Ornithology (Bird) Thread

[bighomer]

what's this?

Sure wish I could run up and down the pole like ole redhead.

Pretty birds are always welcome at homer's house.

[Steve Warden]

Nice!
That jay in the second pic looks like he's thinking the same thing

[Steve Warden]

Just took a peek in on the eaglets ---> http://www.aswp.org/pages/hays-nest
Thought they were gone! A closer look and I saw they had just moved off the nest out to some of the branches.
Won't be long, boys, before they're airborne!

[Quick Steel]

Today was the first time I have seen them extend and flap their wings. One flapped his way across the nest.

[TripleF]

Couple Pileated Woodpeckers and a family of turkeys!! (first time I've ever seen baby turkeys!)

[doglegg]

Whoa, some great pics Scott. Woodpeckers are awesome and the baby turkeys are a treat to get to see. I have never seen them in the wild.

[Steve Warden]

Neat stuff, Scott!

[Dinadan]

I especially the Redheaded Woodpecker, Homer. When I was a boy I lived in a Long Leaf Pine forest and the Redheads were pretty common. These days it is months between sightings.

I also have a soft spot for the Pileated Woodpecker, Scott. In my life, they are the exact mirror image of the Redheads. When I was a boy the Pileateds were very rare. Even living in the woods I would see maybe one a year or less. Now they are quite common. I still love to see them!

[Quick Steel]

A few minutes ago I looked out the kitchen window and for only the 2nd time in my life saw a Pileated Woodpecker.

[doglegg]

Well QS a pretty special day. Often heard around here but seldom seen. Happy for you.

[Quick Steel]

Thank you dog. What a thrill it would be to see the evidently extinct Ivory Bill. Once in a while the Ivory is reported in Arkansas. But very doubtful.

[treefarmer]

We get to see and hear the Pileated Woodpeckers pretty often at Starvation Plantation. They are magnificent birds!
Treefarmer

[Waukonda]

Nice photos of Pileated.

Turkey are quite common here in S. Illinois. A couple of years ago I came across 3 that were freshly hatched.

[doglegg]

Great pic Ike. What an experience.

[Steve Warden]

Great pics, guys. Loving 'em!
Purple finch? House finch?

[Quick Steel]

Difficult to call with just the one angle of view. But I favor the Purple Finch. It seems to lack the stronger striping which appears below the reddish chest of the House Finch.

[Steve Warden]

I'm leaning toward a purple finch, as well.
I get them both at the feeder quite often.

[Steve Warden]

Happened to peek outside at just the right time.

[Quick Steel]

Frankly Steve, he looks delicious.

[royal0014]

[treefarmer]

That's much a gobbler right there! Big long beard, I can only see his right spur and it too is long. Do y'all have turkey seasons, spring and fall or is he a smart bird that has moved to town?
Treefarmer

[Steve Warden]

That's much a gobbler right there! Big long beard, I can only see his right spur and it too is long. Do y'all have turkey seasons, spring and fall or is he a smart bird that has moved to town?
Treefarmer

He's a city bird.
Check out where Cherry Hill, NJ is on the map.
We're far from rural!

[jmh58]

I am only seeing 1 juvenile near the nest.. The other must have fledged!!!
John

[Quick Steel]

The eagles are out of the nest. The camera has been repositioned and is moving around the branches searching. I can only see one eagle tucked in among the leaves.

[Steve Warden]

Yeah, they're venturing further out on the limbs, and the leaves are hiding them pretty good.
Took me a while yesterday to spot both of 'em.