Ornithamateurs - The Birding Thread

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Birds. Almost certainly birds.


I wonder where skinny Sinny is,

I think these are out of his jurisdiction, I just like his posts

Well wherever be is, I hope he returns with lots of bird pics

 

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I think he visits near me sometimes.

Wonder if he's out hunting down the Frivol?

 

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I think he visits near me sometimes.

Greetings from the west coast of the US! Back soon, more pics later, you don't know how nice it is to read your posts wondering about me I am never missed!

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Greetings from the west coast of the US! Back soon, more pics later, you don't know how nice it is to read your posts wondering about me I am never missed!

Ooohh! West coast! Lucky you
Hope you are enjoying our fair coast!

 

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Wel, photograph some birds out there, huh?

Ooh, impatient and bossy, I like that for a change

Will a bald eagle do you two? Awaiting a flight home, will sort something out when I can

SS

 

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I would be much more impressed if he had a Mohawk, but I would never shun an eagle, regardless

 

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This morning the dogs put up a good sized flock(might have their own collective noun) of grouse. It was pretty wonderful to see so many. They flew to the far side of the field we were in and landed again.

It's a good thing the dogs are short and had already been distracted by the smell of bunnies.

Wow... I didn't realise you had grouse, the heather moors are the habitat and up here they are being shot quite regularly right now, some moors say they have 'bags' of over 3000 birds a day... ouch!

 

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I know, I know. . I'll ask the boss to start this weekend. .

In fact, I better get the stoves/flues cleaned too!

Collar, I love winter too ( more maybe) , I just...not ready to let go of summer just yet. I love Autumn maybe the best, culinarily certainly.


Psst, I am not so fussed about eating pheasant though. We get gifts of it quite often.... It's almost certainly my least favourite meat.

Autumn smells started with the fields being harvested and ploughed again, my bike ride felt very early autumn this morning. Its a favourite season too, the colours, the promise of fresh early mornings, all somehow very reassuring that the cycle continues

 

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From the holidays...

A Steller's Jay I believe!!

 

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I saw a murder yesterday
Unless it was ravens... Now I don't know!
I do believe it's crows in these parts, though.

Nice Stellar Jay! In Texas we have scrub jays. I think they are the most beautiful jay, personally.

 

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I saw a murder yesterday
Unless it was ravens... Now I don't know!
I do believe it's crows in these parts, though.

Nice Stellar Jay! In Texas we have scrub jays. I think they are the most beautiful jay, personally.

Nice, your pic Collar?

Ravens in the UK are the biggest of five corvids we have - rooks, crows and jackdaws are common and the rare one is a chough - red legs and beak and almost extinct!

Hope you are having fun in all that heat :-(

 

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Nice, your pic Collar?

Ravens in the UK are the biggest of five corvids we have - rooks, crows and jackdaws are common and the rare one is a chough - red legs and beak and almost extinct!

Hope you are having fun in all that heat :-(

Not my pic, just snagged it off the internet.

I would have figured magpies belonged in that group for some reason. I wish we had them here. I would love to see one... And I actually snuck up north for a few weeks It's still hot, but I'm no longer in hell!

 

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Not my pic, just snagged it off the internet.

I would have figured magpies belonged in that group for some reason. I wish we had them here. I would love to see one... And I actually snuck up north for a few weeks It's still hot, but I'm no longer in hell!

Hey, magpies do fall under the group I think, but over here they refer to the main corvids as those five. The US has an azure winged magpie I think? Didn't see one when I was there just the Steller's jay and several bald eagle, five Ospreys, couple of golden eagle and a turkey vulture or two...

North as in not TX? How far, how much cooler??

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

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Sigh, I call magpies corvids.....I am wrong?

Nope, spot on, most people routinely think of the black corvids only hence my earlier comment but magpies are of the family too!

Hope all well with you

 

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I'm good.

I'm pleased! and in Scotland!

 

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Hey, magpies do fall under the group I think, but over here they refer to the main corvids as those five. The US has an azure winged magpie I think? Didn't see one when I was there just the Steller's jay and several bald eagle, five Ospreys, couple of golden eagle and a turkey vulture or two...

North as in not TX? How far, how much cooler??

I figured they did because of the shape of their beaks. I have never seen a blue winged magpie! I shall go and buy blue winged magpie blend feed tomorrow

Not in Texas anymore, no. Quite north! New Yorkish But it's no cooler during the day

 

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I figured they did because of the shape of their beaks. I have never seen a blue winged magpie! I shall go and buy blue winged magpie blend feed tomorrow

Not in Texas anymore, no. Quite north! New Yorkish But it's no cooler during the day

Hey, glad to hear the heat of the night at least is improving!

At last a chance to post a couple of pics... more gannets first!

 

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A relation to the puffin

is the razorbill...

 

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Not great but it was a long way away...

American bald eagle

 

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American bald eagle

Sweet!! I have never seen one in the wild that I can recall. I'm so glad he put in an appearance for you And thank you for sharing!