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Today's batch of interior Alaska birds

Started by Parus, May 10 2012 04:40 AM

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#1 Parus

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 04:40 AM

I'm pretty confident about my IDs of most of these, but I'm such a newbie that I prefer to double check :)

Here goes!

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Individual 2:
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#2 fisherman1313

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 05:27 AM

1.Thinking Red-tail, but can't be certain from this pic.
2.White-crowned Sparrow
3.Short-eared Owl
4.Red-tail
5.Savannah Sparrow
6.Northern Harrier
7.Another White-crowned

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 10:07 AM

I agree, but really don't know about 1.

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 12:05 PM

What were you thinking one was, parus? I agree with Red-tailed Hawk.

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 12:56 PM

1.Thinking Red-tail, but can't be certain from this pic.
2.White-crowned Sparrow
3.Short-eared Owl
4.Red-tail
5.Savannah Sparrow
6.Northern Harrier
7.Another White-crowned


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Posted 10 May 2012 - 01:08 PM

:blink: How did you get the thumbs up icon?!?!

ABA list: 295 Latest: Swamp Sparrow
2013: 220

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 03:12 PM

I LOVE the first photo of the harrier with the foothills in the background. Beautiful.

#8 Parus

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 05:01 PM

Yay! I was right about...everything except the owl, hahaha.

What were you thinking one was, parus? I agree with Red-tailed Hawk.


I think #1 is a red-tailed hawk as well. It flew over me a little while later and I got a better look at it, and it looked pretty much like the other red-tail :)

I LOVE the first photo of the harrier with the foothills in the background. Beautiful.


Thank you! It is really lovely here. The environment makes a great background for wildlife photography, too...makes me want to improve my skills and invest in some better glass:

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(here he is up closer, because I have no sense of self-preservation :D )
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#9 Liam

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 05:22 PM

Great photos!

:blink: How did you get the thumbs up icon?!?!


I used the [img] tags on this file: http://www.whatbird..../emotion-21.gif

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Posted 10 May 2012 - 05:25 PM

Hehe. Nice Liam.

And beautiful pictures parus!!!!

ABA list: 295 Latest: Swamp Sparrow
2013: 220

Yard List: 85 Latest: Violet-green Swallow, Tricolored Blackbird
http://www.flickr.co...s/89595711@N08/

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