A couple of pics

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Bulldog1
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Location: Mississippi/Hamilton

There are much better photogs on the forum, but I am still learning.

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2015 - 18 Gourds offered - 12 active nests, 62 eggs, 51 fledged
2014 - 18 gourds offered - 12 active nests, 52 eggs, 48 fledged
2013 - 12 gourds offered - 9 pairs, 56 eggs, 52 hatched, 49 fledged
2012 - 12 gourds offered -4 pairs, 20 eggs, 19 fledged
2011 - 6 gourds offered -1 pair, 5 eggs, 5 hatched, 5 fledged !!!!
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Laverne
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Location: TX/Alvin
Martin Colony History: Erected 1st house in 1997. Birds were checking it out before Mike got down from the ladder. Six cavities had a little colony 1st year. Grown to 88 cavities all gourds with near 100% occupancy. Most important factor for success is rain = bugs.

Oh come on, Bulldog!! I didn't even know what a "photog" was... But, I can tell you those are some beautiful photos!!

The first one looks like a SY male flying in towards an ASY female. The second is obviously an ASY male in full spread. The third "incoming"!!! Very cool pictures. 8)

Thanks for sharing them with us.
Sincerely,
Laverne
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TammyBears
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Joined: Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:00 pm
Location: Bridgecreek, Oklahoma (SW of OKC)

Awesome! Greta photos, thank you :grin:
Tammy
RIP my precious Josie, 7/5/2000-11/6/2014
2015: 22 pair plus lots of bachelors
2014: 25 pair and some bachelor subbies
2013: 17 pair
2012: 7 pair (first year)
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flyin-lowe
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Location: Indiana/Henry Co.

Nothing wrong with those at all. What camera and lens do you have?
2026 HOSP 29
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
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bobnjo
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Location: Onawa, IA

Well, you certainly make beautiful photogs while learning.
Bob n Jo,
Check our web pages with pics and clips:
http://elwood.longlines.com/~jobob1/Sit ... olony.html
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Waydog
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Joined: Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:08 pm
Location: Alexandria, La.

Great pics! Very cool!
2012 -first year landlord.... 2 pair, 9 fledged.... 2013- 5 pair 20 fledged..
2014- 8 pair 32 fledged
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Ed Pace
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Location: NY/Jamestown

You guys with thoes high teck cameras,, glad you got em. Nice job.
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rrmartins
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Location: Round Rock, TX

Great shots bulldog, keep them coming.
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Bulldog1
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Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:33 am
Location: Mississippi/Hamilton

Thanks for the complements. I shoot a Nikon D200 with a 18-200 Nikkor lens. Wish I could afford better, but priorities get in the way. Normally I shoot easy stuff like lightning, but a martin on the wing presents a new challenge.

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2015 - 18 Gourds offered - 12 active nests, 62 eggs, 51 fledged
2014 - 18 gourds offered - 12 active nests, 52 eggs, 48 fledged
2013 - 12 gourds offered - 9 pairs, 56 eggs, 52 hatched, 49 fledged
2012 - 12 gourds offered -4 pairs, 20 eggs, 19 fledged
2011 - 6 gourds offered -1 pair, 5 eggs, 5 hatched, 5 fledged !!!!
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Chriscreole
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Location: Texas, Hutto

great pictures there, thanks for sharing. Keep them coming.
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Super System 24, All Troyer W/Conley 2 entrances.
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terrapincove
Posts: 366
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:06 pm
Location: Maurice River, Southern NJ
Martin Colony History: Well established 90 cavity colony. Mostly plastic gourds with some custom cedar houses atop pilings out over the river. We live stream the activity on our website https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKqSW ... Ph2tywu4eg

We are on the Maurice River. The Maurice is brackish and tidal. It meets the Delaware bay about three miles down at East Point, NJ. The area is remote and consists of dense marshland and swamp. Dragonflies abound.

Swallows arrive in mid August and finish nesting mid July. There is a large annual roost in mid August upriver a few miles at Mauricetown.

Bulldog,

Those are great pics. Keep em coming.
Good luck Purple Martin Landlords.

Terrapin Cove

Always Live https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKqSW ... Ph2tywu4eg
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terrapincove
Posts: 366
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:06 pm
Location: Maurice River, Southern NJ
Martin Colony History: Well established 90 cavity colony. Mostly plastic gourds with some custom cedar houses atop pilings out over the river. We live stream the activity on our website https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKqSW ... Ph2tywu4eg

We are on the Maurice River. The Maurice is brackish and tidal. It meets the Delaware bay about three miles down at East Point, NJ. The area is remote and consists of dense marshland and swamp. Dragonflies abound.

Swallows arrive in mid August and finish nesting mid July. There is a large annual roost in mid August upriver a few miles at Mauricetown.

Bulldog,

Those are great pics. Keep em coming.
Good luck Purple Martin Landlords.

Terrapin Cove

Always Live https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKqSW ... Ph2tywu4eg
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DebA
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Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
Location: Pratt County/Kansas
Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.

If you are learning then you are way advanced over me!! I am the definition of novice then. Hey - Last weekend I did throw away 35mm unused film I've had for 5 years. That's right I didn't go digital until then!
Deb
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