Great crested Grebe reflection, might be some Shoveler genes in the mix
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qwerty5
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It isn't in my opinion
Tired
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This one's not winning any awards (I think sullybirder's Pileated photo wins the nonexistent prize for Worst Identifiable Photo Ever), but it's another entry in the category of Small Birds Moving Fast. This one's an island endemic, as a hint. I'm currently on vacation outside Texas.
RubidiumRubecula
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Alexander Stöhr
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Hello,
I still produce them regulary (at least)
Your bird seems an European Robin to me.
I still produce them regulary (at least)
Your bird seems an European Robin to me.
RubidiumRubecula
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It is indeed an European Robin.
400+birder
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You should see the video.
400+birder
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May I ask what kind of editing you did to achieve this image from a black blob?
Levels and/or brightness are the standard (and often highly effective) treatment for black blobs.
stuartvine
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As Butty says, adjust the exposure a touch, then lighten shadows (I use Adobe Lightroom). I wouldn't have bothered with that particular image, but I'd never managed to get a shot of a Hawfinch before.
Xenospiza
Distracted
It looks identifiable, but I have no idea. Please tell us!
Xenospiza
Distracted
It looks a lot better than in my field guide!
Tired
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What field guide do you have, may I ask? I couldn't find one for birds in Cozumel. The tour guide had one, but his was in Spanish, which I can't read.
This little darling appeared right on the heels of a Black-and-white Warbler coming so close that I didn't get any photos because my camera couldn't focus on it. I've been wanting a better look at a Black-and-white, but I think I might have accidentally wished on a cursed genie object or something, because "so close you can't photograph" isn't really what I was looking for. I'll take it, though! I could have practically touched it if it would have sat still.
The vireo came nearly as close for a bit, then moved away just enough for me to get some decent photos. That blurred shot is just because it jumped mid-photo. I'm really happy with how this one photo came out, the lighting and pose and everything.
This little darling appeared right on the heels of a Black-and-white Warbler coming so close that I didn't get any photos because my camera couldn't focus on it. I've been wanting a better look at a Black-and-white, but I think I might have accidentally wished on a cursed genie object or something, because "so close you can't photograph" isn't really what I was looking for. I'll take it, though! I could have practically touched it if it would have sat still.
The vireo came nearly as close for a bit, then moved away just enough for me to get some decent photos. That blurred shot is just because it jumped mid-photo. I'm really happy with how this one photo came out, the lighting and pose and everything.
Tired
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Yeah, I did that. I didn't see one that explicitly mentioned Cozumel in the description, so I bought one that was for the general area, the Peterson guide. Mostly it worked fine, but it doesn't have any Cozumel endemics like I was hoping it would. So I was curious what guide does have Cozumel endemics.
There's no reason why a Mexico guide should explicitly mention Cozumel as it's part of Mexico. And one can't normally expect to find a field guide exclusively covering an area one is visiting which is as (very) small as Cozumel.
If there are any Cozumel endemics not included in the standard Mexico guides it will be because those species have been split since the guide was compiled. Thus they are, in fact, included but just not under the name you are looking for.
If there are any Cozumel endemics not included in the standard Mexico guides it will be because those species have been split since the guide was compiled. Thus they are, in fact, included but just not under the name you are looking for.
Tired
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Cozumel has a lot of bird variety and is a popular birding destination. I'd be surprised if nobody's made so much as a fold-out guide for it specifically.
And some guides do mention in their sale descriptions what regions they're for. Loads of guides online that say they're for part of the US, then in the description, say which states. Whether or not a guide has any mention of Cozumel endemics (particularly the subspecies, since there's only two extant endemic species) would be useful information to put in the sale description, since I'm sure some guides have left them out due to Cozumel being a separate landmass.
Do you know of a bird guide that, for birds like the Bananaquit and Yellow Warbler, mentions "this bird has a subspecies endemic to Cozumel"? Or one that explicitly contains Cozumel Vireo and Cozumel Emerald? I'm sure some guides do, and I'm curious which ones those are. That's all.
And some guides do mention in their sale descriptions what regions they're for. Loads of guides online that say they're for part of the US, then in the description, say which states. Whether or not a guide has any mention of Cozumel endemics (particularly the subspecies, since there's only two extant endemic species) would be useful information to put in the sale description, since I'm sure some guides have left them out due to Cozumel being a separate landmass.
Do you know of a bird guide that, for birds like the Bananaquit and Yellow Warbler, mentions "this bird has a subspecies endemic to Cozumel"? Or one that explicitly contains Cozumel Vireo and Cozumel Emerald? I'm sure some guides do, and I'm curious which ones those are. That's all.
