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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
8:35 PM Post #5023034
| We just came from here ... [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com]
Excellent photos everyone on the previous thread !!! I'll begin the new thread with a photo taken last weekend of a nesting Killdeer. A week earlier, I accidentally found the nest only because I saw the Killdeer performing her injured act, as I pulled into a parking lot. Seeing the fragility of the nesting site, I alerted the park rangers so they could place orange cones around the nesting site. A stone parking lot seems to be a favorite nesting site for the Killdeer.
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
8:37 PM Post #5023045
| A close-up photo of the Killdeer's eggs. 
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
8:44 PM Post #5023084
| Here's a photo of a Northern Flicker sitting atop a flower barrel next to my house. 
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
8:46 PM Post #5023090
| Another photo of the Northern Flicker ... 
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
8:47 PM Post #5023092
| Here we are eye to eye ... 
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
8:57 PM Post #5023137
| An 'Eastern Bluebird' with a nice catch ... 
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
9:01 PM Post #5023157
| A 'Yellow-breasted Chat' high up in a tree. The Chat is a member of the Warbler family. 
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
9:04 PM Post #5023183
| A 'Cedar Waxwing' in regal form ... 
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
9:07 PM Post #5023195
| A 'Baltimore Oriole' ... 
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 29, 2008
9:09 PM Post #5023218
| A handsome 'Red-winged Blackbird' ... 
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angele
Elephant Butte, NM
(Zone 7b)
May 29, 2008
9:19 PM Post #5023301
| What a wonderful start to the new thread Linthicum; the Flickers I see are so shy. All your photos are just so great. I especially like the one with the worm
So heartwarmed over all the pictures in the last thread everyone! By the time I was done typing the following the new thread was started so I’m cutting and pasting!
| Quoted: | | Robin this morning doing my morning outside chores. GM |
heehee GM, I can't get the birds to help me with the chores one little bit! What's your secret?? just teasing of course :-)
Jane.. those are the cutest pictures ever! (baby quail)
Nice photos Janet! The nests birds make are just amazing!!
Pelle, lovely flight photo! I've given up on trying to get them. Interesting HF; wonder if the boys will find her mysterious & sexy!
Elphaba... I thought that was a wing pattern. Poor thing! And those Dove nests, amazing they have any success. Pitiful building if you can even call it building. I was feeling sorry for Rudi too. Day before yesterday she started bringing 2 babies to feed not 1. I'm in trouble now, I'll never have enough meat scraps for 4 roadrunners, yikes.
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 29, 2008
9:59 PM Post #5023577
| Linth, an amzing start to the new thread! Thank you!
A new one for me today ...House Wren
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 29, 2008
10:09 PM Post #5023630
| Outstanding shots Linth! Thanks for a great start to the new thread!
Nanny, Now we both have House Wrens. :-) |
burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 29, 2008
10:15 PM Post #5023673
| Great photos Linth and thanks for the new start.
Nice to see the babies on the last thread.
American Goldfinch
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 29, 2008
10:24 PM Post #5023726
| Pigeon 
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 29, 2008
10:29 PM Post #5023768
| I have a hard time to keep some feeders filled for the Woodpecker. Grackles are been real nuisance and emptying most of the feeders. This poor fella was here to check if there was any food left. 
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 29, 2008
10:32 PM Post #5023786
| I wonder if he could add one more piece of grass, in that beak! :))
Robin with a mouth full.
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 29, 2008
10:55 PM Post #5023931
| LOL, burn! |
Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
May 30, 2008
3:02 AM Post #5024738
| linthicum, beautiful photos, as usual.
The Savannah Sparrows use the fence around the back side of Anchorage International Airport, to perch on. This evening I drover alone the road, on the out side of the fence, looking for them. I saw lots of sparrows, but most wouldn't let me close enough for a picture. This bird was the exception. I finally got some good closeup pictures. But, I had to shoot this picture though the chain link fence.
Gary
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MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
May 30, 2008
7:41 AM Post #5025020
| Wonderful images, all. I'm seeing birds I've never seen before on this fantastic forum. |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
8:32 AM Post #5025201
| Taken a couple days back...Turkey Vulture being harrassed.
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Grandmaggie
Beachwood, NJ
(Zone 6b)
May 30, 2008
8:54 AM Post #5025297
| Tee Hee angele! I wish I could get them to do my chores!!! GM :) |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2008
9:24 AM Post #5025429
| Linth, just gorgeous. If you go back to that parking lot and can get a long shot picture of the cones and nest, I'd love to see it.
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
9:48 AM Post #5025538
| Thanks for the new thread Linth and also for the gorgeous shots!
Great pics on this thread so far as well as the previous thread everyone!
Burn...that last shot cracks me up!
Pelle...Awesome shot of the Red Tailed Hawk on the previous thread!
Here is a poor pic of the Eastern Phoebe babies that are in the barn. The nest is right up to the ceiling making for poor shooting conditions! I think there are 4 babies, as well as two Barn Swallow nests with babies also. They are in a darker area so couldn't get pics of those. I guess the baby Karma worked Mrs. Ed and Nanny!!
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
9:52 AM Post #5025562
| This Mockingbird was strutting on the back lawn yesterday...witnessed it several times. He would lift up his wings and then just sort of strut around. Don't know what it means but someone on this forum surely does! 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
9:55 AM Post #5025578
| More weird stuff...this Eastern Bluebird landed in the daylily bed and laid flat on his belly! I've never seen that happen before either...the female was above in the tree spreading her tail feathers! I can imagine what it means... 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
9:56 AM Post #5025583
| Blue Jay...showing off his skills! 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
9:57 AM Post #5025588
| A Robin acting normal!! 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
9:58 AM Post #5025593
| Female Cardinal 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
9:59 AM Post #5025600
| Red-headed Woodpecker 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
10:00 AM Post #5025605
| Oriole standoff from a few days ago. 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
10:01 AM Post #5025610
| Cowbird showoff! 
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2008
10:35 AM Post #5025740
| Oh my Rose, where to begin. First of all, you need to give me that camera and lens, and then teach me your tricks. *waves hypnotic spiraling watch*.
All of these are just gorgeous. Can't believe now you've made a COWBIRD look good. Just lovely.
I remember a thread somewhere about a bluejay or thrasher (can't remember) displaying that same activity with the wings on the ground. Don't remember the conclusion of that discussion either. But you're right, someone will know about all of this stuff.
Perhaps the mockingbird thinks you're cute and is trying to impress you with his stuff!
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 30, 2008
10:36 AM Post #5025745
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| Quoted: | | This Mockingbird was strutting on the back lawn yesterday |
Some sort of display
| Quoted: | | More weird stuff...this Eastern Bluebird landed in the daylily bed and laid flat on his belly! |
Sunbathing!
Resin
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2008
10:52 AM Post #5025812
| SPF 30? |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
12:30 PM Post #5026157
| LOL Mrs. Ed
Beautiful shot of the Redheaded Woodpecker rose! |
dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
1:47 PM Post #5026568
| LOL Mrs. Ed! Thanks Nanny!
Resin...was he really sunbathing? |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 30, 2008
2:24 PM Post #5026711
| Yep, it is showing the normal posture for sunbathing birds, spreadeagled, and with the rump feathers erected so the sun shines directly onto the preen gland, this helps it with preen oil production.
Resin
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 30, 2008
2:36 PM Post #5026747
| no kidding.
amazing.
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 30, 2008
3:48 PM Post #5027064
| Great pics Rose! I had a Robin doing the same sunbathing yesterday. |
dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
4:11 PM Post #5027146
| Thanks Resin...I've never heard of such a thing! That is what's so great about this forum..so much to learn and so many willing to teach!!
Thanks Pelle..I will have to watch the birds more closely...so much going on that I've never seen before...kind of exciting! |
wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
5:25 PM Post #5027403
| Wonderful start to the thread linth!
Rose, you're just too good, lol, that Jay pic is amazing! What bug has it thrown into the cavern?
It is interesting finding out bird behaviour, and done so by watching them to take pics! I have seen the pair of Goldfinches the last couple of days flying together quite low, and rising every now and then as if in unison, quite a show to watch. I guess they are catching insects for their young.
This Goldfinch flew onto the (non producing) Nectarine tree yesterday for a break, oblivious that I was near by until it spotted me!
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
5:28 PM Post #5027418
| Had a bit of a shake... 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
5:30 PM Post #5027430
| A beak wipe.. 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
5:32 PM Post #5027441
| What's that..a human? 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
5:33 PM Post #5027444
| Yep, a human..peculiar creature. 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
5:47 PM Post #5027484
| Oh Wallaby...that Goldfinch series is just outstanding! I almost felt like I was there...just lovely! Your Goldfinches are so much more colorful than ours! 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
5:50 PM Post #5027493
| That last Blue Jay was eating a cricket I think! Those Jays are just all over and seems to have taken charge of the whole farm. Luckily I have feeders for the smaller birds that they can't access!! 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
6:29 PM Post #5027632
| Holy Cow! That is a Golfinch?? SPECTACTULAR!!! |
wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
7:12 PM Post #5027807
| Yes but you have so many VERY colourful birds Rose!
Lol nanny, they are different I guess!
I noticed 3 days ago the Blue Tits both doing the runs in and out of the new nest box on the oak tree, they had used the old one but this was new this year. I had seen them briefly at the box but wasn't sure if they were using it, they sure are!
This is blurred but I got two pics with a piece of egg shell on the 27th. I took them through a small top window while stood on the high arm of a chaise lounge, my front window is big.
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
7:15 PM Post #5027820
| Another from 3 days ago, nice to see them using the foot step as they didn't when I first saw them. This is high under the canopy, very dark there and it was a very dull day but I set the camera to get the best I could. 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
7:17 PM Post #5027830
| And they use the foot step going in too! Today they seemed to be flying straight in and straight out the hole, they are so quick. 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
7:20 PM Post #5027839
| I was stood not too far away today when I saw one go in the box, I got it coming out with more egg shell 3 days after the first lot. Yep, you guessed, dull again! 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
May 30, 2008
7:22 PM Post #5027846
| This is a bit clearer, I was stood by my side door. 
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 30, 2008
10:13 PM Post #5028684
| Rose love your BlueJay shot, very timely. What a catch.
Wallaby, those Goldfinch are stunning.
Something out of an Horror movie.
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 30, 2008
10:14 PM Post #5028694
| The scream 
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 30, 2008
10:16 PM Post #5028713
| Ready to attack. 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
10:37 PM Post #5028840
| Burn...LOL...scary!
Wallably...how great to have baby Blue Tits!
The Baby Karma is working Mrs. Ed...Here is a baby Kildeer! It is a long shot so not real sharp but you can see how cute it is.
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 30, 2008
10:37 PM Post #5028846
| one more 
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 30, 2008
11:05 PM Post #5028991
| Too cute Rose.
Found me a juicy meal.
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 31, 2008
1:27 AM Post #5029501
| Great pics everyone!
Rose those baby Killdeers are adorable! |
OPbirder
Orchard Park, NY
May 31, 2008
7:10 AM Post #5029850
| The killdeer babes are so sweet! I wonder if all babies are born with full-grown eyeballs. It's so cute how the heads seem so disproportionate to their bodies.
Eerie grackle (I think) burn.
The blue tits are really getting a workout wallaby! Hopefully you will get a look at the youngsters. I think your goldfinches should be called harlequin finches - they're so darn good looking! |
original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
May 31, 2008
10:23 AM Post #5030481
| Hi everybody - Beautiful pics all.
Been so busy with the garden and work I haven't had time to post - so here is the month of May, such as it is. Please name the ones I'm not sure of. Thanks!
Our spring has been long in coming as you will see in these pics.
Chickadee.
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
May 31, 2008
10:24 AM Post #5030482
| Doves or pigeons - what's the difference? 
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
May 31, 2008
10:24 AM Post #5030483
| Grand-looking goldfinch. 
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
May 31, 2008
10:25 AM Post #5030486
| Orioles. 
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
May 31, 2008
10:25 AM Post #5030489
| I think this is the Yellow-rumped Warbler I saw earlier this month. 
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
May 31, 2008
10:26 AM Post #5030490
| Is this a Downy? 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
10:46 AM Post #5030583
| Rose you baby is sooo cute!
The Crow fledglings are out exploring now...
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
10:47 AM Post #5030586
| But Mom or Dad are still close by...
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 31, 2008
10:50 AM Post #5030602
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| Quoted: | | Doves or pigeons - what's the difference? |
Spelling. One is "d-o-v-e", the orther is "p-i-g-e-o-n". Otherwise, 'dove' tends to be used for smaller species, and 'pigeon' for larger species, but no hard-and-fast rule.
| Quoted: | | I think this is the Yellow-rumped Warbler I saw earlier this month |
Certainly a Yellow-rumped Warbler, unlikely to be the same individual!
Not sure. Have you got any more pics of it?
Resin
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
11:07 AM Post #5030671
| This Robin's nest is at a neighbor's house...not reall clear...you have to look real close! 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
11:11 AM Post #5030686
| Got this one of a Bluebird diving the other morning...again not a great pic but...
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
May 31, 2008
11:34 AM Post #5030751
| Resin - you are so funny and confirming of my thoughts regarding the pesky pigeon.
Here is another shot of the woody - I don't think it's a Downy - only because I am asking the question. When I see a Downy I know it's a Downy...
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 31, 2008
11:40 AM Post #5030770
| OP yes it's a grackle.
Had another Warbler in the yard. A male Yellow Warbler, Claypa and Resin just ID for me.
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 31, 2008
11:43 AM Post #5030780
| another shot of it, just finishing his bath. 
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
May 31, 2008
11:45 AM Post #5030791
| Looking down. 
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 31, 2008
11:50 AM Post #5030805
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| Quoted: | | Here is another shot of the woody - I don't think it's a Downy - only because I am asking the question. When I see a Downy I know it's a Downy... |
Thanks!
Not a Downy, it doesn't have the white upper back, being strongly barred there instead. I'm thinking the best fit is an immature (one year old) female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, but I'm not 100% sure as even at one year old it ought really to have got a red crown. Three-toed was another thought, but there's too much white on the head for that.
Resin
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 31, 2008
2:11 PM Post #5031317
| it's very speckly, isn't it. (the non-downy)
Rose, OMG, that is the cutest baby bird EVER. It looks just like an adult only in miniature. |
adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
May 31, 2008
2:12 PM Post #5031324
| A long shot of an Osprey overhead. 
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
May 31, 2008
2:20 PM Post #5031353
| Okay, Hell has frozen over. Resin isn't sure. LOL. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 31, 2008
2:22 PM Post #5031360
| Great pic adel! |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 31, 2008
2:42 PM Post #5031457
| Ha Sybil!!
Eastern Kingbird (I think).
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 31, 2008
2:49 PM Post #5031496
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| Quoted: | | Okay, Hell has frozen over. Resin isn't sure. LOL. |
Muahahahahahahahahaha You just read my mind Sybil! I do believe that's the first Resin Stumper I've ever seen! Give that bird a special treat Sybil!
Janet |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 31, 2008
2:58 PM Post #5031526
| That woodpecker looks like a Red Cockaded Woodpecker that flew too far north.
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
3:02 PM Post #5031545
| LOL Sybil and Mrs. Ed!
Here is a pic of the Mama Kildeer with the Baby so you can see the size difference.
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debilu
Fingerlakes Region, NY
(Zone 6a)
May 31, 2008
3:06 PM Post #5031556
| Enjoying everyone's pics, finally have a new one to post.
Rose breasted Grosbeak.
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 31, 2008
3:13 PM Post #5031587
| Stop with the cuteness Rose… I'm on overload.
Beautiful Debilu! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 31, 2008
3:20 PM Post #5031613
| Rose, they are both adorable. I meant to say something earlier when I opened the photos of the baby kildeer and something captured my attention before I got a chance to.
That has to be the prettiest baby bird I've seen yet. It's strange how they nest on driveways, etc. At least, I think it's the kildeer that does that. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 31, 2008
3:22 PM Post #5031616
| Very nice pic Debilu! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 31, 2008
3:24 PM Post #5031623
| That is a beautiful bird Deb. I've never seen one of those here in SE Texas.
Janet |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
4:20 PM Post #5031805
| Congrats Mrs. Ed on the kingbird...I have yet to get a decent pic of one!
Chipping Sparrows
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
4:22 PM Post #5031809
| Brown Thrasher Booty shot...moved just as I clicked! 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
4:23 PM Post #5031817
| Could this be a fledgling? It seemed awfully fluffy.
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debilu
Fingerlakes Region, NY
(Zone 6a)
May 31, 2008
4:24 PM Post #5031821
| Very cute and fluffy! |
adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
May 31, 2008
5:07 PM Post #5032022
| Bald Eagle heading for the river, (once again very poor light) 
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
May 31, 2008
5:08 PM Post #5032025
| Coming back with a fish. 
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
May 31, 2008
5:11 PM Post #5032034
| I think the Eagle stole the fish because this Osprey was very upset with it. 
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debilu
Fingerlakes Region, NY
(Zone 6a)
May 31, 2008
5:12 PM Post #5032038
| Cool pics adel! |
adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
May 31, 2008
5:12 PM Post #5032042
| ee You can get an idea of the size difference with this pic
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OPbirder
Orchard Park, NY
May 31, 2008
5:29 PM Post #5032103
| Oh adel, that osprey is being awfully bold!
Nanny - those little chipping sparrows are very cute. They're some of my favorites.
Really enjoyed your photos everyone. |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 31, 2008
5:36 PM Post #5032135
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| Quoted: | | That woodpecker looks like a Red Cockaded Woodpecker that flew too far north |
Far from the first time I've been stumped! Fortunately (for the sanity of the record books!) Red-cockaded can be excluded as that has a large white cheek. But it does look frighteningly like a Nuttall's (California only), though I think I can just see a black upper breast band on the mystery bird (which Y-b Sapsucker has, but Nuttall's doesn't), and one can also just see the white secondary covert bar of Y-bS too.
Resin
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 31, 2008
5:38 PM Post #5032141
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| Quoted: | | I think the Eagle stole the fish because this Osprey was very upset with it |
Awesome pics! Must've been fabulous to watch!
Resin
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 31, 2008
6:12 PM Post #5032275
| Great job adel! |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 31, 2008
6:16 PM Post #5032296
| Thanks about the Kingbird, my first. Another first Eastern Phoebe according to Resin.
sorry about the blurriness. Maybe in a few weeks I'll be able to hold a camera straight again! DH was NOT interested in acting as a dolly for me.
I also saw a cormorant, but no pix. Will get some tomorrow. 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
6:19 PM Post #5032307
| Very cool shots Adel...must have been something to see!
Congratulations on the 2 new birds Mrs. Ed...those Phoebe's are so cute as are the Kingbirds! |
tigerlily
Tiller, OR
(Zone 8a)
May 31, 2008
6:51 PM Post #5032415
| adel, I am amazed at some of the things you witness! Gonna have to come visit you sometime. ;-)
I'm thoroughly enjoying everyones pix. I thought I had a great (sunny but windy) day yesterday with the Bullocks Orioles, and took a few hundred images. Later I discovered that nearly all were fuzzy, and was quite disappointed. Darn wind. They are such gorgeous birds.
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
7:44 PM Post #5032707
| great shost adel!
Mrs. Ed...your on a role here, congrtas again!
Beautiful oriole tiger!
Some pics taken of birds in the yard the other day
Eastern Towhee
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
7:45 PM Post #5032711
| Eastern Towhee and Cardinal
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
7:46 PM Post #5032716
| Red-bellied woodpecker on the ground...
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
7:47 PM Post #5032721
| Female Cardinal
"I feel pretty"
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OPbirder
Orchard Park, NY
May 31, 2008
8:00 PM Post #5032758
| Stunning photos everyone! Lots of visitors today. Goldfinch on perennial bachelor button. 
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OPbirder
Orchard Park, NY
May 31, 2008
8:03 PM Post #5032777
| This little guy never fails to show up. 
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
May 31, 2008
8:13 PM Post #5032817
| Resin etal...yes it was interesting to watch this battle. The Osprey and a pair of Great Blue Heron have nests nearby so they don't want this Eagle in the area.
Tigerlily...it would be my pleasure to show you around if you ever got done here, but Murphy's law would probably kick in and all the birds would go on vacation somewhere else...I'm jealous of all the Warblers you see. |
MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
May 31, 2008
8:25 PM Post #5032855
| I've so enjoyed everyone's shots. Woodpeckers are amazing. The shot of the Jay with bug is superb. That Bald Eagle wasn't going to be bluffed out of its meal, was it? What an event to behold, adelbertcat. |
tigerlily
Tiller, OR
(Zone 8a)
May 31, 2008
9:40 PM Post #5033131
| Tree Swallow...180 degree turn. I knew owls could do this, but didn't know songbirds could.
adel, I may hold you to that one day! Not too worry, I already know Murphy quite well. ;-)
The warblers have moved on, I think. I saw them mostly at the willow thicket down at the creek. In April they were just everywhere there was water. You can bet I'll be waiting for them next year. Since the creek rehab began, I've seen at least 25 bird species I hadn't seen here before.
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 31, 2008
9:48 PM Post #5033189
| wow, and such a pretty blue!
FYI, over on the Bird ID forum, you can now mark your ID threads as closed (if you are the originator).
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
May 31, 2008
10:11 PM Post #5033321
| Wow...Tree Swallow is on my list too! I have been trying to figure out how I will ever get a pic of one. |
linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 31, 2008
10:52 PM Post #5033603
| Mrs_Ed, early in this thread you asked to see a photo of the Killdeer nest surrounded by the orange cones. I did go back today and she is still sitting on the nest. The eggs have been in the nest for at least 14 days. It normally takes 24 to 28 days of incubating for the chicks to hatch. I probably won't follow-up on the progress since the chicks usually leave the nest right after birth.
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linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 31, 2008
10:55 PM Post #5033619
| Here is a closer shot of her sitting on the nest ... 
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 31, 2008
11:08 PM Post #5033681
| Wow, that is really right out in the open. why on earth do they DO that!!!.
Love the little finger pointing at her. cute.
Lovely of her on the nest too. Thanks for the photo. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 31, 2008
11:12 PM Post #5033698
| Linth, I just have to know... How did you point at the bird and snap the shutter at the same time? I love that little hand!!! You captured a really beautiful bird. Thanks for such a wonderful shot.
Janet |
Sugarplum1
Weatherford, TX
May 31, 2008
11:23 PM Post #5033747
| I am thrilled everytime I see one of these birds and hope that I will some day see them do their little injured act, but have yet to see it in person.
Good shots. Thanks for posting. |
linthicum
Linthicum Heights, MD
(Zone 7a)
May 31, 2008
11:33 PM Post #5033789
| Mrs_Ed, I often find them nesting among the parking lot stones. I assume it is a camouflage instinct because it is awful difficult to initially see them unless they move. And, of course, the eggs look like stones, also.
Janet, you need three hands, or in this case, software that allows you to add "stuff", like with the attached photo.
Today, I saw my First-of-the-Year (FOY), first year 'Orchard Oriole' singing high up in the power line towers. I find it simply amazing how they can change from this color to that of the adult male Orchard Oriole.
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kniphofia
Ashington
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 1, 2008
2:56 AM Post #5034388
| The killdeer are just amazing, and the babies adorable. It's so good to see all these birds!
I saw a swallow at Alnwick Garden yesterday perched up in the roof area of the building.
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
June 1, 2008
5:16 AM Post #5034479
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on a Perennial Cornflower
| Quoted: | | This little guy never fails to show up |
Chipping Sparrow
| Quoted: | | Tree Swallow...180 degree turn. I knew owls could do this, but didn't know songbirds could |
Actually, all birds, and most mammals (watch a dog or cat or cow licking it's back!) can, it's humans who are unusual in having inflexible necks. All birds can also of course reach their preen gland, just above the tail. Owls can do even more, close to 270° (three-quarter turn) if I remember rightly.
Resin
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 1, 2008
7:22 AM Post #5034691
| Our beautiful state bird, the Mockingbird. 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 1, 2008
7:26 AM Post #5034705
| I was in the backyard with my granddaughter yesterday afternoon. She was swimming in the pint size pool, having a grand time. I was taking videos of her playing in the pool. Suddenly she looked up at me and said, "Maw Maw, do you hear that song?" I looked up on the power line and saw this fella singing his song. I explained to her that the Mockingbird is our state bird and told her how he sings many songs. She said, "Take some pictures of him singing Maw Maw." So I did.
Janet
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 1, 2008
7:29 AM Post #5034718
| As she slowly walked closer to where he was perched on the wire, I watched turn his head and him look down at her. 
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 1, 2008
8:37 AM Post #5034904
| Awesome Swallow pics and the Killdeer sitting on the nest is awesome!
Janet...cool shot of the singing Mocker...they are so entertaining!
Great pics everyone...this thread is going so fast! |
2dCousinDave
Fredericksburg, VA
June 1, 2008
8:42 AM Post #5034921
| I agree, Rose. It doesn't take long these days.
Nice story Janet.
Here are a pair of mockers, who nest nearby and visit our deck often, always trying to figure how to get to the meal worms inside the wire cage feeder.
Dave
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2dCousinDave
Fredericksburg, VA
June 1, 2008
9:00 AM Post #5034993
| I have been asked to start a new thread and I have it racked up and ready to go. Let me finish this one off with a white breasted nuthatch, as it spreads its wings.
Dave
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OPbirder
Orchard Park, NY
June 1, 2008
9:05 AM Post #5035007
| linth - Funny that I just read in a "Nature Company" bird book last night that male orchard orioles change their colors to match females after nesting. |
MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 1, 2008
9:22 AM Post #5035066
| Hi dellrose, this is a delayed response to your post about the Eastern Bluebird. The Bluebird sprawled on the ground appears to be sunbathing. We observe it frequently, particularly in magpies and wattlebirds. The birds tend to choose the hottest part of ground at the hottest part of the day, spread their wings, fluff up the feathers on their bodies and go into an almost trance-like state, with head tilted slightly sideways, exposing their preen gland to the sun. If indeed this is what you observed your would probably have seen the bird get up after five minutes or so, with beak open and panting before returning to "normal". Or I could be talking through my hat.
Fantastic images and an insight into unfamiliar birds. Thanks everyone. |
wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 1, 2008
9:38 AM Post #5035116
| Link to the new thread already started,
[HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 1, 2008
9:38 AM Post #5035119
| New thead here:
[HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 1, 2008
9:39 AM Post #5035124
| JINX Wallaby!
lol |
