It's 21 degrees outside and I just saw two bluebirds outside my window.
I thought they migrated south during the Winter.
It's 21 degrees outside and I just saw two bluebirds outside my window.
I thought they migrated south during the Winter.
"Don't look here. The joke's in your hand."
- Public Restroom Wall
They may have been confused by the previous warmer weather. Here in the Desert Southwest, our trees don't turn color and drop their leaves until our first cold snap. In some years, that's happened as late as February.Originally Posted by ronmac
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
Nope. Eastern Bluebirds are around all year long PA.
Chad
Determination.
Are you looking at ME?
https://i.imgur.com/Aif0qBh.mp4
"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.
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Tons of robins in my yard this week in sub-20 temps. I thought they were migratory.
"Don't look here. The joke's in your hand."
- Public Restroom Wall
Here in Kissimmee, FL, the Limpkin:
On the verge of indecision
I'll always take the roundabout way
Several water birds:
On the verge of indecision
I'll always take the roundabout way
Had about a dozen wild turkeys in my yard this morning, half of which were in my crabapple tree.
"Don't look here. The joke's in your hand."
- Public Restroom Wall
Speaking of turkeys, turkey vultures were taking over a trail:
On the verge of indecision
I'll always take the roundabout way
And:
On the verge of indecision
I'll always take the roundabout way
^^ Were you on a scavenger hunt?
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
A couple dozen in my yard again yesterday. What's with that? I notice they've been showing up early in recent years, like February. But I don't ever recall seeing them in January like this.
"Don't look here. The joke's in your hand."
- Public Restroom Wall
A few friends of mine and I drove to Maine last weekend to search for the Steller's Sea Eagle. We were first on the bird at 7:50 am. It was 4°F in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and felt like -14°F. We saw it flying northwest at sunrise from the Spruce Point area towards the Southpoint Bridge, but it went across a tree line and out of sight. We decided to drive to where we thought it went and eventually found it perched in a pine stand along a creek. The bird remained on its perch for four hours basking in the sun before taking off and flying up the creek.
The Steller's Sea Eagle has been making headlines lately due to its near-endangered status (less than 4,000 left in the world) and the vagrancy of this individual (it is native to Russia and Northern Japan). It was seen in Alaska last year, then Texas, then Nova Scotia. It recently made a trip down to Massachusetts and has now been patrolling the Boothbay Harbor area of Maine for a few weeks. The bird is significantly larger than a Bald Eagle and has a wingspan as long as eight feet. On average, it is the largest and heaviest eagle on the planet. If you are anywhere near Maine, I would highly recommend trying to get a glimpse of this bird. It's quite the sight.
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Not all robins migrate. Many of them stick around all year.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/...bin/maps-range
Wow! I've been following this story - fantastic that you were able to see it!
Regards,
Duncan
Brownie Wise Park contains a conservation area for Eagles. When I first saw this black creature I was stunned, until my friend told me the bird was the juvenile Bald Headed Eagle. Was here near Kissimmee last year and they didn’t have these stands with perchs. Cool place on a peninsula in a large clear water lake.
On the verge of indecision
I'll always take the roundabout way
I saw what looked like a blue heron a few weeks ago down by a stream while I was driving. I never seem to have a camera when I need one. Keep posting these cool pictures. Love the eagles pictures.
Don't you have a camera on your iphone?
You can't take a photograph of Uzis on a street corner.
Yes but it’s not all that great. I have an old phone. Plus it’s not too easy taking pictures while you’re driving. I guess the newer phones have a lot better cameras. I’ve tried taking some pictures but taking a picture of a small bird at 40 feet away doesn’t come out very good. I’d like to someday purchase a really good camera and lens to take some great pictures.
Your photos are:
1. Snail Kite
2. Bald Eagle (adult)
3. Snail Kite
4. Osprey
Just heard a short segment on NPR about the Steelers sea eagle. Can’t believe I heard that after reading Chads post. Sounds like one amazing bird and must have been a chance of a lifetime to actually see it. If you google NPR Stellers sea eagle you can bring up the piece and listen to it.
I thought Snail Kite as well, at first. My friend said that it was a juvenile bald eagle and the juvenile bald eagle in stock photos match these bird. As to calling 4 an Osprey, we saw the bird flu from one nest to another nest across the park. Not many Ospreys here yet because they migrate up from South America. My friend whose father lives an hour south starts seeing many Ospreys by early Feb. She says they are eagles and this park is specifically an Eagle nesting site. The Snail Kite is very common at the north side of the lake and shown with other local birds on a display board.
On the verge of indecision
I'll always take the roundabout way
Juvenile Bald Eagles are twice the size, have a larger bill, yellow legs and do not have a hooked bill to that extreme.
Bald Eagle (juvenile)
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Snail Kite
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After looking at more stock photos of the Snail Kite, I confirmed your post on the snail kite. The eyes of the snail kite appear red in my photo and the stock photo I looked at. We are very certain that 4. Is a Bald Eagle and not a Osprey because we saw it fly to that location after I got too close to its previous location. I need a better lens. The iPhone 12 Pro is amazing but my Z6 has more spatial resolution and pixels.
On the verge of indecision
I'll always take the roundabout way
On the verge of indecision
I'll always take the roundabout way
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