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  1. pbono

    Proposal: Better Image Desired Category

    Now that Opus is approaching the remarkable achievement of almost 7000 species with photographs, I think it is time to add a new category called "Better Image" or "Better Image Desired". We moderators should go through the Opus pages and add the category to all species where the photo is...
  2. pbono

    Greg Lavaty Photos

    Greg Lavaty is a photographer from Texas. He is a Bird Forum member. He has given me permission to upload photos from his website for use in Opus. The website is a "gold mine" that I've barely begun to work my way through. I have uploaded 7 new species so far: Altamira Yellowthroat...
  3. pbono

    Birdfinders photos

    Do any of the moderators know the folks at http://www.birdfinders.co.uk/news/colorado2004pics.htm because they have a photo of Gray Vireo (one of the missing images) on their web site? Perhaps they'd be willing to contribute it to Opus. They might have other photos we need for Opus as well...
  4. pbono

    Two species from French Polynesia

    I have loaded into Opus: -- Blue Lorikeet -- Tahiti Kingfisher Peter Bono
  5. pbono

    Variety of New Images based on looking at Missing Images list

    I've added another 6 species to Opus. All but the Green Peafowl are inferior images in some way: either a framegrab of video or a small image overall. Brown-backed Solitaire Green Peafowl Marvelous Spatuletail Olive Warbler Solitary Eagle Spangled Cotinga Peter
  6. pbono

    New birds from Oaxaca Mexico

    I have added to Opus images for the following species: Pileated Flycatcher Elegant Euphonia (male and female) Slaty Vireo White-throated_Towhee (only a fair image) Bumblebee Hummingbird (adult male to join the imm. male already in Opus) Another 20 species to add in the coming days. Peter
  7. pbono

    another new Yucatan bird

    I added a rather dark photo of a White-bellied Emerald to Opus. But, the photo shows the short bill (whose length really contrasts with the abundant Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in the area in the winter) and the white breast and belly. Peter
  8. pbono

    Question ID of Yucatan Woodpecker

    The photo in Opus associated with Yucatan Woodpecker looks to me like a female Golden-fronted for the following reasons: 1. The bill is too long and too robust. 2. The bird is lacking the golden tufts around the base of the bill that should be present in both males and females. I have...
  9. pbono

    New photos of Yucatan birds

    I've just added photos for Blue Bunting and Ruddy Crake to Opus. In addition, ** I added photos of a male and a female Mexican Sheartail to join the previously available photo of a female. ** I added a photo of an adult Yucatan Jay (black bill) to join the previously available photo of an...
  10. pbono

    SE Peru Trip Report (July-August 2008)

    I recently took a trip to SE Peru (Abra Malaga, Abancay, plus Manu Road, Amazonia Lodge, and Manu Wildlife Center. The trip was led by Dr. Huw Lloyd of Manu Expeditions, based in Cusco, Peru. I have posted my full trip report at: http://www.prba.com/tr_peru2008.htm (Other trip reports and...
  11. pbono

    Lots of new photos in Opus

    In the past few days, I have added photos for the following species from my recent Manu Expeditions tour to Southeast Peru (some images are entirely new, some show a different sex or an immature, some show different races, and some show different plumage characters or behaviour--e.g., perched...
  12. pbono

    Another new bird for database

    I uploaded Apurimac Brush Finch to Opus and linked it in to the entry. I uploaded the same picture (again--did I need to do that?) to the Gallery. How do I get this picture added as a photo to the database? Peter
  13. pbono

    New birds for database

    I uploaded and linked into Opus three new species: Parodi's Hemispingus White-browed Tit-Spinetail Blue-headed Macaw I couldn't figure out how to also link these photos to the database. Could some one do this or point me at instructions for doing so? The photos have photographer, location...
  14. pbono

    Three Hispaniolan birds for the database

    Two of these species (Ridgway's Hawk and Hispaniolan Trogon) are not in Opus or the database. The Antillean Mango in the database is a female (or immature), while my photo shows an adult male. These birds (and others) were seen on a January 2007 private tour with Kate Wallace of Tody Tours...
  15. pbono

    Searching the Database (Opus)

    Searching the database (Opus) seems to be case-sensitive. That is, if I search for "Bay-chested Warbling-Finch" I get to the photo in the database, but if I search for "Bay-chested Warbling-finch" I DO NOT GET to the photo in the database. Is this what was intended? If so, I'm quite...
  16. pbono

    White egrets in Ireland?

    I just got back from a (non-birding) tour of Ireland. But, of course, as a birder, I had my binoculars and my Birds of Europe field guide (Jonsson). While waiting to board our tour bus at about 0745 on 25 August 2005 at the Bunratty Hotel near the mouth of the River Shannon (about 6kms from...
  17. pbono

    Photos of Cayman races of three species

    I have placed in the Gallery photos of the Cayman races of three species: Cuban Parrot (http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/data/534/3468Cuban_Parrot_2.jpg) West Indian Woodpecker (http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/data/534/3468West_Indian_Woodpecker_1.jpg) Loggerhead Kingbird...
  18. pbono

    Hybrid Tanager: Blue-gray x Palm?

    Not sure about genetic ancestry of the bird on the left. Obviously contains Blue-Gray Tanager (Thraupis episcopus) genes, but black wings are mysterious. I'm guessing they come from Palm Tanager (T. palmarum). Does anyone know about hybrids of these species? Peter Bono
  19. pbono

    Two vireos for database

    Here are two vireos for the database: Yucatan Vireo seen on Grand Cayman and Thick-billed Vireo seen on Little Stirrup Cay in the Berry Island Group of the Bahamas. Peter Bono
  20. pbono

    West Indian Whistling-Duck

    New bird for the database: Dendrocygna arborea http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/data/534/3468West_Indian_Whistling-Duck_5.jpg?4294 Peter Bono
  21. pbono

    How can I volunteer to edit the database?

    I expect to be uploading a lot of images to this forum. I know that volunteers move the images from the message attachments to the database. I'd like to volunteer to help with this process, especially as I will be one of the people creating a lot of work in the future. Also, I'd like to be...
  22. pbono

    Brazilian Photos for Database

    These are frame grabs of birds from Southeastern Brazil. While they are not particularly sharp images, they are species that are mostly hard to photograph and not represented in the database. I'll continue to put the best images into the Gallery so more people will view them. Peter
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