Whew!

Whew! Setting up my new blog layout took for-EVER! I've been dragging my feet about it for months for the very reason that I knew it would take too long to set it up. Well, finally it's done. Thanks to my sister-in-law, Jenny, for the awesome new header that she designed for me!

While I gather my wits about me after pulling my hair out due to wrangling with code that I don't really understand, here's a photo for you to mull over. Who might this mystery bird be?

Gimme your best guess in the comments. I promise I'll be back with something more substantial soon!

Plume Zoom number 6

Where does the time go? I see it's been almost a month since my last Plume Zoom quiz! Sorry about that. Since it's been so long, I'll make this one a twofer.

Both of these birds made the disguising easy for me by either flying between the trees or flying out of the frame altogether. Do you know who they are?

More pictures, some interesting facts, and the answers on Wednesday!

Plume Zoom #5

We're well overdue for a new edition of Plume Zoom, wouldn't you say?



As always, leave your guesses as to what species this is in the comments. I will reveal the answer and full photo on Wednesday evening. Can you wait that long?

Plume Zoom #4

Quiz time again. Welcome to the first Plume Zoom of 2009! As always, leave your guesses in the comments section. I will post the answer and more detailed photos on Wednesday.

As a side note, this is my 75th post! Woohoo!

Also, here's a funny photo I saw on I Can Has Cheezburger the other day, hee hee!



Maybe he will use his Kaufman guide to ID the bird in my quiz!

Plume Zoom #3

Alright folks, this will be the last Plume Zoom post until after Christmas. If you're good, maybe the answer will be posted as an early Christmas present! ;)



Good luck, and see you in the comments.

Plume Zoom #2

Here is the next edition of the Plume Zoom bird ID quiz. This was a tricky ID for me this weekend.



Good luck! I'll reveal the answer at the end of the week.

Plume Zoom, the inaugural post

Alright faithful readers - I apologize for being so rough on you for not participating in my last "guess where I took it" photo quiz. For one thing, I didn't give you all enough time. And maybe I made it too easy. We'll try again.

I had an idea the other day for a new thing I could add to my posts, a little thing I call Plume Zoom. For the time being it will focus on zoomed in parts of birds, and you get to try your hand at ID'ing the bird. I will apologize in advance that the quality of the zoom won't be spectacular, but I think it will do the job.

Here are our first guests on Plume Zoom:

I will mention that there's a bit of seed in the top bird's beak, just so you don't think it's a deformity or part of its beak. And these are 2 different birds.

With Thanksgiving coming up, I'm sure we'll all be busy, so I'll give you all plenty of time to make your guesses on this. Check back next week for the answer. If you get it right? Well, then you're a darn cool birder.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!