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The thread for birds and birding
- Thread starter Proud2baLaker
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Proud2baLaker
Master of Science
Very cool.
I have two hummingbird feeders outside the window to my new office. I have a ton of hummingbirds at them. I have to fill them at least three times a week right now.
leswp1
New member
Re: The thread for birds and birding
Have 3 different birdbaths. 2 on the deck and one in a Garden next to deck are almost always full to the brim an get plenty of action. Have another one under the vibernum in the front. It was almost empty d/t drought. Filled it this AM and went out on an errand. Just came home. It is like a super highway. At one time- 2 flickers, a blue Jay, 2 Robins, and a catbird. Underneath, trying to get at it, a pair of goldfinches, some type of sparrow and another type of finch. As I sat there also saw 2 hummers feuding over the tall red sage (grows to bush like proportions), a few chickadees, some type of thrush, a wren, and a flock of grackles. Pretty cool. Finally opened the car door to go inside and it was like someone dropped a bomb. They all took off at once and scattered.
Have 3 different birdbaths. 2 on the deck and one in a Garden next to deck are almost always full to the brim an get plenty of action. Have another one under the vibernum in the front. It was almost empty d/t drought. Filled it this AM and went out on an errand. Just came home. It is like a super highway. At one time- 2 flickers, a blue Jay, 2 Robins, and a catbird. Underneath, trying to get at it, a pair of goldfinches, some type of sparrow and another type of finch. As I sat there also saw 2 hummers feuding over the tall red sage (grows to bush like proportions), a few chickadees, some type of thrush, a wren, and a flock of grackles. Pretty cool. Finally opened the car door to go inside and it was like someone dropped a bomb. They all took off at once and scattered.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
Re: The thread for birds and birding
My chipmunks and squirrels may disagree with you.
I've also seen a bald eagle recently over my place.
And in some sort of message to a North Dakota fan, I've seen either a Cooper or sharp-shinned hawk lately. Pretty sure it's a Cooper because it's more crow sized than blue jay sized (and I have both of those also).
My chipmunks and squirrels may disagree with you.
I've also seen a bald eagle recently over my place.
And in some sort of message to a North Dakota fan, I've seen either a Cooper or sharp-shinned hawk lately. Pretty sure it's a Cooper because it's more crow sized than blue jay sized (and I have both of those also).
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
Re: The thread for birds and birding
This dude is back today.
He's been around (soaring) since about 11 AM.
I just went to get the mail and with the low ceiling he was pretty low (say <80 feet) and let me say those things are rather large.
This dude is back today.
He's been around (soaring) since about 11 AM.
I just went to get the mail and with the low ceiling he was pretty low (say <80 feet) and let me say those things are rather large.
Re: The thread for birds and birding
I think they average a 7ft wingspan. My buddy used to run a raptor center for the U of Iowa, helping raptors get back into the wild after suffering an injury. They had a bald eagle when he took me on a tour, and the thing looked vicious even behind the cage barrier. It shrieked as we went buy, eyeing us the whole time. That beak and those talons are not easily forgotten.
This dude is back today.
He's been around (soaring) since about 11 AM.
I just went to get the mail and with the low ceiling he was pretty low (say <80 feet) and let me say those things are rather large.
I think they average a 7ft wingspan. My buddy used to run a raptor center for the U of Iowa, helping raptors get back into the wild after suffering an injury. They had a bald eagle when he took me on a tour, and the thing looked vicious even behind the cage barrier. It shrieked as we went buy, eyeing us the whole time. That beak and those talons are not easily forgotten.
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
Re: The thread for birds and birding
I just talked to my neighbor about the bald eagle that's been hanging around.
He asked me, "What's bigger, that or the soul stealer?"
Me:
Him: Make eye contact with one of the great horned that are hanging around and it'll feel like it's just staring through you and stealing your soul.
I just talked to my neighbor about the bald eagle that's been hanging around.
He asked me, "What's bigger, that or the soul stealer?"
Me:
Him: Make eye contact with one of the great horned that are hanging around and it'll feel like it's just staring through you and stealing your soul.
I just talked to my neighbor about the bald eagle that's been hanging around.
He asked me, "What's bigger, that or the soul stealer?"
Me:
Him: Make eye contact with one of the great horned that are hanging around and it'll feel like it's just staring through you and stealing your soul.
Our bedroom is on second floor above a walk out basement, so basically third floor with a big silver maple right outside. I've walked into the bedroom at dusk and been startled by a Great Horned sitting on the branch about 10' from me. They're big.
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
Re: The thread for birds and birding
I had a mating pair this summer that had two "chicks". The picture I posted earlier in this thread was one of the "chicks" from this spring.
I had a mating pair this summer that had two "chicks". The picture I posted earlier in this thread was one of the "chicks" from this spring.
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
Re: The thread for birds and birding
Remember this?
Well, I have a cardinal, a pileated woodpecker, and a bald eagle all hiding out from the eastern ND blizzard in my back yard right now.
Remember this?
Well, I have a cardinal, a pileated woodpecker, and a bald eagle all hiding out from the eastern ND blizzard in my back yard right now.
SonofSouthie
Misanthrope
Re: The thread for birds and birding
Eagle eyeing that woodpecker like it's snack time.
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
Re: The thread for birds and birding
That pileated is about the size of a crow or chicken. <-- Winner winner chicken dinner?
The eagle is sitting over some of the (very little) open water of a river: fishin'.
That pileated is about the size of a crow or chicken. <-- Winner winner chicken dinner?
The eagle is sitting over some of the (very little) open water of a river: fishin'.
SonofSouthie
Misanthrope
Re: The thread for birds and birding
Pretty cool pic. That's about as close as I've ever been to seeing an eagle.
Re: The thread for birds and birding
That's about right. One of the guys on the hawk watch where I count calls them "flying doors" since the wingspan of an eagle is a little more than the height of a standard door.
That's about right. One of the guys on the hawk watch where I count calls them "flying doors" since the wingspan of an eagle is a little more than the height of a standard door.
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
Saw a first last night in the backyard: Sandhill crane.
In the last 18 hours it's been: the earliest hummingbird I've seen, cardinal, rose crested grosbeak, sandhill crane. And Mr and Mrs "Baldy" have been cruising overhead about a 1/4 mile away.
Last week's battle was chasing away the Cooper's hawk using a head-bobbing plastic great horned owl statue. (Cooper's run smaller birds into the windows to stun them and then ... )
In the last 18 hours it's been: the earliest hummingbird I've seen, cardinal, rose crested grosbeak, sandhill crane. And Mr and Mrs "Baldy" have been cruising overhead about a 1/4 mile away.
Last week's battle was chasing away the Cooper's hawk using a head-bobbing plastic great horned owl statue. (Cooper's run smaller birds into the windows to stun them and then ... )
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
The bluejays and orioles (baltimore variety) reappeared today ... and this is not a baseball update.
Where do you live? My company (Melbourne, FL) has a large campus with lots of ponds/lakes/wetlands (I mentioned that it's Florida). The last two seasons, a pair of sandhill cranes have hatched chicks somewhere on the property. I've never spotted the nest, but they walk all over the parking lot, and sometimes block the sidewalks so people have to go into the grass to get around them - totally unphased. A sandhill crane chick looks like a baby turkey on stilts - ridiculously cute.