Bird Watching Club

Those were wild , but this California Quail was in a aviary

I think you are right Liz

this is a horrible picture but I think it is a scrub jay

How about this one...I took it in Bodega Bay

He was there too

Last 3 birds???

I wish I could see so many lovely birds!

Fierce:  She is a sulphur-crested triton cockatoo from New Guinea.  They should never be in captivity, we rescued her 8 years ago.  We have her "free" as much as possible, but in our climate, its limited to the summer months.  She is out with us in our home as well.  She was captured in New Guinea in 1974 for a pet store in Canada.  She went through a number of owners, but her name remained Blanche so we were able to track her history.  The hummers "buzz" her in the summer and it really makes her mad, but they are so fast that she cannot do much about it.  I would love to get that on video as it is as funny as anything I have seen on youtube. 

I love all these pictures of birds in the wild where they should be.  You guys have motivated me to try to photograph our birds this summer.  We have a lot of eagles and pelicans.  They are big and should be easier than the hummers to catch on camera  

I can still hear my Dad saying *how would You like being in a cage*.

I had parakeets as a child.

Lucky birds, Mom made sure a clean cage, water, food, and kindness.

Husband and I for Daughter are now bird sitting a lovebird and sun conure!

It's a mockingbird.

not very clear, but he was very far away..

my backyard buddy

This is the one who is trying to steal from ,my hummer's feeder

this one comes to visit often

this one too

another thief

and here is how I birdwatch...

That's the way to watch birds!

SoCal-I think Nance is correct about the white crowned sparrow. It could be a gold crown sparrow. A little tricky with the lighting. Here is a pic of what I believe is a gold crown sparrow, not very good lighting either.

Gold crown sparrow

Immature(or 1st year) White crown sparrow. I had an extremely knowledgeable friend help me ID these 2 a couple of years back. This was before I dropped my camera(ouch!)

The Hooded orioles(female pictured on your h-bird feeder) were slow to arrive in my yard. Perhaps because of the drought. But they are here now!

We live in the San Diego area Mum

 It would be great to see you. 

bc101,

Welcome!

We only have suet feeders in the Winter and hummingbird feeder in the Summer, but seed feeders all year.