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  1. assayer

    ID Help Please - Houston, TX. Many Thanks!

    Thanks for the reply. I can definitely rule out Orange-crowned as I see and photograph them quite often. The Tennessee does have similar markings, but the beak of this bird is larger, eyes lack arcs and overall has more yellow than a Tennessee. I'm thinking Vireo.
  2. assayer

    ID Help Please - Houston, TX. Many Thanks!

    Three photos of the same bird in a white mulberry tree, taken in Houston, TX 05/06/2022.
  3. assayer

    Tennessee bird ID

    Yellow-breasted Chat
  4. assayer

    Bird ID Help in Texas

    NanaB, The bird's beak appears to be that of a warbler, not a finch. I would say it is a Pine Warbler.
  5. assayer

    Insect Id please - Eastern Shore of MD, USA

    Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus)
  6. assayer

    Dragonfly ID help

    Michael, 1. Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis) - male 2. I believe it's a Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans) - male
  7. assayer

    Insect ID please

    I'm not an expert, but it looks like a Black-and-Yellow Mud Dauber (Sceliphron caementarium) found throughout the USA.
  8. assayer

    Tracking bird in view finder

    As others have mentioned, practice is key. If you have a R/C model airplane field nearby, I've found that to be a good way to practice flight shots.
  9. assayer

    Canon 400mmf5.6 for dragonflies/butterflies

    David, I use a Canon 7D with 300 2.8/ 600 4.0/ 100-400 zoom for dragonflies/butterflies/birds and both 12 & 25mm extension tubes and get excellent results. When using this setup I also use a good steady tripod. Dick
  10. assayer

    Florida, USA - Which Bird Is This?

    Red-breasted Nuthatch
  11. assayer

    Identification Help - USA - Lizard

    My best guess would be one of the Whiptails. I lean toward a Tiger Whiptail [Aspidoscelis (Cnemidophorus) tigris]. Hope this helps?
  12. assayer

    Ladybug?

    Steven, Looks like one of the Milkweed Leaf Beetles (Labidomera clivicollis)?
  13. assayer

    transferring files from iPad to PC

    I use and am very pleased with Photo Transfer App by ERCLab http://www.erclab.com for transfer of photos & videos between my i-pad and pc by WiFi. ERCLab has a few other interesting looking APPs as well. Hope this is of help.
  14. assayer

    Texas Christmas Bird Counts

    J.W., Here is the link to the Houston/Galveston CBC Info: http://www.houstonaudubon.org/default.aspx/MenuItemID/827/MenuGroup/CBC.htm Hope this helps. Dick
  15. assayer

    Texas Christmas Bird Counts

    J.W., Check your local Audubon Society's web site, I'm sure they list your local count circles and give a contact person. I've participated in the Spring, TX CBC conducted by the Piney Woods Wildlife Society for the last five years and had a great time, even when the weather was not so great...
  16. assayer

    Photographic Life Lists

    Very nice! Well done, Paul. Thanks for sharing.
  17. assayer

    Insect (???) ID Please, Houston, TX

    Mealybug destroyer Many thanks Kieth, you are correct it is a ladybird beetle larva. It is a Mealybug destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri) common to Texas was imported from Australia to fight citrus mealybugs. Dick
  18. assayer

    Insect (???) ID Please, Houston, TX

    http://www.pbase.com/image/137693096Found this intresting little insect (???) on one of my native plants eating aphids. I has six black legs on the front third of its body. It is ~ 2-3 mm long by 1-1.5 mm wide. Photo taken with a Canon 40D, Tamron 180mm Macro lens, with 68mm of extension tubes...
  19. assayer

    Insect ID Needed Texas

    I believe it is one of the fishflies (Chauliodes sp.) and a male because of the distinctive feathery antennae [pp 224-225 Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America and pp 329/521 National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects & Spiders.
  20. assayer

    Texas ID needed.

    Elieen, It is a Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Very common and widespread.
  21. assayer

    Gitzo tripod fell apart and broke my lens!!!

    Helios, Sorry to hear about your tripod/lens accident. I had a similar problem a few years back with my digiscoping rig, scope & camera fell off the tripod when I lifted it to my shoulder, fortunately the damage was only minor and mostly to the camera and it was repairable. So when I got my...
  22. assayer

    canon 7D and 580EX II

    Answer: Yes. See, High-speed Sync (page 17 (English) version of the Canon Speedlite 580EX II Instruction Manual. You can use any "shutter speed" by selecting the High-speed Sync mode by pressing the High-speed sync button on the flash unit. When set to this mode the flashes LCD will display a...
  23. assayer

    Bright yellow bird Southeast TN USA

    Pine Warbler
  24. assayer

    Flash brackets.

    Steve, I don't think you given quite enough information. I built my flash bracket for a Manfrotto Gimble head from a one foot by one & one-quarter inch by one-quarter inch piece of aluminium bar stock and two screws all for less than five dollars.
  25. assayer

    Really tough Texas ID

    Ed, I think you are right about it being a red-breasted nuthatch. I live in North Houston and for the last two weeks I have had several red-breasted nuthatch in the yard. They came in with the last cold front we had, but I haven't seen any since last thursday. Dick
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