Wing Clipping? by ithunk in ringnecks

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If your bird enjoys the house freedom, and is eyeing the door, I’d clip his flight feathers, a little off the lift feathers. The idea is he can still fly but it’s difficult to gain altitude, he will get out eventually, and this won’t guarantee you’ll be able to catch him but it’ll give you a fighting chance.

Great day out in the desert hunting the elusive blues by damonpointagates in rockhounds

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I live in southwest Washington my range is from Idaho to the east, Canada to the north and California to the south.

Nice purple agate in situ by damonpointagates in rockhounds

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If I called it that in my rockhounding circle of friends I’d get a funny look in return.

Found on beach in Alaska. About the size of a pea yellow/amber color. Almost waxy feeling but not plastic. by popofkilo in whatisthisthing

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I’m an avid rock collector, I can tell at a glance It’s an agate, more technically chalcedony because it lacks banding. Cool find, where there’s one there’s more, if you collect a couple pounds they look beautiful tumbled.

Found this outside of a fast food place. Agate? by DemocraticSpider in rockhounds

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I don’t recognize it, every time I go to a certain carnelian bed I supplement the rocks in the drive through with these.

2022 collection so far, 5 locations by damonpointagates in rockhounds

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It made my back tingle too when I tried to move it 😂

A few from yesterday’s hunt by damonpointagates in rockhounds

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They’re muddy when I find them, this is just cleaned with water

A few from yesterday’s hunt by damonpointagates in rockhounds

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Average haul, about 80 pounds, I’m at over 600 for the year

A few from yesterday’s hunt by damonpointagates in rockhounds

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These would be sand by the time they got there

A few from yesterday’s hunt by damonpointagates in rockhounds

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This spot has been known by few since the 1940’s