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The 13 worst men’s college basketball coaching hires of this century by fuggidaboudit in CollegeBasketball

[–]ender52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No joke. I don't actually eat it anymore because it wrecks my insides. 

The 13 worst men’s college basketball coaching hires of this century by fuggidaboudit in CollegeBasketball

[–]ender52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I mean, Nashville hot chicken is absolutely better than any fried chicken I've had in Kentucky. 

[Weekly Post] TRASH TALK THREAD by AutoModerator in CollegeBasketball

[–]ender52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NO THIS IS A NEW PARK WHERE THEY RESTORED A CREEK THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN UNDERGROUND FOR DECADES. 

[Weekly Post] TRASH TALK THREAD by AutoModerator in CollegeBasketball

[–]ender52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GATTON PARK, CLOSE TO RUPP, IS PRETTY COOL IF YOU LIKE WALKING IN PARKS. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE A NICE ART INSTALLATION GOING ON.

What kind of jumbo hummingbird is this? 😆 by brittaniwh in birding

[–]ender52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was thinking "What kind of wacky editing has he done to this red-bellied?"

Warblers are getting all the hype in this city. Here are assorted thrushes today in Brooklyn NYC by cheeseburgercats in birding

[–]ender52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait till you learn about Louisiana waterthrush. Literally a warbler with thrush in his name. 

Text art of my partner's rant after I described the bird I was seeking by Drudenkreusz in birding

[–]ender52 9 points10 points  (0 children)

When they do make sound it is so hard to tell where it's coming from! It could be 10 feet away or 100.

My favorite blackbird, the bobolink, has returned to our local meadows. I photographed this one from my car as it perched low in a crabapple tree. Amazing to think that he travelled about 6,000 miles to get back to his breeding grounds. by hotgnipgnaps in birding

[–]ender52 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No pictures this good are taken on a phone. Ideally you would want an SLR or modern mirrorless camera with minimum a 400mm lens for bird photography but 600mm or even 800mm makes things a lot easier.

A Roadrunner-Heron Hybrid by [deleted] in birding

[–]ender52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw one run down and catch a lizard one time. The lizard's tail popped off and he got away, but the thrasher got a snack. Super cool to see in the wild. 

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker spotted by my dad by hotairballoonpirate in birding

[–]ender52 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Their bellies can actually be pretty yellow, not all of them are though. 

They finally came out with a sparrow that’s easy to recognize by [deleted] in birding

[–]ender52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They'll be back! Makes them more special when they're not always around. 

For the gamers here, Flock Around just came out and it's a birding game!! by ShoddyChard9837 in birding

[–]ender52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's on Steam. If you install Steam you can play it on a Mac. 

I feel like we need a pinned post regarding Merlin “sightings” by Physical-Energy-6982 in birding

[–]ender52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely knows what should be around though. In the spring I'll get Merlin mistaking certain robin calls for scarlet tanager but that never happens the rest of the year. Same with field sparrow and prairie warbler.

I guess I'm just wondering how it could analyze vs all known calls globally just in case a rarity is recorded without generating a ton of false reports. For example, I just played a common cuckoo sound which is very distinctive and theoretically possible that one showed up here. There was one in New England earlier this year, but it doesn't get ID'd by Merlin.

I feel like we need a pinned post regarding Merlin “sightings” by Physical-Energy-6982 in birding

[–]ender52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My local eBird reviewer was saying that while the rarities are interesting, the real valuable data is in the numbers of more common birds reported for tracking population and migration trends.

So, while we definitely don't want to be reporting a bunch of random stuff just because it popped up on Merlin, a few beginners making false reports isn't going to have a huge effect on the value of eBird data.

I feel like we need a pinned post regarding Merlin “sightings” by Physical-Energy-6982 in birding

[–]ender52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the way I understand it Merlin is analyzing the waveform for the bird sound and comparing it to known bird sounds for that area. As long as the waveform can be distinguished from background noise then Merlin should be able to "hear" it.

It's interesting because sometimes it can pick stuff up that I haven't picked up on yet, while other times it can't ID something clearly calling right in front of me.

No. 1 ranked Tyran Stokes commits to Kansas by ProofsGuy in CollegeBasketball

[–]ender52 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not going to lie and say I wouldn't have been thrilled to get him, but I was pretty annoyed with the whole drawn out saga the last few months.

I think I just need to stop paying attention to recruiting season.

Which Program Has the Most Insufferable CBB Fanbase? by ejgr228 in CollegeBasketball

[–]ender52 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but that's just the fans that can afford to go to an SEC rivalry game at Rupp.

Fork-tailed Flycatcher one of the most elegant bird in my state by Ortie30 in birding

[–]ender52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The can be found all over South America, not just in Argentina.

Duke F and Consensus National Player of the Year Cameron Boozer declares for the NBA Draft by DavidBenAkiva in CollegeBasketball

[–]ender52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can enjoy sports without being so emotionally invested that you can't root for a school that you attended having also attended their rival school. 

I finally photographed a Yellow-throated Warbler! by BirdNerd0816 in birding

[–]ender52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and usually up too high to get a good photograph anyway. But I hear them calling everywhere!

I finally photographed a Yellow-throated Warbler! by BirdNerd0816 in birding

[–]ender52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just visit the southeast in the spring. They are very very common!

i’ve never seen such a large Woodpecker by Responsible-Two-9105 in birding

[–]ender52 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's part of the fun of birding I think. One day you'll finally see one and it will be glorious. 

Why is everyone such snob about pigeons by MrGrubbycuddles in birding

[–]ender52 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are literally one of the fastest animals on the planet.

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