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BirdManBob: December 2011
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. More Birds of The Gambia. While the birds we encountered in The Gambia were not generally as colorful as those in Ecuador, they were certainly no slackers! While not overly colorful, the Egyptian Plover is a highly sought after species because of its rarity. Its lack of bright colors is more than made up for by its very regal appearance. The Red-billed Firefinc...
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BirdManBob: November 2010
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. These handsome birds were strutting their stuff in the foothills of the Sapphire Mountains east of Hamilton last spring. I happened upon them while searching for blue(Dusky) grouse in an area where I once worked on a graduate student study. Turkeys were not present in that area back in the late 1960's when I spent lots of time there. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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BirdManBob: October 2010
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. On my first "exploration" of the 2-acre wooded property that my daughter and her husband bought in Kent, WA, I noted that the previous owner had erected at least 4 large nest boxes that looked as though they might be suitable for small owls. I ran down the basement to get my telephoto lens for my camera, that I already had in hand. Rather than risk going ou...
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BirdManBob: The Gambia: The Banjul Ferry
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. The Gambia: The Banjul Ferry. Ferries that make the run. As we departed our bus, our guides seemed to have some "pull" with the local enforcement folks and we were allowed to move closer to the gate that held the vehicles and people at bay. The trip across the river mouth was uneventful, although thoughts of what a rouge wave washing over the un-gated bow of th...
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BirdManBob: August 2011
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. The Eyes Have It! One of the neatest components of dragonfly anatomy is their eyes. Depending on the species, each eye may have several thousand to perhaps more than 10,000 individual lenses. No wonder they are so adept at avoiding my attempts to catch them with my net! The extent of the emerald color seems to depend on the angle at which the eyes are viewed.
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BirdManBob: March 2011
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. I read that somewhere(and doubted it) before we visited this fantastic ancient enclave in December 2010. But in the process of sorting through the hundreds of photos I took over a two day visit, I concluded that the statement is close to the truth. Machu Picchu did not disappoint! Historical and archaeological evidence indicated that the complex was constructed...
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BirdManBob: January 2011
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. Galapagos Wading and Water Birds. Many of the water associated birds we encountered on the Galapagos were long distance migrants, but there were also some resident species. We sighted Semi-palmated Plovers on numerous occasions. During July/August, 2010, I found this species breeding in the Pribilof Islands five to six thousands miles NW of the Galapagos. They ...
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BirdManBob: April 2011
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. A Few More Scenery Images. After leaving the Grand Canyon, our next stop on the way north was Marble Canyon and the Vermilion Cliffs. The Colorado River in this canyon is much larger than it appears in this image. Numerous shades of reds dominate the rock formations comprising the Vermilion Cliffs. Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Costa's Hummingbirds were pretty commo...
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BirdManBob: The Gambia-West Africa: A Travel & Birding Diary
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. The Gambia-West Africa: A Travel and Birding Diary. The country was declared independent from the UK in 1965. The coastal city of Banjul is the capitol, and English is the official language, although other native languages commonly spoken include Mandinka, Wolef and Fula. The Gambia River runs the length of the country and is the primary geographical feature in...
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BirdManBob: September 2010
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Ramblings about Birding in the Helena, MT area, around Montana and other parts of the country with occasional forays into Dragonflies and Family. St George Island Airport. What was my "job" on St. George? The airport was moved from the north side of the island near the town to the south side near the harbor about 1992. Originally, the runway was gravel, but it was paved about 4 years ago. The first terminal building was "affectionately" referred to as "Apollo". When planes were scheduled to arrive, I usu...