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Looks like a Purple Martin, but perched with Indigo Buntings
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This dark colored bird looked like it flew in with the Indigo Buntings. I'm thinking that it just may have gotten a lot of brown on it's head, because the Buntings all seem to have varied blue and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Diane Garlick Apr 18, 2011.
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"Wow Kelly, your blog was very interesting and some great photos too. I learned a lot also and I thank you."
Mitchelle Levone Wright commented on Kelly Jacobs's blog post The Furious Fighting Ruby-throated Hummingbirds"I learned a lot from you. Thank you."
charleen turner commented on Kelly Jacobs's photo
1 female cardinal
"Kellly: AN exquisite photo. The glint of the eye, the little claws...perfection. Thank you."
Diane Garlick replied to Kelly Jacobs's discussion Looks like a Purple Martin, but perched with Indigo Buntings"I know the feeling about taxonomy changes! David Sibley keeps up-to-date info at his site and its associated blog. See the Taxonomy section here: http://www.sibleyguides.com/bird-info/bird-references/"
Daniel A. Parelius replied to Kelly Jacobs's discussion Looks like a Purple Martin, but perched with Indigo Buntings"I was not familiar with the "Varied Bunting" so I looked it up on Wikipedia. It ranges from southern AZ and NM south into Mexico. I was surprised to see it was in the "Cardinal" family, "Cardinalidae". My 1980 Peterson…"
Diane Garlick replied to Kelly Jacobs's discussion Looks like a Purple Martin, but perched with Indigo Buntings"What are buntings eating at feeders?"
Larry Meade replied to Kelly Jacobs's discussion Looks like a Purple Martin, but perched with Indigo Buntings"When you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras. This is an Indigo Bunting transitioning form nonbreeding to breeding plumage. They are brown in the winter and some of that color is leftover."
Laura replied to Kelly Jacobs's discussion Looks like a Purple Martin, but perched with Indigo Buntings"in Mississippi?"
Parag Shah commented on Kelly Jacobs's blog post Grand Teton National Park that is unlawfully destroying bird's nests! Are other Parks?????"Grand Teton National Park is a spectacular park in Northwestern Wyoming where every vista will take your breath away. The best-known feature of the park is the jagged granite peaks of the Teton Range that tower over 7,000 feet above the Jackson Hole…"
Kelly Jacobs replied to NRDC and the Cornell Lab's discussion What Do You Love Most About Birds?"Birds add color and song to the atmosphere.
When we travel and don't see or hear them (Calif) we miss the joy of their music.
At home we love to watch them eat the sunflower, cracked corn and finch bird seeds and are so happy they have agreed…"
Arlene Marie Longson commented on Kelly Jacobs's blog post Birds with a symbiotic relationship with the American Bison at the Grand Teton National Park"Beautiful. I don't know why but the mood of these pics reminds me of Dances with Wolves or Brokeback Mountain...not to mention what a neighbor and I saw the other day out on the frozen lake ice. There was a gorgeous lynx crossing the lake and a…"
Kelly Jacobs commented on Kelly Jacobs's album
Birds who stalk American Bison
"Thanks!
They are so very tame looking ... but so very dangerous!
I wrote a blog if you'd like to read it about the birds
http://www.welovebirds.org/profiles/blogs/birds-with-a-symbiotic"
leslie lewis commented on Kelly Jacobs's albumBirds who stalk American Bison
"Great pix of bison. Just finished reading American Bison and this goes well with that narrative."
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The American White Pelican Doesn't Dive Bomb for Fish (2nd try)
Posted on August 10, 2010 at 5:30am — 2 Comments
Birds with a symbiotic relationship with the American Bison at the Grand Teton National Park
Posted on August 4, 2010 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments
Grand Teton National Park that is unlawfully destroying bird's nests! Are other Parks?????
I just returned from vacationing at the Grand Teton National Park in Jackson Wyoming, where I took 3500 photos of the beautiful wildlife. We love this park and returned for our 11th summer vacation there, camping at Colter Bay.
This Barn Swallow was making its nest with its mate when I took this picture on July 15th 2010. A few days later I went for another shot and found that the nest was…
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- At 11:07am on April 14, 2010,
Heidi said… - LOL! Very good camera but not great! Saving for that!But...Cannot complain! As per "Cali"...Certainly not a tourist! Lived there for over 10 years!:) Now in Switz. which is my other home on and off for the last 40 years! Captivating and very cool pics Kelly! I have had many experiences with Owls... Cheers.
- At 9:59pm on April 13, 2010, Heidi said…
- Hha! So true! Thanks Kelly! The pic is from Lake Lugano. I am living in Switzerland right now but will be back in Cali in mid June.Want to check out all your pics now:) Have a great day.
- At 5:17pm on April 7, 2010, Arlene Marie Longson said…
- My eagles are mostly vancouver island eagles. A couple of them were taken here on the plateau though.
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