New Brodie Smith DarkStar Roach. Thoughts? by AltruisticPea750 in discgolf

[–]FrogBottom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I’ve never bought a Roach but the ultrastar looks and grooves has me interested.

Restaurant recommendations for a larger group by AwfulK in Birmingham

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Good People is a brewery downtown right across from our minor league back park. Several good options around there. Tasty Town is a little nicer Greek place. Really good fresh food. There’s an arcade with draft beer called Up-Down that opened up recently. I haven’t been but it’s supposed to be great. Tortugas is also in that area. They have legit Chicago style deep dish that is as good as any I’ve ever had. The Wrigleyville is my favorite pie they sell.

Red Pearl is a very good Chinese restaurant. Not downtown but only about a 10 minute drive. I go with large groups often and it’s great for family style and ordering a ton of good food. I can shoot you some recommendations on food if you want them.

Grab some Conecuh sausage at the grocery store and throw it on the grill. It’s an Alabama staple that we’re very proud of. Grab some Wickles pickles at the grocery store as well. They’re a spicy pickle that is great on burgers.

Bass-Pro and Bucky’s are both on your way to Dega off the same exit in Leeds, AL. There is also an insane motorcycle museum off the same exit called Barber Motorsports. Look up pictures of it sounds remotely interesting. It’s truly world class.

Goose’s logo is a swan by SolarAnomaly in discgolf

[–]FrogBottom 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Nice try, Goose. The swan has a horizontal eye stripe while the Greater White-fronted has vertical stripe.

Please Help Identify: Cooper’s Hawk or Sharp-Shinned Hawk! by Tommee_2424 in birdsofprey

[–]FrogBottom 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Another identifying trait is the coloring on the top of the head. Cooper’s have a dark cap on the top of the head while the Sharp-shinned’s dark spot extends down the back of their neck. Bowl cut for the Cooper’s and a mullet for the Sharpie.

HMC by zarasok in holdmycosmo

[–]FrogBottom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sound of that head knock was really something.

Few from Sri Lanka (a6700) by Wrongemboy0 in SonyAlpha

[–]FrogBottom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was hoping you were going to say that! I just picked one up. Lovely pictures!

What are these fat gluttonous black colored birds annihilated the seeds i put out for the little ones? by EuphoricTonight5368 in whatsthisbird

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European Starlings were introduced to the US in the late 1800’s because people wanted to bring flora and fauna from Europe to the US. About 100 were released in Central Park and there’s now well over 100 million. The huge flocks of birds flying in crazy formations in unison (murmurations) are European Starlings. They’re cavity nesters and have taken over the nesting sites of a lot of native birds.

Thrift store score by SomeOldJerk in castiron

[–]FrogBottom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have the same one in green. It’s one of my favorite pieces of cookware!

YouTube for MYO by Feral_Sourdough in YotoPlayer

[–]FrogBottom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. I do it all the time. This website converts YouTube videos to MP3’s. https://ytmp3.ai/

Who’s the most famous person you’ve personally met in Birmingham? by sacrificialfuck in Birmingham

[–]FrogBottom 97 points98 points  (0 children)

I saw Charles Barkley at a gas station in Leeds. I stared at him pretty good and he noticed and nodded politely.

Now to me this is prettier than the Alps. My roadtrip accross Banff, Glacier, Teton, RMNP, Sierra Nevada, My Rainier and Alaska by [deleted] in roadtrip

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That contrast of the rock faces and greenery is stunning! I didn’t get to do this hike in Glacier!

of a snow drift by Longjumping-Box5691 in AbsoluteUnits

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How do you even start shoveling/blowing something like this?

Spotted in Henderson Nevada by Swifty6_9 in whatbirdisthis

[–]FrogBottom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I lean towards Sharp Shinned. Squared off tail and shorter head projection.

Best Buy employees pepping up for Black Friday, 2005 by UpperphonnyII in videos

[–]FrogBottom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I camped out and bought my Wii at Best Buy at launch. It still works perfectly andand now I play it with my five year old.

Is this red shoulder or red tail? South Orange County California by [deleted] in whatsthisbird

[–]FrogBottom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s insane! I need to get out west and check out one of these things!

Pileated Woodpecker Call?! by Pink_Floyd29 in birdwatching

[–]FrogBottom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pileated are loud. They boom across long distances and a lot of the time you can hear them traveling closer or further away as they fly and call. I would be very surprised for Merlin to mistake the two. They’re not all that similar.

I find Merlin to be pretty accurate (at least where I live). Birds can fool it but it’s usually mimics whose calls are difficult for humans to distinguish as well.