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Nov 27th, 2008 at 09:16 PM
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The Bird Man
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A Starling in a Pear tree. ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/Thornius/AndaStarlinginaPearTree041.jpg) ...And a CARDINAL in a Pear tree! ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/Thornius/AndaCardinalinaPearTree021.jpg) This Cardinal has flown the coop! ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/Thornius/FlightoftheCardinal1.jpg)
![[Linked Image]](//www.agardenersforum.com/images/graphics/buttons/thorny.gif) Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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California Queen
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 No partridge? These are really good shots.
~Tina ![[Linked Image]](//www.agardenersforum.com/images/graphics/buttons/tina.gif) ![[Linked Image]](//www.agardenersforum.com/images/graphics/buttons/gardenhelper.jpg) Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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We have no Partridges in Tennessee. We have Bobwhite Quail, but I haven't seen or heard one in about ten years. We also have Ruffed Grouse in the Mountains of East Tennessee. But NO Partridges. That's a Bradford Pear, an Ornamental Pear. Those berries are ACTUALLY tiny pears!
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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The cardinal is stunning. We don't have any birds quite like that here. We do have the starlings, though. Ours are more dark with less spots. They are not a native species; imported here, like so many other species that shouldn't have been.
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The Bird Man
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Starlings were Imported to the U.S., too, Stevie, in the late 19th Century. They were imported from England. They are probably they same kind you have in Oz. Starlings are an irridescent black in Summer. It is Winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, so they have their Winter coats which are black speckled with white. Northern Cardinals are the quintessential Christmas Bird here in the U.S. and Canada. They are featured on all KINDS of Christmas decorations here. They are about the size of a Lorikeet and are EVERYWHERE in the easternU.S. and Canadain HUGE numbers. I have seven that live and nest in my yard all year. The females are not as red. They have a variety of subtle pastel hues that are as lovely in their way as the red of the males are in its way. Here is a picture of the female: Northern Cardinal (Female) ![[Linked Image]](http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/Thornius/CardinalFemale1.jpg)
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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California Queen
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And I have no Cardinals in California. I did have when I lived in Rochester, Ny. though and loved them dearly. Thank you for sharing yours, Thorny.
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The Bird Man
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Cardinals are NOT found west of the Rockies......but you have Phainopeplas!
Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)
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......but you have Phainopeplas! I have no idea. I can name only a couple of birds by sight.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Starlings were Imported to the U.S., too, Stevie, in the late 19th Century. They were imported from England. They are probably they same kind you have in Oz. Starlings are an irridescent black in Summer. It is Winter here in the Northern Hemisphere, so they have their Winter coats which are black speckled with white. Northern Cardinals are the quintessential Christmas Bird here in the U.S. and Canada. They are featured on all KINDS of Christmas decorations here. They are about the size of a Lorikeet and are EVERYWHERE in the easternU.S. and Canadain HUGE numbers. I have seven that live and nest in my yard all year. The females are not as red. They have a variety of subtle pastel hues that are as lovely in their way as the red of the males are in its way. Here is a picture of the female: Northern Cardinal (Female) That's a great shot of the female cardinal. Sorry, I forgot to check this thread for a few days. About the starlings, you are probably right that we have the same ones here. I will try and observe them in winter and see if they have the speckles. We have some other birds here from England; sparrows and blackbirds. The blackbirds have a beautiful song, but not as good as the magpies. I have just bought a digital camera, so may try and post some photographs soon. I did take some photographs of our magpies and scan them, but they weren't great quality. May do better now.
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Weh have Magpies in the Western U.S. but NOT in the east where I live. I saw them as a boy when I visited the Western U.S. state of Idaho one Summer. They were everywhere out there, a very pretty bird as I recall. We probably have the same Sparrows too. We have the House Sparrow, imported from England the same time the Rock Pigeon and European Starling were. I have about 60 House Sparrows that live and nest in my yard. My friends Myrabye and Christine in Australia tell me about the birds we have in common. Myrabye is in Ballarat and Christine is in Brisbane.
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I hope Christine is going okay. They have had a few powerful storms in Brisbane recently.
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