Edwin Barkdoll Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Basic Guidelines: In the strictest sense, nature photography should not include "hand of man elements". Please refrain from images with buildings or human made structures like roads, fences, walls. Pets are not permitted. Captive subjects in zoos, arboretums, or aquariums are permitted, but must be declared, and must focus on the subject, not the captivity. Images with obvious human made elements will likely be deleted from the thread, with an explanation to the photographer. Guidelines are based on PSA rules governing Nature photography which also cover the Nature Forum. Keep your image at/under 1000 pixels on the long axis for in-line viewing. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site at Flicker, Photobucket, your own site, etc Are you new to this thread? We post one image per week. One of my favorite ways of communicating a message in nature is the local amphibian calls beginning with the wood frogs soon after the ice breaks up on the ponds, followed soon after by the spring peepers. Here’s a male peeper confidently broadcasting to any female within range. 4 Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Still not sure if this is a Rufous or an Allen stretching: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tholte Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Black and White Warbler seen in central Texas. My first time to see one. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Gopher 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickDB Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Upload not working.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Rick, sometimes I find when the upload isn't working, if you post the reply without the image, then edit (with "More Options" enabled), the image will load OK as an edit. It's spring, all right! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Pelican. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_duren Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Mallard duck it's about time to fly north. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Doo Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Still not sure if this is a Rufous or an Allen stretching: Dieter, think this "warrior" body language suggests a Rufous. (Can be wrong.) Love your shot! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Sorensen Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Still not sure if this is a Rufous or an Allen stretching: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Sorensen Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Dieter, nice bird image. Clone out the green plant and out of focus branch and make it vertical and I think it would be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Eckman Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Sorensen Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Dieter, think this "warrior" body language suggests a Rufous. (Can be wrong.) Love your shot! :) Dieter, Odds would favor the much more common rufous. Are you in the narrow zone for Allen's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sallymack Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thanks for starting the thread, Edwin. Here's a photo of scum at the wetlands in northern California. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Clone out the green plant and out of focus branch and make it vertical and I think it would be amazing. Thanks for the suggestion, had thought about that initially, then rejected the idea. Is this what you had in mind: Rufous Hummingbird ? Are you in the narrow zone for Allen's? Yup, I am. Santa Barbara, South Coast of California. Even with this help: Rufous vs. Allen’s I can't make the distinction positively though I am leaning towards male Allen. As is usually the case, I am probably wrong on that one. Too bad I never saw its back; might have given the decisive clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rod Sorensen Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the suggestion, had thought about that initially, then rejected the idea. Is this what you had in mind: Rufous Hummingbird ? Yup, I am. Santa Barbara, South Coast of California. Even with this help: Rufous vs. Allen’s I can't make the distinction positively though I am leaning towards male Allen. As is usually the case, I am probably wrong on that one. Too bad I never saw its back; might have given the decisive clue. Yes, I really like that version. As far as ID, I'm a Midwesterner, so won't try to act like I know how to differentiate Rufous/Allen's. But looking at the article you link, it appears to me that your bird has the tail feathers of a juvenile or female Rufous. :) Edited May 1, 2017 by Rod Sorensen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnelson Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 I believe this is a common loon. Found in Bodega Bay, CA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Parsons Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Looking at the head shape and the bill, could it be a White-billed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 juvenile or female Rufous But for the gorget (throat) which should be absent in immatures and females and hence points to adult male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin Barkdoll Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 Very stimulating shots so far this week! Dieter excellent capture, whatever it is! Bill, just heard and saw the first black and white of the year. We usually have several in our woods (Maine). Don't know if the same ones come back. Sanford, great gopher shot. Sally, nice scum, as usual. ;) Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidTriplett Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Posted previously in a Monochrome thread: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leslie Reid Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 An exuberance of ferns (or what elephants would look like if they were ferns) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 With a change in predation patterns and predators, elk are less common and bison are ubiquitous. Yellowstone May Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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