Ornithamateurs - The Birding Thread

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Cornell has the best site I've been to regarding birds

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/

I was finally able to check out this site. Thank you!!

 

[markFL]

Raptor jealous fits here. Wow!

These birds are interesting in that they eat on the wing. I have at least one photo of a "swallow tail" clutching a frog in one foot and (I believe) eating it in flight.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

These birds are interesting in that they eat on the wing. I have at least one photo of a "swallow tail" clutching a frog in one foot and (I believe) eating it in flight.

Well what are you waiting for? Post it please!
You too, Wife of Bath! Hope you get a pic

 

[AbsintheFather]

Here's a hawk for you CnC - We have a lot of them. Sometimes they swoop through the feeder area and try to pick off one of the nice birds.

https://41.media.tumblr.com/79ca853e974c80bf73fcec2e192f07de/tumblr_o4rncyzKKA1s754npo5_1280.jpg


He didn't like his photo being taken and decided to leave. I caught his underside as a result.

https://40.media.tumblr.com/3fddc95ea36d1d80b8968aa607fcc4af/tumblr_o4rncyzKKA1s754npo10_1280.jpg

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

He's beautiful, Abs!
Looks to be in a foul mood But beautiful, none the less!

 

[AbsintheFather]

He's beautiful, Abs!
Looks to be in a foul mood But beautiful, none the less!

He does. And see those claws?

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

He does. And see those claws?

Yes, I could use those every now and again

Where my chickens are, and around the back garden, I hang CDs as protection for smaller birds / free ranging chicks.

Great idea! It doesn't scare the smaller birds?

 

[AbsintheFather]

Wanna see my pecker ladies?

I've got several shots

I've got a cute little pecker here

https://40.media.tumblr.com/361fa21d32dc5b2468f64e13ff1d858a/tumblr_o4rncyzKKA1s754npo6_1280.jpg

and another pecker shot - slightly larger one here. Those are male and female Bluebirds in the background.

https://36.media.tumblr.com/f034d0db9115dfb08cbee8ab5d034b02/tumblr_o4rncyzKKA1s754npo1_1280.jpg

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[AbsintheFather]

I like Redheads too - Redheaded woodpeckers.

https://36.media.tumblr.com/793dc99649d7b6ecd0656c678bcebe74/tumblr_o4rncyzKKA1s754npo3_1280.jpg


and the Pileated. He's awesome. He looks and sounds like a prehistoric bird. He can just demolish a chunk of suet when he makes an appearance too.

https://40.media.tumblr.com/0d91da684c3111bb32630c608991fc81/tumblr_o4rn9zlvjE1s754npo5_1280.jpg

https://41.media.tumblr.com/89e7549a491e07965a6b9afcbb548ac5/tumblr_o4rn9zlvjE1s754npo6_1280.jpg

 

[AbsintheFather]

Yes, I could use those every now and again

I'm sure yours are quite effective.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

I have a pecker in my woods but I have yet to lay eyes on the crafty little devil

 

[markFL]

great shots of the Pileated woodpecker! These are the shyest of birds around here. I've never been able to capture more than a fleeting glimpse with the camera...

 

[desertslave]

Absinthe, gorgeous pix again! Thank you.

 

[Endless_Night]

I'm not really a birder, but I though I'd contribute a few pics from an excursion.

Horned Screamers:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads24/horned+screamers1459391077.jpg

Orange-backed Troupial:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads24/orangebacked+troupial1459391157.jpg

Yellow-headed Caracara:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads24/yellowheaded+caracara1459391036.jpg

Macaws:
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads24/macaws1459391135.jpg

 

[desertslave]

WOW! The macaws in flight are gorgeous. Love the orange-backed troupial, too!

 

[Endless_Night]

WOW! The macaws in flight are gorgeous. Love the orange-backed troupial, too!

These were from a work trip to Brazil. My SO tagged along; he's the birder, and the photographer. The colors and size of some species were rather spectacular.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Beautiful, Endless!! Thanks for sharing!
I really love the cars cara. I have seen a few in Texas, The Mexican Eagle variety, and they are so beautiful. I love watching them!

 

[AbsintheFather]

WOW! The macaws in flight are gorgeous. Love the orange-backed troupial, too!

My thoughts too

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

My thoughts too

Yes, such a treat to see them in the wild, when we only see them in cages here.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

A beautiful ring neck!!
We had pheasant where I grew up, but not where I live now.
I think they are a beautiful, graceful bird. But there were always so many hit on the road Evolution hasn't prepared them very well for the modern world, they suffer more than many other birds as far as vehicles go.

 

[AbsintheFather]

I have an old stuffed pheasant on my workbench. That's as much as I see of those these days

There were a lot of pheasant around when I was young, but it's very rare to see one now. Then again Turkey's and Deer were rare back then and they are plentiful now. We also have eagles now, which we never had when I was growing up. So things change I guess.


Here's my offering for the day. Just a little common Goldfinch from my files.

https://36.media.tumblr.com/72474a982ff06926280c3427a6508210/tumblr_o4rncyzKKA1s754npo4_500.jpg

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]