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2 of 4...Robin Chicks last summer...
Dave Sr.
I prefer Nature to Human Nature
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A wintery bird for the winter season.
I photographed this chinstrap penguin a few years back on Antarctica
Agreed, that is a fantastic photo! Love it.
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It's strange. As the weather gets colder I'm seeing less crows and more ravens. Is this a harbinger of doom?
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
I did a 23-mile hike today (yeah - dumb, I know - my legs hate me!) - and although I wasn't looking too hard - cuz U wanted to finish before the sun went down - all I was aware of was crows and woodpeckers.
I passed 4 groups of birders on the trail and asked what they'd seen - and it was mostly woodpeckers.
Nothing exciting, except for a pileated (sp?) woodpecker that flew across the trail right in front of me. Beautiful in flight!
Regards,
Duncan
For the last couple of weeks there has been a pair of Bald Eagles flying around the neighborhood.
Not just way up, perching in local trees and flying slowly at house level.
They are really big birds. Really beautiful.
There is a pretty substantial population in the area along the Potomac River, but mostly SE of my area.
I haven't seen the nest as of yet. I sort of feel sorry for whoevers yard is 'chosen'.
It can bring attention. And the nests can be kind of messy.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
I love the way eagles fly, barely moving their wings
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Speaking of birds. Its penguin awareness day today!
We've had a Great Horned Owl in the woods behind my yard for a few weeks. I have not heard it yet. But my wife and daughter have.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
It's -20 C here today (-4 F in American). And our feeder was BUSY! I think the birds are trying to fill up their bellies and store fat to keep warm. Either that or yesterday's snow covered up some of their food sources.
I heard a report on NPR this morning on Bird watching and reporting and they mentioned an app that you can download on your phone which helps you identify birds. I didn't catch the apps name, does anyone know what it is?
Merlin, http://merlin.allaboutbirds.org
Chad
My daughter saw robins this week in downtown Pittsburgh. There was a time when seeing the first robin was a sign of Spring. I've seen robins here in early to mid February the last few years. Times have changed.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
Not at all! Merlin is pretty good even outside of the Photo ID feature (which is pretty awesome, but not always 100% correct). I used Merlin a lot for my trip to Costa Rica last year. I downloaded just the Costa Rica pack, so I knew that anything I looked up could be seen there. It also has the wizard feature to help you ID what you just saw based on location, date and a few attributes of the bird. Besides that, the app is free and includes photos, range maps, and sounds (calls and songs).
Chad
I can remember in the 60s and 70s there were bluejays all over the place, but then I noticed sometime in the 80s that I'd hardly ever see or hear them anymore. This seemed to last for 10 years or more, but since then I've noticed them as prevalent as ever. Was this a known phenomenon?
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
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