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chico2 · #**211** June 29th, 2007, 03:49 PM

Oh,you guys make me envious:sad: I have however had a lot of white-crowned Sparrows and they are still around.
In Suburbia we still get a good selection of birds,especially with all our different feeders.

pags · #**212** June 29th, 2007, 03:53 PM

Ah! Goldy's heron pictures reminded me.... I just saw one of those too.

chico2 · #**213** June 29th, 2007, 04:04 PM

Aren't they just beautiful

We only have the regular birds down by the lake(Ontario)but still beautiful...

Goldyy · #**214** June 29th, 2007, 04:09 PM

pags, that is realy nice shot of the heron and chico i love those swans!!

pags · #**215** June 29th, 2007, 04:10 PM

here's a fuzzier one.. what's sad is if you look in the background -- you see debris. the happy part is -- the birds are back.

JanM · #**216** June 29th, 2007, 04:25 PM

Great Heron and Swan and Geese pictures!

pags · #**217** June 29th, 2007, 04:26 PM

oh wow chico!! but we don't have swans!!!! gorgeous!!!

hazelrunpack · #**218** June 29th, 2007, 07:57 PM

We only get swans when they're passing through to get to Chico's place.

Beautiful swans, chico! And I love herons!

So majestic, but a little intimidating with those bills if you get too close!

rainbow · #**219** June 30th, 2007, 12:20 AM

The swans and herons are gorgeous.

rainbow · #**220** June 30th, 2007, 12:24 AM

Does anyone get kildeer? There's some nesting in the parking lot across the road. I love those little birds.

chico2 · #**221** June 30th, 2007, 06:58 AM

The swans are usually here year around,Lake Ontario does not freeze over and there are lots of people feeding them..against the Towns orders

I've seen Blue Herons,friends of ours have a huge man-made pond,made with groundwater and they get all kinds of Herons and other creatures,beautiful..

jiorji · #**222** June 30th, 2007, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by rainbow

Jiorji, great pic of the popcorn eating bird

.....what is it?

it's a white pigeon

...a very hungry one

hazelrunpack · #**223** June 30th, 2007, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rainbow

Does anyone get kildeer? There's some nesting in the parking lot across the road. I love those little birds.

Lots of kildeers here! They nest in the farm fields. Have you ever seen the babies? So tiny, remind me of bumblebees for some weird reason--but they're so cute walking around with the parents!

rainbow · #**224** July 1st, 2007, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by hazelrunpack

Lots of kildeers here! They nest in the farm fields. Have you ever seen the babies? So tiny, remind me of bumblebees for some weird reason--but they're so cute walking around with the parents!

The babies are soooo cute.

But, they don't walk here......they run like the dickens and are so funny to watch.

Poor mom and dad go crazy trying to keep up with them.

hazelrunpack · #**225** July 1st, 2007, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rainbow

The babies are soooo cute.

But, they don't walk here......they run like the dickens and are so funny to watch.

Poor mom and dad go crazy trying to keep up with them.

Sound like little brats! he he Did Mom and Dad have to go talk to Dr Phil to get over the stress of raising the little hellions?

ExtantHominine · #**226** July 2nd, 2007, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Winston

Oh! how about this one??? Isnt she beautiful?

Cindy

Cindy, did you take that picture? What a beautiful raptor! I wonder who has been banding her. Not one but two. hmmmm

I believe she is a Coopers Hawk, yes? We have one that frequents our front and back yard. She keeps our bird feeders free of sick birds.
Beautiful!!!!!

ExtantHominine · #**227** July 2nd, 2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by pags

here's a fuzzier one.. what's sad is if you look in the background -- you see debris. the happy part is -- the birds are back.

You know, that is sad. There seems to be a troubling trend unfolding further here. There is a wonderful Great Blue whom I have lovingly named Oscar. He/she lives right up the street from us in a tiny inlet off of the Great Miami River. It is full of garbage and debris (hence the name). I became tired of complaining about the mess, and trying to get someone else to come and clean it up, so I put on my big-girl-panties, a pair of waders and went and did it myself. My family and I go down there from time to time and clean up. It takes a couple of days and 30 or so burlap bags to clean up the area and by the next couple of days, it needs to be cleaned up again.

The park wont do anything. People dump stuff back there too. It makes me so angry. I have counted no less than 9 different species of waterfoul in this one tiny space not to mention the terrestrial animals. I am ashamed for the human race when I look at Oscar and the condition he has to live in because of us. They are wonderful creatures and if he could speak in a language we could understand, I wonder what he would say. "Pick up your *&%! People! There is a garbage can right there!"

chico2 · #**228** July 2nd, 2007, 03:47 PM

The debris Pags pointed out,is still leftover from Hurricane Katrina,not so much from people dumping garbage..
I still salute you for cleaning up other peoples messes and making life easier and safer for our wildlife...oh and by the way,WELCOME TO OUR FORUM!!

chico2 · #**229** July 3rd, 2007, 07:15 AM

Here are a couple of pics of "my"Pigeons,waiting for us to go inside so they can come to the feeders.
Unfortunately I only have a 3X zoom,hopefully soon to change

We counted 26 pigeons..

hazelrunpack · #**230** July 3rd, 2007, 02:59 PM

Chico, the Pack wants to move to your place. They love chasing flocks of pigeons as they circle past...running the whole time looking up...it's a wonder no one has ever run into anything!

Now that we've moved from the city, though, we don't have any more pigeons. A few mourning doves, but they just don't flock up like the pigeons used to. Very disappointing if you're an energetic dog looking for some excitement.

Winston · #**231** July 3rd, 2007, 07:51 PM

Hey heres a great photo!

This is Madame X our resident female Peregrine Falcon!

She is beautiful!

Cindy

Winston · #**232** July 3rd, 2007, 07:53 PM

Okay 1 more ! I couldnt resist! One of her in flight!

Oh! and I cannot take credit for these photos! They were taken buy one of our falconwatch crew!

Cindy

hazelrunpack · #**233** July 3rd, 2007, 09:45 PM

Gorgeous Madame X!

Did the babies finally fledge safely?

Lukka'sma · #**234** July 5th, 2007, 01:08 PM

The theme for today's hike with Lukka seemed to be Turkeys. We saw this fella and two females. Very hard to get a clear shot with Lukka pulling on the leash and trying to get hold of the turks, so like always my pictures are one handed and not too steady.

chico2 · #**235** July 5th, 2007, 03:50 PM

Hazel,I think there was only one baby left,the others died from some sort of desease.
Lukkas mom,that pic is really nice,I've never seen a wild Turkey.

Lukka'sma · #**236** July 5th, 2007, 03:56 PM

Actually this is a girl turkey not a boy. Hen I think is what it might be called but don't know for sure

chico2 · #**237** July 6th, 2007, 04:28 PM

Today I sat perfectly still,trying to get some good pics of some of my beautiful Pigeons eating,this is all I got,before they noticed me and flew off

pags · #**238** July 6th, 2007, 05:10 PM

Excellent chico!! You're more patient than I.

The white one is so striking.

hazelrunpack · #**239** July 6th, 2007, 08:48 PM

Somewhere tucked away in hazel's photo files are ... *stretch* ...some pics of .... *toss that old shirt outta the photo box*... wild turkeys ...*what's under this old boot?... Aha! here they are...tucked way back in the corner!

Not a good pic, taken through the deck rail...in winter eating seed fallen from the feeders above. Turkeys always strike me as very primeval looking birds...maybe it's just the size.