• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Search results

thxpress_search_the_forum Search Opus
  1. rjackb

    S.E. Florida - Odd looking warbler ID needed

    Excellent point. At least in American English, the meaning of a word or term is determined by its common usage. There is no "Bureau of American English" or anyone who determines definitions but rather how everyone who uses the word or term (I can't speak as to how it is done in other countrys...
  2. rjackb

    Duck ID, Merritt Island, FL, USA

    Thank you!
  3. rjackb

    Duck ID, Merritt Island, FL, USA

    I saw these ducks on 18 November 2018 at Merritt Island NWR. Can anyone help ID them? Thanks. Jack
  4. rjackb

    Clapper Rail? Merritt Island, FL, USA

    Thank you!
  5. rjackb

    Sparrow? Merritt Island, FL, USA

    Thank you!
  6. rjackb

    Sparrow? Merritt Island, FL, USA

    I saw this bird today, 18 November 2018, at Merritt Island NWR. Is it a sparrow of some type? Thanks, Jack
  7. rjackb

    Clapper Rail? Merritt Island, FL, USA

    I saw this bird today at Merritt Island NWR. Is it a Clapper Rail? Thanks, Jack
  8. rjackb

    ID Needed, Lake Apopka, FL, USA

    Thank you!
  9. rjackb

    ID Needed, Lake Apopka, FL, USA

    No idea what this is. Thanks for any help. Jack
  10. rjackb

    Woodpecker type bird, Merritt Island, FL, USA

    Thanks for the ID. I see Red-bellied Woodpeckers almost every day (they are very common around my house) but this one threw me, maybe because of the slightly different coloration as mentioned above.
  11. rjackb

    Woodpecker type bird, Merritt Island, FL, USA

    Would appreciate some ID help with this bird. Seemed to behave like a woodpecker. Think I've seen a flicker at this location before but doesn't look like one to me. Thank you. Jack
  12. rjackb

    Raptor ID, Viera, FL, USA

    Thanks, everyone, for the ID and the photo comments. It was easy to photograph since it was so close. It flew off and caught a large dragonfly shortly afterwards. Jack
  13. rjackb

    Raptor ID, Viera, FL, USA

    This was a fairly small bird and not at all skittish. Seen on 28 November, 2016. Thanks in advance for any ID. Jack
  14. rjackb

    Florida Duck - November 20

    Love the first photo.
  15. rjackb

    Lakeland, FL - This past weekend

    Good luck with the photo. I think Belted Kingfishers must be one of the most skittish birds around. After years of trying and hundreds of mediocre photos, I finally lucked into a few good shots recently at Viera Wetlands where they are fairly common.
  16. rjackb

    Tampa, FL / Egret or Heron?

    Juvenile Little Blue Heron for me as well due to reasons already listed.
  17. rjackb

    Warblers and Something, Central FL, USA

    Thank you for the IDs. I was using auto white balance on a Nikon D300 and raw file conversion was done by Capture One 9, both of which normally work very well. The shadows were adjusted on the 2 gnatcatcher photos but there were no adjustments at all to the cardinal or mockingbird photos other...
  18. rjackb

    Warblers and Something, Central FL, USA

    Would appreciate some help with IDs from these photos. 1 and 2 are surely the same. Not sure if 3 is enough to go on but I'll bet it is for all the experts on this forum. Thanks!
  19. rjackb

    Juvenile Yellow-capped night heron - Boston, MA

    Black-crowned for me. The dot pattern on the wings in the 2nd photo looks just like the drawing for a juvenile in flight in my Sibley's (1st ed).
  20. rjackb

    Warblers and Woodpecker, Central FL, USA

    Thank you. Three more new species for me. It's amazing how many different ones you can see in such a small area if you are just patient enough. These were in a narrow bank between a street and a small lake with mature cypress, oak, and pine trees where I've seen many other species as well.
  21. rjackb

    Warblers and Woodpecker, Central FL, USA

    I was needing some help identifying at least a couple of these birds. They were photographed 4 September 2016. I could certainly be wrong but thought the first might be a Yellow-throated Warbler, the second a Downy Woodpecker (possibly juvenile), and no idea on the rest (I'm pretty sure the...
  22. rjackb

    Warbler, Central FL, USA

    Great, thank you! That's a new one for me.
  23. rjackb

    Warbler, Central FL, USA

    Is this a Palm Warbler? Thanks.
  24. rjackb

    Bird IDs Needed. Merritt Island, FL, USA

    Thank you!
  25. rjackb

    Bird IDs Needed. Merritt Island, FL, USA

    Good observation! I couldn't figure out what was going on.
Back
Top