Top 10 Posts of 2015

1. Gyrfalcon Invasion 2015

Gyrfalcon hovering over the Mallard it forced into the snow. (Photo by Alex Lamoreaux)

Gyrfalcon hovering over the Mallard it forced into the snow. (Photo by Alex Lamoreaux)

2. Digiscoping Round up

Digiscoping rig - Tim Schreckengost

3. Pigeons and Doves of South Africa

Speckled Pigeon

Speckled Pigeon

4. Goodbye Moorhen, Hello Gallinule

What is now, officially, the Common Gallinule. (Photo used with permission from Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shellgame/2729073254/sizes/l/in/photostream/

What is now, officially, the Common Gallinule. (Photo used with permission from Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shellgame/2729073254/sizes/l/in/photostream/

5. Lincoln’s Sparrow vs Song Sparrow- PSU Fall Banding

Lincoln's Sparrows (left) are slightly smaller than Song Sparrows (right), and they have much finer streaks compared to the Song Sparrow's messy, smudged streaks. (Photo by Alex Lamoreaux)

Lincoln’s Sparrows (left) are slightly smaller than Song Sparrows (right), and they have much finer streaks compared to the Song Sparrow’s messy, smudged streaks. (Photo by Alex Lamoreaux)

6. Optics Review – Leica Ultravid HD

The accessories

The accessories

7. Indoor Cat; Happy Cat

Austrailian White Pelican attempting to eat cat? I think we all know how this will end....

Austrailian White Pelican attempting to eat cat? I think we all know how this will end….

8. Short-Tailed Hawks: Determining Age and Color Type

Swainson's Hawk (left), Short-tailed Hawk (center), and Broad-winged Hawk (right) - NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT TO SCALE. (Photo composite by Alex Lamoreaux)

Swainson’s Hawk (left), Short-tailed Hawk (center), and Broad-winged Hawk (right). (Photo composite by Alex Lamoreaux)

9. Golden Eagle Migration in PA

Golden Eagle, Seedskadee NWR, Wyoming, 6/29/15.

Golden Eagle, Seedskadee NWR, Wyoming, 6/29/15.

10. Aging Peregrine Falcons in the Field

Peregrine Falcon - adult (Photo by Alex Lamoreaux)

Peregrine Falcon – adult (Photo by Alex Lamoreaux)