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  1. colleenc

    for Birds in Art possible entries

    dont know if I will get it done in time but thinking of these for the Birds in Art show...more abstract than I usually go the mist painting will have more glazing to tone down the birds, snowy egrets which is 6x8 Silent Mists, Snowy Egrets the other is Touchdown Long Billed Dowitcher...
  2. colleenc

    Link to some stunning images

    Met this guy today at dawn when I was down to the sea for the waves at Yaquina cove. I knew he was serious as his lens was at least 5 times the length of mine, after he was done we talked a bit and he gave me his card. with his site... http://abirdsingsbecauseithasasong.com He's really good...
  3. colleenc

    Goshawk in Slo Mo

    on the UK side of the pond you may have seen this but worth viewing again http://www.youtube.com/embed/2CFckjfP-1E
  4. colleenc

    Gull help central Oregon us

    Couldn't find in my bird book has dark eyes dark tip and red spot on bill sure is pretty
  5. colleenc

    Oregon Coast Sandpipers??

    are these curlew sandpipers? they fly by at night very fast at twilight best photo I can get
  6. colleenc

    Gull? Oregon Coast USA

    It sort of looks like a gull but is small with very tapered wings and did not act gull like. That is a group of 10 or 12 hovered over huge surf for a couple of hours in basically the same spot, very near to shore. It was small and did not fly exactly like the gulls I'm used to. Waves were 12'...
  7. colleenc

    Colleen's gone Coastal, Oregon USA

    Its been 3 months since I packed up and moved to start my dream adventure of getting and RV and painting by the sea for the next two years. Wont go into all the ways it twisted and turned you can read some of it on my blog Brush with the Sea there is not a way post the first page of field work...
  8. colleenc

    Help baby purple martins

    We have babies in an open copper roof house it is over 102 today we put a wet towel over the roof. Will the parents come back can we do anything else??
  9. colleenc

    Tin Eye

    Some time ago Ed posted some seacape pics for me, I wanted to find the artist, so I came across this Tin Eye if you use Google Chrome, it can be built into your right click. A great way to see who is ripping off your art, or to find a source for an image you snagged but did not tag. In this...
  10. colleenc

    Another Mystery at the Beach, still living

    Yesterday I saw this California gull with the group I was drawing, it was completely waterlogged except for the top of the back and head. It did not seem to be greatly injured, walked fine, and was alert and active. last shot is with a Western Gull....John aren't you proud of me, I'm learning...
  11. colleenc

    Sorting out Gulls US No. California

    I spend a lot of time at No. Salmon Creek beach, painting the birds and the sea. I've decided to step up to going beyond "some sort of gull" to try and ID what I can. I'm not going for expert, and I know gulls are tricky. I hope you can verify or correct me on the ones posted. I've found 4...
  12. colleenc

    Mystery Death at the Beach

    I'm hoping some of you real birders can help me here. For the last few days at North Salmon Creek I've walked by this, finally yesterday I picked it up and tried to figure it out. My best guess is some large thing, got the small thing, the bird, black pointy wings and they got stuck somehow and...
  13. colleenc

    help sorting Gulls, No California USA

    I hope you can help me learn about my local gulls, I go to North Salmon Creek beach a lot. and there are gulls there, Heermann, that's easy, and so I've been told Western and California gulls, here are two pictures one of each kind, or at least they are to me, the paler one is a bit smaller...
  14. colleenc

    Gull No. Salmon Creek, No California, US

    I'm starting to paint gulls, and since I don't have a birder with me, I'm going to depend on you here to help. I think this is a California gull second year? but its legs were pinkish orange, not blue as my Sibley showed , it didn't seem big enough for a herring gull but I was some way away from...
  15. colleenc

    What kind of Gull, No. California USA

    This was smaller that the other gulls around it, which I think were Western gulls. It also had distinctive legs of a pale grey blue...only one I can find in Sibley with legs like that is the Calif gull second winter, but it didn't have much brown on it. thanks for the help
  16. colleenc

    CONGRATULATIONS Tim

    among so many tightly photographically rendered beautiful works for the BBC Wildlife Artists of the Year, is your exquisite painting, and recognition for British Birds Congratulations, well well deserved
  17. colleenc

    Website at last

    Hello all my friends here, I finally got a website going and I'd like to have some of you to put in my favorite links area and I'd like to be in yours if you would let me.... I don't know how to do that, so if you do please give me a hint, and also your website so I can paste it in my site...
  18. colleenc

    duck Schollenberger Park No California US

    I hope they are not mallards, they seemed a little different to me but I await the experts here.
  19. colleenc

    Barn Owl fans a MUST see!

    all you Barn Owl fans maybe you all have seen it as this man is on birdforum but it blew me completely away
  20. colleenc

    Really cool Eagle cam 24/7 w infrared

    http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles this could be addictive watch out8-P
  21. colleenc

    Barn Owlets

    owlets are really growing, there were 6 now seems to be 4 don't know for sure...this link has all 3 cams at once...boy the parents are sure busy at night, and ICK what a mess http://members.cox.net/kangarobin/ and a screen shot of the 6 they make a strange hissy sound my birder friend says is...
  22. colleenc

    really cool live BARN OWL webcam

    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/owlceanside Some annoying ads but really sweet!
  23. colleenc

    ID shore bird, Northern California US

    HI, this lone bird has been on beach patrol the last 2 days I've been plein air painting at No. Salmon Creek Beach ...I can't find it in my bird book thanks for the help I love that it sticks its whole head under the sand sometimes to get it's meal.
  24. colleenc

    Northern California beach birds

    need ID please Northern California beach birds Hope someone can tell me what these are ....this flock was feeding on the rocks jumping up and off between waves, they made the most charming chatter the whole time...I haven't seen them before... thanks for the help
  25. colleenc

    Johannes Art Instruction for Landscape

    Many of you know I've been pursuing landscape the last few months, in order to get skills for painting places my animals and birds live. Well the old "when the student is ready the teacher appears" has happened, and tho I have lots of books and some DVD's I have to say I've found the teacher of...
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