tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16932358.post116508393939186638..comments2009-07-16T14:01:44.989-04:00Bill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16932358.post-1165422650496250952006-12-06T11:30:00.000-05:002006-12-06T11:30:00.000-05:00There are more and more species showing up with deformed bills. Here's a link to a website that's compiling photos:<BR/><BR/>http://www.umd.umich.edu/dept/rouge_river/bills.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16932358.post-1165342786288056102006-12-05T13:19:00.000-05:002006-12-05T13:19:00.000-05:00As always: beautiful photos and educational too. And I need to get my porch windows cleaned too; I know it would be a good winter blind like Katdoc's. And boy is she right about the steep learning curve for digiscoping.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the bird lesson!dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10095268239622326011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16932358.post-1165246631041722682006-12-04T10:37:00.000-05:002006-12-04T10:37:00.000-05:00I have seen birds like this but didn't realize there was a specific name like LBJ.<BR/><BR/>I do windows, nothing else just windows. You should have said something. ;-)<BR/><BR/>You're photos just keep getting better.<BR/>RRRondeau Richttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16757905904813824235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16932358.post-1165125329846159732006-12-03T00:55:00.000-05:002006-12-03T00:55:00.000-05:00Poor little titmouse. It seems that he is doing okay with that bill, Bill. HA ha.<BR/>have you seen some of Sharon's pictures of deformed bills? Creepy. It's a wonder the birds can eat at all.Susan Gets Nativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02078356859687789659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16932358.post-1165102165495536232006-12-02T18:29:00.000-05:002006-12-02T18:29:00.000-05:00Such wonderful pictures Bill! That is such a great shot of the Junco! Glad to see your enjoying the new camera and love all the educational background going with those shots.Mon@rchhttp://monarchbfly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16932358.post-1165095195768629332006-12-02T16:33:00.000-05:002006-12-02T16:33:00.000-05:00I spent the morning the same way! Although you have the better digiscoping rig, I have an enclosed back porch with sliding glass windows (opened, since I was too lazy to clean them in warm weather and so they are now too dirty to digiscope through) that works as a bird blind. I was able to come and go with minimal disruption, and even had a dog or two for company. Although the porch is unheated, there is an outlet for a space heater for my feet, so I was comfortable enough.<BR/><BR/>I have much more respect for the photos you post after spending about 3 hours today getting plenty of photos of blurry birds or places where there used to be birds, some actual bird photos that have cluttered backgrounds, awkward shadows, or are poorly composed, and only a few "keepers." The learning curve for this hobby is steep!<BR/><BR/>~KathiKatDocnoreply@blogger.com