All About Pocket Knives

Mumbleypeg wrote: ↑Fri Sep 05, 2025 9:07 pm TF, one of my all-time favorite literary characters is Hank the Cowdog. Haven’t read one in years but use to read those books to our boys, and later to grandkids. Two frequently recurring characters in Hank’s adventures are two buzzards (turkey vultures) named Wallace (aka Pa) and Junior, who are funny yet philosophical at the same time.

Always liked reading those books to the kids. They are cleverly written to be understood on two levels, for both children and adults. I think I got as much out of them as the kids did.

Ken

I recall seeing an old cartoon with two buzzards sittin' on a limb and one saying something like, "Patience? no, let's go kill something!" The cartoon was in some agricultural publication that understood the damage buzzards do to cattle at times. One of our old cow men, long gone now, carried an old single shot 22 Hornet to protect his woods cows back when Orange county was a bit more rural than it is today. He said, "Boys, kill one any time you get a chance!"
Treefarmer

Waukonda wrote: ↑Fri Sep 05, 2025 2:05 am

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Fri Sep 05, 2025 12:42 am

Waukonda wrote: ↑Thu Sep 04, 2025 11:46 pm

Ike, I don't know if I look like a male Black Headed Grosbeak... ... but that is the most attention I have received from any type of female in about 7 years ....

Well, at least that's a start!

.... Hmmmm ./// Thats true! .... maybe things is looking up for me ......

treefarmer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 05, 2025 12:58 pm

bighomer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 05, 2025 12:11 pm Hummers have been busy this summer.

Sure wish we had more Hummingbirds like you do. They are so interesting to watch and listen to if you are sitting near the feeder. We never have more than 3 or 4 at a time. I recall a trip to Miss Joy's little brother's home in Blairsville, Georgia and we got to see probably 50 or more in their yard at one time, quite a sight. Our kids were young and that is one of their good memories.
Treefarmer

Farmer I used to have alot more when I had 10 feeders out, last year I cut back to 5, it got to be more work than I wanted keeping them cleaned and filled. I'm thinking some are of the hummers are already heading south as feeders are not emptying as fast as they were. We've counted as many 12 sitting on the feeders at one time, and other were buzzing around. Some say you can double what you can see too get a idea of how many there are, personally I think doubling is conservative.

I sure enjoy looking at these birds you fellers are posting, I'd loved to see a painted bunting in the flesh.
Now I hope this doesn't bore anybody, BUT we've been blessed with a little girl hummers this year that seems to be deformed a little it's hard to see in my photos, but her little tummy pouches out and she seems to have a little hump on her neck and back although that seems to have disappeared to some extent, the boss thought she'd been injured maybe.
The things that is amazing she never stops buzzing her wings as the other do, even when she has her feet on the perch those wings never ease up. She is really bossy the only thing that shares that feeder is the little bumble bees, that's another abnormality for me, this is the first year that bumble bees have visited my feeder. Red wasps have visited regularly over the years.

Saw a large adult bald eagle on my way into town this morning. It was feeding on a freshly-dead deer in a field about 30-40 feet from the road. Magnificent! There are a number of them here in this end of the county near the Shenandoah River. Alas, I had no camera.

Chris J.

I went by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum today and saw this beautiful bird with its handler as an up-close interactive display.

The Smallest Hawk in North America is the American Kestrel.
The American Kestrel (Sparrowhawk) is the smallest hawk in North America. It lives throughout North America and parts of Central America, as well as Mexico. It weighs 2.8-5.8 oz (80-165 g), has a wingspan of 19.7-24.4 inches (50-62 cm), and an average length of 8.27-12.6 inches (21-32 cm). The kestrel feeds on small mammals, such as rodents, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. It also sometimes hunts small birds such as doves or quail.

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 4:22 am I went by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum today and saw this beautiful bird with its handler as an up-close interactive display.

The Smallest Hawk in North America is the American Kestrel.
The American Kestrel (Sparrowhawk) is the smallest hawk in North America. It lives throughout North America and parts of Central America, as well as Mexico. It weighs 2.8-5.8 oz (80-165 g), has a wingspan of 19.7-24.4 inches (50-62 cm), and an average length of 8.27-12.6 inches (21-32 cm). The kestrel feeds on small mammals, such as rodents, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. It also sometimes hunts small birds such as doves or quail.

Beautiful!!! They eat a lot of little snakes also around here.

doglegg wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 1:38 pm

GSPTOPDOG wrote: ↑Sun Sep 07, 2025 4:22 am

Beautiful!!! They eat a lot of little snakes also around here.

Thanks D.L. , Arizona has lots of birds of prey and around my place there are a bunch of hawks, Red-tail hawks, Marshal's hawks, etc... etc... I love seeing out and about on the hunt.....

Migration is providing a number of surprises.

Dickesel/Meadow Larks/Killdeer/Carolina Chicadee/ a very rare Bald Eagle seemingly escorted by a Red-Tail Hawk.

Kestral, Tufte Titmice. Crow, Starlings of course, Robins, Brown Thrasher, Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Red-Headed Wood Pecker, House Finchs, some Yype of Vireo, Gray Catbird

Haven't been on here in awhile - not doing knife collecting any now, or much of anything since back surgery last year - but I been watching & feeding birds on my back deck & feeders -- glad to see some old names and lots of new names, keeping the site going strong - Bryan has done a hell of a job getting all these knife guy & girls together on the best knife forum out there !!! -- hope you folks don't mind me posting a few pictures of my birds** ?? May even post a few of my small collection of knives, I have left, later on** Have a great day my friends, Monk***

big monk, glad to see you're with us again!
Great pictures of your visitors.
Treefarmer

big monk wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 5:47 pm Haven't been on here in awhile - not doing knife collecting any now, or much of anything since back surgery last year - but I been watching & feeding birds on my back deck & feeders -- glad to see some old names and lots of new names, keeping the site going strong - Bryan has done a hell of a job getting all these knife guy & girls together on the best knife forum out there !!! -- hope you folks don't mind me posting a few pictures of my birds** ?? May even post a few of my small collection of knives, I have left, later on** Have a great day my friends, Monk***

Great to see your post, Monk.

Thank you sir !!! __ I got those pictures with a Browning Trail Camera, that I mounted on the end of the picnic table, except the hawk ( got him through my glass door with a Cannon Camera ) -- also got a pic of a raccoon, that would come in at night and eat all the bird food. I trapped him and he no longer bothers my feathery friends !!!! Looked back at your post and see you still have some fine deer coming into your place -- won't be long till hunting season, but after my back surgery, I've had to give up hunting and golf ** Good luck this year with your hunts, and have a great day my friend, Monk**

1967redrider wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 6:28 pm

big monk wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 5:47 pm Haven't been on here in awhile - not doing knife collecting any now, or much of anything since back surgery last year - but I been watching & feeding birds on my back deck & feeders -- glad to see some old names and lots of new names, keeping the site going strong - Bryan has done a hell of a job getting all these knife guy & girls together on the best knife forum out there !!! -- hope you folks don't mind me posting a few pictures of my birds** ?? May even post a few of my small collection of knives, I have left, later on** Have a great day my friends, Monk***

Great to see your post, Monk.

Thanks Redrider** ___ Have A Great Day My Friend, Monk

Monk, it’s great to see a post from you. Haven’t seen you here in a while but glad you’re back. I we can’t put birdseed out on the deck like y’all do - too many @&$#* squirrels! I keep “lead poisoning” them (mulligan stew) but they’re persistent little buggers.

Your birds (and knives) are always welcome here!).

Ken

treefarmer wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 6:01 pm big monk, glad to see you're with us again!
Great pictures of your visitors.
Treefarmer

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Thanks for the welcome guys !!!! ______________ it's 2;45 am and I just ordered two GEC knives and a leather pouch, - $423.00 $$$$$$$
All I have to do is visit this site and that dang """fever/sickness""" gets to me !!! Will post my ""new knives"" when they arrive

Migrants passing thru:

Scarlet Tanager
Tohee

Northern Flickers
Eastern Meadowlarks

Red Tail Hawks
Phoebe

Robins
Brown Thrashers

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 5:36 pm Migrants passing thru:

Scarlet Tanager
Tohee

Northern Flickers
Eastern Meadowlarks

Red Tail Hawks
Phoebe

Robins
Brown Thrashers

Cool group.

Some less common visitors today:

Indigo Bunting
Red-Eyed Vireo
Phoebe
Killdeer
Mockingbird
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch

Near as I can tell, these are permanent residents:

Carolina Wren
Blue Jays
Cardinals
House Sparrows

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Wed Oct 01, 2025 2:31 pm Some less common visitors today:

Indigo Bunting
Red-Eyed Vireo
Phoebe
Killdeer
Mockingbird
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch

Near as I can tell, these are permanent residents:

Carolina Wren
Blue Jays
Cardinals
House Sparrows

Knice group.

New this morning:

Common Yellow Throat

Eastern Wood Peewee

Bluebird
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Yesterday an Eastern House Wren joined our Carolinas for a while.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 4:13 pm New this morning:

Common Yellow Throat

Eastern Wood Peewee

Bluebird
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Yesterday an Eastern House Wren joined our Carolinas for a while.

I especially like the Common Yellow Throat. The Eastern Blue Birds hang around here year round. Always a joy to see them.

I just refilled my feeders after taking several months off. So far all I’ve seen visiting are a pair of White Breasted Nuthatches and a female Red Bellied Woodpecker.
I’ve still got my hummingbird feeder out but haven’t seen any activity in almost a week. I’ll leave it out a while longer for any stragglers migrating through.

Red-Winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
House Finch
Brown Headed Cowbird
Northern House Wren
Crow
Tufted Titmouse
Robin

Semi-permanent:
Cardinal
Carolina Wren
Blue Jay
Mockingbird