Re: [RBW] Re: Snowy egret? [Just pics from your good ride]

[Robert Tilley]

I commonly see hawks and owls on my rides and I have seen ospreys before. My commute used to be on trails and when winter came and my commute home started at dusk I would often stir up owls and hawks from their perches on trail markers and would get to ride with them just off of my shoulder for a little while. Robert Tilley San Diego, CA  Sent from my BlackBerry - the most secure mobile device From: bhim...@gmail.com Sent: June 14, 2020 2:43 PM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Reply-to: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Snowy egret? [Just pics from your good ride] Patrick - when I want to identify a bird and other birds similar to it I use this website https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/   It's an excellent collection and it allows you to search by taxonomy as well as other keys.   BTW, I'm curious to know whether those who live in those desert climates such as yourself, Leah, etc. get to see various raptors soaring around on the strong thermals out there when you're on a ride.  If so, ever identify any?  Eagles, hawks, condors, etc. On Sunday, June 14, 2020 at 3:55:37 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: On the last 2 rides or so around our acequia trails, I've started brilliantly white, medium-sized birds up from the irrigation ditches, a type I've not seen before this season. We have plenty of wild ducks and geese, and over the last 6 or 8 years, large blue/grey herons (I think they are herons) skulking around the irrigation ditches. The white birds are rather like smaller versions of the big herons  - that is, they are built on the same long and leggy pattern -- and, like the herons, hang around the ditches, and of course, flap away before you can whip out your iPhone and snap a shot. So, 2 questions: 1. What other birds might look like this, and find themselves in high desert NM in summer? (Note: This is a web photo, not mine. What I saw look somewhat like this, but I can't swear to the black legs or black beak -- was too busy trying to keep from falling over into the ditch on the right while dodging huge cottonwoods on the left while negotiating an 18" trail beset by large roots, cutaways, sand, and potholes -- and I suffer from mild acrophobia; any "teetery" situation makes me want to hyperventilate and sweat; and then, the Matthews is not at its best at slow-speed nimbleness.) 2. You photo experts: how does one catch snapshots of such suddenly appearing subjects without falling over? Instruments, techniques?  -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6b802e06-d8d5-48f7-95e2-16f8fc326c89o%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1fperan9kjkhnv809177qklm.1592172689463%40gmail.com.