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  1. bkrownd

    The Birdingpal web site

    One thing that irked me early on about birdingpal is that most people who contacted me were obviously looking for a free guide rather than paying the (well-known) local guides for their time and services. When I respond that I can't guide them but I'd be happy to provide them with plenty of...
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    Why couldn't a catadioptric or newtonian optical system be used in binoculars?

    3:-) I sure wish we had the artwork and tranquility to go along with that image. I think it's more like an old top of the line sailing ship going on a voyage of discovery - a high tech prestige peice, government investment, military spinoffs, everyone thinks it's cool, long periods of...
  3. bkrownd

    conservation of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

    Funding which could have instead helped prevent existing species from becoming extinct. Meanwhile opponents of conservation will enjoy lumping all of us in with the people looking for this Bigfoot on the public dime.
  4. bkrownd

    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media 'Erckel's Francolin'

    They beg at the kitchen door at halepohaku. Even where hunted they're never particularly shy like quail are.
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  5. bkrownd

    conservation of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

    It's too bad we can't be bothered to conserve birds that actually still exist. :/
  6. bkrownd

    The Birdingpal web site

    I shouldn't have to send money to get them to change the information posted about me on the site. |:S| I got an e-mail from someone here about 8 months ago talking about some visitor they met who was upset with me for not replying to messages I never received. I imagine there are dozens of...
  7. bkrownd

    The Birdingpal web site

    Odd that you got a reply in 2 hours, but I sent 3 or 4 requests for change over the last year and heard nothing and seen no action on my request. Maybe their strange messaging system has a bug causing it to fail for some users?
  8. bkrownd

    First bird of 2015

    Red-billed leiothrix...noisy little rascals edit: I just remembered I'm pretty sure I heard the neighborhood barn owl after the neighborhood fireworks tapered off around 1AM.
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    January 1st joint Birdforum list

    I hiked about 6km through rainforest today, yielding 6 species red-billed leiothrix japanese white-eye apapane northern cardinal iiwi kalij pheasant wind gusting to 30-something MPH probably drowned out about 2-3 others I would have otherwise expected to hear
  10. bkrownd

    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media 'Erckel's Francolin'

    Cackling Mountain Chicken :D
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    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media ''Io or Hawaiian Hawk'

    spelling `io :) still persecuted here, unfortunately :(
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  12. bkrownd

    The Birdingpal web site

    FYI, it appears that the Birdingpal site is no longer maintained. I've been trying to get my defunct e-mail address removed for a year now, and I've never received any replies from the admin or seen any changes.
  13. bkrownd

    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media ''Akiapola'au'

    That's about as good a picture as you can get from an FZ
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  14. bkrownd

    NZ De- Extinction!

    So you release these fake "de-extincted" birds in the wild...and oops they start spreading new diseases to the natural birds, or maybe they adversely impact some rare plants or insects. There are many potential negatives that will keep these frankenbirds in zoos and labs. The political...
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    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media 'I'iwi taking a drink.'

    Someday I'm going to remember to take a cocktail straw out there and give it a try myself...
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  16. bkrownd

    ...Enemies of the Canadian Government?

    I read the article but found no mention of which politicians or political parties were allegedly being directly supported or opposed by the group? (the only action a reasonable person could consider a "political activity")
  17. bkrownd

    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media 'Yellow Ohia Lehua'

    This is not ohia
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    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media 'Calliandra Flower'

    this is a calliandra flower, not ohia
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    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media 'Red Lehua Blossom'

    Some kind of calliandra is the best suggestion I can come up with
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    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media 'Red Lehua Blossom'

    This is misidentified. I can't offer any suggestions about what it might actually be, though.
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    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media 'Kolea- The Pacific Golden Plover'

    I love how each one claims a lawn as its own, and defends it all day. Even on a busy street corner.
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  22. bkrownd

    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media 'Pua Kala ( Argemone glauca)'

    Fortunately, they aren't rare at all. :)
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  23. bkrownd

    New Video: 'Oma'o singing in the morning (added by Cubbybear1963)

    The other singing is from an 'apapane. There is also another 'oma'o answering in the background.
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    Comment by 'bkrownd' in media ''Apapane'

    Traditionally IIRC on this site Hawaii has been lumped as part of the "USA" in the "north america" gallery.
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  25. bkrownd

    Saddle Road

    The pre-dawn low would have been around 50F. Weather looked too dodgy for me to head up there this weekend, after being rain-soaked during my last few outings. Did some needed gardening.
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