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Today's Birds (part 2) #264932 Feb 25th, 2009 at 03:32 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia tkhooper OP Official Taste Tester
OP tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia	I thought it might be nice if we could post the birds we see each day. So I got this topic heading from and old post. Lately I've been really lucky. The pair of golden eagles came buy and sat in my trees for a few seconds. And then I saw what I think was a red tailed hawk twice while I was running around. And the cardinals and blue birds are out in force. I'm so looking forward to the new growing season. it is definitely time to be able to enjoy the garden and my wild friends again.

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Re: Today's Birds (part 2) tkhooper #264955 Feb 25th, 2009 at 06:01 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 205 Carroll County, Georgia gwhalh Member
gwhalh Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 205 Carroll County, Georgia	YEAH!!!! LOL Right now I have a flock of what I think are House Sparrows (white line over the eye, with a black line just below that, and a white line in the wing...am I right, Thorn?) fighting over my feeder. The ground is covered with them right now. I'll be glad when they get their fill. They tend to scare off the other birds. Annette

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) gwhalh #264966 Feb 25th, 2009 at 07:19 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	Probably. Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #264997 Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	Here are TWO Pics I took today. The FIRST is probably the BEST American Robin picture I have yet taken. Mu Laotian neighbor has a bright red sports car that he ALWAYS wants me to use a background for a Cardinal. I couldn't get a Cardinal for him today, but I got this...... RUBY ROBIN This next picture I snapped out of a moving car against the bright sky in BAD light of a flying Great Blue Heron. Needless to say the picture was TERRIBLE, but then I got an idea. I used Photodshop to just blow the picture out of the water by messing tremendously with the settings of light focus and color and got this really cool pic...... MAGIC HERON Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #264999 Feb 25th, 2009 at 01:51 PM
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gwhalh Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 205 Carroll County, Georgia	cool pics, Thorn! So far I've had a pair of Tuffted Titmice, some Chickadees, a Robin, and a pair of Doves, in addition to the House Sparrows. OH! And a Pileated Woodpecker! Usually I only see him in the fall, when the magnolia blooms have quit and are putting out their bright red seeds. He was in my Pecan tree today. Annette

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) gwhalh #265003 Feb 25th, 2009 at 02:32 PM
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Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC	wonderful shots

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Bestofour #265057 Feb 26th, 2009 at 03:44 AM
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OP tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia	Great pictures. And gwhalh that is a great list of birds. Nice going. I'm not sure I could even identify that many birds.

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Re: Today's Birds (part 2) tkhooper #265060 Feb 26th, 2009 at 05:05 AM
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Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC	TK, you get an early start. I've only seen one Pileated Woodpecker in my life and it was so big and flying so low I thought it was going to run into the trees.

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Bestofour #265072 Feb 26th, 2009 at 06:16 AM
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OP tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia	my red bellied woodpecker was out this morning. I heard him before I saw him. I guess he has forgiven me for cutting down his favorite tree.

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) tkhooper #265078 Feb 26th, 2009 at 07:04 AM
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Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC	Mean woman. I haven't seen any woodpeckers yet. Wonder if my cat has made them move. They used to come up to the house.

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Bestofour #265095 Feb 26th, 2009 at 08:31 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	My Woodpeckers aren't coming around either, but I heard a Red-Bellied NEAR my yard yesterday. Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265111 Feb 26th, 2009 at 01:18 PM
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stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia	So red cars can look good- but only when they have a robin in the foreground!! Nice shots, Thorn. Eternity

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) stevie_g #265123 Feb 26th, 2009 at 03:47 PM
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Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC	what is the white spot in the robin picture?

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Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Bestofour #265196 Feb 27th, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	The white spot is the reflection of my flash off the door lock of his car. The Spot Metering, Center Focus settings on my camera blur everything, background AND foreground, EXCEPT the object in the cross hairs. The object in the cross hairs is given the EXTRA sharpness and clarity that were taken from the REST of the picture. It gives your pictures an Ethereal, dream-like quality. Last edited by Thornius; Feb 27th, 2009 at 08:17 AM. Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265198 Feb 27th, 2009 at 08:15 AM
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Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC	your friend is right. That's a great background.

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Bestofour #265218 Feb 27th, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,794 Copper Hill, Virginia obywan59 The Jedi
obywan59 The Jedi Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,794 Copper Hill, Virginia	No pics today, but I think the birds heard the same weather forecast I did. They're calling for rain today and tomorrow with freezing rain, sleet. . . tomorrow night. I had TONS of birds at the feeders today. Front yard: 25 Goldfinches 6 House finches 1 Rufous-sided Towhee 2 Song Sparrows 9 Juncos 5 White-throated Sparrows 1 Downy Woodpecker Back yard: 1 Song Sparrow 1 House Finch 2 Pine Siskins 1 Cardinal 64 Goldfinches!!!!! Terry May the force be with you

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) obywan59 #265221 Feb 27th, 2009 at 11:16 AM
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Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC	it must be raining everywhere.

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Bestofour #265232 Feb 27th, 2009 at 11:47 AM
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Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	Raining here. Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265234 Feb 27th, 2009 at 12:07 PM
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Bill Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 14,430 Likes: 1 Lost in space	Sunshine on Cedar Hill..

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Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Bill #265236 Feb 27th, 2009 at 01:00 PM
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gwhalh Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 205 Carroll County, Georgia	It's raining here today, as well. The birds are braving the rain for the feeders though. So far I've had a famale Cardinal, and a couple of Chicadees. Oh! And the crow that decided to raid the bread crumbs that didn't get eaten yesterday! It was funny to see him stuffing his bill with as much as he could possibly carry! LOL tk...the ONLY reason I can indentify so many of my birds is due to Thorn's pictures! LOL I'd be lost without them! obwan...I'm jealous of your finches and juncos! I have goldfinches, but no house finches. And I've never seen a junco, except in pics. Annette

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Bill #265237 Feb 27th, 2009 at 01:01 PM
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Tina California Queen Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,027 Likes: 9 So. Cal.	SoCal is sunny too. ~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) gwhalh #265238 Feb 27th, 2009 at 01:02 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	I usually have Juncos out the Wazoo, but I haven't seen a single Junco ANYWHERE this year. I haven't even heard one. Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265239 Feb 27th, 2009 at 01:14 PM
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gwhalh Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 205 Carroll County, Georgia	I wouldn't know what one sounded like if I DID hear it! LOL I forgot to mention that I had 2 pair of doves in the yard yesterday. The larger male kept chasing off the small male and his mate. It was really neat to watch, because the one male would sit up on my power line and watch for the other pair to try to come eat. As soon as he would see one of them, he would dive bomb them! I wish I could have told the other pair that there was another feeder in the front yard... I have noticed that since I put up this new feeder, the birds seem to prefer it. The other one has been in the same place for 2 years, and I've always gotten a goodly number of visitors to it. But since I put this one up, they don't hardly go to the other one. Annette

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) gwhalh #265284 Feb 27th, 2009 at 05:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g
stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia	What is rain? Eternity

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) stevie_g #265289 Feb 27th, 2009 at 06:17 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	Rain is where small nodules of di-hydrogen oxide fall out of the sky and burst open upon any contact with a hard surface, often accumulating on the ground to a depth of several centimeters. 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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Re: Today's Birds (part 2) gwhalh #265292 Feb 27th, 2009 at 06:21 PM
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Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	Originally Posted by gwhalh I wouldn't know what one sounded like if I DID hear it! LOL I forgot to mention that I had 2 pair of doves in the yard yesterday. The larger male kept chasing off the small male and his mate. It was really neat to watch, because the one male would sit up on my power line and watch for the other pair to try to come eat. As soon as he would see one of them, he would dive bomb them! I wish I could have told the other pair that there was another feeder in the front yard... I have noticed that since I put up this new feeder, the birds seem to prefer it. The other one has been in the same place for 2 years, and I've always gotten a goodly number of visitors to it. But since I put this one up, they don't hardly go to the other one. Annette Juncos make a buzzy double-chip sound, that is VERY reminescent of a toy ray-gun! Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265293 Feb 27th, 2009 at 06:26 PM
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Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	Juncos sound like, "Zzzzzip, Zzzzip!" Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265489 Feb 28th, 2009 at 02:39 AM
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OP tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia	I think I've found the location for my bird feeder. I'm going to put it in the trees outside my office window. That way I can see the birds when I'm working at my desk. That will be way cool.

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) tkhooper #265527 Feb 28th, 2009 at 08:14 AM
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OP tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia	Today my back yard was filled with robins. I had no idea that they would congregate like that. And then when I went into to beside the railroad tracks were 3 wild turkeys. I'd never seen the wild variety so that was way cool. I just know one of these days I'm going to wreck my car birdwatching.

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) tkhooper #265547 Feb 28th, 2009 at 09:16 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	Robins congregate in forests in ENORMOUS flocks in Winter to eat berries. In spring, they break up into pairs to raise their young in Suburban yards and change their diet to earthworms. Wild Turkeys are becoming as common as Cardinals in many parts of the U.S. I even have a small flock about a mile from my house. Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265702 Feb 28th, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,794 Copper Hill, Virginia obywan59 The Jedi
obywan59 The Jedi Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,794 Copper Hill, Virginia	Cardinal in the fog and rain. Terry May the force be with you

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) obywan59 #265728 Feb 28th, 2009 at 01:58 PM
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OP tkhooper Official Taste Tester Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 12,160 triangle, virginia	I love the first picture obywan I love that. I wonder if I can get a good print of it for my art gallery...hum. Thanks for the info Thorny. It's great learning about birds from you.

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) tkhooper #265758 Feb 28th, 2009 at 06:10 PM
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Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC	so pretty

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265809 Feb 28th, 2009 at 07:56 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia stevie_g
stevie_g Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 545 Victoria, Australia	Rain is where small nodules of di-hydrogen oxide fall out of the sky and burst open upon any contact with a hard surface, often accumulating on the ground to a depth of several centimeters. I have heard the older folks tell of this strange phenomenon- water falling from the sky- the stuff of legend around here. Last edited by stevie_g; Feb 28th, 2009 at 08:01 PM. Eternity

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) stevie_g #265832 Feb 28th, 2009 at 08:18 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	The solid,flaked, form of di-hydrogen oxide is falling right now here.It is often called,"Snow". Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265837 Feb 28th, 2009 at 08:32 PM
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Jiffymouse Unregistered	Originally Posted by Thornius The solid,flaked, form of di-hydrogen oxide is falling right now here.It is often called,"Snow". thorny, please keep it on your side of the mountains...

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) #265839 Feb 28th, 2009 at 09:06 PM
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Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	Jiffy, we're on the SAME side of the mountains. I am just 200 miles Northwest of you. Last edited by Thornius; Feb 28th, 2009 at 09:07 PM. Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265853 Mar 1st, 2009 at 05:52 AM
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Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC	as the crow flies.

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Bestofour #265858 Mar 1st, 2009 at 07:27 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN Thornius The Bird Man
Thornius The Bird Man Joined: May 2005 Posts: 6,521 Nashville, TN	Yep. (Keep the topic about birds!) Kingdoms RAGE and go to war...but the PEasants plant potatoes.. EARTH FIRST! (we'll strip-mine the OTHER planets later.)

Re: Today's Birds (part 2) Thornius #265865 Mar 1st, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,794 Copper Hill, Virginia obywan59 The Jedi
obywan59 The Jedi Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,794 Copper Hill, Virginia	I had purple finches out the wazoo today. I counted 3 out front of the house. This one was at the feeders in the back yard. And here's a brightly colored Pine Siskin from this morning. Terry May the force be with you

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