Roy's 366 Thread for 2016.

Roy1961 · Oct 21, 2016

Roy1961 · Oct 21, 2016

this Quail was on lookout duties, about 10 more were running about in the bushes/shade.

Roy1961 · Oct 21, 2016

he gave the call and of they went.

Roy1961 · Oct 21, 2016

i am off out tomorrow with the Audubon group, this time we are at Morongo, close to the Joshua tree National Park. Looking forward to it and hope to see some birds?

Early start 5:30 am, that's a 2 hour sleep in for me. lol

wev · Oct 22, 2016

Roy1961 said:
Rufous or Allens @wev and how do you tell them apart?

Not easily. The only true diagnostic is the secondary tail feather -- if it is notched, it's a rufous. Past that, it is a guess.

Roy1961 · Oct 22, 2016

wev said:
Not easily. The only true diagnostic is the secondary tail feather -- if it is notched, it's a rufous. Past that, it is a guess.

i think i go well if i ID its a hummer, think i got a black chinned today???

Roy1961 · Oct 22, 2016

22nd Oct 2016

Took a run out to Morango today with the San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society, another high ISO shooting into the shade day, i need a better low ISO camera.

sun up over the windmills in Earthquake valley, driving east, Big Bear mts are to my left and San Jacinto mts are to my right, Palm Spring about 40 mile straight ahead.

Roy1961 · Oct 22, 2016

i wonder if they are my distant relations??

Roy1961 · Oct 22, 2016

i had a look at the Ladderback thru one of the Birders spotting scopes, it looked like it was in full sun light.

Roy1961 · Oct 22, 2016

a back lite Black chinned hummer. @wev

Roy1961 · Oct 23, 2016

posting these as its a new bird for me, bad shots (dark), anyway they said its a Lincoln sparrow, the small sparrow in the hole in the 1st 2 shots and to the right in the last shot.