical Cormorant
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