tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post3506386978769095563..comments2023-12-31T17:47:27.217-08:00Comments on Taj MuttHall Dog Diary: Bird Photography is Really HardElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-49622403192581023002011-04-03T16:28:05.752-07:002011-04-03T16:28:05.752-07:00Oh, cool -- love that last photo! Point and shoot...Oh, cool -- love that last photo! Point and shoots definitely have their place don't they.Muttsandaklutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551047401085562752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-33200165096113944872011-04-03T10:22:24.952-07:002011-04-03T10:22:24.952-07:00P.S. Have been sitting here with my bird identific...P.S. Have been sitting here with my bird identification book, reading comments like "broad-tailed female cannot safely be separated from Rufous and Allen's," and "Costa's female is not safely told from Black-chinned female. Female Anna's is larger and slightly darker." (Don't know how you do a comparison unless you've got a Costa's female conveniently nesting next to your Anna's.)Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-44192446036185483932011-04-03T10:19:41.601-07:002011-04-03T10:19:41.601-07:00Indeed! I'm not sure I'd ever have noticed...Indeed! I'm not sure I'd ever have noticed her on my own. We first noticed her on the 27th (so, a week ago today). So she built the nest, laid & hatched the eggs, and gave the babies a start before we ever knew she was there.Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827436807468320435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730801.post-87104909414520184622011-04-03T10:12:54.923-07:002011-04-03T10:12:54.923-07:00Wow! She has to have been up there a while for the...Wow! She has to have been up there a while for the babies to be that far along.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247975595586748410noreply@blogger.com