Anyone know what this bird is? I heard there were a lot of migrating birds coming through iowa this week. I've seen some cool ones.
Any bird watchers here?
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That's just a regular, run of the mill pheasant. It just looks different now because it got the vaccine.
You're in my wheelhouse. Caught one (northern flicker) recently sticking its head out of a dead tree.
Recent birds I've taken pics of. Reason why I've got chigger bites all over !!
Indigo bunting
Summer tanager
Eastern bluebird
Indigo bunting
Summer tanager
Eastern bluebird
I just got back from Alabama and my aunt lives on about four acres with bird feeders everywhere. She really enjoys bird watching and over the years she’s drawn so many different ones who know there’s food out for them.
I loved sitting out back on her big covered patio with my coffee and enjoying the show. Now if those pesky squirrels would just get their own food.
I loved sitting out back on her big covered patio with my coffee and enjoying the show. Now if those pesky squirrels would just get their own food.
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Sandhill Crane and colts near Stratford, Ia. (I drive and spot-the wife take photos.)
IMO you have to get close to see how colorful they are and are plain Janes compared to other woodpeckers. I call them flying rabbits because they are usually on the ground and I usually only see a white butt as they fly away from me
The thing I love about these pics is that just when you're about ready to use the phrase "a color not to be found in nature," you find it in nature.Recent birds I've taken pics of. Reason why I've got chigger bites all over !!
Indigo bunting
Summer tanager
Eastern bluebird
Great stuff, thanks for sharing!Recent birds I've taken pics of. Reason why I've got chigger bites all over !!
Indigo bunting
Summer tanager
Eastern bluebird
My neighborhood has tons of mature oak trees so we see a pretty good variety of birds. Saw my first goldfinch of the season last weekend. Otherwise, it's mainly sparrows, robins, cardinals, blue jays (assholes), blackbirds and woodpeckers.
Were the cranes with colts near Bjorkboda Marsh? I'm way up here in BFE NW IA, but I have a kid in Ames at ISU. So I try to make a stop at Bjorkboda every time I get down that way.
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Sandhill Crane and colts near Stratford, Ia. (I drive and spot-the wife take photos.)
About the same here just add in orioles and humming birds.
We’d probably have more but damn raccoons keep destroying my feeders.
No, but I did have a flock of Bushtit's in my trees last night. They were harassing a lesser goldfinch.
I'm not much of a bird watcher, but I've spotted this guy a few times in the park near our house. I learned it's a Black-Crowned Night Heron. While it's not extremely rare, I guess it's still pretty cool to come across one in Colorado.
The pic doesn't do it justice, but this bird is massive - I'm guessing close to 20" tall. The first time I saw it, I did a double-take because, from a distance, it almost looked like there was a penguin perched in the tree! 😂
The pic doesn't do it justice, but this bird is massive - I'm guessing close to 20" tall. The first time I saw it, I did a double-take because, from a distance, it almost looked like there was a penguin perched in the tree! 😂
this year we have been feeding black, red and gray squirrels, the grays have a huge nest in the upper southern end of the garage where they winter.
Those things are interesting. There was one down near the old fort in Sacramento who used to eat all the ducklings.I'm not much of a bird watcher, but I've spotted this guy a few times in the park near our house. I learned it's a Black-Crowned Night Heron. While it's not extremely rare, I guess it's still pretty cool to come across one in Colorado.
The pic doesn't do it justice, but this bird is massive - I'm guessing close to 20" tall. The first time I saw it, I did a double-take because, from a distance, it almost looked like there was a penguin perched in the tree! 😂
I think that is how you spell it
We saw them when we were leaving the farm slough area and going to the official Marsh site. They were just up the hill from the farm slough. We were double lucky-we saw them on the way out to the lake and then again crossing that road when we were coming back.The call they made was amazing-I thought there was something wrong with our car or I had run over something. It was as if they were throwing their call into our vehicle.
The gold finches have been insane here in the campground this week. You'll drive up on them all on the ground and all of a sudden 30 of them take off to the trees all at once. Really cool.
I've seen several orioles here and some other wild colored sparrow looking birds.
I've seen several orioles here and some other wild colored sparrow looking birds.
Switch to safflower seed. Coons and squirrels won't eat it.
Cost me several feeders to learn this.
We have dozens of cardinals, dove, tufted Titmouse, flycatcher, hummingbirds, house wrens, chickadees...I"m sure I'm forgetting some...
I had one dangling from my suet feeder a few months ago.Anyone know what this bird is? I heard there were a lot of migrating birds coming through iowa this week. I've seen some cool ones.
My son is a bird watcher. He loves exploring the parks around the Twin Cities, and within a short drive of Minneapolis on the weekends.
Daughter bought me this feeder for Christmas. Has a wifi camera with motion detection. Pretty cool.
Love bird watching! We have 5 acres that I’m slowly trying to turn into a bird paradise. Lots of feeders up but also lots of trees and native plants. We’ve had goldfinches all year long the last couple of years, which I didn’t know they did. Had an oriole nest in a tree last year and I’ve seen one collecting milkweed strands to build another one this year. Also lots of migrating birds coming through this spring.
Good for you guys. I don't have a birdfeeder because I hate Bluejays
We host bluebirds. Wonderful creatures. Takes a bit of work though.
The Flicker is one of my favorite birds.
Fun to watch hop around the ground looking for chit to munch on.
My grandparents used to get them on their farm.
Always an exciting moment when you see them using a house you put up.
Just have to watch out for those damn House Sparrows.
House Sparrows, Starlings, and Cow Birds can all rot in hell.
Download the Merlin App. It's a bird identifier app from the Cornell Ornithology Dept that will listen to birds and list them as they make noises. I started it out on a whim after reading it was one of the top dl'd apps recently and next thing you know I'm registered with Ebird and at 102 species on my life list in just over a month lol. It's like real life Pokémon go.
In the 7 years we’ve lived out in the country, I’ve seen maybe 2 Bluejays. They are definitely assholes so I’m glad we don’t get many. It helps that we don’t have any platform feeders. You could always get a specialized feeder, like the tube feeders designed for goldfinches.
The orioles and finches love grape jelly, we put it out in 4" saucers.
I’ve also had some red breasted grosbeaks at my jelly feeders. I knew orioles loved jelly but was surprised that the purple finches(possibly house finches) and grosbeaks eat it too.
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