Oklahoma Bird Guide (Checklist) ~470 Species
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Greece, Rhodes near Prasonisi.
Interestingly, the Greek checklist doesn't contain this sp.
This population look much lighter in color than Hungarian specimens. (Species ID is based on collected specimen.)
For comparison, Hungarian specimens can be seen here:
www.flickr.com/photos/100884443@N04/48561359117/
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Softened caramelized bananas combined with egg dough drizzled with condensed milk and chocolate syrup is a must on everyone’s checklist for the best street food in Bangkok.
Eurasian Wigeon, a rare visitor to Nampa, Idaho
"Common and widespread in the Old World, the Eurasian Wigeon is a sporadic visitor to North America. Regular in very small numbers along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, single individuals have turned up in nearly all states and provinces."
Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus)
Breeding Male
Family: Plovers
Gulfside Beach
Lee County, FL
2017/06/21
Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa)
Non-breeding -- Molting
Family: Sandpipers
Bunche Beach Preserve
Lee County, FL
2017/04/10
Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
Breeding Male
Family: Cardinalids
JMC Pocono Property
Monroe County, PA
2016/06/13
"Northern" Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus flammeus)
Female
Family: True Owls
Wallkill NWR
Orange County, NY
2016/12/28
Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Breeding Adult
Family: Plovers
Atlantic City--Steel Pier
Atlantic County, NJ
2013/08/15
I've got a "Birds of Washington" checklist that I maintain and here's one that's been unchecked for a long time.
Unfortunately, I can't uncheck the American Avocet because so far I've only seen them in Oregon.
Summer Lake State Wildlife Area (SE Oregon)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
Adult Female
Family: Woodpeckers
Price Twp--JMC Pocono Property
Monroe County, PA
2017/01/19
Leaden Flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula), St James Anglican Cemetery, Pitt Town, Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S100312608
The leaden flycatcher (Myiagra rubecula) is a species of passerine bird in the family Monarchidae. Around 15 cm (6 in) in length, the male is lustrous azure with white underparts, while the female possesses leaden head, mantle and back and rufous throat and breast. It is found in eastern and northern Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests in the northern parts of its range, in the south and inland it is eucalypt woodland.
Source: Wikipedia
The fog on Armand Bayou was as thick at dawn as I have seen it in several years and probably thicker than the juvenile Brown Pelican had seen in its entire brief life. After testing its wings and checking the wind, it rumbled down the runway, barely lifting above the water before disappearing into the mist.
Bullock's Oriole
1st-Summer Male
Family: Blackbirds
S. Meridian Rd.--Hanover Rd. to Pueblo Co. line
El Paso County, CO
2016/07/01
The RE20/RB22 is the only line near where I live which still has locomotive hauled regional trains. In 2020 when I first moved to the Rhein-Main area the trains were hauled exclusively by the East German designed 143 and 114 class. However, in 2021 the locomotives were partially, but not completely replaced by more modern Bombardier 146s. Due to a persistent locomotive shortage the 114s and more infrequently leased 143s make an appearance on the line.
In 2020 I was completely oblivious to the line and never photographed it when it was easy. In the last two years I have tried to get some of the 114 workings after work, but the locomotive turns never seem to line up on days when I remember to check and its sunny.
Last Friday I checked BahnExperte and was surprised to see no less than 5 BR 114s in the pattern, and with two headed southbound in good evening light. A quick trip after work truip up to Bad Camberg was in order.
About an hour later 114 036 leads another Frankfurt bound service around the classic photo curve south of Bad Camberg.
Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena neoxena), Richmond Lowlands, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S60199657
This species breeds in southern and eastern Australia in a variety of habitats, mostly in open areas, man made clearings or urban environments, but not desert or dense forest. Eastern populations are largely migratory, wintering in northern Australia. Western birds and those in New Zealand are mainly sedentary.
Source: Wikipedia
One week ago, Super Bowl Sunday, W9 drove us to a park near the Los Angeles Zoo. A Summer Tanager sighting had been reported.
In LA you gauge distances by time. Not by miles. Then factor in things like "Rush Hour" (ha ha. Rush Hour is any day any time) and if Dodger Stadium has a game and the typical ….stalled cars, a mattress in the fast lane, stuff like that. The park was not close but do-able.
Gratefully we've had some rain. The ground was soggy. My well-worn boots had so many holes in the sole and I put off the decision to repair them or toss them. But not the decision to wear them one more time.
We were there to get the rare tanager.
W9 walks over to me and says look at my shoes. And I do. They look really wet. And I glance at my tired trusty boots. They are soaked but I don't feel the wet and cold just yet, but I will. And soon. We continue to stomp around fighting the urge to complain about the wet and cold like the weasels we are but “man up” when we find another birder who has been sitting patiently scanning the trees with her binoculars (BTW which abbreviation do you prefer? Bins or Binocs?). She is blond and wears a red jacket. I am sure if she had a dog I could tell you his/her name and how old they are and what their favorite toy is... but her name escapes me.
Today we tried again. W9 and I had new waterproof footwear on. We had better light and new energy. We struck up a quick bond with Amir, also looking for the colorful rare bird. Marylou and daughter Emma joined us. And the blond in red was there too. I saw her pointing and gesturing to Amir who had his camera raised and ready. She is the reason I am posting this photo today. She didn't have a camera but said she could look at ebird postings and find the photo or the link to the photo we post. And then she could show her friends this beautiful, incredible, and rare visitor.
I couldn't let her down.
After going through its preflight checklist, juvenile Brown Pelican begins its taxi down the runway across Armand Bayou.
Rosario Beach Marine Station, Skagit County, WA. 1-28-17.
A Rock Sandpiper, rare to Skagit County, ventures amongst Fucus and barnacles with Black Turnstones and a Surfbird on Urchin Rocks off Rosario Head.
I had been searching for this scene for years. It’s been hanging on in the fuzzy checklist of images that I’d like to capture. Then finally last year, I found myself in the right place at the right time. Sometimes just getting out is the biggest reward and sometimes the reward is a little more tangible.
Before each dive I go through a checklist to ensure my underwater rig is working properly - did I take the lens cap off, is the autofocus switch properly set on the lens, are the o-rings clean, is the battery sufficiently charged, etcetera. But on this dive, I failed to check everything ... the switch on the strobe trigger was not turned on. Above water this error takes just a moment to correct. The only solution underwater is to end the dive.
And of course, we find a frogfish. So I did a custom white balance on my white fins and took the shot. (Maybe not needed because the WB could be adjusted in post, but I figure I would try it out.) Much to my pleasant surprise, the image isn't dominated by blue (which usually happens underwater). Amazingly, what little red was down there was still captured by the camera. And, the look of the image is different than one taken with strobes.
So I learned something - maybe sometimes I should experiment to see what can be done without strobes. Always using strobes might get in the way of some creativity.
This orange frogfish is about 6cm long. I returned several weeks later (with strobes working) and it had doubled in size.
It's home is an elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes). They are estimated to live up to 2,000 years. So in this image, the sponge is probably the more interesting living creature!
Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis), Wianamatta Nature Reserve, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S66026359
The bar-shouldered dove (Geopelia humeralis) is native to Australia and southern New Guinea.
Source: Wikipedia
Boundary Bay - 72nd St. Turf Farm, Delta, Vancouver, BC
Checklist: ebird.org/ebird/canada/view/checklist/S32774465
Lifer!
Continuing bird found yesterday by lironsnaturephotography.com . Seen by many today feeding with GWGU. Determined to be an advanced 3rd-year bird.
Red-necked Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae), Stockton Sandspit, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S64035266
The red-necked avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae) also known as the Australian avocet, cobbler, cobbler's awl, and painted lady, is a wader of the family Recurvirostridae that is endemic to Australia and is fairly common and widespread throughout, except for the north and north east coastal areas of the country.
Source: Wikipedia
Painted Buttonquail (Turnix varius), Scheyville National Park, Hawkesbury, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S100312815
The painted buttonquail (Turnix varius) is a species of buttonquail, the family Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. This species is resident in Australia where numbers are believed to be in decline. A subspecies, the Abrolhos painted buttonquail (Turnix varius scintillans), is endemic to the Houtman Abrolhos islands.
Source: Wikipedia
American Robin (Turdus Migratorius)
Adult
Family: Thrushes
Price Twp--JMC Quadrant
Monroe County, PA
2016/10/19
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), Penguin Island, Western Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35057670
The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird of the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill. It has been recorded as having the longest bill of any living bird. It mainly eats fish, but will also consume birds and scavenges for scraps.
Source: Wikipedia
Radjah Shelduck (Radjah radjah), Hunter Wetlands Centre, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S97552034
The radjah shelduck (Radjah radjah), is a species of shelduck found mostly in New Guinea and Australia, and also on some of the Moluccas. It is known alternatively as the raja shelduck, black-backed shelduck, or in Australia as the Burdekin duck.
Source: Wikipedia
Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis inexpectata), Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge, Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/checklist/S112643762
The bar-shouldered dove (Geopelia humeralis) is a species of long tailed dove native to Australia and Southern New Guinea.
Source: Wikipedia
Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva), Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S77463270
The Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva) is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from pluvia, "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent.
Source: Wikipedia
Usually when a good train comes around, it is usually on the CPKC Windsor sub the train comes on, in which I get straight to documenting old searchlights if possible. But, sometimes it is nice to take a break to shoot something good on the Chatham sub. While it might not be as good photo wise compared to the Windsor sub around here, I had the chance to shoot an EB CN leader in the morning on the Chatham sub. This is something pretty rare, as 438 never runs in the morning, like they used to back in the early 2010s, and 514 only runs EB from Chatham to Thamesville, in which you have to hope they run in the morning and face the right way AND have cars :). But, instead of 1501 leading the tech train, we have CN 0999 here with an Ex-IC Dash 9 as a pilot. Now I do not know what the difference is between the two technically, but after catching 72 the morning of, I heard them getting ready to leave CN Little yard on my scanner. This gave me the opportunity to shoot the Dash 9 in morning light here at Belle River Marina, a catch I have been wanting to get a good shot for a long while. The train was lined into Stoney point siding for a meet with VIA 71.
Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus), Mount Annan Botanic Gardens, NSW, Australia
Ebird checklist:
ebird.org/australia/checklist/S63831227
The striated pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) is the least colourful and most common of the four pardalote species. Other common names include pickwick, wittachew and chip-chip.
Source: Wikipedia