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Not a great shot, but ...
... another lifer: Gambel's Quail. I wonder what this species's name will be when it comes their turn to lose the people-name. Sorry I've been "MIA" again. Still on the road, still struggling with little time, shared room, and slow internet. But I will be back home in another week, so I'll get...- Doc Duck
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- callipepla gambelii gambel's quail
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- Category: North America
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Somewhat better shot, and ...
... another lifer. I generally try not to have "target birds" when I travel, as that just sets me up for disappointment and can also distract from the birds I do see. But this time Cactus Wren was actually on my mind as a niggling target. Luckily, I did see them. Even more luckily, a pair of...- Doc Duck
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- cactus wren campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
- Comments: 8
- Category: North America
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Not a lifer, but ...
... possibly the best shot I got that day.- Doc Duck
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- mimus polyglottus northern mockingbird
- Comments: 9
- Category: North America
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Comment by 'Doc Duck' in media 'Himalayas-801 : Black Eagle soaring : infrequent sighting : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari'
Great sight to see! Thanks for sharing it :)- Doc Duck
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Comment by 'Doc Duck' in media 'Ringed Kingfisher ( Immature Male)'
Do all Trinidad birds look so happy? I may have to go for a visit :D- Doc Duck
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Comment by 'Doc Duck' in media 'Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Male'
Great flutterby, setting, and composition :)- Doc Duck
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Comment by 'Doc Duck' in media 'Dickcissel'
LOL! Needs a blow-dryer and a good hairbrush ;) Or ... not. Looks very sweet this way.- Doc Duck
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Comment by 'Doc Duck' in media 'Migratory Grasshopper'
Seen in macro, these exoskeletals look like mechanical toys or wooden puzzles. Love it!- Doc Duck
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Comment by 'Doc Duck' in media 'Confusion'
I have the same problem with European and Eurasian. Oh well. Perhaps I'll learn them eventually ... or not. Beautiful shot of this big Swamphen claiming the right-of-way :cool:- Doc Duck
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Comment by 'Doc Duck' in media 'Ruppell's weaver'
Are they a species that builds several nests - some of them because the female turns one down, some as decoys to confuse predators? If a female turned down his first effort, he might want to recycle the materials rather than have to harvest new grass strips for the whole thing ...? Or if she...- Doc Duck
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More Black-throated Sparrows
Not quite caught up browsing, but the big family gang is about to set out on today's adventure so I'll just post three more of my lifer shots real quick and hope to catch up tonight. This shot was as I walked back towards the trailhead. Clearly the BTSPs are raising young. :D- Doc Duck
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- amphispiza bilineata black-throated sparrow
- Comments: 9
- Category: North America
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Black-chinned Hummingbird (f)
Taken at our last stop as we left Joshua Tree National Park. Even in this oasis site, the weather was hot, so we made our "hike" short and stayed down in the shade around the oasis itself. There were several hummingbirds flying about. This one whizzed around my head and perched just above me...- Doc Duck
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- archilochus alexandri black-chinned hummingbird
- Comments: 9
- Category: North America
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Mountain Chickadee
This one too was carrying food, so likely raising one or more chicks. Taken on our pre-dinner walk around the woods atop Mount Jacinto (the gondola ride up and down was itself quite a thrill, and too bad I didn't manage to get any shots of the many Olive-sided Flycatchers zipping around the...- Doc Duck
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- mountain chickadee poecile gambeli
- Comments: 10
- Category: North America
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