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robar · Jun 5, 2007, 6:26 AM

agree on the killdeer with scott. a cow's a cow to me.

roy

mtngal · Jun 5, 2007, 8:06 AM

Thanks Scott and Roy for the bird identification (I was looking in the wrong part of the guide) and I'm sure it's a Killdeer - pictures match perfectly. I have a shot that isn't very good of it doing the "broken wing" act, and the chirps from what I think were the babies sounded very close to me at one point (brush too thick to find them without disturbing things, so I didn't explore further.

Thank you Roger for the complement, itsinteresting how you can see so much in what would otherwise be considered a mundane location.

Rickst · Jun 5, 2007, 8:19 AM

Very nice shots. You probably did hear Killdeer babies--they are all around here right now. They are reall cute--very long legs and small body.

rhermans · Jun 5, 2007, 1:49 PM

last two are (imho) the best, but all are good,

Ronny

rhermans · Jun 5, 2007, 1:54 PM

last two are (imho) the best, but all are good,

Ronny

Lyrics51 · Jun 5, 2007, 4:48 PM

Now that's a lot of wild life in someones back yard! Great stuff!

Glenn

penolta · Jun 5, 2007, 5:12 PM

Nice series, Harriet.

The blackbird is Brewer's Blackbird (no Rustys in CA)

The ducks are Mallards

The squirrels are ground squirrels (Beechy's - also known as the California Ground Squirrel - is the common one in Southern CA south and west of the mountains, but I can't see the backs on these - no Prarie Dogs in CA, either)

The Killdeer is correctly identified by Scott and Roy

Keep them coming.

wadue · Jun 5, 2007, 5:34 PM

Harriet, Wonderful series! Your flowers are breath-taking! & Of course, there's beauty in a cow! Beautiful T-bones, filets, & porterhouses & less we forget...Chocolate MILK!!! :G:G:G

Thank you for sharing!

Ron

mtngal · Jun 5, 2007, 10:24 PM

Thanks for the bird identification - I had thought before that our blackbirds were Brewers but then I started second-guessing myself (there doesn't sound like much difference between the two in the summer). I really don't know anything about birds and other critters - I love to take pictures of them, and then I'll think about trying to identify them. I really should get a guide to flowers, because I take so many pictures of them (my favorite subject, and thanks for the complements on them).

Fred2726 · Jun 5, 2007, 10:49 PM

The last three are really great to me.

Fred

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Jun 5, 2007, 6:26 AM	#11
robar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: D/FW area Texas Posts: 7,590	agree on the killdeer with scott. a cow's a cow to me. roy

Jun 5, 2007, 8:06 AM	#12
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Thanks Scott and Roy for the bird identification (I was looking in the wrong part of the guide) and I'm sure it's a Killdeer - pictures match perfectly. I have a shot that isn't very good of it doing the "broken wing" act, and the chirps from what I think were the babies sounded very close to me at one point (brush too thick to find them without disturbing things, so I didn't explore further. Thank you Roger for the complement, itsinteresting how you can see so much in what would otherwise be considered a mundane location.

Jun 5, 2007, 8:19 AM	#13
Rickst Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,599	Very nice shots. You probably did hear Killdeer babies--they are all around here right now. They are reall cute--very long legs and small body.

Jun 5, 2007, 1:49 PM	#14
rhermans Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Antwerp - Belgium Posts: 3,454	last two are (imho) the best, but all are good, Ronny

Jun 5, 2007, 1:54 PM	#15
rhermans Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Antwerp - Belgium Posts: 3,454	last two are (imho) the best, but all are good, Ronny

Jun 5, 2007, 4:48 PM	#16
Lyrics51 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 1,965	Now that's a lot of wild life in someones back yard! Great stuff! Glenn

Jun 5, 2007, 5:12 PM	#17
penolta Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: California USA Posts: 5,206	Nice series, Harriet. The blackbird is Brewer's Blackbird (no Rustys in CA) The ducks are Mallards The squirrels are ground squirrels (Beechy's - also known as the California Ground Squirrel - is the common one in Southern CA south and west of the mountains, but I can't see the backs on these - no Prarie Dogs in CA, either) The Killdeer is correctly identified by Scott and Roy Keep them coming.

Jun 5, 2007, 5:34 PM	#18
wadue Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 914	Harriet, Wonderful series! Your flowers are breath-taking! & Of course, there's beauty in a cow! Beautiful T-bones, filets, & porterhouses & less we forget...Chocolate MILK!!! :G:G:G Thank you for sharing! Ron

Jun 5, 2007, 10:24 PM	#19
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	Thanks for the bird identification - I had thought before that our blackbirds were Brewers but then I started second-guessing myself (there doesn't sound like much difference between the two in the summer). I really don't know anything about birds and other critters - I love to take pictures of them, and then I'll think about trying to identify them. I really should get a guide to flowers, because I take so many pictures of them (my favorite subject, and thanks for the complements on them).

Jun 5, 2007, 10:49 PM	#20
Fred2726 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 305	The last three are really great to me. Fred