tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61765860945157487052024-02-19T11:02:15.870-06:00Subirds- Wildlife Meets Middle-ClassWildlife in the suburbs (and a few other places) seen through the camera lens.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-47402165797761827822013-04-01T15:56:00.000-05:002013-04-01T15:56:00.533-05:00Springtime in FloridaSo right now it is not spring in Arkansas. The calendar says it is, but the calendar lies. However, it is spring in Florida, and that's where I've been hiding for the past few days. I had the chance to attend the 91st annual meeting of the <a href="http://www.afonet.org/">Association of Field Ornitholgists</a> which took place at <a href="http://www.archbold-station.org/">Archbold Biological Station </a>in Venus, FL. It was my first scientific conference and it was tons of fun. Myself and three of the other graduate students presented some of our data and met a lot of really cool ornithologists (I met THE bluebird person for the south and had a mini celebrity moment). In addition to all the cool talks and things we attended we also got to go birding in Central FL and on Sanibel island off the gulf coast. In total we saw 96 different species, I don't have pictures of them all (cameras don't work too well out of the window of a moving vehicle), but I did try. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a Florida Scrub Jay, which is only found in the oak scrub of Florida</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Researchers at Archbold have been studying this bird for the past 45 years</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently, they really like to be fed peanuts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a view of the beautiful spanish moss in the trees around the cabin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great crested flycatcher on the clothesline</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Northern Bobwhite quail, this is the only birdcall I can imitate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female American kestrel, we hoped it was the FL subspecies, but it wasn't</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the back-end of a Palm Warbler, it wasn't being photogenic that day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of Flycatchers hanging around the station</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On saturday morning we headed out to the gulf to bird, saw really cool fog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-Crowned Night Heron in a tree on the side of the road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Pelican at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reddish egret, sadly I missed out on taking pictures of the silly dance they do</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Blue Heron with a fish that was too big for it to swallow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It captured two fish that it couldn't handle before it finally found a small one</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Osprey were everywhere, they have nesting platforms all over FL</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Going in for the dive</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No fish this time, just debris</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Osprey, it's okay there are plenty of fish in the sea (I'm sorry, I had to)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anhinga are really weird looking birds, but they're also really cool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think they look like dinosuars</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-breasted Merganser (a type of Duck)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dancing double-crested cormorants</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They sun themselves to dry their wings after they dive for fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Ibis that was really close to us</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The large group of gawkers didn't seem to bother it at all</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just kept looking for fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of many Willets, this one caught a fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ring-billed gull, the same kind we get on lakes in Texas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying Snowy Egret, it has yellow feet and black legs, which sets it apart</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fishing snowy egret</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another cool shot of a osprey with prey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wait, this isn't a bird! It is prey though, Ibises like to eat mangrove crabs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of small shorebirds that I have trouble telling apart</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flock of willets flying overhead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now we switch to Corkscrew Swamp and a Ground Dove at the feeder</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Catbirds were easily the most common bird in Corkscrew Swamp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowering Bromeliead, which is an airplant that doesn't require soil</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This red-shouldered hawk took a dive at our heads 10 seconds after this shot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They landed just on the other side of the catwalk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Parula Warbler did not appear to care how close we were</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was just hanging out (Again, so sorry for the puns, I may have a problem)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love how tiny birds just decide to ignore gravity sometimes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uh-oh, I think it noticed me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A black and white warbler then decided to join the party</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Warblers do not care for your silly "up" and "down"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh, I think I've been spotted again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And now all I get are rump shots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Waterthrush hopping about in the wallow of a Gator</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at it's pretty reflection in the tiny pool of water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gator in a pool so small only its head would fit in the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The waterthrush doesn't seem to worried about the 200lbs of dinosuar behind it</td></tr>
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Now, when we first left for Corkscrew Swamp we were promised well, a swamp. Up until this point all we had seen was a lot of cypress trees and two very dry gators in a very dry swamp. We were a little disappointed because we were hoping to see some cool waterbirds. But not long after we saw our very dry gators we came across the only remaining water in the whole swamp. It was awesome. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodstork feeling around the water for tasty fish. They aren't the prettiest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roseate Spoonbills foraging for food. I think they are really pretty birds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More woodstork foraging </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turtle of some sorts chilling out on a log</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spoonbills are so cool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their bills are weird looking, but they totally pull it off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were two gators barrel-rolling around this pond chomping on fish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This spoonbill is laughing at your silly looking mouth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black-crowned night heron on a log</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amazingly the two gators seemed to tolerate each other fairly well</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of Juvenile white ibises, they have really varied plumage at this age</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Gator! There were about six floating about one end of the pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Egret looking like it has a pretty dress on</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were two young racoons hanging around as well</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pine Warbler hopping around one of the drier spots</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult night heron watching a juvenile try to be cool</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The other racoon, digging around for bugs or crayfish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spoonbills are so much cooler than Flamingos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of two juvenile Night herons that kept being chased around by the adults</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you tell I like spoonbills yet? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor night heron couldn't keep a perch for more than a minute</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great egrets remind me of ballerinas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barred Owl taking a nice mid-day nap</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ovenbird taking advantage of the bird feeders</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Painted buntings are some of the coolest looking birds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can't see, but his back is lime green, the same color as the females</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female painted bunting bathing in a water feature</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This red-bellied woodpecker was a jerk and chased the bunting off</td></tr>
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Overall Florida was really cool and I was pretty sad to leave the nice springtime and come back to Arkansas' sad attempt at spring. But now I can get back to my bluebirds, my first nest is due to hatch in 4 days! I'll try my best to be better about updating this, but I make no promises. <br />
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Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-91091904279255482092012-11-15T11:42:00.001-06:002012-11-15T11:42:24.897-06:00Catching Hawks (also bluebirds)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, I know the title says catching hawks, but first, it's bluebird time! Why you ask? Why because bluebirds are my study species! Also because I said so. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bluebirds and some house finches chilling in a hay field</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a yellow rumped warbler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, so it's not just bluebird time. This is a western kingbird</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See! Bluebirds!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More bluebirds! This guy is chilling on top of the same box he nested in during the spring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chubby little chipping sparrow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One chipping sparrow and two house finches</td></tr>
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Okay, bluebird time is now over. Now it's time for hawks! This pictures are from a field trip that my raptor research techniques class (aka four grad students) took last week. We were looking for red-tailed hawks or kestrels as those were the birds we had traps ready for. Traps consist of a small wire-mesh cage with a bait animal (in this case cotton rats) inside. The outside of the trap is covered in monofilament nooses which trap the raptors feet when they try to catch the bait. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got lucky and caught a red-tailed hawk on our first try. He was not happy about it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manages to look someone dignified considering he's stuck to the trap.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, not so dignified anymore.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's okay Mr.Hawk, hugs will make it better</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulling nooses off his feet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, he was not the happiest of hawks, I guess the hugs weren't helping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is why they're called red-tails (Though of course there are several color morphs that have a much less pronounced red-tail)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Measuring his tarsus (Length from the ankle to the foot)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Measuring his wing length</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at molt limits to determine age. This guy was at least two years old based on the differences in color between some of his primary and secondary feathers. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this is how you remove any remaining dignity from a hawk (also weigh them).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Have you hugged a hawk today? (I did!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kind of looks like he's trying to dance with me</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He just wants a hug, I'm sure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In case you can't tell, I was super excited about the whole holding a hawk thing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, time to let him go now</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bye!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-tails weren't the only hawk out. This is a Northern Harrier Hawk, you can tell by the white rump patch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geese! There were hundreds of geese just chillin on the rice fields.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But also some White Pelicans!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saw a different hawk perched on a telephone pole on the drive back to school.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This band on his leg was placed eight years ago when he was a hatch-year by another researcher.</td></tr>
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<br />Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-4221471256940219592012-10-01T21:27:00.000-05:002012-10-01T21:27:03.695-05:00OMG RINGSLong time no post, I know. Exciting news though! I'm engaged! I'm sure most of the people reading this already know (Hi Grandmother!), but I thought I'd go ahead and share the engagement pictures that my fiance (that sounds so weird) Ezra and I took this weekend with the help of my eventual brother-in-law Quinn. So, without further ado, pictures!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ring, on the book I was proposed to with. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aren't we just adorable?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made this rose all by myself!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My oh-so-pretty ring</td></tr>
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<br />Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-77725218366697746632011-06-03T20:14:00.000-05:002011-06-03T20:14:55.136-05:00Tornadoes and Trout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last Wednesday the world decided to try and give me a heart attack. All week the weather had been horrible, on and off rain and wind. We knew rain was on it's way, but we were trying to get as much done before it hit as possible. The thing about the prairie though, it's flat, really flat. Which means while you can see the black cloud of doom coming, it's hard to tell how far away it until it's right on top of you. We were in the middle of one of our study sites mist-netting a Henslow's Sparrow when we see the black cloud of doom headed our way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> "Okay" we think "We have a few more minutes to get this done". Cue the thunder. Now, I don't know about you, but my idea of fun is not standing in the middle of a flat field next to 8ft metal poles. But we had just caught a Henslow, so we couldn't leave just yet. Levi begins to frantically band the bird while I write down information and Keith starts dismantling the mist-nets. Right as we let the Henslow go we hear them, Tornado Sirens in the town three miles south of us. My heart started hammering. We all grabbed equipment and started back towards the truck. Instead of heading home, we decided it would be safer to head into Sedalia and find a place to take shelter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This place ended up being Walmart. The three of us, along with about a hundred other shoppers spent an hour and a half hiding in the back of Walmart waiting for the all clear. It turns out, it probably would have been safer to go back to Cole Camp. An F2 tornado touched down less than two miles away from Walmart, tearing through several businesses, part of a neighborhood and a mobile home park. It also tossed semi-trucks parked at the truck stop all over the highway. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured, but I never wish to hear a tornado siren again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahhhh! It's a snaaaaake!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-headed woodpecker teasing me. He flew away every time I tried to sneak up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge bumblebee.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baltimore Oriole.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more Cliff Swallows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult bald eagle chilling after the storm that spawned the tornado.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you tell I like these birds?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Meadowlarks just about to leave the nest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-winged Blackbirds screaming for food.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> This week my boss decided we needed a break (especially after that whole tornado thing), so we all piled into the car and drove and hour and a half south to Bennet Springs State Park to go Trout fishing. The entire drive my co-worker Keith was literally bouncing up and down in excitement. I was afraid he was going to give himself a heart attack. I decided against fishing, instead I sat in a folding chair, read all day and worked on my "tan"(aka burn).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-Billed Cuckoo with a tasty snack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's probably going to take that bug to his little ones.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainbow Trout hatchery at Bennet Springs. If you waved your arm they all jumped.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keith's first trout, he's so proud.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello Muskrat! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodbye Muskrat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallowtail orgy! I could not figure out what was attracting all these butterflies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The odd one of the bunch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finally, my newest nest, Common Yellowthroat. These eggs are<i> tiny</i>.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>On a final note, It. Is. HOT. The weather has finally realized that it is in fact summer right now, and has therefore skyrocketed. And it's only going to get worse. Not to mention that the A/C in our apartment only cools the front room, so my room feels like a sauna. Oh well, sweating's good for you, right? If only it didn't attract so many ticks...Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-46558175070635348602011-05-23T15:51:00.000-05:002011-05-23T15:51:37.005-05:00Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my HeadLots of pictures this week! We've found more nests, went fishing some more and were rained on a LOT. I'm getting pretty sick of being damp, and all this rain is probably making building nests a bit difficult for my poor birds. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Northern Bobwhite Quail nest. This is the only bird I can imitate the call of.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garter Snake hiding in the grass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wolf Spider with her eggs. When they catch she'll carry her babies on her back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fence lizard posing for me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whirligig Beetles! They spin round and round on top of the water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another fence lizard. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Indigo Bunting, not nearly as bright as her mate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small wasp on some moss.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Bullfrog, they make a huge racket.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He stayed very still for pictures, thankfully I didn't fall off the rotten log I perched on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-Headed Woodpecker looking for some tasty bugs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water snake that followed me down the steps to the levee.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Blue Heron having a snack on the levee.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hairstreak Butterflies getting nutrients from some bird poo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have the May flowers, but the April showers haven't stopped yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Phoebe, the worlds plainest brown bird.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer Tanager, very bright and noticeable. Unlike the Phoebe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Summer Tanager.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chipping Sparrow looking for a mate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dickcissel nest, they have very pretty eggs for such annoying birds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This poor carrion beetle had half his wings eaten.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Henslow's Sparrows, just as pink and awkward as all the other passerines.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't help but hear this fly saying "Yessss, yess, excellent".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Myself with a Common Yellowthroat, a type of warbler.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He looks a bit scared of the camera.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Levi giving the Yellowthroat bunny ears.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice profile picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally timed this picture just right.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Catbirds are very loud and angry, but they're all talk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He calmed down eventually.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Yellow-Breasted Chat wouldn't be quiet unless his beak was filled.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His breast is VERY bright yellow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Chat is a very unhappy bird.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two American Goldfinches. Left is female, right is male.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were pretty positive they were a pair.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They didn't seem to mind Levi posing them for pseudo-wedding photos.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. Goldfinch obviously likes my hat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's staring at my hat in this picture too, promise.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These baby Meadowlarks are almost ready to leave the nest. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That doesn't make them cute yet though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And finally, flowers being pollinated. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-76155397695952677682011-05-15T11:23:00.000-05:002011-05-15T11:23:01.052-05:00Attack of the Sparrows!The weather here has decided to go all wonky on me again. Last week it was highs in the 90's and sunburns, this week it was rain, highs in the 50's followed by more rain. Tonight it's supposed to get down below 40, which is incredibly wrong for May, at least in my opinion. Hopefully all this fluctuating weather doesn't affect our birds too much. The Henslow's Sparrows have started nesting! We found two nests on Thursday and have a good idea of where another one might be. Last year they only found 11 nests, so we're hoping to find at least double that if not more.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Henslow nest. The top of this nest is about as big around as a quarter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Brown Thrasher nest hatched, they have little downy afros.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the Meadowlarks that hatched last week, getting cuter every day.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> My boss Levi and the other tech Keith are both obsessed with fishing. One of the other conservation areas has a small lake intended for sport fishing. About once a week now it we've started spending our lunch hour(s) out on the lake. While the boys go and fish I chill on the covered floating dock and read or take pictures. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree Swallow on one of the dead trees that litter the lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These Barn Swallows have a nest in the roof of the floating dock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Papa swallow was watching me read.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While Mama swallow went and looked for tasty snacks.</td></tr>
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To entice the Henslow's Sparrows into defending their territory we have a callback player (an mp3 player with a portable speaker). We play the call of a male Henslow to get the bird we want to hop up on some grass and start calling back at us. Sometimes it scares the birds we're looking for, but other times we almost get attacked by some very brave little birds, like this one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you spot the bird in this picture?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There he is! This Henslow was very offended by my callback player.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He got within about a foot of my boots, that black pole is the tripod for my scope.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-78302874718249687212011-05-06T21:23:00.000-05:002011-05-06T21:23:22.087-05:00New Birds! And Not Just MigrantsIt's finally thinking about warming up here and we're starting to get in more spring migrants. While it used to be just blackbirds, sparrows and meadowlarks in the field (with the occasional shorebird) we're starting to add some new birds. Eggs have also started hatching, so hopefully soon we'll have baby birds galore!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-winged Blackbird on the sign for one of our study sites.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same Blackbird singing. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grasshopper sparrow on some little bluestem.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Badger! Badgers are endangered in MO, so he's a really exciting find.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a Dickcissel, one of our new arrivals. They're everywhere now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown-headed cowbirds. Appropriately hanging out in a pasture with cows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upland Sandpiper sitting at the very edge of our study site.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-Crowned Sparrow calling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two more white-crowns foraging for food.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ornate box turtle. He peed all over me when I picked him up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hairstreak butterfly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby Kildeer! They are like cute little cottonballs on toothpicks that peep.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bobolink, another one of our new birds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And these "cute" little ones are newly hatched meadowlarks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They don't look like much now, but they'll grow up pretty fast.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-63062692898109288772011-04-29T14:40:00.000-05:002011-04-29T14:40:27.357-05:00Love is in the AirIt's "Spring" (as much as you can call 40 degrees and raining spring) here and you know what that means; it's time to reproduce. Well, for the animals at least. This week we found our first nests on our study sites. Sadly they aren't Henslow's Sparrow's nests, but we're going to keep track of them anyway. I also managed to find the Bald Eagle nest again (with the help of my visiting boyfriend), which has two chicks in it! I'll do my best to keep track of all the nests and nestlings so everyone can see the cute little fluffball chicks (and the naked pink squirmies, but those aren't as cute).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turkeys! It's hunting season, so these guys are scared witless.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Kingbird, the other squeaky toy bird.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a Pileated Woodpecker hole, couldn't find the occupants though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Eastern Kingbird.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald Eagle Nest, there are 2 chicks hiding up in there. Parents no where in sight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orchard Oriole that Ezra and I heard singing before we found him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Thrasher nest hidden in a wild rose bush, first nest of the year!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Nest that I found, Eastern Meadowlark nest in the middle of a field.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of Meadowlark eggs. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny Snapping turtle, about the size of the palm of my hand. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We dropped her in a nearby creek so she could find food. </td></tr>
</tbody></table>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-14914556930509108342011-04-21T12:34:00.000-05:002011-04-21T12:34:48.536-05:00Why More Birds Should Goto the OptometristI had a very interesting couple of weeks. The main thing I learned is that my little car is not made for backcountry gravel roads. I started fishtailing one morning when I had to drive myself to work and my car decided that sideways was the best way to orient itself on the road. But I was fine, and so was my car. And 200 meters later the country struck again as I had to wait for a pair of cows to remove themselves from my path. I think from now on I'll stick with riding in Levi's truck, or driving on blacktop as long as possible. <br />
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I've also learned that Missouri's idea of spring is different than Texas'. It is cold. I'm not sure why it's cold, as it's halfway through April, but for the past several days I've worn 3 coats to work. My apartment is also chilly, as I have no central heating and my window is fitted wonky so the breeze slips in. This sudden attack of cold isn't just bad for me though, it has also made the birds stop singing. Probably because they have more sense than I and hunker down in the mornings to avoid the evilly cold wind. Despite the birds hiding we still managed to catch a few cool things these past 2 weeks, some in very odd ways.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a Female Red-Winged Blackbird, She wanted out of my hand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was being very rude to me, but I did take her away from all the males.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She heard the Male flying around us and calling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is probably one of the better flying away photos I've taken.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern Meadowlark. These are the loudest birds on the prairie right now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one slammed into the net while we were chasing a Henslow's. I love the feather-fro.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Sora Rail, which are wetland birds that don't really belong on the Prairie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They look very Dinosaur-y to me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loggerhead Shrike, I almost fell out of the truck window taking pictures of it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oddly there are quite a lot of Deer in the tall grass, more than I've seen in the woods.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once they caught sight of me they vanished.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same Loggerhead Shrike. Though this time I almost fell out backwards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kildeer sitting on its nest on the edge of a gravel parking lot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(S)He popped up as soon as I got to close to their nest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then tried to lead me away by pretending they had a broken wing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kildeer eggs, not the biggest eggs, but much larger than a Henslow's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They really really wanted me to chase them and leave their nest alone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the eggs.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Right as we were about to leave the poor Kildeer alone we were distracted by a flock of 40 or so Pectoral Sandpipers. Normally this isn't a big deal, as we see flocks of random birds everyday, but these birds did something odd. The entire flock flew straight into a power line and we saw a few unlucky birds drop. Apparently the flock as a whole needed to visit the eye doctor. We set off running to see if we could find the fallen birds and succeeded in finding two. The first bird was mostly okay, he was groggy and bleeding from a minor puncture wound, but otherwise alive. The second bird we couldn't tell, as he was on the other side of a barbed wire fence. I decided to risk it and rolled under the fence to go get him. Sadly he'd had his head remodeled by the power line, and hadn't survived the fall. Currently he's in our freezer until we can turn him in to be made into a specimen for Emporia's museum.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is our survivor, he was pretty out of it, but I would be too if I slammed into a wire.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's holding out his wing because he feels off balance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor guy probably had a headache.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After trying our best to soak up the blood we let him go in a field to recuperate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was still a bit off-balance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But he got back up and wandered a bit before laying down to rest. Hopefully he's alright.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>This weekend I'm hoping to get a chance to go out and see the Bald Eagle nest and Pileated woodpecker nest. But I make no promises as it's supposed to rain starting tonight and lasting until monday.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-31134537452689450672011-04-09T10:44:00.000-05:002011-04-09T10:44:10.327-05:00First Week in MissouriI have officially been in Missouri for one week now, though I've only been working since Monday. Work started out kind of slow because the birds we're studying (Henslow's Sparrows) hadn't migrated here yet. So for the first couple of days we wandered around our study sites and tried to catch and band as many birds as we could so that Keith (the other tech) and I could start learning how to band. Levi (my boss) also drove us around some of the random back roads to see what was around. Unfortunately I forgot my camera on the first day of work, so I missed pictures of the Bald Eagle nest, the Pileated woodpecker and the Northern Shrike. But I know where the first two live, so I will be going back for pictures.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robins are everywhere up here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, so it's not a real bird, but we're right by and airforce base so we see these "birds" a lot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An American Kestrel we caught hanging out on a power line while driving home. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-winged blackbirds are also everywhere. This guy is trying to get some tail.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>For the first 3 days that we worked we couldn't find one single Henslow's Sparrow. Instead we caught savannah sparrows (6 flew into the net all at once), field sparrows and grasshopper sparrows. To most people these guys all look alike, little brown birds with chirpy calls. But they're pretty different; grasshopper sparrows are the closest looking to Henslow's but their call sounds almost exactly like a grasshopper. Field sparrows sound like somebody dropped a ping-pong ball and it's bouncing across the floor. Savannah sparrows are pretty quiet, but they stay in groups of 3-10 most of the time, while other sparrows fly in ones and twos. Finally, on Thursday Levi heard our first Henslow. Their call is pretty short, but they throw their head back and open their little beak up like they're belting out an opera. We spotted the little guy with our scope and set our mist nets up in a basket shape. Slowly the three of us crept out and around him, while he kept singing. Then we ran (oddly, running across a tall-grass prairie is a lot easier than walking) and chased him into the net with shouts of triumph. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Levi with the first Henslow's Sparrow of the season.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I held him he decided to show his backside to the camera. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He was more cooperative for Keith's picture.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is how we sex the birds and determine how much fat stores they have.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They don't really like us much by the time we finish getting our data.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So we let them fly off to continue singing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our feistiest Sparrow kept biting everything, including his own wing when we let him go.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a swamp sparrow, they're redder than Henslow's and prefer to live by creeks and ponds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what it looks like when a bird gets caught in a mist net.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very pale Savannah Sparrow staring into Levi's camera.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown thrashers are mimics, this guy lived up to his name and thrashed enough in the net to lose a claw.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He had a bit of an attitude, but so would I if I lost a toe to Aliens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you lift the birds up while holding their feet they automatically get set to fly away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While being very pretty, Cardinals beaks are strong enough to draw blood, like this guy did.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the main point of mist netting, banding the birds.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table>Missouri has been pretty exciting so far, I've seen quite a few birds that I've never seen before (and will hopefully soon get pictures of). I plan on using some of my free time to go take more pictures of whatever wildlife I can find and I'll keep taking pictures of all the different birds we net. Soon some the migratory birds will be coming back and we might get an indigo or painted bunting or some other really cool birds. I'm also secretly hoping that we'll catch a short eared owl or another raptor in the net, but I doubt our little nets would survive and I wouldn't want to sew up the hole they'd punch in the net. It's bad enough having to sew up the holes that the smaller birds make. <br />
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<span id="goog_717155042"></span><span id="goog_717155043"></span>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-37498256651334389412011-03-29T14:39:00.000-05:002011-03-29T14:39:32.381-05:00More Spring Break HikingBefore spring break ended I took one last trip out to the Greenbelt to help my friend collect plants.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the 3 Red-shouldered Hawks that live by the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first encounter with a Rock Squirrel, very cute and very skittish.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuzzy bunch of Daddy Longlegs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tufted Titmouse (black crested variation) investigating my camera.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same titmouse taking off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many Texas lizards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another lizard, much tinier.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallowtail butterfly laying eggs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assassin bug, their bites hurt horribly, like being stung by a bee.</td></tr>
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This is going to be my last set of pictures from Texas for a while. On March 31st I'm moving out to Missouri so I can work my new job. I am now officially a Research Assistant for Emporia State University in Kansas. I'm going to be bird banding and point counting and lots of other fun stuff for one of the grad students. So for the summer most of my pictures are going to be from the midwest, and probably actual wilderness since the town I'm staying in is definitely not a suburb. Wish me luck!Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-38902248275136118882011-03-23T17:30:00.000-05:002011-03-23T17:30:56.073-05:00Spring Break Hiking Trips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The past couple of weeks have been spring break for all of my friends so I've been out hiking and helping one of my friends collect a bunch of native Texas plants. The following pictures come from the local park, another park in Austin and the Barton Creek Greenbelt.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little water snake pretending to be dead.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted Lady having a snack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This little spider just wants a hug.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European house sparrows stealing the purple martin houses. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buckeye chilling on the sidewalk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This squirrel was staring at me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mating Damselflies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Painted lady on snow drop flowers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damselfly on a stick.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarcophagidae fly (also known as Carrion Flies).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterfly trying it's best to be a dead leaf.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby spiders that just hatched.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ant having a tasty snack of dead spiders.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mating tiger swallowtail butterflies.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-rumped warbler.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiger Beetle at Walnut Creek.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once upon a time this was a living thing, now it's just an impression.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daddy Longlegs hiding in the limestone.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the pair I scared out of hiding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another daddy longleg trying to get away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sparrow of some sort? I'm not sure.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted lady again, these butterflies are everywhere and very good at staying still.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black and White skipper on a redbud tree.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-shouldered Hawk flying over the Barton Creek Greenbelt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture was taken about 2 seconds before this hawk dived for a snack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cardinals were easily the most populous bird on the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very fuzzy caterpillar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This snake is blowing you a raspberry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterfly on a mountain laurel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-eyed Vireo, this is the only picture I managed to catch before he flew off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of Carolina Wrens hanging around the limestone cliffs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of Carolina Wrens.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool Lizard about to enter breeding season, soon his whole belly will be blue.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-26630131456810477452011-03-09T00:15:00.001-06:002011-03-16T13:31:50.527-05:00Enchanted RockSo this weekend my family and I took a trip out to Enchanted Rock in the Texas hill country. If you've never heard of it Enchanted Rock is a set of hills composed mostly of Texas pink granite (same stuff our capitol is made out of, yes, the Texas capitol is pink). Since the hills are granite instead of limestone like everything else they've weathered the years very well, but are also incredibly bare. There's some really cool rock formations out there and it is definitely worth the trip to go climb all over the rocks. Even if you're in horrible shape like me.<br />
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Anyways, I toted my huge-ass camera with me the whole time and this is what I ended up with.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool rock formations at the base of the hill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the hill next to enchanted rock.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Juvenile cardinal about to enter breeding season.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male house finch, these guys are loud.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lizard hanging out on a tree. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roadrunner trying to avoid all the people on top of the hill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speed is the only thing Looney Toons got right about this guy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rock looked so out of place. Where could it have fallen from?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male cardinal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crested Caracara that was snacking on a flattened skunk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bald eagle in it's nest off Highway 29.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>We actually visited the Eagle's nest twice that day, but the second set of pictures came out a lot clearer. However I did notice that it wasn't the same bird I was taking pictures of both times. The first bird still had a dark colored head, meaning it was a juvenile hanging around mom and dad hoping for handouts. Reminds me of someone I know... Oh, right, me.Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-16537714934144794902011-03-04T23:21:00.000-06:002011-03-04T23:21:32.517-06:00An Avalanche of Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been photographing wildlife for about 3 months now (I told you I was an amateur), so I have quite a few pictures to share. Hopefully the avalanche of photos here doesn't set the bar too high for future posts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruby-crowned Kinglet at the local park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This kinglet was very interested in the camera sound.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cottontail hiding in its burrow, I'm amazed I even saw it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It apparently saw me, or heard me at least.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm no herpetologist so I've got no clue what this little guy is. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roadrunner hiding in a tree on the Barton Creek Greenbelt.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, so it's not a bird, but it was pretty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little frog chillin on some algae. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water-strider using the magic of surface tension.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, it really is this green in February in Texas. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elongate Stilt Spider (According to my friend at least)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you look closely you can see the little frog hiding in the stream.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By summer this nest will be huge and I won't have the guts to go near it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">European House Sparrow hanging on the neighbors roof.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This crow was definitely watching me. Never trust a bird that can use tools and has a taste for eyes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterfly in family Pieridae (Sulphurs) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kildeer flying over our local lake (Which is actually a glorified pond).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flock of Bufflehead Ducks, which are the best named ducks ever.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ring-billed gulls on the sandbar. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think this is a meadowlark, but I could never get close enough to see their breast.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Scaup staring me down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neotropic (possibly double crested) Cormorant crying out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the ever present Boat-tailed grackles taking a refreshing dip in the lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pair of Green-winged Teals.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Pieridae drinking some yummy nectar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ever been sent on a Snipe hunt? Well, This is a Snipe..</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cassin's Sparrow (maybe) on one of the tiny oak trees the city planted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, so it's not a real bird, but it looks like one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This American Coot doesn't really like me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Egret. I almost lost my shoes to the marsh trying to get closer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was trying to get a picture of the cool shiny blue fly when the wasp showed up and tried to kill my model.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Duck Butts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This duck confused me for so long, but I'm thinking now it's a juvenile mallard that hasn't gotten its colors yet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult mallard dabbling for food.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've yet to guess what this guy is.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Coot doesn't care for your silly rules or your silly dam!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mockingbird in a early flowering Bradford Pear.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bee-mimic taking advantage of flowers so early in the year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was taking a picture of the Hairstreak Butterfly on the right, but now I see the flower beetle on the left!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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So that's the beginning of my attempts at photography. I apologize for any eye-bleeding, but feel free to offer criticisms. I'm still trying to figure out how to work this whole camera-thing, so as soon as I get that figured out I just have to get more birds to stay still and I'm all set!Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6176586094515748705.post-80253554807126431182011-03-04T21:50:00.000-06:002011-03-04T21:50:57.403-06:00Subirds- The BeginningMy name is Jess and this is my blog I guess.<br />
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Right now I'm an unemployed college graduate in the biology field hoping to find work in ornithology. So in an attempt to sharpen my skills with birds I've started doing amateur wildlife photography. I know a lot of people are more knowledgeable in both ornithology and photography, but bear with me, I'm sure I'll get a couple things right. Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13165927997423549556noreply@blogger.com0