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April 25, 2023 at 4:22 pm #512281TershaKeymaster
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April 25, 2023 at 4:26 pm #512283TershaKeymaster
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May 22, 2023 at 10:39 pm #513078
Such a cute guy!
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April 25, 2023 at 4:40 pm #512285PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesGreat start two lovelies , Thank you Tersha this gives me a good reason to go try get some new bird photos , the conditions in my local area are ripe for the picking if i am honest and all that flat city walking has softened me a bit the fear steep hills haha 🙂
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April 25, 2023 at 11:17 pm #512298Robert AppleModerator
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April 26, 2023 at 9:59 am #512314PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesThis is a smasher mate , really good i like scale of these two birds together and each ones color works great with the other elements in the frame , nice share lovely details 🙂
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April 26, 2023 at 2:33 pm #512328Federico AlegriaParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesElegant looking fella!
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April 28, 2023 at 9:35 am #512391
Nice interaction here Robert!
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April 28, 2023 at 4:36 pm #512411TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesLove it Robert, nice birds and the bugs are great when seen large!
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April 26, 2023 at 10:40 am #512321
The bird throwdown off to a good start. I’ve been making progress on the spring clean-up around the property and was hoping to spend more time exploring the region and get away from the bird photos for a bit. Oh well. The best laid plans… as they say. 🙂
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April 26, 2023 at 10:52 am #512324
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April 26, 2023 at 2:06 pm #512327PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesBeautiful Bird , what type of raptor is this Julie ? thanks for posting 🙂
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April 27, 2023 at 9:43 am #512343
Hi Patrick, Thanks! I am not sure the type of raptor it is. This was taken during a demonstration at a local Renaissance Faire.
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April 28, 2023 at 9:36 am #512392
Well timed!
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May 22, 2023 at 10:40 pm #513079
A great action shot!
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July 5, 2023 at 4:25 pm #514403TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesGreat shot Julie!
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January 24, 2024 at 12:15 am #521183
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March 19, 2024 at 7:48 pm #523631Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
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Allows Edits? YesLovely timing @julie120
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April 27, 2023 at 9:01 am #512342PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesHooded Crow
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April 27, 2023 at 9:44 am #512344
Nice…I could only imagine what this guy is looking at!
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April 27, 2023 at 1:16 pm #512351
Posed very proudly for you. 🙂 Looks great in b&w.
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April 28, 2023 at 9:37 am #512393
Love the detail, Patrick!
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July 5, 2023 at 4:27 pm #514404TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesGood details on the feathers Patrick, and a good pose!
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January 24, 2024 at 1:26 am #521184BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesWow @patrickw great shot mate.
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April 27, 2023 at 1:18 pm #512352
Female Yellow Warbler. I think.
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April 27, 2023 at 5:06 pm #512364PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesSweet looking little bird mate nice capture , i am only now starting to see the smaller birds in my garden for this year 🙂
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April 30, 2023 at 11:24 am #512454
Thanks Patrick. 🙂
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July 5, 2023 at 4:28 pm #514405TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesSweet shot Dave!
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January 24, 2024 at 1:28 am #521185BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesNice Dave I thought it was a Silver eye at first glance.
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April 27, 2023 at 9:53 pm #512371Robert AppleModerator
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April 27, 2023 at 10:12 pm #512373PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesNice photo Robert , that red on the tip is eye catching 🙂
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April 28, 2023 at 9:38 am #512394
Luvit, Robert!
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April 30, 2023 at 11:25 am #512455
Gotta love the grumpy expression. Great shot.
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July 5, 2023 at 4:30 pm #514406TershaKeymaster
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April 28, 2023 at 9:41 am #512395
I can never decide what image to select for something like this so I decided to go for the last one taken: male pied kingfisher with a snack.
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April 28, 2023 at 4:52 pm #512414PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesGorgeous birds and lovely shot with the little meal its about to have 🙂
I walked for 5 hours today going slow and never got one frame with a bird in it , back to the drawing board lol
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April 29, 2023 at 5:03 am #512423
Thanks Patrick. That’s nature! One day an abundance, the next day nothing!
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April 30, 2023 at 11:29 am #512456
Terrific shot. Always a plus to have added context like a meal in its mouth.
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May 2, 2023 at 2:41 am #512503
Thanks Dave.
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July 5, 2023 at 4:33 pm #514407TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesGreat catch Tobie, wonderful little bird!
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March 19, 2024 at 7:49 pm #523634Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
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Allows Edits? YesExcellent @tobiepsg
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April 7, 2024 at 5:40 am #524298Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
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Allows Edits? YesVery nice timing there @tobiepsg
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April 28, 2023 at 6:02 pm #512418Anonymous
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April 29, 2023 at 11:53 am #512432PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesWhich type of bird id this Steve ? it has a lovely color on its chest 🙂
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April 29, 2023 at 4:30 pm #512439Anonymous
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We think it is a yellow throated warbler. Pretty sure it’s a juvenile.
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April 30, 2023 at 11:30 am #512457
Nice shot Steve. A striking looking bird for sure.
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April 29, 2023 at 6:10 am #512427
Green-backed / Striated Heron snapped earlier this morning.
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April 29, 2023 at 11:53 am #512433PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesGorgeous frame mate 🙂
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May 2, 2023 at 2:47 am #512506
Thanks @patrickw!
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April 30, 2023 at 11:33 am #512458
What Patrick said. Have always loved the intense glare that Herons and Egrets have.
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May 2, 2023 at 2:48 am #512507
Agreed Dave. Looks like they look right through you.
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May 22, 2023 at 10:40 pm #513080
Nice work.
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July 6, 2023 at 4:16 pm #514433TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesStunning shot Tobie!
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January 24, 2024 at 1:30 am #521186
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April 30, 2023 at 11:39 am #512459
Golden-crowned Sparrows still seem to be the kings of our Mulberry tree.
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May 1, 2023 at 8:39 pm #512494
Same as above but sporting his full breeding plumage. 🙂
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May 2, 2023 at 2:51 am #512508
I have a love-hate relaionship with hadeda ibises. They look ancient (evil-ish) and they are noisy. Very noisy – and not with a call that one can appreciate. But now and again when positioned correctly in the sun, they offer a decent shot.
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May 2, 2023 at 3:32 am #512509PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesBeautiful portrait Tobie 🙂
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May 4, 2023 at 4:32 am #512564
Thanks Patrick.
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May 2, 2023 at 12:22 pm #512526
Great shot Tobie. Beautiful background. And love the color and pattern of the feathers.
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May 4, 2023 at 4:32 am #512565
Thanks Dave.
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May 4, 2023 at 4:34 pm #512577TershaKeymaster
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May 5, 2023 at 7:09 pm #512594PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesTwo old ones until i get out again for some new ones
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May 6, 2023 at 6:47 pm #512619PatrickParticipant
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May 7, 2023 at 10:59 am #512635
I like the creativity here. Thumbs up.
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January 26, 2024 at 10:48 am #521270Pat GarrettParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesSo very unique
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May 7, 2023 at 4:35 pm #512655PatrickParticipant
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May 8, 2023 at 9:06 am #512664Charmaine JoubertParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesI don’t often photograph birds but this past weekend I was loaned a 500mm f4 mkii. What a treat, below are some image that I managed to capture.
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May 8, 2023 at 2:27 pm #512675PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesTwo lovely frames Charmaine , sounds like you enjoyed your time with the lens .. Thanks for posting a couple from your session 🙂
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May 16, 2023 at 12:24 pm #512893Robert AppleModerator
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Allows Edits? YesI really like the first one Charmaine.
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January 24, 2024 at 1:35 am #521187
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May 13, 2023 at 11:06 am #512811
Migration time is on in the eastern North American flyway through southern Ontario. This is a Tufted Titmouse.
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May 16, 2023 at 7:48 am #512882Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesThis is a very powerful photo Diane. Love it 🙂
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May 16, 2023 at 4:13 pm #512897PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesNot very good images but good to see the blue tits using the nest box i put up 7 years ago lol .. just noticed them this year but i am sure they have used this box before , it is a good safe dry out of the wind spot 🙂
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May 16, 2023 at 10:42 pm #512916Robert AppleModerator
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May 17, 2023 at 2:29 pm #512929Federico AlegriaParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesI always enjoy swinging by at this type of posts once in a while, there are always beautiful treasures posted inside.
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May 19, 2023 at 11:10 am #512998
Eastern Phobe
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May 20, 2023 at 9:40 am #513009Anonymous
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We very nearly never have a Pileated Woodpecker visit us, though the books say they are here year round. Today, he did…
ISO 8000, 1/1000 sec @ f/6.3, 500 mm cropped about 40%, handheld. Edited in Lightroom with the new Denoise module..
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May 21, 2023 at 11:23 am #513040
Same story here. Book says they’re in this area but I’ve never seen one. Glad you got the opportunity.
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May 20, 2023 at 12:17 pm #513017
Eastern Towhee
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May 21, 2023 at 11:27 am #513042
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May 22, 2023 at 12:56 pm #513065
Rumble at the thistle sock. 🙂
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May 22, 2023 at 10:42 pm #513081
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May 25, 2023 at 11:45 am #513151PatrickParticipant
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May 25, 2023 at 12:12 pm #513152PatrickParticipant
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June 8, 2023 at 4:35 pm #513616TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesLove this Patrick!
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June 8, 2023 at 4:54 pm #513618PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesThank you Tersha , there was a fair few branches to the left and slightly above the bird making it very shadowy so had to blow the highlights to get the bird lit enough and that helped it Black & White i think 🙂
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May 25, 2023 at 3:17 pm #513154
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June 16, 2023 at 11:38 am #513784
Beautiful colors.
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May 26, 2023 at 1:38 pm #513167PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesFirst peek at the outside world for this little one , blue tit 🙂
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June 16, 2023 at 11:39 am #513785
Terrific shot Patrick. Has me grinning big time. 🙂
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May 26, 2023 at 2:28 pm #513168
Great Crested Flycatcher
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June 16, 2023 at 11:43 am #513786
Great shot Rob. We have a few different Flycatchers around but not this one. Quite the hairdo. 🙂
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June 3, 2023 at 4:45 pm #513421PatrickParticipant
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June 8, 2023 at 4:37 pm #513617TershaKeymaster
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June 12, 2023 at 8:42 pm #513699PatrickParticipant
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The Curlew is one of the most iconic birds of the Irish countryside
According to recent data, 90% of the Irish breeding population has been lost since the 1970s. A national survey carried out between 2015 – 2017, funded by National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and conducted by BirdWatch Ireland and others, found that only 138 pairs remain , This was 2022 and a pair were feeding not far in front of me lovely birds indeed.Did not want to go any closer in case i disturbed them feeding so this is closest frame
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June 16, 2023 at 11:48 am #513787
Nice image and story behind it. Hope you see more in the future.
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June 16, 2023 at 12:58 pm #513789PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesThank you so much Dave , since that shot i have seen a pair in the same place a number of times but without the camera it must be good feeding ground which is also good to know 🙂
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June 16, 2023 at 11:57 am #513788
Cedar Waxwing in our Mulberry tree.
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June 16, 2023 at 1:01 pm #513790PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesThat is a lovely Bird photo mate , nicely framed up with those colors and the birds color , the little shadow running down the chest from just below the beak flows lovely from the black shape around its eye , smashing image Dave 🙂
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June 17, 2023 at 10:45 am #513797
Thanks Patrick. The Cedar Waxwings only stick around for a couple of weeks and usually do a really good job at staying hidden in this tree. Was nice to have one pose for me out in the open. 🙂
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January 24, 2024 at 3:57 pm #521213
Fabulous, majestic shot of cedar waxwing! Love it, great job
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June 28, 2023 at 4:36 pm #514189TershaKeymaster
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July 10, 2023 at 12:24 am #514518Dahlia AmbroseKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesSweet photo Diane 🙂
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January 24, 2024 at 1:55 am #521189BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesThanks Diane @tersha for starting this. While I have been offline all I have shot is birds! It’s taken me all this time to realise photographing birds is what I enjoy the most, I love being out bush and watching them go about their daily business. So here are a few and I will share some more later.
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January 24, 2024 at 11:40 am #521195PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesAll beauties mate crisp and clean as well , good photography as always 🙂
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January 24, 2024 at 3:08 pm #521208TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesGreat set Beaky, all good, but I really love the 2nd one … beautiful bird and colours, though I’ve no idea what sort of bird it is.
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January 24, 2024 at 4:55 pm #521216
I especially love the second shot too. Hmm, I think Beaky is a good name for a bird photographer! 🙂
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January 26, 2024 at 1:24 pm #521277Pat GarrettParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesOh, @ozride these are jaw dropping, Beaky (and I’ve missed seeing your work)
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January 28, 2024 at 1:26 am #521328BeakyParticipant
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January 24, 2024 at 8:01 am #521192LightandShadowParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesPool Party!
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January 24, 2024 at 11:41 am #521196PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesNice , not sure on the type but they look very much like waxwing
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January 24, 2024 at 12:25 pm #521198LightandShadowParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesYes. Cedar Waxwings
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January 24, 2024 at 6:44 pm #521222PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesThank you , colors had me uncertain ..They are lovely
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January 25, 2024 at 9:52 am #521240LightandShadowParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesI tried to color correct them but, as you can see, didn’t quite get the body right. Sigh….
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January 24, 2024 at 2:59 pm #521207
Spectacular shot, I love cedar waxwings! Thanks for sharing, it makes me want to put in a birdbath.
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January 24, 2024 at 3:11 pm #521209TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesWonderful shot, beautiful birds, great movement and detail.
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January 24, 2024 at 6:38 pm #521221BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesGreat shot, lovely looking birds.
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January 26, 2024 at 10:53 am #521271Pat GarrettParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesLove the pool party. Might these be the Bohemian waxwing cousins?
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January 24, 2024 at 2:57 pm #521206
I love everyone’s shots so far, fantastic and kudos to all. I’m n0t a birder with a super-telephoto but I occasionally see a bird stop close by for a photo op. I call this one “Jemima Puddleduck” in honor of Beatrix Potter’s story. She flew over from the park nearby for a sip from a puddle at the entrance of our alleyway.
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January 24, 2024 at 4:11 pm #521214
Lots of grackles in Dallas, you can always spot them by their yellow eyes. They are definitely birds with attitude.
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January 25, 2024 at 8:05 pm #521253PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesTwo beautiful shots Marty , i was watching a backyard feeder video yesterday and apparently these birds are aggressive to the smaller birds and if possible try not to encourage them by arranging feeders that they find hard to feed from , i understand what they were saying and the reasons behind these thoughts but they are a beautiful bird i think , we don’t have them our closest bird to them i think is the common blackbird or Turdus merula.
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January 26, 2024 at 9:10 am #521266
You’re right, Patrick. Grackles are very aggressive, noisy blackbirds that many consider a nuisance. They’re rather known as the “bird Texans love to hate” here, but photographers love them because they’re unafraid and easy to get shots of. You might enjoy this humorous article about grackles, they’re the stuff of urban legends – hero or villain?
https://texashighways.com/culture/in-defense-of-grackle-texas-bird-people-love-to-hate/
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January 24, 2024 at 4:50 pm #521215
Also, I can’t resist posting a sandpiper shot. They have absolutely no fear of crashing big surf.
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January 24, 2024 at 7:15 pm #521223BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesNice shots Marty, I like the 2nd 2. Yes shore birds are gusty little fella’s 🙂
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January 25, 2024 at 4:43 pm #521250
Thanks, Beaky. I guess if a bird standing in the middle of the road when a car’s coming has no fear, then crashing waves are also nothing to a sandpiper. Their quick reactions are no problem. 🙂 Fun to watch though!
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January 25, 2024 at 8:06 pm #521254PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesVery comical as well when you sit and watch them.
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January 26, 2024 at 9:40 am #521267
Crested Duck
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January 26, 2024 at 9:55 am #521268
And just for fun, I can’t resist posting some webbed feet> I wonder if stepping on that acorn hurt?
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January 26, 2024 at 11:02 am #521272Pat GarrettParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesSand Pipers
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January 26, 2024 at 1:28 pm #521279
Wow, I love your minimalist sand piper shots, Pat! All attention is directed to the birds, and the quiet feel of the shots is sublime. Kudos 🙂
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January 27, 2024 at 10:05 am #521290Pat GarrettParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesThanks, Marty
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January 28, 2024 at 1:29 am #521329BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesNice work Pat, beautiful shots.
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January 26, 2024 at 11:16 am #521273bethParticipant
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January 26, 2024 at 11:17 am #521274bethParticipant
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January 26, 2024 at 11:18 am #521275bethParticipant
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January 26, 2024 at 1:28 pm #521278Pat GarrettParticipant
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Allows Edits? Yes@loki these are great captures. Love your captions! (I think #1 is an owl peeking out of the nest)
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January 28, 2024 at 1:43 am #521331
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January 28, 2024 at 1:59 am #521332BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesA few shots of Brown Booby Birds, I do have special like towards Boobies 🙂
First one is diving in for dinner, 2nd Soaring the waves and 3rd gliding over head. The last shot is a Crested Pigeon.
Crested Pigeon
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February 13, 2024 at 2:04 am #521892BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesBrown Falcon
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February 13, 2024 at 12:12 pm #521923PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesI love every one mate , really nice shooting ..This last one is a wee beauty what bird ? Do you have a Name , the beak looks like it is a raptor and that lovely color around its eye is stunning 🙂 Well camouflaged
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February 13, 2024 at 5:41 pm #521948BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? Yes@patrickw-2 Brown Falcon Mate, we have lots around at work. Beautiful birds
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February 13, 2024 at 3:23 pm #521927
Not the best shot, but a great experience. I went to the arboretum & saw a large tree loaded with bright red berries. A flock of birds kept flying in & out so I knew it must be cedar waxwings. They were greedily flinging berries right & left in a feeding frenzy. Back & forth they came, over & over. It was great fun trying to capture shots of them even though I only have a kit telephotos lens. They spooked easily & would fly off if I got any closer. This is my best shot of one eating a berry. I returned to the same spot the next day & they had picked it clean.
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February 13, 2024 at 4:56 pm #521940bethParticipant
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February 13, 2024 at 5:27 pm #521945PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesA lovely collection of images you have there Beth , loving the last one i think is an Osprey ? i could be wrong but regardless lovely composition 🙂
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February 14, 2024 at 9:55 pm #522014bethParticipant
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Allows Edits? Nothanks patrick. yup, it’s an osprey. not to be confused with the much more annoying and nearly weekly migration of osprey (complete with their own tfr) that we’ve gotten in these parts over the last 3.5 years.
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February 13, 2024 at 5:38 pm #521947BeakyParticipant
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Allows Edits? Yes@loki Awesome shots Beth, love the 2 white Herons and the Osprey.
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February 14, 2024 at 9:59 pm #522017bethParticipant
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Allows Edits? Nothanks beaky. in the us we call the white herons egrets. these are great egrets, with 2 smaller versions that are more common down south – the snowy egret and the cattle egret. the smaller egrets often confused with the juvenile great blue heron, which is also white but with lime green legs.
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February 13, 2024 at 5:54 pm #521950
Stunning series, Beth! My fave is #3
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February 14, 2024 at 9:20 pm #522009
Swainson’s Hawk:
Momma (or papa) wasn’t too happy with me….
I had been hanging around too many days taking pictures of its babies in the nest…
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February 15, 2024 at 3:23 am #522025
An oldie: Boo!!
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February 17, 2024 at 4:04 pm #522131TershaKeymaster
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February 19, 2024 at 4:18 pm #522231TershaKeymaster
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February 19, 2024 at 4:29 pm #522234PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesStunner Tersha , song thrush ?
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February 19, 2024 at 9:04 pm #522246Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
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Allows Edits? YesLovely shot, @tersha
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February 19, 2024 at 4:55 pm #522237
A mama cardinal built a nest in a small potted tree by our back door several years ago. I had a hard time getting decent shots but at least managed to capture some great memories. We were proud “grandparents” when 2 out of 3 eggs hatched and fledged. It was a joy watching mama and daddy teaching the babies how to find food in the grass and fly up the trunk of an oak tree to a branch jump by jump in our back yard. Dad was just as much a part of the training as mom.
Apologies for the last shot, the action happened so quickly & my camera craft & lens were not up to the challenge at that distance but it’s still a fond memory.
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March 11, 2024 at 5:04 pm #523205PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesGreat crested grebe
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March 11, 2024 at 7:10 pm #523224bethParticipant
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March 11, 2024 at 7:27 pm #523227PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesAll great Beth , the fox is my fav
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March 12, 2024 at 1:31 am #523235
Loving all of the bird shots above. Imagine what the world would have been without them. A very dull place!
This brown hornbill decided to pay me a visit at home. They always remind me of the creatures from the dinosaur age.
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March 19, 2024 at 6:44 pm #523628
This is an uncropped image.
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This is also uncropped.
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March 19, 2024 at 7:50 pm #523635Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
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Allows Edits? YesLovely timing @kwongphotography
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March 19, 2024 at 9:49 pm #523650
Thanks Rob.
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March 19, 2024 at 10:06 pm #523654
A slow shutter speed accentuates the motion of a brown pelican as it flies over Aquatic Park in Berkeley, CA.
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March 20, 2024 at 10:07 am #523668
A western bluebird is illuminated by the morning sun as it sits on a wire fence at a park in Livermore, CA.
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A hummingbird feeds from a flowering plant at Arrowhead Marsh in Oakland, CA.
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A hummingbird feeds from a flowering plant at Arrowhead Marsh in Oakland, CA.
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March 27, 2024 at 5:29 pm #523951TershaKeymaster
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March 27, 2024 at 6:23 pm #523952PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesBeautiful Tersha , looks like a young bird , awesome flying skills they have and brave
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March 28, 2024 at 5:22 pm #523974TershaKeymaster
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Allows Edits? YesThanks Patrick. He comes through most days and sits in the branches above the feeders. The feeders are under an archway, and he swoops down and through the arch and away, so quick!
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March 28, 2024 at 5:26 pm #523975PatrickParticipant
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Allows Edits? YesI think they reuse the same nest each year and if not the same they will stay in that area ..good to have it visit if i had these visit i don’t think i would get out to shoot very much .. Full time Hide with a coffee machine 🙂
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March 28, 2024 at 7:25 pm #523977
Female mallard in the tulips
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April 2, 2024 at 11:44 am #524109
@martye I like the composition of this image, although at first glance, I think the duck’s head is getting a little lost against the background. It appears that you’ve burned-down (darkened) the background a little, and IDK if that’s really necessary.
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April 2, 2024 at 5:21 pm #524122
@kwongphotography Thank you for your comments. You are right that the duck’s head is a little lost and I darkened the background a little to compensate. I’m still learning about when to burn or dodge and how much is too much, not enough, or just right. The vivid colors of tulips in the original shot seemed to make the duck a little lost (camouflaged?) , and I was wanting to highlight the duck’s eye if possible. I’m also a beginner with monochrome, so this is good feedback. Here’s the original if that matters.
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April 2, 2024 at 5:46 pm #524125
@martye The look of an image is very subjective, so please take what I say with a grain of salt. I am a little different than most people and believe the challenge is to get the image right in camera and do as little as possible in post processing. The majority of the pictures I’ve posted here and on my website have minimal processing and many are almost straight out of the camera.
I tend to like my images a little darker and more saturated than a lot of people, however, my opinion is that overall, the duck is a little underexposed. I can barely see the catch light in its eye. Obviously, you could easily fix this if you chose to do so. 😉
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April 2, 2024 at 11:40 am #524108
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April 7, 2024 at 5:41 am #524299Rob Wood (Admin)Keymaster
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Allows Edits? YesSome stunning shots there @kwongphotography
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April 12, 2024 at 11:10 pm #524527
A cormorant comes in for a landing at Lake Temescal in Oakland, CA.
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April 12, 2024 at 11:14 pm #524528
An osprey flies over Point San Pablo harbor with some nest building material in Richmond, CA.
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