10,000 Birds
JUNE 24, 2018
Despite the disadvantage of not being able to take many photos or having to wait for the photos to be developed you did not need to worry about batteries, because they were all manually operated. The Kodal Tele-ektralite 20 was a compact battery free camera and at the time it did not seem too big to carry around.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2021
As always, we held our sit high atop Battery Harris at Fort Tilden on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. His delay would cost him too, as Ryan and I were treated to a fly-by Red-headed Woodpecker , only the second time we’ve had one on the count! Farewell, Downy Woodpecker. Please come back next year.
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10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 24, 2021
The machine-gun drumming of a Chestnut Woodpecker greeted us once we alighted from the vehicle. No visual on the woodpecker, sadly – several Scaled Pigeons bolted from the treetops as we searched, though. The eerie entrance to Asa Wright, a feeble whimper of what once was.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
As I am already familiar with CL Companion, ELs and NLs, as well as the ATS/STX scopes, now I had a chance to try those toys I am not familiar with, such as hunting EL Range binoculars with built-in electronics telling the user the distance and an azimuth angle (interesting, but I still prefer my binoculars without batteries).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 18, 2020
A Lineated Woodpecker banged its head against a dry branch. We counted seven of these alluring birds while I killed my camera battery. Before I had even cut the engine I caught a White-bearded Manakin staring. Violaceous Euphonias , Bay-headed Tanagers and Bananaquits fed on berries overhead. Bay-headed Tanagers. Turquoise Tanager.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The resident fashion critic of eBird is not very impressed with the Orange-backed Woodpecker , stating that it is “dressed all in patchwork” It has one of the more stupid-sounding genus names – Reinwardtipicus, which is made up of the name of Dutch naturalist Prof.
10,000 Birds
JULY 2, 2018
1PM – Clare: Cameras with AA Batteries are the Best. We here at 10,000 Birds have no shame and it was either this or lots of posts about woodcocks, boobies, and woodpeckers. If you managed to miss anything during our week of belligerence and strong opinions here’s your chance to go back and click on some wonderful posts!
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