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ISv said:Jack - correction: it looks more like very thin slice of keratin from the outer layer of the bill. It's not easy to deal with hard wood
That seems to make sense. I wondered if it might relate to breathing residue in cold air but with the close up it seems to have a very distinct structure. Never seen it before.
I'm missing those guys. It's impossible to not notice them when they fly by or when they are hammering it sounds like the neighbor building a shed.
So, overall it seems your islands have fewer predators than some places.
It's very strange but at my acreage home I have virtually no House sparrows while only a few miles away in Edmonton there are tons of them - I'm happy with that!
Jack
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That seems to make sense. I wondered if it might relate to breathing residue in cold air but with the close up it seems to have a very distinct structure. Never seen it before.
So, overall it seems your islands have fewer predators than some places.
It's very strange but at my acreage home I have virtually no House sparrows while only a few miles away in Edmonton there are tons of them - I'm happy with that!
Jack
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On the first one - I'm 99.9% sure it's a keratin slice. The outer layer of the bird's bill is keratin (kind of protein BTW!).
On the second one - here, on the land you are pretty much safe (well, there are some people around
). No snakes (only one tiny, blind and harmless species), no big animals except some (quit a bit ) feral pigs but it's the Asian variety, they are far from the size and the attitude of the European bores... Some toxic spiders (incl. 3 species of Widows) and centipedes (~3-4 species) but they are not real danger, especially the widows - you have to search them to see one (not high probability even than). In the ocean it is very different story off course!
On the third one: it means your house is deeper in the nature. Lucky you!!!
So, overall it seems your islands have fewer predators than some places.
It's very strange but at my acreage home I have virtually no House sparrows while only a few miles away in Edmonton there are tons of them - I'm happy with that!
Jack
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On the first one - I'm 99.9% sure it's a keratin slice. The outer layer of the bird's bill is keratin (kind of protein BTW!).
On the second one - here, on the land you are pretty much safe (well, there are some people around
). No snakes (only one tiny, blind and harmless species), no big animals except some (quit a bit ) feral pigs but it's the Asian variety, they are far from the size and the attitude of the European bores... Some toxic spiders (incl. 3 species of Widows) and centipedes (~3-4 species) but they are not real danger, especially the widows - you have to search them to see one (not high probability even than). In the ocean it is very different story off course!On the third one: it means your house is deeper in the nature. Lucky you!!!
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By the very high intensity of my posting one should get imagination about the weather here today: started with overcast and dark sky, turned into some thunderstorms and moderate rains. Now it's OK but to late. Waiting for my wife to finish all the baking for the special day I have no other option but to work (with some new skills in DxO PL) on some older photos and posting in CR !
Here are photos (I posted this bird way before, different PP and may be different frames - lazy to check it out...) of my rarest scalp so far - Pacific Golden Plover, leucistic form. I would like to turn the time back and take better photos (like wider open aperture) but it's an once in the life time opportunity and no time machines around!
!Here are photos (I posted this bird way before, different PP and may be different frames - lazy to check it out...) of my rarest scalp so far - Pacific Golden Plover, leucistic form. I would like to turn the time back and take better photos (like wider open aperture) but it's an once in the life time opportunity and no time machines around!
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Please correct me if I've posted these before. Here are some birds from March. A couple of siskins, a reed bunting, and a redpoll. The first two with the 5DS, the second two with the 5D3, all with the 500L, handheld, f/4.
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