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  1. onlybill

    Sandpiper ID, Texas

    Here's a sandpiper that I should know, but I'm not sure. The spots on the chest are throwing me off. Quintana, Texas, beach, September 20 2008. regards~Bill
  2. onlybill

    Gull ID- Texas Gulf Coast

    This is most likely a Herring Gull, and nothing like a Lesser Black Backed or anything like that? The lighting wasn't too good today so the back looks a lot darker than in my guide books. Here on the Gulf Coast juvenile Herring gulls are not uncommon, but adults are, thus I have this ID...
  3. onlybill

    Black-bellied or Golden? Texas Gulf Coast

    Probably in transition. Leaning toward Black-bellied Plover. Taken today, Texas City Dike. regards~Bill
  4. onlybill

    Sandpiper Question-Texas Gulf Coast

    99% sure this is a Buff-breasted Sandpiper. Photo taken today, Quintana, Texas, beach. I've been wrong before, so I want to know for sure, is this ID correct? ~regards~Bill
  5. onlybill

    Sandpiper ID? Texas Gulf Coast

    Is this a Solitary Sandpiper? Texas City Dike, yesterday. In any case I don't recall seeing these here before, or I just didn't notice. Poor light, very cloudy, took a few shots, stopped to attached my flash, looked up, the bird was gone. regards~onlybill
  6. onlybill

    Hawk ID needed. Texas Gulf Coast

    Hello again. Since I primarily photograph the shorebirds and waders I don't have much ID skill as far as hawks are concerned. This must be a juvenile, or I wouldn't have been able to get this close. 500mm(750mm-35mm equiv). So what is it? REGARDS~Bill
  7. onlybill

    Another Sandpiper, Texas Gulf Coast

    Hi! I've already posted this image in Birds of North America. I identified it as a Stilt Sandpiper. When I captured the image I thought it was a dowitcher, the bill was similar . Looking at it later I noticed the bird was too slender to be one. I have not seen too many of them around here...
  8. onlybill

    Yellowleg Question_Texas Gulf Coast

    Hi. I posted I picture of these two(different photo) the other day. Due to their behavior I am fairly certain that they are a mated pair. I have two questions. Am I incorrect in IDing them as Lesser Yellowlegs? Also, it appears the female(left) is considerably smaller than the male(right). I...
  9. onlybill

    [B]Black Tern? Texas Gulf Coast[/B]

    Black Tern? Texas Gulf Coast Confirmation requested. Jim?
  10. onlybill

    Tern ID needed from Texas

    Taken about a month ago on the Texas Gulf Coast. I'm thinking it may be a gull-billed tern. Not the usual forster's, sandwich, least, royal, or other common tern, but then again it may be. Maybe a juvenile? Heck,it could even be a seagull. ~Bill
  11. onlybill

    Another Rail Question fromTexas

    Don't you hate to see a nice photograph posted here at bird forum that is identified totally incorrectly, like a crane that is really an Ibis? Well I may be guilty of this infraction, but not to the great extent as in the crane/ibis example. I have posted images of what I thought were King...
  12. onlybill

    Small Texas Coast Sandpiper ID?

    I'm not sure on the ID of this sandpiper. It is probably the smallest sandpiper found around here, I would guess its a Least Sandpiper, but I'm not 100% sure. Help would be appreciated~onlybill
  13. onlybill

    Texas needs a Bird ID

    Hello, my definitive source for bird identification! Got another one for you all., Small sparrow sized bird. Picture taken in Houston, Texas.
  14. onlybill

    Another Bird ID ?- Texas Gulf Coast

    This little bird was found at the Anahuac NWR. I have no clue what it could be, so I came to the experts!
  15. onlybill

    Bird ID needed on Texas Gulf Coast

    I usually photograph shorebirds and waders, and can identify most of them, but I don't know what this bird is. Is it a Savannah sparrow? It was photographed a few days ago at the San Bernard NWR on a branch next to a salt marsh.
  16. onlybill

    Using Flash Units with Telephoto Lens

    I need some basic information on the use of an external flash/telephoto lens to take bird photos on cloudy days, to bring out feather detail, etc. I use a Sony A-700 and was thinking of purchasing a Sony HVL-F56AM Flash, which should be good to 40 feet or so. It also can be fired remotely, and...
  17. onlybill

    eye test (can you identify these birds by their eyes alone?

    I've noticed that many of the wading and shorebirds in the southern United States have very distinctive eyes. I've assembled a collection of twelve from my photographs. Can you identify the birds they belong to?
  18. onlybill

    autofocus speed with Sony A-700?

    I have owned a Sony A-100 since August 2006, and am happy with image quality and image stabilization. However, I use a Tamron 200-500mm lens, and generally must manually focus to catch birds in flight. The AF is too slow. The question is, for anyone using the A-700, has the AF capability improved?~
  19. onlybill

    I was wondering what you guys thought about this photo

    When I shoot pictures of birds in flight I try to get the whole bird in, unless its a close up. For example, the 2nd photo of a long-billed curlew. However, the first photo, same species, has its left wing off screen. (Photo was shot in RAW at ISO 100, no cropping) Nonetheless, although the...
  20. onlybill

    need help identifying these birds

    Every once and a while I come across birds I can't identify. They where found on the upper Texas Gulf Coast. I'm no expert on bird identification, and I'm pretty sure these are pretty easy. I have more to come.
  21. onlybill

    Hello

    I've been enjoying the viewing of bird forum since last August, yet waited until now to post this and to start uploading my photographs. I took up photography many years ago, yet narrowing down my subjects to birds has been fairly recent, about a year and a half ago. I live in Houston, Texas...
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