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    Interesting Gull Hull Ma. USA

    Looks good for a Juvenile Iceland Gull
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    Error99 when using Nissin Flash

    Err 99 is a generic error message. I have a 40D that is giving that error that I am guessing is tied to my shutter going bad. This is because I get two or three shots off and the shutter quits working. I have to power the camera off, take out the CF card and power it back on again. I am...
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    Histogram on a 7D

    The histogram is merely a tool to help properly expose the subject. I usually find an object that is in the same light that has neutral colors take a meter reading off of it and take a shot. If the histogram looks like a nice bell curve then the exposure should be correct. Take...
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    tricolored blackbird??

    I'm with Peter on this one. Having lived in San Diego where you get both species I would think red-winged blackbird.
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    Bird call that sounds like traffic whistle?

    I had a Northern Mockingbird in my neighborhood that imitated car alarms. It drove people nuts.
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    Oregon Junco? Minnesota, USA

    I see this variation in MN all the time. Looks like a female dark-eyed junco to me. I'd expect more of the pink/brown on the flanks for a pink-sided. Bill Schmoker has some excellent images of juncos and a link to a really good discussion on the species...
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    Another Screech Owl

    Cool! I found a Gray Phase that was calling and making low noises while at the entrance to his tree cavity that I think has a mate on eggs. I am hoping to get some flight shots of them when they starting feeding the youngsters.
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    Jay ID - Arizona

    This is a Mexican Jay(Aphelocoma wollweberi arizonae) - formerly Gray-breasted Jay.
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    shooting a 300 2.8 along side a 'big' prime?

    I own the Canon 600mm f/4 and the Canon 300mm f/2.8. When I am out and about I have the 600mm on the tripod and the 300mm on a strap hanging from my shoulder. I have never regretted the purchase of the 300mm.
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    Bird ID - Dallas, Texas - Feb 2012

    Smoking kills from what I can see.
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    Bird ID - Dallas, Texas - Feb 2012

    Smoking kills from what I can see.
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    Long-billed Curlew or Whimbrel?

    Hopefully Jesus is a birder.
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    Would it make sense to buy a flash?

    I think there might be some confusion on the use of flash. Using a flash properly can make for some spectacular images that otherwise might have been deleted. Most photographers using flash and the better beemer use it as fill to make colors and textures pop. I use a Canon 580EX set to high...
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    One Day in San Diego County....

    Depends on the species you want to see. Mary Beth Stowe has a great website by location and species for San Diego. http://www.miriameaglemon.com/Birding%20Pages/San%20Diego%20Birding%20Pages/San%20Diego%20Birding%20Pages.html
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    Is this a Cackling Goose - Ontario

    Jim Aluetian Cackling (leucopareia) is larger than Cackling (minima). minima is the smallest. We then agree this bird is not minima. After taking a second look I am not convinced any longer it is leucopareia based on comparing it to a bird I saw and photographed in California that is...
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