Bird Watching Club

Chickadee

Nesw, thank you for the Chickadee pictures. I love the close up snowy one. So cute.

Jaytee

I saw a pair of bluebirds this morning on my daily walk.  I had chosen to walk at a track instead of the bike trail because of the weather.  Saw them on my last lane....sitting on the fence, then as I approached they moved down a little, then a little more.....I got a good long look at them before they flew away!  It was a nice way to start the day.

Auntienance...glad you finally got the chance to go birding!     I am also glad to see the hummingbird sitings on the map...spring is coming!  

SoCalLisa

I just love the chickadee picture, what a treat..anyone catch the bluebirds?

Teka

This is a photo of a male Adirondack spruce grouse taken from on-line.

Daughter and I were fortunate to see one while traveling on a snow covered woods road.   Rare sighting.   Damn!   No camera.

SoCalLisa

Oh, Teka, I love it..

Here is my buddy who likes our pool

Teka

So cute!!

curveball

@SoCalLisa, what is he?

SoCalLisa

I think it is a black phoebe, but I don't really know.

Anyone?

SoCalLisa

Or a western wood-pewee?

coraleliz

A black Phoebe.

SoCalLisa

thank you...it is hard to tell with my book...

auntienance

He looks very sweet!

SoCalLisa

Here is a mama and baby..

 

auntienance

How did you get such a great picture?!!

SoCalLisa

I had lunch with these two in my backyard..

 

SoCalLisa

I don't know how I got the picture with the little chick..the mom was VERY protective

mumito

Wow Lisa nice shots the little ones are so cute.

Teka

This is a photo of a bald eagle taken from on-line.

Husband was pleased to see a bald eagle while driving along the East Branch of the Ausable River. I think the same bald eagle was seen feeding on a deer carcass in a field.

luvmygoats

Teka just beautiful.  I bet it's beautiful where you live.

Had a lovely pair of red tails feeding in back, front and out beyond the goat yard last week.  Not spending as much time at the patio door as goats kidded so not watching as much.  Hoped they were nesting in the creek but haven't seen them today and absolutely lovely day to feast on bugs.  Did you know sparrows eat dandelion seeds?  No wonder they spread so fast.

I think they have a few bald eagles out at Possum Kingdom Lake (don't you love Texas names?) but that is 50 miles west.  Eagle Mountain Lake is probably 20 miles away but may be way too citified for eagles.  They are also on the lakes feeding into Austin, Lake LBJ, Buchanan Lake.  Oh well, read up on the Ft Worth Nature Center and they do have them rarely.  So maybe they are around more than I would think.  Still haven't gotten out there for a hike.  Spent the last few days hunkered down holding baby goat to nurse momma.  Back, hips protesting.

lewing

Such beautiful pictures!  We had an amazing time in Trinidad and Tobago . . . both islands are like heaven for birders.  Honeycreepers and hummingbirds at the feeders, orange-winged parrots clamoring overhead, antic little manakins, bizarro oilbirds, great flocks of scarlet ibis, tanagers of every description, gorgeous motmots and jacamars . . . oh, and a shout-out to the shorebirds, too, like nesting tropicbirds and boobies, soaring frigate birds . . . and on and on.  Crested oropendolas!  Rufous-tailed chachalacas!  Antshrikes!  Antwrens!  Bellbirds that sounded like someone clanging a rusty gong!

All those birds, and so few pictures to show for them.  My little camera wasn't up to much, I'm afraid. 

Back home in Brooklyn, the birdlife is a lot less colorful (aside from our parrots of course).  I did get a good look at a Cooper's hawk the other day -- it was hanging out in the cemetery, freaking out the parrots.  And a varied thrush -- normally a western species -- has been spotted in Prospect Park, so I may try to find it.  You all (and the OH-SO-SERIOUS birders I met in Trinidad) are inspiring me to get back into something I used to really love!

Linda

(Edited to take out the reference to a picture I couldn't manage to insert.  It wasn't a very good picture anyhow, I'm afraid.)

SoCalLisa

Linda what a fantastic trip..glad you could see so much..

Teka

The red-winged blackbirds have returned to the North Country. Spring has Sprung!!!

luvmygoats

Bluebirds everywhere but alas bluebird house has sparrow family.  Redtails back last evening.  Me standing guard over maybe 1# goat baby when I let her out for goaty time.

Teka - I think I had a blackbird yest. with a white spot on shoulder.  Congrats on spring arrival.

SoCalLisa

I am glad our birds have a plan!

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lewing

I wish I could "like" your post, Teka!  I've also started seeing red-winged blackbirds around the park this past week, so spring must be here. 

(I like them a lot more in their harbinger-of-spring role than later in the summer when they divebomb me for running too near their nests.  Very aggressive birds!)

Linda

mumito

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tinyfishy/8521636456/in/photostream/lightbox/



Thought I. Would share this with this thread.My DH took this photo last week in northern Japan.One of his best yet.Sea Eagle. /p>.

luvmygoats

Mumito - And I looked at the comments and found the eagle sitting on the ice.  Lovely.  I agree with comments that it belongs on a magazine cover.

SoCalLisa

That photo is breathtaking, Mum..your DH deserves a gold medal for that one!!!!

Teka

March is going out like a lion!

Marple

What a great thread.  I've really enjoyed all the pictures.