16) Common Grackle
~Thylo
17) Black-Crowned Nigh Heron
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(whatever number I'm on)- Eastern Chipmunk
I also saw a black squirrel today.
~Thylo
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17) Black-Crowned Nigh Heron
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(whatever number I'm on)- Eastern Chipmunk
I also saw a black squirrel today.
~Thylo
jbnbsn99
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I also saw a black squirrel today.
~Thylo
Do you live in Mirkwood?
17) Black-Crowned Nigh Heron
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(whatever number I'm on)- Eastern Chipmunk
I also saw a black squirrel today.
~Thylo
I remember the Bronx Zoo had a large number of black Grey Squirrels back in the 1980's.
Birds:
166. Blue-winged Teal
167. Lesser Yellowlegs
168. House Wren
169. Mountain Bluebird
170. Dusky Flycatcher
171. Nashville Warbler
172. Townsend's Warbler
173. Rufous Hummingbird
Amphibians:
2. Sierran Tree-frog
nanoboy
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I have put the locations in brackets, in case anyone is in Victoria (I am looking at you zooboy28!) and is after some specific birds.
72. Grey Teal [Jawbone Marine Sanctuary]
73. Australasian Grebe [Werribee Mansion]
74. Little Pied Cormorant [Jawbone Marine Sanctuary]
75. Little Black Cormorant [Jawbone Marine Sanctuary]
76. Common Sandpiper [Point Cook Coastal Park]
77. Tawny Frogmouth [At home! Melbourne suburb]
78. White-throated Treecreeper [Rifle Range Reserve in Smith's Gully]
79. Singing Honeyeater [Jawbone Marine Sanctuary]
80. New Holland Honeyeater [Point Cook Coastal Park]
81. Scarlet Robin [Rifle Range Reserve in Smith's Gully]
82. Grey Shrike-thrush [Rifle Range Reserve in Smith's Gully]
83. Red-browed Finch [Werribee Zoo premises]
KCZooFan
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186) Black-crowned Night-Heron
187) Warbling Vireo
188) Broad-winged Hawk
189) Spotted Sandpiper
190) Prothonotary Sandpiper
191) House Wren
192) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
193) Tennessee Warbler
194) Great Crested Flycatcher
195) Wood Thrush
196) Palm Warbler
197) Summer Tanager
198) Indigo Bunting
199) Willet
200) Swainson's Thrush
201) Gray Catbird
202) Yellow Warbler
203) Common Yellowthroat
204) Chuck-will's-widow
205) Eastern Whip-poor-will
206) Red-eyed Vireo
207) Painted Bunting
208) Orchard Oriole
209) Yellow-billed Cuckoo
210) Eastern Wood-pewee
211) Rose-breasted Grosbeak
187) Warbling Vireo
188) Broad-winged Hawk
189) Spotted Sandpiper
190) Prothonotary Sandpiper
191) House Wren
192) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
193) Tennessee Warbler
194) Great Crested Flycatcher
195) Wood Thrush
196) Palm Warbler
197) Summer Tanager
198) Indigo Bunting
199) Willet
200) Swainson's Thrush
201) Gray Catbird
202) Yellow Warbler
203) Common Yellowthroat
204) Chuck-will's-widow
205) Eastern Whip-poor-will
206) Red-eyed Vireo
207) Painted Bunting
208) Orchard Oriole
209) Yellow-billed Cuckoo
210) Eastern Wood-pewee
211) Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Well, I learned a new phrase today. I thought Zoo Chat was having some sort of anniversary this year, and I was just about to congratulate everybody on some milestone. So color me surprised when this turned out to be a birding thread...
While I've never actually "birded" before, I'll play. Let's see...
1.) California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica)
2.) California gull (Larus californicus)
3.) American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
4.) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
5.) California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
6.) Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
7.) Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
8.) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
9.) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
10.) Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)
11.) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
12.) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
13.) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
14.) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
15.) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
16.) Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
17.) Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
18.) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
19.) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
20.) Western Sandpiper (Erolia mauri)
I'm sure I've seen more than that, but I wasn't paying attention. Like, I know I saw a white-headed woodpecker, but I think that was last year. I'll go looking this weekend.
Mammals
1.) Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
2.) Colombian Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)
3.) California sea-lion (Zalophus californianus )
4.) Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
5.) Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
6.) Orca (Orcinus orca)*
7.) Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
8.) Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
9.) California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beechey)
10.) Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)*
* -- Lifer. Just off the coast near Big Sur.
Does an exploratory bump from Carcharodon carcharias count for anything?
While I've never actually "birded" before, I'll play. Let's see...
1.) California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica)
2.) California gull (Larus californicus)
3.) American Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
4.) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
5.) California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
6.) Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
7.) Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus)
8.) Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
9.) Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
10.) Canada Geese (Branta canadensis)
11.) Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
12.) American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
13.) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
14.) Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
15.) Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
16.) Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus)
17.) Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)
18.) American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
19.) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
20.) Western Sandpiper (Erolia mauri)
I'm sure I've seen more than that, but I wasn't paying attention. Like, I know I saw a white-headed woodpecker, but I think that was last year. I'll go looking this weekend.
Mammals
1.) Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
2.) Colombian Black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus)
3.) California sea-lion (Zalophus californianus )
4.) Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
5.) Northern Elephant Seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
6.) Orca (Orcinus orca)*
7.) Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
8.) Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
9.) California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beechey)
10.) Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)*
* -- Lifer. Just off the coast near Big Sur.
Does an exploratory bump from Carcharodon carcharias count for anything?
Hix said:
Birds
101. Hoary-headed Grebe
102. Apostlebird
103. http://www.zoochat.com/674/spiny-cheeked-honeyeater-319588/
104. http://www.zoochat.com/674/yellow-throated-miner-319587/
105. European Blackbird
106. http://www.zoochat.com/674/blue-faced-honeyeater-319583/
107. Grey-crowned Babbler
Hix
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nanoboy
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Birds
101. Hoary-headed Grebe
102. Apostlebird
103. http://www.zoochat.com/674/spiny-cheeked-honeyeater-319588/
104. http://www.zoochat.com/674/yellow-throated-miner-319587/
105. European Blackbird
106. http://www.zoochat.com/674/blue-faced-honeyeater-319583/
107. Grey-crowned Babbler
Hix
Your photos are always fantastic. What length of lens do you use for birding?
Birds:
73) Blackcap
74) Lesser whitethroat
75) Chiffchaff
Mammals:
15) Common pipistrelle bat
16) Brown rat
Fish:
3) Three-spined stickleback
4) European minnow
5) European perch
73) Blackcap
74) Lesser whitethroat
75) Chiffchaff
Mammals:
15) Common pipistrelle bat
16) Brown rat
Fish:
3) Three-spined stickleback
4) European minnow
5) European perch
I use a 70-300mm zoom. I take the photos in RAW and then some receive a little processing afterwards (like nudging the exposure and cropping). But as I've said in the past, I only post the good ones - I take a fair few crap ones too!
Hix
nanoboy
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I use a 70-300mm zoom. I take the photos in RAW and then some receive a little processing afterwards (like nudging the exposure and cropping). But as I've said in the past, I only post the good ones - I take a fair few crap ones too!
Hix
A 70-300mm isn't too expensive. I have a 18-200mm at the moment. Do you think the extra 100mm will give me a very noticeable increase in zoom?
and catching up
Birds:
119. European pied flycatcher
120. Spotted flycatcher
121. Western yellow wagtail
122. Hobby
123. European cuckoo
124. Common reed bunting
125. Willow warbler
126. Black tern
127. Whiskered tern (rare breeding bird)
128. Tree pipit
129. Bluethroat
130. Sand martin
131. Common tern
132. Black necked grebe
Mammals:
15. House mouse
16. Serotine bat
Reptiles + Amphibians:
8. Common viper
9. Moor frog
10. Western spadefoot
Now on 10 butterfly species.
Birds:
119. European pied flycatcher
120. Spotted flycatcher
121. Western yellow wagtail
122. Hobby
123. European cuckoo
124. Common reed bunting
125. Willow warbler
126. Black tern
127. Whiskered tern (rare breeding bird)
128. Tree pipit
129. Bluethroat
130. Sand martin
131. Common tern
132. Black necked grebe
Mammals:
15. House mouse
16. Serotine bat
Reptiles + Amphibians:
8. Common viper
9. Moor frog
10. Western spadefoot
Now on 10 butterfly species.
nanoboy
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I've never used a 200mm, so I can't really say. But at the 70mm end you won't be able to go as wide as you're used to for scenic shots.
Hix
I went into a bricks and mortar shop (Ted's) to test before buying online
but the guy gave me a very comparable price once I started haggling. Anyway, I had a play with the 70-300mm lens and there was no major increase in zoom from 200mm to 300mm, so I didn't buy it in the end. I bought a Bushnell binoculars recently (should arrive in a few weeks) so it's just as well that I saved some cash on the lens.
nanoboy
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84. Eastern spine bill [At home! Melbourne suburb]
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