Comments on: Beached gannet and shorebirds in July http://djringer.com/birding/2007/07/23/beached-gannet-and-shorebirds-in-july/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:44:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: djringer http://djringer.com/birding/2007/07/23/beached-gannet-and-shorebirds-in-july/#comment-2324 djringer Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:39:35 +0000 http://djringer.com/birding/?p=282#comment-2324 Hmm, thanks for the feedback. <i>Agalinis</i> does look good for the pink flower. I can't tell which one it is, but it was in a salt (or at least brackish) marsh, so <i>maritimia</i> seems likely. I've looked around at various <i>Sabatia</i> photos and am sticking with the <i>Eustoma</i> ID. The yellow dot you see is actually the style (visible on the <a href="http://djringer.com/photos/v/070720-bolivar-flats/eustoma-exultatum.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=2" rel="nofollow">large size</a>), not markings on the petals as the <i>Sabatias</i> seem to have. For comparison, here's another <a href="http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=&#38;enlarge=0000+0000+0606+2018" rel="nofollow">Eustoma exaltatum photo</a>. Hmm, thanks for the feedback. Agalinis does look good for the pink flower. I can’t tell which one it is, but it was in a salt (or at least brackish) marsh, so maritimia seems likely.

I’ve looked around at various Sabatia photos and am sticking with the Eustoma ID. The yellow dot you see is actually the style (visible on the large size), not markings on the petals as the Sabatias seem to have. For comparison, here’s another Eustoma exaltatum photo.

]]> By: Rurality http://djringer.com/birding/2007/07/23/beached-gannet-and-shorebirds-in-july/#comment-2323 Rurality Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:28:39 +0000 http://djringer.com/birding/?p=282#comment-2323 Agalinis maritima or A. purpurea on the second one, I think. Also I think the first one is actually a Sabatia... Eustoma exaltatum is not supposed to have yellow centers, according to my book. (But I'm not familiar with it personally so I'm not sure.) Agalinis maritima or A. purpurea on the second one, I think.

Also I think the first one is actually a Sabatia… Eustoma exaltatum is not supposed to have yellow centers, according to my book. (But I’m not familiar with it personally so I’m not sure.)

]]> By: I and the Bird, #54; Assignment: Write about Birds &laquo; The Egret&#8217;s Nest http://djringer.com/birding/2007/07/23/beached-gannet-and-shorebirds-in-july/#comment-2322 I and the Bird, #54; Assignment: Write about Birds &laquo; The Egret&#8217;s Nest Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:20:09 +0000 http://djringer.com/birding/?p=282#comment-2322 [...] David @ Search and Serendipity. David writes a article about a visit to the shore in Texas. He describes a beached gannet as well as elegant shorebirds. The photographs are lovely and illustrate his points beautifully. At the end, he added interest by showing photographs of flowers seen the same day. Grade: A [...] [...] David @ Search and Serendipity. David writes a article about a visit to the shore in Texas. He describes a beached gannet as well as elegant shorebirds. The photographs are lovely and illustrate his points beautifully. At the end, he added interest by showing photographs of flowers seen the same day. Grade: A [...]

]]> By: djringer http://djringer.com/birding/2007/07/23/beached-gannet-and-shorebirds-in-july/#comment-2320 djringer Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:46:34 +0000 http://djringer.com/birding/?p=282#comment-2320 Thank you, Anders. Thank you, Anders.

]]> By: Anders Weijnitz http://djringer.com/birding/2007/07/23/beached-gannet-and-shorebirds-in-july/#comment-2319 Anders Weijnitz Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:06:25 +0000 http://djringer.com/birding/?p=282#comment-2319 Hi, just wanted to drop by to tell you that I liked your one of your earlier posts - "This is the time to Bird". I fully agree and I think I know what you mean, especially "Learn to bird in ways that transcend your ability to reason and verbalize." triggered me. We had a discussion with an experienced birder we met once in the field and he was saying the same thing. We were discussing predators and he said that he recognized birds the same way one recognizes one's partner, regardless of the colors, or style of clothes he/she is wearing on a particular particular day. You know, by a profound understanding and deep recognition of the bird, or partner respectively. For me it's the difference between the coastal species I grew up with on Gotland/Sweden and the more recent species, like some warblers, that I can identify, but I can't say I know them in the same way as the old familiar ones. Today I also added your RSS-feed to my Thunderbird email client, so I can keep up with your posts better. Keep it up the good work!/Anders Hi,
just wanted to drop by to tell you that I liked your one of your earlier posts - “This is the time to Bird”. I fully agree and I think I know what you mean, especially “Learn to bird in ways that transcend your ability to reason and verbalize.” triggered me.

We had a discussion with an experienced birder we met once in the field and he was saying the same thing. We were discussing predators and he said that he recognized birds the same way one recognizes one’s partner, regardless of the colors, or style of clothes he/she is wearing on a particular particular day. You know, by a profound understanding and deep recognition of the bird, or partner respectively.

For me it’s the difference between the coastal species I grew up with on Gotland/Sweden and the more recent species, like some warblers, that I can identify, but I can’t say I know them in the same way as the old familiar ones.

Today I also added your RSS-feed to my Thunderbird email client, so I can keep up with your posts better.

Keep it up the good work!/Anders

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