Dargan

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Active Since: October 22, 2023
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  • Dargan
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    @Teagan I, too, think it is a Northern Wheatear

    in reply to: Drawings no matter the kind :) #1016554
  • Dargan
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    Amazing sketch! Great detail and texture. I usually just use any available pencil and start sketching. I don't usually add color, just shading with the pencil.
    in reply to: Orange Bishop Sketch! and What tools do you guys like to draw with? #1016553
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    I think it is a juvenile eagle. It has the right broad wings, plus it has body and beak shape correct, definitely not Osprey. I am almost confident it is an eagle.
    in reply to: Osprey? #987819
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    I think eBird. It has every bird species, extinct and not. You can click the listen button and listen to the basic Songs/calls
    in reply to: Learning to copy bird calls #987753
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    Annabeth, I think they are Eurasian Tree Sparrows, which have an established  in population on the Illinois/Indiana border up to Chicago. And James, I do not no much about the Eurasian Sparrows, though sometimes almost all birds leave feeders in late summer/early fall because there is much more wild, living food around. Than they come back during other times of the year. It happens to me every year.
    in reply to: Eurasian Sparrows #987751
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    I see it, though I do not know what it is. I don't think it is a catbird. To me it almost looks like a thrush or thrush related bird.
    in reply to: Can you spot the OTHER bird in this picture? #987735
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    I definitely think it is a Muscovy.
    in reply to: Need Help Identifying a Bird? Start Here #987682
  • Dargan
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    @Lianna I am almost certain the top ones are loons, not grebes. I agree that the bottom is an goldeneye.

    in reply to: Need Help Identifying a Bird? Start Here #987681
  • Dargan
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    I've been to Hawaii though I don't think I saw a Nene. All I've seen are Canada and Cackling Geese, though I only have photos of Canada, by the way nice photo(s). I'm saying this to everyone who is adding geese photos. Here some  photos of  Canada Geese. There is 2 photos of geese IMG_7320IMG_7825
    in reply to: Goose pics #987651
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    I usually put a large circle than a smaller circle for the pupil. Inside the pupil I put a small (Tiny) circle at the top of the pupil, which will be left blank, because it is sunlight or glare caught in the eye. The first large circle would be yellow for a grackle, brown for a sparrow. Obviously, the pupil would be black.
    in reply to: Drawing bird eye #987647
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    I think it is a fun challenge to photograph a bird flying. It also takes all of those, though you need to have the right shutter speed and position to get a good photo. Below is the results of not getting the right shutter speed. It is a Red Breasted Nuthatch.IMG_7326
    in reply to: Photography #987646
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    My favorite camera is by far a small, Canon ELPH 330 HS, 10x optical zoom. It is very easy to set the shutter speed, and also has an additional 20x Digital zoom. I think photos are pretty sharp until you get 10x optoical and digital combined. it is also a good, zoom, point, and shoot camera.
    in reply to: Best Cameras for Birding #987600
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