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Aug 27, 2014 21:24:39 GMT -5
Post by beth on Aug 27, 2014 21:24:39 GMT -5
A few bird songs. Feel free to post your bird pics or bird watching information in this thread.
Wood Thrush
Robin
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Aug 27, 2014 21:29:03 GMT -5
Post by beth on Aug 27, 2014 21:29:03 GMT -5
Blackbird
Northern Cardinal
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Aug 28, 2014 2:34:12 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2014 2:34:12 GMT -5
Red Winged Blackbird
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Aug 28, 2014 16:54:30 GMT -5
Post by beth on Aug 28, 2014 16:54:30 GMT -5
Thank you, Chris. These are helpful when in doubt. I used to hear cardinals outside my bedroom window every morning and had no idea what they were until I found the call online. Should add I was usually busy and didn't bother to glance outside.
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Aug 29, 2014 23:31:03 GMT -5
Post by beth on Aug 29, 2014 23:31:03 GMT -5
Sweetest thing ever. Ugly at first but don't give up on the little fellow.
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Aug 30, 2014 12:44:39 GMT -5
Post by Jessiealan on Aug 30, 2014 12:44:39 GMT -5
Very sweet. I admire people who can work with wildlife. They did a good job.
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Aug 30, 2014 15:49:32 GMT -5
Post by beth on Aug 30, 2014 15:49:32 GMT -5
Very sweet. I admire people who can work with wildlife. They did a good job. In a way, I wish they had shown how they provided a healthy environment and managed with food and water. At the end, he had been with them 4 years so I guess they were afraid to turn him loose back into the wild. In spite of that, it looks like he had a good life.
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Aug 31, 2014 3:01:13 GMT -5
Post by mouse on Aug 31, 2014 3:01:13 GMT -5
we are constantly told our bird life is expiring ..and I have been aware of the loss of birds in my garden for several years now.. but the fools keep on building and building and destroying habitat and of course the silent killers...cats and the loss of trees of course....a large fir was taken down a couple of years ago....and I haven't heard any nearby Owls since then....even though the wood is just a field away...haven't heard foxes either for a couple of years.. i find it so sad the night isn't full of natures sounds any more...though occasionally a barn owl is seen just up the road the latest bird on the danger list is the yellow wagtail....
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Aug 31, 2014 4:12:40 GMT -5
Post by fretslider on Aug 31, 2014 4:12:40 GMT -5
we are constantly told our bird life is expiring ..and I have been aware of the loss of birds in my garden for several years now.. but the fools keep on building and building and destroying habitat and of course the silent killers...cats and the loss of trees of course....a large fir was taken down a couple of years ago....and I haven't heard any nearby Owls since then....even though the wood is just a field away...haven't heard foxes either for a couple of years.. i find it so sad the night isn't full of natures sounds any more...though occasionally a barn owl is seen just up the road the latest bird on the danger list is the yellow wagtail.... Expiring? Foxes have moved to where the opportunities are. That's what animals do. There's huge numbers of them in towns now.
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Aug 31, 2014 4:24:32 GMT -5
Post by mouse on Aug 31, 2014 4:24:32 GMT -5
expiring. ..as you get to be an old man Fretty you will find that some times the right word will escape your powers of recall.. ..and you too will have to make do with a similar word and yes the fox population has turned very urban..lots of food...birds too that can live in urban areas are increasing...but sadly at the same time other wildlife is just growing less and in parts disappearing...hedge sparrows for eg need hedges and the resultant underhedge food supplys..but doesn't thrive where heges are constantly pruned and made neat and tidy..wildlife doesn't thrive on tidy and trimmed...hence the decline in scurrying things..
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Aug 31, 2014 5:08:58 GMT -5
Post by fretslider on Aug 31, 2014 5:08:58 GMT -5
expiring. ..as you get to be an old man Fretty you will find that some times the right word will escape your powers of recall.. ..and you too will have to make do with a similar word and yes the fox population has turned very urban..lots of food...birds too that can live in urban areas are increasing...but sadly at the same time other wildlife is just growing less and in parts disappearing...hedge sparrows for eg need hedges and the resultant underhedge food supplys..but doesn't thrive where heges are constantly pruned and made neat and tidy..wildlife doesn't thrive on tidy and trimmed...hence the decline in scurrying things.. Things change mouse. One constant you can be sure of is life finds a way.
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Aug 31, 2014 5:40:30 GMT -5
Post by mouse on Aug 31, 2014 5:40:30 GMT -5
expiring. ..as you get to be an old man Fretty you will find that some times the right word will escape your powers of recall.. ..and you too will have to make do with a similar word and yes the fox population has turned very urban..lots of food...birds too that can live in urban areas are increasing...but sadly at the same time other wildlife is just growing less and in parts disappearing...hedge sparrows for eg need hedges and the resultant underhedge food supplys..but doesn't thrive where heges are constantly pruned and made neat and tidy..wildlife doesn't thrive on tidy and trimmed...hence the decline in scurrying things.. Things change mouse. One constant you can be sure of is life finds a way. indeed...but its also rather sad...I miss my birds[numbers] and their antics at the feeders
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Aug 31, 2014 15:21:23 GMT -5
Post by fretslider on Aug 31, 2014 15:21:23 GMT -5
Things change mouse. One constant you can be sure of is life finds a way. indeed...but its also rather sad...I miss my birds[numbers] and their antics at the feeders Chances are that other species may fill the niches that have been vacated, in time.
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Sept 12, 2014 22:43:04 GMT -5
Post by beth on Sept 12, 2014 22:43:04 GMT -5
indeed...but its also rather sad...I miss my birds[numbers] and their antics at the feeders Chances are that other species may fill the niches that have been vacated, in time. That makes good sense.
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Post by beth on Sept 12, 2014 23:05:14 GMT -5
How to Attract the Red-Bellied Woodpecker Named for the faint red wash on its belly, this handsome woodpecker is a delight to observe. Red-bellied woodpeckers inhabit wooded neighborhoods, tree-filled parks, and secluded woodlands, where they forage for nuts and fruits and probe tree bark for insects and larvae. Red-bellied woodpeckers inhabit wooded neighborhoods, tree-filled parks, and secluded woodlands, where they forage for nuts and fruits and probe tree bark for insects and larvae. Look for a good-sized woodpecker with mostly buff undersides and a distinctive scarlet head patch running from nape (back of neck) to bill on males. Red-bellies are often called “zebrabacks” because of their barred, black-and-white backs and wings. Their black bill is long and sturdy, with a barbed tongue that extends 2 inches beyond. Listen for the red-belly’s loud chuck-chuck-chuck or its rolling and harsh kwirrrrrrrr. Watch a red-bellied woodpecker stash an acorn, hickory nut, beechnut, or pine seed into a crack in a tree or fencepost. Know that the male red-belly excavates a nest cavity in a dead or dying tree and attracts a female by “drumming” near the hole with his beak. Attract these woodpeckers with peanuts, suet, and sunflower seeds. Did you know that a red-bellied woodpecker will wedge a nut into a tree crack or bark crevice and pound the item open with its beak? All except the video below is from gardening.scout.com/story/1436813-red-bellied-woodpecker?s=138&utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gardening_newsletter_091114%20%281%29&utm_content=&spMailingID=21431443&spUserID=NzkyNDc3NDUzNjAS1&spJobID=400675945&spReportId=NDAwNjc1OTQ1S0
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