Re: OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-07 Thread keith_w
Francis Alviar wrote: This bird showed up out of nowhere while my daughter was feeding the ducks at a local park. The ducks were avoiding it like the plague. Probably due to the huge beak and menacing eyes. Anyway just want to know what the name of this bird is. Apologies for the

Re: OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-07 Thread Bob Shell
It's a Black-Crowned Night Heron. I see them around here now and then. Bob On Aug 6, 2006, at 11:16 PM, Francis Alviar wrote: This bird showed up out of nowhere while my daughter was feeding the ducks at a local park. The ducks were avoiding it like the plague. Probably due to the huge

OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-07 Thread Collin R Brendemuehl
At 12:41 AM 8/7/2006, you wrote: Message: 7 Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 20:16:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Francis Alviar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: OT: Please identify this bird To: pdml@pdml.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I'm not much @ birds, but it looks

Re: OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-07 Thread Mark Roberts
Francis Alviar wrote: #1 http://www.pbase.com/freckles/image/64742228 #2 http://www.pbase.com/freckles/image/64742229 #3 http://www.pbase.com/freckles/image/64742232 Looks like one of these: http://www.robertstech.com/graphics/pages/7d400839.htm Black Crowned Night Heron. -- Mark Roberts

Re: OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-07 Thread Bob Shell
On Aug 7, 2006, at 6:51 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: I'm not much @ birds, but it looks a bit like a kingfisher. Yeah, there's a striking resemblance. They both have feathers ;-) Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-07 Thread Francis Alviar
-- Keith Whaley wrote: Don't know the bird's name, but the photos are great! Exposure and focus are spot on! keith whaley -- Thanks Keith! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail

Re: OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-07 Thread Francis Alviar
Thanks Skye, Anne, and Mark. Francis __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-07 Thread Bob Sullivan
Night heron, as others have said. Here's another shot of one from Florida - Corkscrew Swamp near Naples. http://members.aol.com/rfsindg/nheron.jpg Regards, Bob S. On 8/7/06, Bob Shell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Aug 7, 2006, at 6:51 AM, Collin R Brendemuehl wrote: I'm not much @ birds,

OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-06 Thread Francis Alviar
This bird showed up out of nowhere while my daughter was feeding the ducks at a local park. The ducks were avoiding it like the plague. Probably due to the huge beak and menacing eyes. Anyway just want to know what the name of this bird is. Apologies for the cropped pic on #2. Had to rush to

Re: OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-06 Thread skye
Black-crowned Night Heron. On 8/6/06, Francis Alviar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This bird showed up out of nowhere while my daughter was feeding the ducks at a local park. The ducks were avoiding it like the plague. Probably due to the huge beak and menacing eyes. Anyway just want to know

Re: OT: Please identify this bird

2006-08-06 Thread Ann Sanfedele
He's a black crowned night heron, Francis I met him near Lake MErritt last year :) ann Francis Alviar wrote: This bird showed up out of nowhere while my daughter was feeding the ducks at a local park. The ducks were avoiding it like the plague. Probably due to the huge beak and