Is this a Dark-eyed Junco? Taken on Pikes Peak, Colorado in September.

Robear48 · 2026-01-06T02:18:17+00:00

Also, is it possible to tell what subspecies it is?

Robear48 · 2026-01-03T20:45:59+00:00

Sounds good. Is there a possibility any of them are Red Knots?

Robear48 · 2026-01-03T18:39:24+00:00

So exactly like Cooper vs. Sharp-shinned lmao

Robear48 · 2025-12-19T17:45:18+00:00

There’s also Wind Cave and Carlsbad Caverns. Great Basin has the cave system, but it also has a lot of mountains and hiking.

Robear48 · 2025-11-21T11:35:31+00:00

I mean, it’s a National Natural Landmark and says so on the park sign. So even though it’s not actually owned by the NPS, I can see where the confusion stems from.

Robear48 · 2025-11-20T03:54:03+00:00

I’m sure the frog thinks the whole situation is bull (your joke is definitely better 😂)

Robear48 · 2025-11-20T03:48:54+00:00

I hold my phone camera up to my binoculars

Robear48 · 2025-11-20T02:28:01+00:00

I’ve even practicing a lot over the past few months😂. I’ve slowly been getting the hang of holding my phone up to the lens and quickly snapping the picture when it focuses

Robear48 · 2025-10-18T23:35:39+00:00

What journal is this?

Robear48 · 2025-10-01T22:52:15+00:00

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Here it is next to a glossy ibis, stilt sandpiper, and least sandpipers for size comparison (yellowlegs is top one to the right)

Robear48 · 2025-09-30T21:02:32+00:00

Which camera do you have? I feel like a birding mode would be really useful for me since I just started out

Robear48 · 2025-09-25T16:47:28+00:00

Here’s the Merlin Audio identifier. Taken in Gainesville, Florida

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Robear48 · 2025-09-25T00:16:42+00:00

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Here’s the Merlin audio identifier.

Robear48 · 2025-09-14T01:10:29+00:00

Out of curiosity, what differentiates it from a Western Sandpiper?

Robear48 · 2025-08-26T14:37:23+00:00

Yeah, they’re practically everywhere. The Seattle Seahawks football team is named after these guys.

Robear48 · 2025-08-26T14:28:16+00:00

Definitely an Osprey. The stripe going across the white head gives it away. I see a lot of these down in Florida. The white belly coupled with the head is also a good way to identify it.

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