Larry of the Lawn Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I think this was the kestrel video mentioned, couldn't get the posted link to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoodedCrow Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 @larrytheimp Thanks! Couldn’t get the link to work. I guess this kestral is being raised by a handler( falconer?), which a problem. If you want to see bird stabizaion in an amusing way… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Roadrunner Blocked by U.S. Border Wall Wins Best Bird Photo of 2021 https://petapixel.com/2021/09/01/roadrunner-blocked-by-u-s-border-wall-wins-best-bird-photo-of-2021/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Zorral said: Roadrunner Blocked by U.S. Border Wall Wins Best Bird Photo of 2021 https://petapixel.com/2021/09/01/roadrunner-blocked-by-u-s-border-wall-wins-best-bird-photo-of-2021/ The photos on that site are just amazing. Really enjoyed them - thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Friends of mine had dinner at her sister’s house a few weeks ago. They have a house in a swanky district that’s at the top of a hill that overlooks a river that flows down to Lake Ontario. Lots of trees, lots of wildlife, and both sides of the river are parkland. Dinner was outside, under the trees in the backyard. A lovely evening, with squirrels chirping in the trees arguing with each other. Then down comes a peregrine falcon, flying under the tree canopy, and it plucks the nearest squirrel right off the tree branch in front of them. They could hear it squealing as the falcon headed back up into the sky. They said the speed and the smoothness of it all was just stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luzifer's right hand Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 The swan family I mentioned earlier this year is still going strong. All 4 not so little ones seem to have grown really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 I have often stalked and photographed from increasingly close distances sprinkler heads, trimmed-off limbs in trees, and other non-birds in addition to taking many shots of bird anuses, bird feet on the edge of the picture, and excellent, crisp studies of leaves. So when I found the FB group "Crap bird photography", my wife and I spent a hearty fifteen minutes laughing at the similar misfortunes of others. Enjoy! Crap bird photography | Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoodedCrow Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 There is a funny video on using slinkies( a Slinky, everyone loves them ) on bird feeder poles. The squirrel was flummoxed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 This has actually happened to me, except it was on a highway and I was letting an intern drive my car because I was exhausted and she had never driven a car that could do 150: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoodedCrow Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Just wanted to tell you that my cousin by marriage was a bird photographer who was knighted for his work as an aerial journalist in W.W. II. He was also quite an explorer organizing polar expeditions. Check out Hubert Wilkins, if curious. He was an Australian Indiana Jones, but was a birder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Hubert Wilkins was also quite handsome and photogenic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 This is just to announce that I saw a Worm-eating Warbler, so I am feeling quite accomplished today. My daughter spotted it as we walked around the Japanese Friendship Garden, which is right downtown in Phoenix above the Deck Park Tunnel. Usually they appear out in riparian areas near one of the lakes, so we had no idea what we were seeing as we followed it around. A week or so later my daughter identified it, so I updated by eBird checklist. This immediately summoned the Official eBird Love Letter of Query, so I posted some mobile phone pics of it, which were lousy but just sufficient to prove we weren't liars. Hooray for life birds! Worm-eating Warbler - eBird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 Congratulations on the lifer! I love me a Worm-eaten Warbler (I also love giving birds dumb nicknames). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 Phoenix, Arizona? @Wilbur i just Wikipedia’d that bird and looked at it’s range. I agree with @Xray the Enforcer Congratulations on the lifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, A True Kaniggit said: Phoenix, Arizona? @Wilbur i just Wikipedia’d that bird and looked at it’s range. I agree with @Xray the Enforcer Congratulations on the lifer Yes, we were downtown in Phoenix, Arizona. Given that it really is right downtown, I was very surprised to learn what we had seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madame deVenoge Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I hate to say this, but at 5:30 am, I just wish the birds would be quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 With the northern migration in full swing, we expect to see lots of interesting birds this time of year. However, on this morning's walk we hit the jackpot, with a Townsend's Warbler and a pair of Hermit Warblers in the same tree. Given that the males of both a black, yellow and white, I thought I was having a visual problem until my daughter confirmed that both species had posted up right next to each other. Arizona has a wide variety of problems, but scenery and wildlife can still amaze and enthrall me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I’m having a bit of a mixed spring. I still haven’t seen any hirundines, and only saw my first Reed Warbler and Willow Warbler yesterday. This has been made up for with two lifers on the same bit of wasteland in the badlands of south Reading: a Glossy Ibis and my new favourite bird, a Black-winged Stilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argonath Diver Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 I'm near St Louis and just had my first hummingbird approach my feeder I'd recently put out. Having not heard the pleasant buzz of a bird three feet from my head in a few months, I nearly collapsed off of my balcony chair. Hopefully he comes back, I'd like to assure him I'm quite friendly once I don't leap out of my seat at the merest sound of a 3 gram bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xray the Enforcer Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 On 4/25/2022 at 5:44 AM, Hereward said: I’m having a bit of a mixed spring. I still haven’t seen any hirundines, and only saw my first Reed Warbler and Willow Warbler yesterday. This has been made up for with two lifers on the same bit of wasteland in the badlands of south Reading: a Glossy Ibis and my new favourite bird, a Black-winged Stilt. congratulations on the lifers!!! We have a species in that genus in North America -- the Black-necked Stilt and they are so much fun! Glossy Ibis -- long-faced swamp chickens -- are also a quality bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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