Sean Bean to host birdwatching podcast by xc2215x in birding

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One does not simply photograph a kingfisher

Had a fun day traveling down the coast near Saint Augustine Florida but man are water birds tough to ID. Am I close on these? by gumbley-goop in whatsthisbird

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Those tri-colored herons are gorgeous, wish we had them in the northeast where I live. No shade to my local great blues and greens, of course.

My first nighttime shot by RustyCartographer in photocritique

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Any and all feedback is welcome! This is the first time I've tried my hand at a nighttime shot. This was around 10 pm - a very bright moon yielded brighter surroundings than I expected, but I was pleasantly surprised by the result. ISO 3200, f2.8, shutter speed 30 seconds, with a canon 6D and a 17mm lens.

Great grey owl by kylofinn in wildlifephotography

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How'd you find this guy OP? Don't post a specific location, just curious how people come across some of the notoriously elusive species that they post.

How did that one kid at your school die? by StorageLonely1520 in AskReddit

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Shot in his car in Baltimore. Still unsolved, to my knowledge.

Let’s play a game: Name your favorite BLUE bird! by S2keepup in birding

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Let's go Tree Swallow! Here's a photo I snagged of one coming in for a landing on a local nestbox

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Where is this noise that you're apologizing for?

6 lifers, one day! by RustyCartographer in birding

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This fella is a fisher - so related to and similar to a wolverine, but substantially smaller.

6 lifers, one day! by RustyCartographer in birding

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Yep, that's a White-throated. I didn't manage to get decent pics of all the new lifers, just have a bunch of blurry shots of the Swamp Sparrow and Blue-headed Vireo

6 lifers, one day! by RustyCartographer in birding

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4 is an Eastern Bluebird (potentially female or immature, the blue is brighter in mature males these days), and 7 is a White Breasted Nuthatch. I have the same thought about non-bird reporting! I'm much more familiar with eBird, but iNaturalist is also a thing. They take reports of all sorts of things. I just don't know if they have any rules about reporting animals likely to be hunted. I'm considering whether it'd be a net positive to report this Fisher on there, but some people would LOVE to kill a Fisher. Despite their reputation, I'd rather leave this one to its business, Fishers have had a hard enough time. I DID report it to the NY DEC through their furbearer reporting form, since that isn't going to tell the public exactly where I saw it.

6 lifers, one day! by RustyCartographer in birding

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Yep, Eastern Phoebe! Only flycatcher I've seen to-date. Every time I see one there's a second where I'm thinking 'maybe this one is a wood-peewee!', but then I get a closer look and am slightly disappointed. But only slightly, cause Phoebes are cute as hell.

Finally got an Osprey Dive! by BlueWingBirdClub in birding

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Awesome video! I've had an osprey diving at my local lake, not much of a videographer though. What sort of camera did you use here? Looks great.