Thanks! The photo is a vertical, and the only way it would fit the page was this way, as they wanted the whole sign in the image. The sign belongs to the Canadian Wildlife Services - which I guess explains why they wanted to use the image..haha.. I sent them a low res proof and then a high resolution image for print, but they ended up using the low res image for some reason, as the image is pixelated. D'oh!

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...2/peacock3.jpg

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...2/peacock1.jpg

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...2/peacock2.jpg



http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...2/02/white.jpg

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-.../02/eagle2.jpg


Whooper Swan,cool!
http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-.../whoopswan.jpg

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...02/turkey1.jpg

Nothing special here... A few hours ago, I heard a few Eagles chuckling on top of a very in my backyard. Got as close as I could.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6...836f2a335f.jpg

They flew away after about an hour of watching everything that moves around my place..

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6...4e1f148e85.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6...751b3eb465.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6...837c99fcb4.jpg

My first post in this thread. Visiting California this week, found a familiar friend down here

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6...47b57c76_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6...3c027c81_b.jpg

I don't know what that second bird is, but i saw him when i was in San Fran and he's a beauty! Nice picture, maybe crop it down a bit to get a closer view! :)

At first I thought it looked like either a Lazuli Bunting or Western Bluebird, but the shape of its beak is too long to be those birds....I have no idea what it is...curious...

its a Scrub Jay. i bought this book at Reifel one rainy morning, $20. best book ever. illustrations of male/females of course, seasonal colours, and juveniles.



http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-.../12/panjay.jpg

(from Deric Bownd's blog)
http://dericbownds.net/uploaded_images/ScrubJay.jpg

Thats where I am :)

Thanks NVM, I thought it was a blue jay of some sort.

went out to fill my feeders this morning out in the backyard(only had the 70-200 on! ) :

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-.../02/downy1.jpg

edit:

another one from this afternoon. i'm not 100% on this, but a Coastal Bushtit? :

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...012/02/by2.jpg

One GBH from not too long ago, in the sunset light

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6...58868c3e_b.jpg

Edit to add another.

Juvi Night Heron

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6...aff55d58_b.jpg

when did you shoot the young BCNH?

A few months ago in Melbourne. I had a good spot!

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...012/02/pb1.jpg

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...012/02/ib1.jpg

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...012/02/ib2.jpg


and lastly, check out the visitor i had today, awesome! he's huge! obviously, a work in progress. any guesses?

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...2/02/guess.jpg

Some type of Woodpecker?

^^^ yep! Pileated, a big guy!

^
Yup, they're huge. They spoke easily. There are a few around my place but never been able to get close to them.

edit: removed

blurr.....

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7060/6...b498e2abcc.jpg

^^^ how are they going to get unshelled peanuts through that tiny wire mesh?

^
They poke holes with their beaks and get the peanuts out. They've been doing it for years. That feeder gets refilled every 3 weeks if not less. The Chickadee's and Stellar Jay's love it. The Junco's, not so much but they get the little pieces that fall down or go back to their seed feeder. The holes are quite big. I can stick my pinky and ring finger through them.

another Ixoreus naevius , but a better pose today. barely cropped.

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...thrushgood.jpg

woke up and had a look out back, saw this guy having a snack. notice the tail being used as a third foot:

http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...ickerearly.jpg

Can anyone identify this bird for me?

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-w...C_9607e960.jpg

Edit: 1000th post in this thread!:toot: