Ornithology (Bird) Thread

[doglegg]

A Kingfisher on the prowl in Poulsbo Wa.DSCN7199.JPG

Great pic!

Thanks David

[jmh58]

Super Eagle pics!!
John

[cudgee]

Are they commonly seen ?

[Dinadan]

Cool Crane, Scissortail, Peewee, fellows. But I really like the Eagles!

I have had some fall migrants in my garden over the past three weeks. Here are a couple.

[doglegg]

Great photo's Mel.

[philco]

Just an old crow guarding the parking lot.

[Paladin]

Good photo, Philco!

Ray

[treefarmer]

Just an old crow guarding the parking lot.

I like that, Phil!
When you get to listen to a bunch of crows, it's amazing how many different voices can be heard in in a flock.
Treefarmer

[doglegg]

Phil, the cloud in the back ground makes it look like you can see the crows breath.

[Steve Warden]

Phil, the cloud in the back ground makes it look like you can see the crows breath.

Now that's a cool observation!

[philco]

Phil you're right about each crow having its own distinct voice. They also communicate with one another quite effectively.

I too noticed the cloud looking like the crows breath, but since it was about 80 degrees at the time, I'm pretty certain it was not his breath, just a little stray cloud.

[Waukonda]

Cool Crane, Scissortail, Peewee, fellows. But I really like the Eagles!

I have had some fall migrants in my garden over the past three weeks. Here are a couple.

Great ones, Mel. I have seen plenty of Warblers passing thru this fall but haven't managed any decent pictures. Hope to see more from you, still a good supply, and variety, moving thru Illinois and headed your way.

[Waukonda]

Phil you're right about each crow having its own distinct voice. They also communicate with one another quite effectively.

I too noticed the cloud looking like the crows breath, but since it was about 80 degrees at the time, I'm pretty certain it was not his breath, just a little stray cloud.

I think he was vaping! Great photo, Phil!

[bighomer]

Dang and here I was thinking he wuz smoking a lucky strike.

[doglegg]

Dang and here I was thinking he wuz smoking a lucky strike.

Phil you're right about each crow having its own distinct voice. They also communicate with one another quite effectively.

I too noticed the cloud looking like the crows breath, but since it was about 80 degrees at the time, I'm pretty certain it was not his breath, just a little stray cloud.

I think he was vaping! Great photo, Phil!

[bighomer]

Had 5 or 6 flying around Wednesday, 2 yestiddy and one this morning and boy was she tanking up, she left about 9 and I ain't seen hide nor hair of any others. I'll keep a feeder or two out for another few days just in case some stragglers needs to gas up.

[Dinadan]

Had 5 or 6 flying around Wednesday, 2 yestiddy and one this morning and boy was she tanking up, she left about 9 and I ain't seen hide nor hair of any others. I'll keep a feeder or two out for another few days just in case some stragglers needs to gas up.

My hummers have departed also. I still had at least three on Tuesday, but none today. Back when I was a more scientific birder I would try to keep records of things like the last day that I saw hummers. Seems like October 7 was usually the end for them. But I have had a couple of stragglers that stayed until December, so I keep a feeder up for a while longer.

[treefarmer]

Agreeing with bighomer and Dinadan concerning the hummers starting to leave.
Our humming bird feeder is just outside the living room windows hanging in a live oak tree. Cleaning and refilling the feeder is a weekly event. Daily, you can see the level of liquid reduce and when it goes below the clear glass it is time to clean and refill. Well this week it didn't work like that. Just a bird now and then, liquid level is still high in the glass and so far no birds sighted this morning and only one or two yesterday morning. It's amazing to think the Lord put "migration" into the bodies of so many different birds from the waterfowl right on down to the tiny delighful "hummers"!
Treefarmer

[bighomer]

Well I had 3 hummers this morning so there still some coming through. Farmer I can't even fathom filling my feeders once a week, a month ago I was filling them twice a day.
Dan I'm the same way I don't keep up a log or anything anymore, but it seems like when I was that Oct. 15 was the latest I ever saw one.

[treefarmer]

Well I had 3 hummers this morning so there still some coming through. Farmer I can't even fathom filling my feeders once a week, a month ago I was filling them twice a day.
Dan I'm the same way I don't keep up a log or anything anymore, but it seems like when I was that Oct. 15 was the latest I ever saw one.

We never seem to have more than 3 or 4 birds at a time. Once in a while we have 3 or 4 fighting over the feeder, usually just one at a time but always fun to watch! We visited with on of my wife's brothers in north Georgia and the hummers were thick as fleas on an old hound dog's back! I was amazed to see so many all jockeying for a place at his feeders. Wonder what the difference is?
Treefarmer

[bighomer]

I don't know why Farmer, do they stay the whole winter there or move on? It is almost unbelievable that something so tiny can fly across the gulf,
I saw a couple at the feeders again this morning and one yestiddy afternoon.
The bride and I love to watch them.
I've probably been feeding them for over forty years. I built this ole house in '78 and l can't remember not having a feeder out in the yard in all that time. A neighbor and good buddy built his house the same time I was building mine and he got me started feeding birds.
In the winter we always feed them when it would snow when I was small momma would make cornbread and toast and crumble it up for them. There wasn't any commercial bird food made in them days ,although they helped themselves to the chicken scratch I'm sure.

[bighomer]

Had four this morning. There were three just before I snap this photo but as luck would have one flew off.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Ok you "bird-brains", no insult intended, what is this a skeleton of?
It is from a July 1946, New York newspaper.

***** I will provide the caption to the picture,
which is also the answer, on Friday. *****

[Steve Warden]

Egret or heron.
Just a guess.

Edit to add: but those feet...

[Paladin]

It is either a gasgootus or a baracootie!