Sam Crowe

birder, scuba diver, world traveler, 20 handicap

[Sam Crowe @quick2bird]

@TimGallagher17 Great action shot!

[Sam Crowe @quick2bird]

Two Bald Eagles at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge today. Not the best image ever but I like the feel of it with the American White Pelican in the background. Two of the largest birds in North America.

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Not sure how this Cactus Wren missed stabbing himself.

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Brown or white. Sitting or flying. I love pelicans.

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@Photos2Print I like ai when used carefully. Brightening and sharpening are standard options in photoshop. Topaz now in photoshop. If you shoot in raw; working in post in photoshop is standard stuff. Plenty of plugins to auto clean up and enhance images. Ai is next step. But I seldom use it.

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@CarlBovisNature Both, depending on my goals. If trying to improve my birding skills I prefer the close up, although certainly habitat plays a role in bird id. For overall enjoyment of birds in nature and the soothing of the spirit, then distance works best.

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@viewbug @ItakeBirdPics Today at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, near Sherman, we had a Sabine’s Gull. Sub-adult. Nice bird.

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I cannot keep up with Sjeffo Bird Photography
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But here is a nice shot of the Aplomado Falcon near Laguna Atasocsa from a year ago. The Texas Rio Grande Valley is the top birding spot in the U.S.,IMHO.

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@ItakeBirdPics Oh my!

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@ItakeBirdPics Cape May is really nice bird. Great that you were able to get a great photo.

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@NFLFantasy Can’t stop the run. Can not rush the passer. Cannot break up a pass. Cannot stop a running qb. Can the defense do anything well? Pick one and do it.

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There are warblers moving through. Already makes me excited to think about spring migration next year. As a kid it was Christmas. Now it is spring migration. Chestnut-sided Warbler.

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Looking forward to the ducks moving into Texas for the winter. Is it spelled "Widgeon" or just "Wigeon"? I always seem to keep adding the "D."

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@sykesjeff Very nice. The only way it could have been better is if it a fish in both feet.

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Sorry, not an Eskimo Curlew.

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@charlieschef I have been to Brazil but it was a mixed trip. Not all birding. May go back next year with a friend, or if that changes I plan to do Panama.

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Lot's of shorebirds moving through Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge north of Dallas. This Peregrine Falcon was looking to take advantage.

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@SandyHorne61 Magnificent. I have got to get back to Australia.

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This image of Usambiro Barbets is one of my favorites from the trip to Tanzania.