Birds - personal observations

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We have a hawk who hangs out behind the shop because there is a drainage area that holds water and it picks crawfish out of it. It will sit on the roof of the cars and shell and eat them and usually leave a deposit 💩 with the remains. Here lately it has had a mate coming around so I think there may be a nest near.
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C-WADE7 wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:25 am We have a hawk who hangs out behind the shop because there is a drainage area that holds water and it picks crawfish out of it. It will sit on the roof of the cars and shell and eat them and usually leave a deposit 💩 with the remains. Here lately it has had a mate coming around so I think there may be a nest near.
I have heard that red shoulders like to hang around wet areas to eat crawdads and frogs etc.
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We have had on back there(I assume the same one) for 1.5 years or so. I started noticing the shells a waste on top of cars parked in the trade in row along the fence and then saw him/her out there and figured it out. The other side of that drainage is a hay patch and the hawk will scan over it all the time flying low just gliding and watching for a field mouse to move.
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This one resides in our neighborhood, picture taken by my daughter in law. She fussed because it left a deposit on her bell. ::woot:: ::super_happy::
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A turkey and a possum hanging out in the back yard this morning.
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Right outside my breakfast room window.
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Hard to focus an iPhone camera through a window pane.
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I sure enjoy this thread. Great pics.
Saw something the other day that is unusual to me. I've only seen it once before. A duck in a tree.
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I really like to see the photos you fellows post!
C-WADE7 wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:25 am We have a hawk who hangs out behind the shop because there is a drainage area that holds water and it picks crawfish out of it.
Nice hawk, Wade. I have never seen a hawk catching crawfish: very cool info.
bighomer wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:14 pm This one resides in our neighborhood, picture taken by my daughter in law. She fussed because it left a deposit on her bell. ::woot:: ::super_happy::
Womenfolk just do not understand that the great outdoors is way better than a toilet! Cool photo.

Nice Turkeys, Unk and Homer. And cool Bluebird shots, Sidlow.
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Birds just aren't hanging around the pond much these days. We're getting slightly warmer weather so maybe that will change.

I did get a picture of a handsome Robin.
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Very handsome.
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Very handsome Robin indeed, Joe.

Doglegg, I do not recall ever seeing a duck in a tree. Nice photo!
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Thanks Mel.
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Thank you doglegg and Mel.
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I still have lots of Waxwings. They must really love mulberries because my tree is seething with them.
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Nice pictures, Mel. ::tu::

We have a few Waxwings here from time to time.
I love the feathers on those birds.
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::tu:: ::tu:: ::nod::
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Got a couple of shots of a Blue-Gray gnatcatcher today.[attachment=1
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doglegg wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 11:53 pm Got a couple of shots of a Blue-Gray gnatcatcher today.[attachment=1IMG_8973.JPG]IMG_8969.JPG[/attachment]
Those are superb shots of the Gnatcatcher, Doglegg. I had lots of those in my garden in the autumn, but I have not seen one for a couple of months now. I like those little fellows that add movement and interest to the trees.
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These are beautiful pictures of a very neat little bird, doglegg. Very nice.
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Thanks Mel, they will probably be back to your area soon.

Thanks Joe, they are certainly pretty and have a lot of personality.
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Those are beautiful birds Doglegg and great shots. The waxwings are very beautiful also and those are great pictures. We don’t have either species in our area. It’s hard to imagine mulberry’s ripe this early, our mulberry trees don’t fruit until around June.
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Thanks SSk. We are blessed here in Texas with a variety of stay here birds and pass through birds.
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Got a couple of pics of a pretty little Solitary Sandpiper this morning.
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