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MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 16, 2008
1:57 AM Post #5110333
| Welcome to DAILY PICS VOL. 118. New contributors most welcome. pelletory will do the hyperlink - thanks pelle.
This is one of a pair of Pacific Black Ducks who have visited us at home each winter for several years. This species has been corrupted by domestic ducks in the Eastern States, but here in Western Australia, they remain pure.
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 16, 2008
8:25 AM Post #5110806
| Cute! |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
June 16, 2008
8:58 AM Post #5110928
| He is sweet! Thanks for starting the new thread Margaret! |
duckmother
North Little Rock, AR
(Zone 7b)
June 16, 2008
10:28 AM Post #5111330
| What a wonderful...girl?...duck. Thanks for sharing. |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 16, 2008
10:41 AM Post #5111382
| So, for those of you who had been watching an old Oriole thread, I showed you the feeder I was getting my Mom for her b-day. Here it is. She took these great pictures from the breakfast nook and I scanned. 
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 16, 2008
10:42 AM Post #5111385
| And here is the male.
She's been buying jelly at some of those bread outlet stores. 
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
June 16, 2008
10:43 AM Post #5111394
| Gorgeous! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
June 16, 2008
11:49 AM Post #5111722
| That's got to be one of the prettiest feeders I've ever seen. Great photos!
Janet |
kniphofia
Ashington
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
11:57 AM Post #5111755
| Beautiful photos! |
tigerlily
Tiller, OR
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
1:03 PM Post #5112048
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Yesterday we were doing some fence work when I noticed a commotion at one of the feeders. It has removable metal trays with tiny round holes at the bottom. This poor little American Goldfinch had a toenail stuck, and was unable to free himself.
Feeder now retired...
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 16, 2008
2:14 PM Post #5112365
| Beautiful duck Margaret!
I want that feeder!!
Glad you found the little guy tiger!
I had baby Downy's and baby Hairy Woodpecker yesterday evening but the pics were awful!! as the were on the far tree. and light was fading. So to make up for that I found a Gray Catbird Fledgling this morning first thing out the door!
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 16, 2008
2:16 PM Post #5112369
| I am sooo drawing a blank here on which or who this is...?????
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
June 16, 2008
3:06 PM Post #5112565
| Glad you were there to save him tiger!
Very cute nanny! |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
June 16, 2008
4:58 PM Post #5112979
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| Quoted: | | I am sooo drawing a blank here on which or who this is...????? |
Chipping Sparrow
Resin
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
June 16, 2008
5:31 PM Post #5113144
| Bald Eagle flying by. 
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
June 16, 2008
5:34 PM Post #5113167
| Osprey letting the Eagle know it's not welcome in the area. 
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
June 16, 2008
5:35 PM Post #5113173
| b 
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
June 16, 2008
5:37 PM Post #5113182
| bb 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
7:42 PM Post #5113754
| Nice duck Margaret, they always look like they are smiling.
Posh feeder for a posh bird Mrs Ed!
Nanny, I have a baby Woodpecker too! Looks like we are all seeing WP babies, pelle too! Dull here too, sun for a while in the afternoon then it was too much glare! Sweet Catbird fledgling.
tiger, don't they look so much smaller when you get them in your hand, glad you saw him.
Must be a sight seeing those Eagles adelbert.
I had lots of baby birds around today so might put them in another thread.
The female great Spotted Woodpecker was back many times today, now I know why she was so keen yesterday. She brought her baby! So did the House Sparrows and Blue Tits!
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
7:45 PM Post #5113771
| The Jackdaw seems to make a daily visit looking for nuts, I saw it hovering trying to get to the silo a couple of days ago. 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
7:47 PM Post #5113784
| This might be a different Jackdaw, looks mean. It must have seen my through the window. 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
7:50 PM Post #5113799
| A Chaffinch turned up, they usually feed from the ground. It seemed amused by me watching it, there was too much glare when we got the sun! 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
7:51 PM Post #5113803
| Yep, you're being watched! 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
7:53 PM Post #5113813
| Hummph! 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
7:56 PM Post #5113826
| There was several male House Sparrows coming for nuts. One which I got pics of in the hedge row across the road over winter was well coloured with a very white breast. I thought for a start the sun glare was causing the white, not so. 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
7:59 PM Post #5113839
| The sparrow at the bototm of the silo in the last pic looks very white too, maybe a kid of his! 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 16, 2008
8:00 PM Post #5113853
| You can see the richly coloured wing pattern on the right one. 
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
June 16, 2008
11:26 PM Post #5115123
| Turkey Vulture 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
June 17, 2008
12:59 AM Post #5115403
| A White-crowned Sparrow with lunch for the little one, a green worm & a winged insect. 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
June 17, 2008
1:56 AM Post #5115515
| From this angle, the winged insect appears to be a small Dragonfly. 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
June 17, 2008
2:58 AM Post #5115600
| I took 4 dozen picturres in three minutes. Just one more of the good shots. 
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MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 17, 2008
6:47 AM Post #5115776
| My pleasure, pelle.
Thanks, Nanny. This ones mate was close by at all times. I do have shots of them together. I'll see if I can locate one.
Well done tigerlily, first to pick up on the distress sounds, second to successfully free it and third to dispense with the offending feeder.
Great shots of the aerial dogfight albertcat.
Nice shots, Wallaby. You've sure captured the chaffinch's expressions so well. What gorgeous birds the Jackdaws are. They look like they are intelligently weighing up their options. Are they noted for their intelligence?
Thanks, Kim. What's happening with your charges?
What a truly exotic feeder, Mrs Ed. The fruit is so well coordinated to the colour of the bird.
Wow, what remarkably clear shots of the sparrow, Grasmussen. Beautiful.
This image is of Pink and Grey Galahs at Kalbarri, a beautiful coastal town about 600 kilometres north of Perth. They are a much deeper pink than the ones we have here.
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
June 17, 2008
7:03 AM Post #5115834
| Great pics guys! |
bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
June 17, 2008
7:25 AM Post #5115885
| My parent's house is house wren haven 
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bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
June 17, 2008
7:25 AM Post #5115886
| Swallows nest along the bridge here in town 
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MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 17, 2008
7:32 AM Post #5115939
| Great photo of the swallows. No pollution where you are, eh? The air looks "severe clear". |
bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
June 17, 2008
7:40 AM Post #5115966
| Thanks, air pollution isn't bad here. |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 17, 2008
8:56 AM Post #5116220
| The Eastern Towhee was here the other day again
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 17, 2008
8:59 AM Post #5116241
| Back from last weekend..House Wren in silhouette.
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MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 17, 2008
9:20 AM Post #5116339
| I took this shot of cormorants (probably Pied Cormorants), at the Leschenault Inlet, approximately 150km south of Perth, a few days ago. I felt as if I was entering the film set of "Deliverance", it was so isolated. I was on my own and my imagination was running riot, expecting banjo-toting varmints to step out onto the gravel roadway. I was a bit spooked All of a sudden I encountered a bus load of elderly residents from an aged care facility, out for a barbeque lunch. Whew! So, I hope you can appreciate the effort I went to to grab this rather poor shot. 
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
June 17, 2008
10:32 AM Post #5116723
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| Quoted: | | (probably Pied Cormorants) |
I can only see one Pied Cormorant there (spot the white breast!), towards the top right; suspect most of them are Little Black Cormorant.
Resin
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kniphofia
Ashington
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 17, 2008
11:43 AM Post #5117039
| Margaret you are so funny :) Fantastic shot of the cormorants. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
June 17, 2008
3:26 PM Post #5118064
| Beautiful shots Al! I love the sounds of the House Wren!
Nice pics nanny, I've never seen my Eastern Towhee again.
Beautiful sight Margaret! |
Elphaba
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
June 17, 2008
3:43 PM Post #5118127
| I'm so unhappy with my cardinals. I watched these Black Swallowtail caterpillars grow up and start to form chrysalis and then the cardinals came and ate every one. They were relentless. They wouldn't even fly away when I went out and yelled at them. Must have been pretty tasty. I guess that's nature.
Here's a Green Heron.
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 17, 2008
4:30 PM Post #5118412
| Pelle, they don't seem to come to the yard on regular basis here, just pop in time to time. But there are lots of them around here!!
From my walk on sunday
Hummingbird up on the wire...it is amazing how many I spot now along the way!
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 17, 2008
4:32 PM Post #5118417
| Great Blue Heron flew overhead
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 17, 2008
4:36 PM Post #5118432
| I have been able to get a little closer to the phoebes...but they are hard for my camrea to capture well with their coloring and the lighting. Always seem to be in some shade or glaring sun!
Eastern Phoebe
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 17, 2008
4:37 PM Post #5118440
| And a Great Crested Flycatcher..id''d for me by OldNed & Resin
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
June 17, 2008
5:54 PM Post #5118724
| This Bald Eagle is almost directly over an active (been active for 14 years that I know of)
Osprey nest. I'm standing under a Great Blue Herons nest that was wiped out by an Eagle earlier this month. I'm looking almost directly at the sun so the pics aren't very good.
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
June 17, 2008
5:56 PM Post #5118731
| This Osprey made quick work out of chasing the Eagle away. 
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
June 17, 2008
5:57 PM Post #5118735
| The Osprey returning to the nest. 
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bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
June 17, 2008
6:46 PM Post #5118930
| Funny how birds pick on other birds. I saw an eagle mantled in a field the other day.
A few years a go white pelicans were a novelty here
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bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
June 17, 2008
6:47 PM Post #5118933
| Now they are on every body of water in northeast Wisconsin. 
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bigcityal
Menasha, WI
(Zone 5a)
June 17, 2008
6:47 PM Post #5118936
| At the Neenah dam 
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 17, 2008
7:22 PM Post #5119095
| Margaret, Jackdaws are said to take shiny objects to their nest, they are intelligent. I found an article on them, seems they have trouble rearing all their young. Maye I should get some wild bird food! That's a lot of Cormorants, interesting shot!
[HYPERLINK@www.bto.org]
Nice Pelicans Al!
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 17, 2008
8:02 PM Post #5119282
| I seem to have a few damaged Great Tits, apart from the one which has missing lower yellow feathers one stopped by today which has one leg and a patch of missing feathers. It flew off when it saw me so I don't know how it copes with clinging. Another I got a pic of later which I haven't downloaded yet has a bald patch around one eye. I'm wondering what's happened to them all! 
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
June 17, 2008
10:41 PM Post #5120243
| Everyone's pics are wonderful!
Here's a bad shot but still adorable...baby Loon
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
June 17, 2008
10:42 PM Post #5120251
| That's NOT a Nuthatch! 
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
June 17, 2008
10:42 PM Post #5120252
| Downy 
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
June 17, 2008
10:44 PM Post #5120260
| Who is the prettiest of them all? Me or you? 
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boojum
Shelburne Falls, MA
(Zone 5a)
June 17, 2008
11:01 PM Post #5120342
| No pic but I saw an Indigo Bunting in a tree in my yard today. I don't see these often, so I am happy!! He flew when I went in for the camera of course. |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
June 18, 2008
6:05 AM Post #5121175
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| Quoted: | | That's NOT a Nuthatch! |
Definitely been taking lessons from one, though!!
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MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 18, 2008
6:37 AM Post #5121228
| Wallaby, I read the hyperlink about the jackdaws. Interesting. You can see the intelligence in their eyes.
With your one-legged Great Tit, if the missing leg has happened recently, there is always a chance of infection setting in. However, if it is an old and healed wound, it will probably cope quite well. We've had a Grey Butcherbird visiting us for supplementary feeds for well over two years. One of its legs has been rendered completely useless - I suspect it may have been grabbed by a Magpie - its right leg is kind of out from and backwards from its body. It still has circulation and the foot on the useless leg can still open and close, but because it's pointing skywards, it cannot use it to perch. We contemplated catching it and taking it to an avian veterinarian, but decided against this because of the stress it would experience for what may possibly be an adverse outcome. If it was clearly struggling, we'd risk it. We have no idea how its feathers and beak remain in such good condition as it is unable to preen normally. Resiliant little thing. I'll try to get a photo of it showing its bung leg.
There were a lot more Cormorants than that. They were spooked by the banjos
Nice shots, sybil. I wonder if there had been more than one baby Loon to begin with. Oh, and sybil, you are the prettiest of them all.
Gorgeous Pelicans, bigcityal. Resin will correct me if I've got my information wrong, but Australia has only one species of Pelican, named, surprisingly the "Australian Pelican".
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
June 18, 2008
7:10 AM Post #5121296
| A local lake near here had a regular visiting Mediterranean Gull, which had just one leg, with a broken stump where the other leg should have been. It was there for several years, and always got on fine; it got nick-named 'Monopod'.
| Quoted: | | Resin will correct me if I've got my information wrong, but Australia has only one species of Pelican, named, surprisingly the "Australian Pelican" |
Correct! ;-) Bigcityal's pics are of American White Pelican, which is fairly similar to yours but with less black in the wings, and a white (not black) tail.
Resin
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MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 18, 2008
7:15 AM Post #5121313
| Resin never sleeps |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
June 18, 2008
7:20 AM Post #5121330
| Late morning here at the moment!
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original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
June 18, 2008
7:32 AM Post #5121351
| Margaret - there are a great number of Bald Eagles nesting near this particular lake and yes, I can well imagine that there may have been other Loon babies. The soft, parental - almost cooing sounds the adults were making with the little one were so sweet to hear; this in sharp contrast to the screaming they do when alerted to danger. A couple of weeks back we watched an Eagle circling a Loon family - so vulnerable. |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
June 18, 2008
8:40 AM Post #5121623
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| Quoted: | | yes, I can well imagine that there may have been other Loon babies |
They lay 1-3 eggs, most often 2. So there might well have been another, but not definitely so. The chicks would be at some risk from eagles (not a lot though, as they're very good swimmers underwater), rather more risk from large fish, and human activities such as getting caught in fishing nets, and pollution.
Resin
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wallaby1
Lincoln
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 18, 2008
11:27 AM Post #5122495
| I think the Great Tit's leg or lack of is an old injury, there's looks to be no fleshy bits showing!
This is the one with the bare patch on it's head, maybe they all got attacked by a Magpie or something when still in the nest. It's strange to have so many with different problems.
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kniphofia
Ashington
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 18, 2008
11:29 AM Post #5122505
| Poor little guy! |
kniphofia
Ashington
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 18, 2008
11:33 AM Post #5122519
| Saw this adorable coot chick today at the local country park. 
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kniphofia
Ashington
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 8a)
June 18, 2008
11:34 AM Post #5122524
| And the watchful parent 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 18, 2008
11:56 AM Post #5122645
| boojum, I am find ing the buntings and phoebes the most frustrating. I think the buntings are even taunting me!! String me along and the fly off just in the nick of time or get in a location that I can not photograph them well!
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 18, 2008
11:57 AM Post #5122653
| For this one I just shot blindly and hit the target!!
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crazybirdlady51
Wilmar, AR
(Zone 8a)
June 18, 2008
12:09 PM Post #5122711
| That seems to be the way of it with bird photography, nanny. When I review my pics there always seems to be one that surprises me that it turned out well and of course there are ALL those that are just awful! But I'm really getting into the photography thing.
Here's a link to some of my pictures. Feel welcome to look through them when you have the time.
[HYPERLINK@s286.photobucket.com] |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 18, 2008
1:20 PM Post #5123047
| Some nice pics there crazybirdlady! I take an average of 200 a day right now and lucky if I end up with 20 good ones!
Got my baby Downy Woodpecker the other day!!
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 18, 2008
1:24 PM Post #5123075
| And the Hairy Woodpecker was here
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 18, 2008
1:25 PM Post #5123087
| and...yep the big guy stopped in.
Pileated Woodpecker
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 18, 2008
1:27 PM Post #5123093
| and another Downy Woopecker
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 18, 2008
1:28 PM Post #5123101
| A Tufted Titmouse was here briefly too!
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 18, 2008
1:29 PM Post #5123108
| Another Indigo Bunting shot that I just aimed and clicked and got it!
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crazybirdlady51
Wilmar, AR
(Zone 8a)
June 18, 2008
1:32 PM Post #5123121
| Yeah, you gotta be quick on the draw with those titmice...they swoop in, grap a seed, and swoop right back out again.
Nice pics Nanny
I like woodpeckers but they never come to my feeders. I have to catch 'em up in the trees |
boojum
Shelburne Falls, MA
(Zone 5a)
June 18, 2008
2:50 PM Post #5123431
| That first shot of the bunting looks exactly like the shot I almost got. He sat on a dead branch high up. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
June 18, 2008
4:17 PM Post #5123770
| Great shots guys!
Knifophia, I love the baby coot!
Nanny, I'm like Rose; I won't be jealous of the Pileated! :-) |
tigerlily
Tiller, OR
(Zone 8a)
June 18, 2008
4:37 PM Post #5123859
| When I stopped by the pond yesterday, a couple of the Bullocks Oriole babes were at the top of the nest, hopping about and very noisy when mom would come in w/ food. I knew they were soon to fledge, so I went back later and found this one several feet below the nest. 
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tigerlily
Tiller, OR
(Zone 8a)
June 18, 2008
4:55 PM Post #5123934
| I'm posting this one to show how dangerous the nesting area could be to the babes. People fish at the pond and frequently leave lots of tangled monofilament behind. It's often used in nest building, and I fear the babes might get tangled. Each time I go there I pick up discarded line from the ground and bushes. Much of it gets hung up in the tall trees when casting. The town didn't participate in the annual parks clean-up a couple weeks ago. Such a pity.
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
June 18, 2008
5:21 PM Post #5124144
| Very true.
Send a copy of the pic to your town authorities and ask them to take part in the future.
Resin
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rogue_designer
Chicago, IL
June 18, 2008
5:53 PM Post #5124302
| Great pics everyone!
We went to the park again, but it was noonish, and aside from a few ducks, most of the birds were wisely hidden away from the sun. So nothing new to show today.
But I'm enjoying everyone elses. :D |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 18, 2008
10:31 PM Post #5125548
| Oh my stars! Tiger that is awful and it is very dangerous! |
MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 19, 2008
6:19 AM Post #5126530
| knophofia, the baby coot is just gorgeous. Both nice shots and I'm not being smart when I say the water looks really fluid.
Nice pics, Nanny. The colour of the Indigo Bunting is breathtaking.
That is one of the scariest bird environments I've ever seen, tigerlily. Unfortunately there are people out there that don't know or simply don't care what happens when they discard things. I have a practice of never leaving the beach empty handed. (Don't get me wrong, I'm not nicking things from people's bags). I know a lot of people who practice similarly and take other people's rubbish with them when they leave. |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 19, 2008
10:02 AM Post #5127239
| HA! That would be a funny sight Margaret. Just pick up someone's beach umbrella and walk off with it.
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MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 19, 2008
10:10 AM Post #5127270
| Have you been watching me Marna? |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 19, 2008
11:02 AM Post #5127473
| Google Satellite!! I have lots of spy equipment. ;)) |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 19, 2008
1:30 PM Post #5128251
| Magaret, Mrs. Ed is a known stalker!! LOL
WOO HOO!!! new birdies for me today!!!
I had to go to the post office today which is a 14 mile round trip. I take my camera with me just in case.
Cedar Waxwing spotted on the way back!!
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 19, 2008
1:31 PM Post #5128256
| AND...an Eastern Meadowlark!!
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 19, 2008
1:32 PM Post #5128261
| I thought this was Grackle...not sure though.
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Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
June 19, 2008
1:58 PM Post #5128368
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| Quoted: | | I thought this was Grackle |
I'd agree, Common Grackle
Resin
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 19, 2008
2:50 PM Post #5128604
| Thanks...from the light and angle from inside the car I wasn't a 100% sure. Didn't want to pass up a new bird!!
Just had this bad pic ID'd as a White-eyed Vireo...so another new one! He is way over to your right...almost out of the pic!
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dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
June 19, 2008
3:20 PM Post #5128731
| Nanny you are right about Mrs. Ed...you never know when she is gonna show up!!
Congrats on ALL the new birds...you are working overtime!!
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 19, 2008
3:54 PM Post #5128856
| mwhahahahahahaha
Who knows what kindness lurks in the heart of birdwatchers… Mrs_Ed knows!!!
okay here are some of the usual suspects.
first a chipping sparrow
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 19, 2008
3:55 PM Post #5128861
| Bluejay picking through the seeds for nuts. 
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 19, 2008
3:56 PM Post #5128863
| Same bluejay in the shadows. I love this one. 
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 19, 2008
3:56 PM Post #5128869
| Mrs. Cardinal showing off her Farrah Fawcette styling. 
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Marilynbeth
Hebron, KY
(Zone 6a)
June 19, 2008
4:03 PM Post #5128892
| Wonderful pics and shots everyone!
Thanks for sharing!
Marilyn |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 19, 2008
4:11 PM Post #5128925
| The American Goldfinches have been absent mostly, but I have had a pair at the feeders lately.
Here's the mister. 
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 19, 2008
4:12 PM Post #5128933
| I thought this was interesting, he was holding the seed to eat it. 
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Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
June 19, 2008
4:12 PM Post #5128937
| And just something a little closer. 
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
June 19, 2008
4:29 PM Post #5129016
| Nice detail on the shots Mrs Ed!
Nanny, Congrats on all the new birds! |
Grandmaggie
Beachwood, NJ
(Zone 6b)
June 19, 2008
5:53 PM Post #5129409
| Great pics, everybody!
Goldfinch. They have been MIA lately.
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Grandmaggie
Beachwood, NJ
(Zone 6b)
June 19, 2008
5:55 PM Post #5129414
| Song sparrow. 
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Grandmaggie
Beachwood, NJ
(Zone 6b)
June 19, 2008
5:56 PM Post #5129418
| Catbird. GM :) 
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 19, 2008
6:51 PM Post #5129686
| Ooooo, I love that one jay shot too Mrs. Ed! Looks like a portrait.
GM nice pics! My GF have sort of been MIA too for awhile...a few here and there.
Fogot to add that Mrs. Ed does have a heart of gold!
Chipping Sparrow Fledgling...I think I was annoying it!
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nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
June 19, 2008
6:52 PM Post #5129689
| Momma & baby Downy Woopecker
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
June 19, 2008
8:16 PM Post #5130156
| Grackle feeding upside down. 
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
June 19, 2008
8:19 PM Post #5130178
| Female American Goldfinch. 
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burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
June 19, 2008
8:21 PM Post #5130193
| American Robin 
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adelbertcat
Klamath River, CA
June 19, 2008
8:25 PM Post #5130216
| New bird in the yard. 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
June 20, 2008
2:26 AM Post #5131544
| Arctic tern feeding chicks. 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
June 20, 2008
2:30 AM Post #5131549
| Two minutes later. 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
June 20, 2008
2:33 AM Post #5131556
| Hovering ready to dive on Stickleback, a small fish. 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
June 20, 2008
2:36 AM Post #5131561
| It takes a lot of Sticklebacks to feed the chicks, back to the hunt. 
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Grasmussen
Anchorage, AK
(Zone 4a)
June 20, 2008
2:36 AM Post #5131562
| It takes a lot of Sticklebacks to feed the chicks, back to the hunt.
I don't know how this managed to appear twice.
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posyblossom
Athens, PA
(Zone 5b)
June 20, 2008
6:29 AM Post #5131805
| baby Tree Swallow fledged yesterday. Mom was kept busy all day.
Great pics everyone☺
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MargaretK
PERTH
(Australia)
June 20, 2008
7:09 AM Post #5131871
| Thoroughly enjoyable. What wonderful photos. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
June 20, 2008
9:15 AM Post #5132301
| Great pics everyone!
Gary the Terns are beautiful and its so nice seeing the chicks!
Posy, That Tree Swallow and baby are sweet! Thanks for sharing it with us! |
original_sybil
Brainerd, MN
June 20, 2008
11:56 AM Post #5133077
| Fabulous photos everybody. Posy - too adorable! |
burn_2007
Grand-Falls, NB
(Zone 4a)
June 20, 2008
7:20 PM Post #5134962
| Hey everybody, follow this link to the new thread.
[HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] |
