Birding

I've been trying this app out to try to identify a specific bird call by my house. I've found out to be pretty helpful.

Taken on Rabida Island, Galapagos.

By Derek Simeone

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1220062

A little flared tail too

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1113952

These little guys are always on the move, so it's really hard to get a shot of the fully flared tail.

Bonus close up

I saw a number of these beautiful corvids during a recent road trip down the Pacific Coast Highway. This particular individual allowed me to get quite close, which was much appreciated as I was shooting with a 24-70mm. I did notice that just about every Raven I saw was being constantly bothered by smaller birds. You can see two such antagonists here along the fence.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1004736

Oddly timed shot, looks like it's posing.

The gulls were fun to watch along the coast during a trip up into the Redwoods of Northern California.

These geese thrive near our local river in southern Germany. Its only a mobile phone snapshot, but I tried. :D

I have a few birds near my house that I hear almost daily and I would love to learn more about. But obviously Googling a call is difficult. Any tips or ideas for identifying the calls? I'm in the Pacific NW of the US if that helps.