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Re: Ornithology (Bird) Thread

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 12:36 pm
by bighomer
These little rascal sure like the sugar water on a rainy day.

Re: Ornithology (Bird) Thread

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 12:41 pm
by Waukonda
bighomer wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 12:36 pm These little rascal sure like the sugar water on a rainy day.
You got some good pictures! ::tu:: ::tu::

Re: Ornithology (Bird) Thread

Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2026 12:56 pm
by bighomer
Thanks buddy.

Re: Ornithology (Bird) Thread

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2026 9:15 pm
by Mumbleypeg
Great hummingbird pictures! How you get them to share a feeder is a mystery to me. We have two different varieties (and three feeders). They’re territorial and fight all the time. At least one bird sits in a nearby tree and chases away any other hummingbird that approaches the nearest feeder. ::dang:: But it’s fun to watch their acrobatic aerial antics.

While I was out today I spotted a killdeer and its offspring at their nest just a few feet from a busy road. I was able to snap a couple of pictures and wanted to stop to investigate but there were too many cars going by. ::facepalm:: ::woot:: I think the nest is in the mulch under a tree. Killdeer chicks are mobile and start following mom around immediately after they hatch.

Ken

Re: Ornithology (Bird) Thread

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2026 9:23 pm
by doglegg
Mumbleypeg wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2026 9:15 pm Great hummingbird pictures! How you get them to share a feeder is a mystery to me. We have two different varieties (and three feeders). They’re territorial and fight all the time. At least one bird sits in a nearby tree and chases away any other hummingbird that approaches the nearest feeder. ::dang:: But it’s fun to watch their acrobatic aerial antics.

While I was out today I spotted a killdeer and its offspring at their nest just a few feet from a busy road. I was able to snap a couple of pictures and wanted to stop to investigate but there were too many cars going by. ::facepalm:: ::woot:: I think the nest is in the mulch under a tree.

Ken
nice pics , love the kildeer. Fun birds to watch.

Re: Ornithology (Bird) Thread

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2026 11:59 pm
by Waukonda
Mumbleypeg wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2026 9:15 pm Great hummingbird pictures! How you get them to share a feeder is a mystery to me. We have two different varieties (and three feeders). They’re territorial and fight all the time. At least one bird sits in a nearby tree and chases away any other hummingbird that approaches the nearest feeder. ::dang:: But it’s fun to watch their acrobatic aerial antics.

While I was out today I spotted a killdeer and its offspring at their nest just a few feet from a busy road. I was able to snap a couple of pictures and wanted to stop to investigate but there were too many cars going by. ::facepalm:: ::woot:: I think the nest is in the mulch under a tree. Killdeer chicks are mobile and start following mom around immediately after they hatch.

Ken
Nice pics, Ken

Re: Ornithology (Bird) Thread

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2026 12:48 am
by FRJ
As a kid in Spokane I would walk through a field to get to the river.
If you came near a Killdeer nest the hen would drag a wing as wounded and try to get you away from the nest.
Pretty cool.