....because TOS cannot afford to pay (nor should they, IMHO) what most photographers want to charge for their images. Personally, I am always happy to contribute bird images, but too often the request for photos arrives and I cannot break loose time in which to find them in time for the submission deadline. Heck, I barely have the time to sort and file what I do shoot. Clay Taylor Swarovski Optik N.A. Calallen (Corpus Christi) TX Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 20, 2014, at 1:43 PM, "Monte" <monte.phillips@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > * Robert, > * Good pic. After looking at your album I am left wondering why the > TOS books (and some others) are filled with such crappy photos? > > Monte Phillips > Tx City > > * > > > * /From/: Robert Becker <robertjbecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > * /To/: texbirds <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > * /Date/: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 20:44:04 -0800 (PST) > > I found and photographed the Glaucous Gull at about 12:20 pm today at Boca > Chica. I scoured both sides of the river but could not come up with the Little > Gull. There were hundreds of gulls, terns, sandpipers, pelicans and other > birds > there today. Two birders alerted me to the presence of the Glaucous about 1/4 > mile south of the entrance road on to the beach, towards the river. Thanks to > Dan Jones for his report. > > Photos at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/13451078@N03/sets/72157638997525185/ > > > Bob Becker > Rancho Viejo > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > -- > Monte > Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. > Mark Twain > > > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner