Neat pictures I've taken - Page 122

slang · 02-20-2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

...Took us 23 hours to get home after that!

That part of the adventure doesn't sound all that exciting. I've done it many times but it's not fun

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

...They served lunch when we took off and we did what they call the business style where it all comes out at once and not in courses so we could eat and relax and then sleep...

So the staff isn't constantly waking you up for the peanuts and Coke that you refused the last time they woke you up?

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

...Always fun to walk the back streets of cities we visit and photograph odd things...

You're got some great photos here. Sounds like a fascinating trip.

Gravdigr · 03-27-2014, 03:31 PM

Went out on a little photo safari the other day. Saw some turkeys. Took a picture out the window of GrandCherokeeOne.

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Meh, turkeys.

Aaand then, as I was about to pull away, I looked about 50 feet in front of the Jeep, and sitting there on a survey stake, was this fella:

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I guess he had been sitting there when I pulled up, and, just didn't see a reason to leave. I almost didn't see him, wouldn't have, if it hadn't been for the fluttering survey tape.

That, friends and neighbors, is ye olde American Kestrel, which, Wikipedia tells me, is not a 'true' kestrel. Whatever, it's a kind of falcon, and, I find that cool as hell, as I've never laid my personal eyes on a falcon, or a kestrel, for that matter.

I believe this one is probably a juvenile.

Gravdigr · 03-27-2014, 03:40 PM

*If anyone can back-up, or, refute, my ID of this bird, please do so.

TIA

BigV · 03-27-2014, 04:15 PM

I'd say you're right.

I don't know what you see/saw (see what I did thar?) that makes you think it's a juvenile, but it does seem to be female. What a great shot. Kudos!

Gravdigr · 03-27-2014, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BigV

I don't know what you see/saw (see what I did thar?) that makes you think it's a juvenile, but it does seem to be female. What a great shot. Kudos!

These two pics from Wikipedia:

Wiki IDs this as a female adult:

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Notice the breast pattern is more akin to stripes, than to spots, like on my boid.

And a Wiki-ID'd young 'un:

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Notice the spots on the breast.

My bird's feathers look a bit on the down-y side. He's fluffy. Also, it looks like the malar (or 'cheek') stripes look darker on the younger birds, and paler, or faded, on the older ones. Might just be me, or the particular pics I looked at.

Thanks, V.

lumberjim · 03-28-2014, 01:54 AM

Looks young to me too. Clean.

orthodoc · 03-28-2014, 02:01 AM

The malar stripes are definitely there. I'd say you have a positive ID, grav. Nice pic!

I like the turkeys as well, but this one was special.

Griff · 03-28-2014, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

*If anyone can back-up, or, refute, my ID of this bird, please do so.

TIA

I back your ID using my Merlin Bird ID app! Cornell Ornithology put the thing out. It has good pics, a systematized approach, and bird songs for each critter. Fun to prank kids with as well.

Gravdigr · 03-28-2014, 03:19 PM

Thanks!

busterb · 03-28-2014, 06:28 PM

Smoked with what?

busterb · 03-28-2014, 08:03 PM

Made behind the library few years ago. Plant was the one with berries, maybe
Lantana?

Carruthers · 03-29-2014, 04:02 AM

What a splendid photo. Absolutely beautiful!

I'd hazard a guess that the bush is Buddleia (Buddleja), sometimes known as the 'Butterfly Bush', at least on this side of the Atlantic.

Griff · 03-29-2014, 08:43 AM

Nice.

Gravdigr · 03-30-2014, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Carruthers

...I'd hazard a guess that the bush is Buddleia (Buddleja), sometimes known as the 'Butterfly Bush'...

Seconded.

Cool pic, Buster!

Gravdigr · 03-30-2014, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by busterb

Smoked with what?

Mashed redskins, and green beans?

03-27-2014, 03:31 PM	#1817
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Went out on a little photo safari the other day. Saw some turkeys. Took a picture out the window of GrandCherokeeOne. Meh, turkeys. Aaand then, as I was about to pull away, I looked about 50 feet in front of the Jeep, and sitting there on a survey stake, was this fella: I guess he had been sitting there when I pulled up, and, just didn't see a reason to leave. I almost didn't see him, wouldn't have, if it hadn't been for the fluttering survey tape. That, friends and neighbors, is ye olde American Kestrel, which, Wikipedia tells me, is not a 'true' kestrel. Whatever, it's a kind of falcon, and, I find that cool as hell, as I've never laid my personal eyes on a falcon, or a kestrel, for that matter. I believe this one is probably a juvenile. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-27-2014, 03:40 PM	#1818
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	If anyone can back-up, or, refute, my ID of this bird, please do so*. TIA __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-27-2014, 04:15 PM	#1819
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I'd say you're right. I don't know what you see/saw (see what I did thar?) that makes you think it's a juvenile, but it does seem to be female. What a great shot. Kudos! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-28-2014, 01:54 AM	#1821
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Looks young to me too. Clean. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-28-2014, 02:01 AM	#1822
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	The malar stripes are definitely there. I'd say you have a positive ID, grav. Nice pic! I like the turkeys as well, but this one was special. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

03-28-2014, 03:19 PM	#1824
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Thanks! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-28-2014, 06:28 PM	#1825
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Smoked with what? __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

03-28-2014, 08:03 PM	#1826
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Made behind the library few years ago. Plant was the one with berries, maybe Lantana? Attached Images __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

03-29-2014, 04:02 AM	#1827
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	What a splendid photo. Absolutely beautiful! I'd hazard a guess that the bush is Buddleia (Buddleja), sometimes known as the 'Butterfly Bush', at least on this side of the Atlantic. __________________

03-29-2014, 08:43 AM	#1828
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Nice. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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