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Old 05-22-2020, 04:28 PM   #61
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This guy was admiring himself in the chrome bumper for hours, then jumped up on the hood before taking off.
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Old 05-29-2020, 02:58 AM   #62
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Burro

One time while traveling on US-95 in southern AZ, we spotted this wild Burro someone captured and fenced-in, so we stopped for pictures. It was quite friendly.

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Old 05-29-2020, 07:24 PM   #63
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There are a few Snowy Egrets that hang around at Rancho California RV Resort.
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Old 05-30-2020, 05:10 PM   #64
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No photos, but last weeks trip from Portland to Boise. Seen 9 big horn sheep, around 15 elk, 6-8 white tail deer, 1 mule deer, 1 coyote all standing nearby I-84 in Oregon. 2 more trips planned this week before we live in the TT at a RV park for up to 2 weeks before closing on the new house in Fruitland, ID.
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Old 05-30-2020, 05:37 PM   #65
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There are a few Snowy Egrets that hang around at Rancho California RV Resort.

You have a few very nice pictures here. A birder by chance?
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Old 06-04-2020, 05:54 AM   #66
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This doe and her two tag-a-longs were spotted and photographed by my wife last evening. She was in the process of cleaning them both when we first spotted them, but she got nervous before the iphone appeared and she chose to move on. They were as small as any fawn we have ever seen.
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Old 06-04-2020, 09:37 AM   #67
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One time while traveling on US-95 in southern AZ, we spotted this wild Burro someone captured and fenced-in, so we stopped for pictures. It was quite friendly.

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A beautiful classic specimen. If you enjoy wild burros, we have very healthy and very visible herds in our area, at both Lake Pleasant Park and Alamo Lake, both with very nice RV parks. We joke about all the signage at Alamo Lake about picking up after your dog, yet all the RV slots are strewn with piles of donkey poop.

Shortly after we bought our place in 2000, a wild colt (9 mo.) of this pattern came in through our gate and decided he liked our lawn better than the desert. We officially adopted him from the BLM and have had him now for 20 years. He's the sweetest burro you've ever encountered. Schmoozes all our guests for head rubs and treats.
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Old 06-08-2020, 07:05 AM   #68
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Monarch Butterfly

Bordering our back yard there is an easement where huge weeds grow. Some produce beautiful flowers and that’s where I found this beautiful Monarch butterfly.


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Old 06-10-2020, 04:13 AM   #69
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The first two weeks of June is the time of year that the turtles in Wisconsin look for the warm sand/gravel and lay their eggs. This is just an example, albeit small, of a snapper at the edge of the road covering her eggs. So far this year we have spotted about 30-35 large snappers right at the edge of the road laying their eggs. I don't know why, but she hissed at me like she would have enjoyed taking my thumb off so I left her alone!
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Old 06-10-2020, 09:38 AM   #70
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Dec. New jersey shore. Young Harbor Seal hauled out to warm up in the sun looks like I woke him up. He wasn't too upset, he did wave goodbye with a big smile. (Photos are taken with telephoto lens. Harassment or feeding of marine mammals is a federal crime. Report injured animals to local authorities.)
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Old 06-15-2020, 11:52 PM   #71
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Anhinga

The Anhinga – snakebird - has no means to lubricate its feathers and must be quite dry before attempting to fly.

They will come out of the water on dry land, as this one has or climb into low slung tree branches to dry. When approached they have two options, reenter the water of try to fly. They are pretty smart about being able to fly and will do so early if they feel threatened. This one was nearly dry when I took the picture and flew away when I retreaded.

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Old 06-16-2020, 04:59 PM   #72
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You have a few very nice pictures here. A birder by chance?
Thanks for the compliment Bill... I enjoy taking pictures of all wildlife and have quite a few of birds as well.... not sure if that is the definition of a "birder?"

So then it begs the question.... are you are birder?

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Old 06-16-2020, 05:53 PM   #73
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Thanks for the compliment Bill... I enjoy taking pictures of all wildlife and have quite a few of birds as well.... not sure if that is the definition of a "birder?"

So then it begs the question.... are you are birder?

*photo of a Green Heron*
I guess the definition of a birder can vary depending on the person and if they consider themselves a birder or not. Typically a "birder" is one who watches and catalogs bird species seen.

Am I? Not so much, but I'm fond of birds and I do enjoy photography and taking pictures of them. Florida is a great place if you're a birder or like taking pictures of them.

I am the son of an avid birder who created a well known software nearly 30 years ago to catalog birders' sightings.
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Old 06-16-2020, 08:27 PM   #74
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Woooo will keep you up at night.

and dinner time.
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Jacksonville, FL Birds

I don’t consider myself a birder. I have lots of pictures of them because when RVing I always had a little digital Sony with a 8X zoom around my neck or in a pocket.

However, I do bait birds, so to speak, because I always put-up some kind of bird feeder to attract the song birds. All the pictures I have of larger birds are because we were both there at the same time

In the series of pictures below we were parked at the USN RV Park at NAS Jacksonville, FL. We were parked up under some shade trees and one of their branches was right outside our living room window. There were always birds coming and going from the bell feeder.

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However, I do bait birds, so to speak, because I always put-up some kind of bird feeder to attract the song birds.
I'm surprised the squirrels don't lay claim to the the bell! You're not baiting... you're opening up a chow line.

Baiting would be tossing out a fish carcass just to get a picture of an eagle or osprey coming in for the grab. (all of my good wildlife pictures are stashed away on a network drive that I'm not connected to)
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Did someone say "birds?" California Thrasher
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Seals basking in the sun on a secluded little beach near San Simeon, CA.


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To the "birder's" out there if you are in the NE part of Maryland check out the Conowingo dam. They purportedly have one of the highest concentrations of Bald Eagles. Photographers from all over the country go to Fisherman's Park at the lower discharge of the dam for pictures. They winter over there from Oct to March in large numbers.
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I'm by no means a birder but they do seem to end up in my lens at the end of the day.
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