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Ornithamateurs - The Birding Thread
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Birds of prey. Very intelligent and know how not to get caught.... many species have had a lot of practice at this :-(
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From trophy hunters or something? Or just photographers?
Nowadays there's a few who find birds of prey a nuisance, they feel they take too many young birds or perhaps racing pigeons. The Wildlife Crime Officers in the police do seem still to be quite busy sad to say :-(
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Fantastic, I recall seeing this at a distance in the NW of the US, but never really seeing this glorious colour!
Anyway, I know you can barely tell I am totally fascinated by them
I will look for a pic, though I have none of my own. If I can find a recording of some of their calls I will post that as well.
/EndFanaticBabble
Pic:
And here is a link to a YouTube video. A lady did a pretty good job of recording my favourite call odd theirs, as they make several different sounds.
Grackle song.[/QUOTE]
Anyway, I know you can barely tell I am totally fascinated by them
I will look for a pic, though I have none of my own. If I can find a recording of some of their calls I will post that as well./EndFanaticBabble
Pic:
And here is a link to a YouTube video. A lady did a pretty good job of recording my favourite call odd theirs, as they make several different sounds.
Grackle song.[/QUOTE]
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I have never been anywhere to be able to see such a bird
I would love to see one, though.
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I have never been anywhere to be able to see such a bird
I would love to see one, though.
Very common over there but to me they look exotic and amazing. I have some more from that trip which I will dig out, hope all well with TX?!
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Very common over there but to me they look exotic and amazing. I have some more from that trip which I will dig out, hope all well with TX?!
So do I!
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So do I!
Still away? Hope the autumn colours are showing, or should that be colors?
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Haha
This week cycling back from station to b&b
Buzzard sat on telegraph pole
Hoorah, I have proper camera with me.
Stop bike, reach for camera in bag... velcro straps
Buzzard peers at noise and b****rs off as I raise camera skywards
Bah!
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He's a beauty
And the mystique of the buzzard grows...
And the mystique of the buzzard grows...
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He's a beauty
And the mystique of the buzzard grows...
Buzzards are rally common now, but just hard to take pics of. The parrot sat on the picnic table at the campsite....
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I haven't been birding much lately, but last week was pleased to catch sight off a peregrine falcon in flight (just managing to keep my car on the road meanwhile ). And now comes the time of being able to go out of doors without melting, and am looking forward to seeing the annual whooping crane migration as well.
And I didn't want my thread slipping into the void
). And now comes the time of being able to go out of doors without melting, and am looking forward to seeing the annual whooping crane migration as well. And I didn't want my thread slipping into the void
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I haven't been birding much lately, but last week was pleased to catch sight off a peregrine falcon in flight (just managing to keep my car on the road meanwhile
And I didn't want my thread slipping into the void
And it nearly did... long time, no see, have been a tad occupied...
Hope you are well, and the spring is not heating up too much!!
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For as long as I remember, the dark hours of spring have rocked with the songs of Chuck Will's Widows and whipoorwills. No more...they are all but gone, ground nesters done in by feral hogs. Ditto everything else that gives birth at ground level. Tragic, with no solution in sight.
