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re: WFDT 6/1

Posted by highcotton2 on 6/1/24 at 8:03 pm
Had some fresh Poblano peppers so did some chili verde. [img]https://i.imgur.com/dIActv8.jpeg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/y0g2ZOZ.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/FgysD7l.jpg[/img] Hitting the ranch waters while it cooks. [img]https://i.imgur.com/2sgvIxf.jpg[/img] ...

re: Hummingbird pictures

Posted by highcotton2 on 6/1/24 at 7:38 pm
[img]https://photos.smugmug.com/Peru-Northern-2021/i-6hnp2x9/0/DB7nsvW548tbsZ6gLjKMdfxSt9L4S2bjSPF5hmqbB/X2/G81A8348-X2.jpg[/img] How do you decide on the exact spot you want to set up on? Near a nesting area? Feeding area? Seems like that would be really random to be close enough for a good a sh...

re: Hummingbird pictures

Posted by highcotton2 on 6/1/24 at 10:23 am
[quote]possibly the rarest owl in the world (discovered by an LSU researcher who I've traveled with).[/quote] Long-whiskered Owlet?...

re: Hummingbird pictures

Posted by highcotton2 on 6/1/24 at 9:13 am
[quote]At this point I've seen 248 hummingbird species out of the 350 in the world [/quote] Have you seen a Marvelous Spatuletail in the wild? Now that is some strange feathers. [img]https://cdn.download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/228591801/1200[/img] ...

re: 1400 acres of WI farmland gone

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/31/24 at 9:02 pm
[quote]wonder what fraction of its actual power use was supplied by the farm.[/quote] Supposed to supply 377MW. No idea what the actual output is....

re: Hummingbird pictures

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/31/24 at 7:30 pm
They sounds like a very nice trip. I’m sure there would be tons of stuff to photograph. Be cool to get some photos of some Toucans....

re: 1400 acres of WI farmland gone

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/31/24 at 6:56 pm
[quote]It would take a solar farm the size of metro Atlanta to generate the same amount of power as a nuclear reactor, and metro Atlanta is roughly 5.3 million acres.[/quote] The one I dealt with included about 2000 acres and all the power was “dedicated” to one Facebook data center in Huntsville...

re: 1400 acres of WI farmland gone

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/31/24 at 6:51 pm
[quote]Venture Global, which is one of the biggest project sites going on in America right now (Plaquemines Parish) is only 650 acres in comparison. [/quote] There are multiple 1000+ acres projects going in in northern Alabama and southern Tennessee....
$689 at Amazon [img]https://i.imgur.com/xoFXnpy.jpeg[/img]...

re: SNAKE ID

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/29/24 at 9:30 pm
Tail looks a little thin. I’m going non-poisonous. But I honestly have no idea. ...

re: Hummingbird pictures

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/29/24 at 8:01 pm
[quote]Have you ever considered going down to Ecuador for hummingbird photos?[/quote] I took these pictures standing in my kitchen with the window open and a bottle of bourbon sitting on the counter. Not sure I’m ready for Ecuador. [img]https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif[/...

re: Birds at your Feeder: 2024

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/29/24 at 2:03 pm
[img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ac/c9/a8/acc9a85cac1af8a36a41a67ff6d0d79e.jpg[/img] This is what he looked like before I ran him through MS Paint [img]https://i.imgur.com/N1yHVMK.jpg[/img]. ...

re: Birds at your Feeder: 2024

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/29/24 at 12:16 pm
Just some goofy looking dove hanging around my pond. [img]https://i.imgur.com/mlYk0VV.jpg[/img]...

re: Hummingbird pictures

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/29/24 at 6:58 am
[quote]Don’t you have some thrips to spray?[/quote] ThryvOn cotton did away with thrip spraying. [img]https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif[/img]...
And Auburn is playing for the Championship. ...

re: Hummingbird pictures

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/28/24 at 6:20 pm
That is a great picture. Be interested to see how the new R5 II works with the auto focus that focuses where you are looking. ...

re: Hummingbird pictures

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/28/24 at 2:51 pm
[quote]Those shots are awesome! Mind telling me what camera and lens you use for all your nature shots?[/quote] Thanks! Canon R5 with a Canon 600mm f/4 IS II It’s rather large.[img]https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/5TyTYMj.jpeg[/img]...
Damn. Bet that was painful. Hope she is doing ok. ...

re: Hummingbird pictures

Posted by highcotton2 on 5/27/24 at 9:38 pm
[quote]Only God could make something so incredibly beautiful.[/quote] They are definitely fun to watch. [img]https://i.imgur.com/E7DzLPE.jpeg[/img] Feathers on birds are pretty incredible on how the colors change with the different angles you view them. Looking at the throat patch you wou...
[quote]Was talking to my brother the other day and most of my hometown have seen 100% increases in property taxes.[/quote] I’m not for increased property taxes but what you are talking about is probably the assessment going up. The value of that property has probably also risen 100%. It has in my...