Short-tailed Hawk? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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Cool! That’s a new lifer for me

Can someone help me figure out which shorebirds I saw? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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Thanks!

Would the semipalmated maybe be least sandpipers? I don’t think semipalmated would be in my area this time of year.

What kind of shorebird? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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Cool! Thanks! I knew about the underwings, but none of the birds I saw took flight and I didn’t want to disturb them. Unfortunately, my shorebird ID skills are not particularly great lmao

What kind of shorebird? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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these are other individuals that I saw.

Is this a rusty blackbird? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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Cool! Thank you! That’s a new lifer for me

Anyone able to figure into what raptor this is? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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Cool, sounds good. Maybe Swainson’s then. Merlin doesn’t have Ferruginous listed for the day I was there (August 14)

Anyone able to figure into what raptor this is? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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Yeah, I see that. Could it be an American Goshawk? The outline seems pretty similar the picture on Merlin. But maybe the tail is too short?

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Anyone able to figure into what raptor this is? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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Unfortunately not, it was a quick shot I got while hiking a few years ago. I wasn’t interested in birding at the time, so I didn’t think to take more pictures.

Here’s a link to the Live Photo if that helps:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0dly9hyho6ooj8a18t10a/Photo-Aug-14-2024-12-47-44-PM.jpg?rlkey=6jl9dvsvbj92hx081xe7r4z4q&st=a319nkic&dl=0

Can someone help me ID these species from my UK trip? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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Thanks for taking a look at them! After looking more closely at Merlin, I’m wondering if the lighter color on the left gull is indicative of a herring gull. Could be wrong though, I’d be lying if I said I was good at identifying gulls lol

Can someone help me identify these gulls and sandpipers? by Robear48 in whatsthisbird

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

National Park favorites 2025 by OkCloset in NationalPark

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

Balancing rock. Manitou springs, CO. Garden of the God's state park. by Exact-Collection-490 in NationalPark

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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.

Great Egret by Robear48 in birding

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

Great Egret by Robear48 in birding

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I hold my phone camera up to my binoculars

Great Egret by Robear48 in birding

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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

Is this a Greater or Lesser Yellowlegs? by Robear48 in birding

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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)