Discussion of birding primarily in North America
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Pardon the ignorant question but what is it?Kevin wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 3:19 pm I worked hard to get this shot, and I'm not a photographer so me to put effort at all is something.
Juvenile Bald Eagle In flight Anahuac NWR 11-25 by johnd1964, on FlickrI was curious about the ID and almost as clueless as you, so I asked Merlin for some help. The birds are Eastern Bluebirds,Charlie Spencer wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 9:04 pmPardon the ignorant question but what is it?Kevin wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 3:19 pm I worked hard to get this shot, and I'm not a photographer so me to put effort at all is something.
Clueless in Carolina
or were you just referring to the American Pipit?The pipit, Funny Guy.Lonestranger wrote: Tue Feb 10, 2026 4:05 pm I was curious about the ID and almost as clueless as you, so I asked Merlin for some help. The birds are Eastern Bluebirds,
It's bob wire fence, the Texas subspecies. There is about 1,500-2,000 foot of it in this shot.Charlie Spencer wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 9:04 pmPardon the ignorant question but what is it?Kevin wrote: Mon Feb 09, 2026 3:19 pm I worked hard to get this shot, and I'm not a photographer so me to put effort at all is something.
Clueless in Carolina
No, I'd never seen one on the wing or from below. My handful of sightings are all of birds on the ground, and only once at less than 75 yards.Kevin wrote: Tue Feb 10, 2026 10:12 pm Perhaps some photos of them in there more normal setting would help the id.
Yes, they certainly spend most of their time on the ground, but there was a few in some trees and on the fence which is kind of odd looking.Charlie Spencer wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 12:02 pmNo, I'd never seen one on the wing or from below. My handful of sightings are all of birds on the ground, and only once at less than 75 yards.Kevin wrote: Tue Feb 10, 2026 10:12 pm Perhaps some photos of them in there more normal setting would help the id.
EDIT - boy, marking text as Bold really doesn't stand out much, does it? I'm going to change font size to 'Large' instead. Hopefully that does a better job of highlighting the text I'm commenting on.
White turkey by Deb Lewis, on FlickrEight condors! Is there a trip report for this excursion? Thanks!Zoroark wrote: Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:59 am California Condor (tag is 2Y)
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Here it is! I haven't added all the photos yet. We identified 11 different individuals by the tags across two visits on the same day.Charlie Spencer wrote: Sun Feb 22, 2026 11:24 amEight condors! Is there a trip report for this excursion? Thanks!Zoroark wrote: Sun Feb 22, 2026 1:59 am California Condor (tag is 2Y)
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Looks like a fun trip. Are you still birding by camera without binos?
Indeed. It's just a bit cumbersome with a larger camera. If I used a bridge camera, it'd make more sense to use them for the identification side first.Charlie Spencer wrote: Mon Feb 23, 2026 11:17 amLooks like a fun trip. Are you still birding by camera without binos?
American Robin in Spring
Turkey Vulture Anahuac NWR 11-28-25 by johnd1964, on FlickrAm I the only one thinking that's the wrong kind of Turkey for Thanksgiving?john d wrote: Thu Mar 05, 2026 3:06 am Another one from last Thanksgiving.
Turkey Vultures
This would have been a Thanksgiving celebration attended by my three younger sisters and my wife and I at Mom's ranch in Gillespie County Texas a few miles south of Fredericksburg. I wish I had a video or a pic of the scene. I was refilling my wineglass at the sideboard when I spied a wild Tom Turkey leading at least a dozen of his female admirers along the inside of the three strand bob wahr fence that encloses my mom's property from the neighbor's ranch. They were all marching in single file. It looked to me like a protest. Nevertheless, I took up an enormous carving knife and proceeded to the table where I dissected the roasted bird at its center into edible slices. It was very tasty with mashed potatoes and gravy and my wife's incomparable jalapeno cornbread and cheddar muffins. 
