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Pelikans with the Lumix FZ1000
On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:10:59 -0500, PeterN wrote:
Thanks. One of my friends told me it was a red shouldered hawk. I have a deep knowledge of bitds. To me they are all chickens. A very good on-line reference is the Cornell All About Birds site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search You can search by various means. One very nice feature is most of the species pages have photos of "similar species" on then if you get close but it's no cigar. |
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On 1/12/2015 7:42 PM, me wrote:
On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:10:59 -0500, PeterN wrote: Thanks. One of my friends told me it was a red shouldered hawk. I have a deep knowledge of bitds. To me they are all chickens. A very good on-line reference is the Cornell All About Birds site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search You can search by various means. One very nice feature is most of the species pages have photos of "similar species" on then if you get close but it's no cigar. location can also be a helpful factor in identification. -- PeterN |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:38:09 -0500, PeterN wrote:
On 1/12/2015 7:42 PM, me wrote: On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:10:59 -0500, PeterN wrote: Thanks. One of my friends told me it was a red shouldered hawk. I have a deep knowledge of bitds. To me they are all chickens. A very good on-line reference is the Cornell All About Birds site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search You can search by various means. One very nice feature is most of the species pages have photos of "similar species" on then if you get close but it's no cigar. location can also be a helpful factor in identification. Yes they also have maps breeding/nonbreeding but given climate change they can be misleading this days. Recently I had a shot of a bird in the front yard that was similar to a goldfinch. Turned out to be a yellow throated vireo according to my familial bird expert in Brooklyn. |
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On 1/12/2015 8:44 PM, me wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:38:09 -0500, PeterN wrote: On 1/12/2015 7:42 PM, me wrote: On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:10:59 -0500, PeterN wrote: Thanks. One of my friends told me it was a red shouldered hawk. I have a deep knowledge of bitds. To me they are all chickens. A very good on-line reference is the Cornell All About Birds site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search You can search by various means. One very nice feature is most of the species pages have photos of "similar species" on then if you get close but it's no cigar. location can also be a helpful factor in identification. Yes they also have maps breeding/nonbreeding but given climate change they can be misleading this days. Recently I had a shot of a bird in the front yard that was similar to a goldfinch. Turned out to be a yellow throated vireo according to my familial bird expert in Brooklyn. To my way of thinking one of the reasons for knowing whaat species is to help anticipate. For example, I saw this reddish heron, and kenw he would start to act like this, so I waited and: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/_Red%20Heron.jpg I saw this guy playing in a tree, so I moved to get between him and his nest. The result: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/anhinga%20the%20next%20buildeer.jpg -- PeterN |
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On 2015-01-13 01:38:09 +0000, PeterN said:
On 1/12/2015 7:42 PM, me wrote: On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:10:59 -0500, PeterN wrote: Thanks. One of my friends told me it was a red shouldered hawk. I have a deep knowledge of bitds. To me they are all chickens. A very good on-line reference is the Cornell All About Birds site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search You can search by various means. One very nice feature is most of the species pages have photos of "similar species" on then if you get close but it's no cigar. location can also be a helpful factor in identification. Yup! I have several paperback field guides, and some iOS field guides and I also refer to the Cornell Labs site from time to time. Range maps for seasonal populations and transient migrating birds can be a big help in pinning down a diagnostic ID, and eliminating false positives. I got into birding seriously because of my wife. When she was still active she played a big part in the Audubon Society Breeding Bird tracking program for mapping birds breeding in a particular region. In our case she was a contributor for the San Luis Obispo County, Audubon Society Breeding Bird Atlas. She was also an active participant in the Cornell Labs Project FeederWatch. Unfortunately she was bed ridden for the last 18 months of her life and was not able to do much of anything in that period. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On 1/12/2015 9:14 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On 2015-01-13 01:38:09 +0000, PeterN said: On 1/12/2015 7:42 PM, me wrote: On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:10:59 -0500, PeterN wrote: Thanks. One of my friends told me it was a red shouldered hawk. I have a deep knowledge of bitds. To me they are all chickens. A very good on-line reference is the Cornell All About Birds site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search You can search by various means. One very nice feature is most of the species pages have photos of "similar species" on then if you get close but it's no cigar. location can also be a helpful factor in identification. Yup! I have several paperback field guides, and some iOS field guides and I also refer to the Cornell Labs site from time to time. Range maps for seasonal populations and transient migrating birds can be a big help in pinning down a diagnostic ID, and eliminating false positives. I got into birding seriously because of my wife. When she was still active she played a big part in the Audubon Society Breeding Bird tracking program for mapping birds breeding in a particular region. In our case she was a contributor for the San Luis Obispo County, Audubon Society Breeding Bird Atlas. She was also an active participant in the Cornell Labs Project FeederWatch. Unfortunately she was bed ridden for the last 18 months of her life and was not able to do much of anything in that period. It seems that just when we have the time and fiscal ability to enjoy life, we lose the physical ability. -- PeterN |
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On 2015-01-13 01:44:41 +0000, me said:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:38:09 -0500, PeterN wrote: On 1/12/2015 7:42 PM, me wrote: On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:10:59 -0500, PeterN wrote: Thanks. One of my friends told me it was a red shouldered hawk. I have a deep knowledge of bitds. To me they are all chickens. A very good on-line reference is the Cornell All About Birds site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search You can search by various means. One very nice feature is most of the species pages have photos of "similar species" on then if you get close but it's no cigar. location can also be a helpful factor in identification. Yes they also have maps breeding/nonbreeding but given climate change they can be misleading this days. Recently I had a shot of a bird in the front yard that was similar to a goldfinch. Turned out to be a yellow throated vireo according to my familial bird expert in Brooklyn. There are so many similarities in the various sparrows, wrens, and finches it can be tough to pin down an immediate ID. I cases like that it is best to check for diagnostic markings around eyes, head stripes, wing and tail banding, and then refer to a field guide to confirm. Then there can be irregular,nomadic, irruptive populations & flocks such as Pine Siskins, and Cedar Waxwings. These have ranges covering all of North America, but might not be found in the same location two years in a row, and sometimes will show up for several years before taking to a different location, perhaps within a mile or two of previous sightings for a year or two. -- Regards, Savageduck |
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On 2015-01-13 02:27:19 +0000, PeterN said:
On 1/12/2015 9:14 PM, Savageduck wrote: On 2015-01-13 01:38:09 +0000, PeterN said: On 1/12/2015 7:42 PM, me wrote: On Mon, 05 Jan 2015 21:10:59 -0500, PeterN wrote: Thanks. One of my friends told me it was a red shouldered hawk. I have a deep knowledge of bitds. To me they are all chickens. A very good on-line reference is the Cornell All About Birds site: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search You can search by various means. One very nice feature is most of the species pages have photos of "similar species" on then if you get close but it's no cigar. location can also be a helpful factor in identification. Yup! I have several paperback field guides, and some iOS field guides and I also refer to the Cornell Labs site from time to time. Range maps for seasonal populations and transient migrating birds can be a big help in pinning down a diagnostic ID, and eliminating false positives. I got into birding seriously because of my wife. When she was still active she played a big part in the Audubon Society Breeding Bird tracking program for mapping birds breeding in a particular region. In our case she was a contributor for the San Luis Obispo County, Audubon Society Breeding Bird Atlas. She was also an active participant in the Cornell Labs Project FeederWatch. Unfortunately she was bed ridden for the last 18 months of her life and was not able to do much of anything in that period. It seems that just when we have the time and fiscal ability to enjoy life, we lose the physical ability. BTW: For your iPhone I still highly recommend *iBird Ultimate*. It is simple to make up regional list, and a local list, along with a Life list for sightings. This is a great iPhone birder's field guide app. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibird-ultimate-guide-to-birds/id872771050?mt=8 -- Regards, Savageduck |
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In article , PeterN
wrote: To my way of thinking one of the reasons for knowing whaat species is to help anticipate. For example, I saw this reddish heron, and kenw he would start to act like this, so I waited and: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/_Red%20Heron.jpg I saw this guy playing in a tree, so I moved to get between him and his nest. The result: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/anhinga%20the%20next%20buildeer.jpg Nice captures, but they appear a bit oversharpened. -- m-m http://www.mhmyers.com |
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On 1/13/2015 12:37 AM, M-M wrote:
In article , PeterN wrote: To my way of thinking one of the reasons for knowing whaat species is to help anticipate. For example, I saw this reddish heron, and kenw he would start to act like this, so I waited and: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/_Red%20Heron.jpg I saw this guy playing in a tree, so I moved to get between him and his nest. The result: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97242118/anhinga%20the%20next%20buildeer.jpg Nice captures, but they appear a bit oversharpened. Thanks for your comment. I am fighting my tendency to oversharpen. -- PeterN |
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