Ornithology (Bird) Thread

[Dinadan]

Nice selection of birds at the suet, QS! Carolina Wrens are one of my favorite birds.

[Steve Warden]

He came back

Red Bellied Woodpecker

[TPK]

Handsome fellow!

[doglegg]

Steve, maybe you have a new best friend.

[Steve Warden]

Steve, maybe you have a new best friend.

I'd like that

[WillyCamaro]

Great bird shots Fellers .
I love red tail hawks, always stop and look when I hear/see one. That cardinal is quite the bird, thanks for sharing QS . That's a mighty handsome pecker there Steve, hope he makes fast friends .
Willy

[bighomer]

These fellers shur can do away with some corn.

[treefarmer]

Nice lookin' bunch of birds, bighomer! You say they can eat a bunch of corn, well I fed my big birds the other day and got some interesting pictures on a game camera over a period of several days.
The first picture shows me dumping some deer bones in front of the camera, an hour later my birds began to arrive. Lots of pictures and if you look close there are 2 types of vultures in the picture, the black vulture and the turkey vulture. We always refer to them as black or turkey buzzards, the book calls them vultures. There were several night time pictures of coyotes walking away with bones, they were as good as the daytime pictures.

Decided to dump some deer bones in front of a game camera.

We were in business in just over an hour and 15 minutes.

Both varieties of buzzards working on the bones.

This was a couple of days later, just a neat picture.

Treefarmer

[Quick Steel]

My best Turkey Vulture photos from about 4 years ago.

[treefarmer]

Quick Steel, some good shots but they are still some nasty critters if you ask me!
When we lived in central Florida, bD (before Disney), we hunted on a lease that shared hunting rights and grazing rights. The old Florida cowman that had the grazing rights, carried an old .22 Hornet for buzzard control. He said he'd had way too many baby calve attacked by buzzards to not try an eliminate as many as he could. It was then as it is now, against the law to kill a buzzard but he said he'd explain that to the judge where he'd understand. Woods cattle have a tough time, grazing on several thousand acres of unimproved woods pasture and are not under the watchful eye of the rancher that works his herd on improved pastures several times a week. The old ways were certainly not the best but they worked at the time.
Treefarmer

[Quick Steel]

I agree treefarmer. They have their role and I'm fine with them processing road kill. But when they start going after living creatures I feel they have crossed the line.

[tongueriver]

We will be going out in a few days (er...nights) to watch the sage grouse; it is phenomenal.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... age+grouse

[doglegg]

We will be going out in a few days (er...nights) to watch the sage grouse; it is phenomenal.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... age+grouse

You make me jealous!!

[treefarmer]

That would most interesting to watch! The first video I watched was great but then it turned into to a tree hugger rant.
toungeriver, will you be able to take pictures?
Treefarmer

[bighomer]

Some birds sho know how to strut their stuff. A couple of chickadees showed up yestiddy, hope they stay around and raise a brood. They are kinda small to take phone shots of.

[tongueriver]

We have chickadees here all winter. They have started acting a little territorial. We tried to photograph the sage grouse last spring but it takes some pretty good equipment to make that happen well. Semi-darkness and no closer than thirty or forty yards doesn't cut it for the phones and little cameras. I just started watching this owl video which is pretty cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfVs91k ... mb_rel_end

[Steve Warden]

Some birds sho know how to strut their stuff. A couple of chickadees showed up yestiddy, hope they stay around and raise a brood. They are kinda small to take phone shots of.

Love the chickadee! Maine state bird (I'm from Maine, myself)
I've had the pleasure of having them eat out of my hand.
Neat little birds! And no mistaking their call!!
Thanks for the pic, bighomer

[bighomer]

Bird are getting ready for a little love making, eating like pigs.

[Dinadan]

Looks like a busy time at the feeders, Homer. Nice variety!

Spring is fully sprung in my area. Doves cooing, Cardinals and Titmice singing ... We still have the winter birds: Robins and Waxwings are hanging around.

[FRJ]

I've had the pleasure of having them eat out of my hand.
Neat little birds!

Me too, Steve. I couldn't quit smiling all day!

[Steve Warden]

Bird are getting ready for a little love making, eating like pigs.

I like your neighbors!

[bighomer]

Me too Steve, I really enjoy them.

[Quick Steel]

Interactions like this between humans and birds or any wildlife are wonderful. There are limits of course. One would not care to extend one's hand to a Grizzly.

[bighomer]

2 ole Tom's came by today.

Brought 11 hens with them.

Mr. Mocking bird came out to check'em over.

[bighomer]

Ole Tom's showing off, kinda far off for the camera phone, but I think you can see the fan alright.

Carolina wrens looking over my back for nesting spot also a Carolina chickadee checking out a ole clay birdhouse, hard to see but he's there trust me.