Show your Bird Portraits
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It's why I'm posting here too (and only here!): nice forums, nice people intelligent enough to understand that the brand of the instrument used is not a reason for a division (there is more than enough division in this world already...). And the new knowledge + wonderful photos from +/- all around the world! What else would I need?!
And Cog is persistent with excellent photos with both systems!
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These are from today's afternoon - the White-Tern is very common in Honolulu (and preserved!). What is interesting is the fact that there was always a bird on that very same place (I don't know if both parents are incubating...) in the last ~two weeks - including the last week with a bad weather! I'm sure they are waiting for a chick! They don't build a nest - it is what you see! I will try to cover up the different phases of the development (at least I will try...). Remember that branch - the chick should appear on the same place. Once older it would move on the branch and later between the branches.
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josephandrews222
I Shot the Sheriff, but I Did Not Shoot the Deputy
Two Interesting Reads
(1) Here:
Tracking project reveals Osprey migration feat
A long-lived Osprey from Newfoundland named Lucky sired a chick that revealed a migration feat for this widespread raptor species.
www.birdwatchingdaily.com
The first paragraph from the link--
I had been watching and photographing nesting Ospreys in my neighborhood for several years and had always enjoyed seeing their skillful flying and ability to catch fish. I thought I knew the birds pretty well, but in the summer of 2016, I took a series of photos that made me do a doubletake.
...and a later sentence in the linked article relates to other posts in this thread--
Virginia’s *** track final numbers were remarkable: 82.5 hours of flight, 2,227 miles (3,584 km), at an average speed of 27 mph (43 kph).
(2) And here:
Bird study links spatial thinking with not getting eaten
Shows that birds tend to get killed at the edge of territory they know well.
arstechnica.com
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My (sole) interaction with an osprey is much more pedestrian--the Dolphin hotel at Walt Disney World:
...here's to more traveling [fingers crossed emoji] and more interesting bird pics here on CR
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Yes, directly on a tree branch. Both parents are incubating in shifts. At the beginning I was afraid they will have a high rate of mortality (fallen eggs/chicks) at high winds. I have seen them surviving 30-40mph winds and so far I haven't witness any dead chick or broken egg on the ground.
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Great pics. What a nice little cutie. I like the first one best, where it turns its head so curiously.
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Always nice little cuties. Esp. when captured so well, Alan.
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