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Author Topic: Birds in the back yard  (Read 289515 times)

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Offline glenn57

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Was a female grosbeak at the feeders this a.m.

Looks like Bev's is a popular hangout... :coffee:

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So....what are the black and white birds with the little bit of red on the front of the breast. Their head is black, and have a little white on the wings?
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Sounds like you might be describing a rose breasted grosbeak.
In other news, I was happy to see the red headed woodpecker back!

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 :happy1: yeppers! That the male! The female is more grayish and white. They both have that heavy looking beak.

Kinda like Reb's nose!! :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll: :laughroll:  :oops1: :sorry: not sure what got into me! :scratch:
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Ahh, go play with yer skwirrels.....!

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 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: last nite when i got home i found a female grosbeak dead by a window............that stunk. still got a bunch of orioles at least one hummingbird and a whole bunch of yellow finches.
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:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: last nite when i got home i found a female grosbeak dead by a window............that stunk. still got a bunch of orioles at least one hummingbird and a whole bunch of yellow finches.
JEEZE 57 Havent I told you a million times YOU DON'T HAVE TO SMELL EVERYTHING YOU PICK UP OFF THE GROUND!!!!!!!!!!
 Dog turds rottin mushrooms now birds :mooning:
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:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: last nite when i got home i found a female grosbeak dead by a window............that stunk. still got a bunch of orioles at least one hummingbird and a whole bunch of yellow finches.
JEEZE 57 Havent I told you a million times YOU DON'T HAVE TO SMELL EVERYTHING YOU PICK UP OFF THE GROUND!!!!!!!!!!
 Dog turds rottin mushrooms now birds :mooning:
:bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :banghead: :banghead: :taz: :taz: :pouty: :pouty: it stunk dat a grosbeak croaked!!!!!!!!!!!!! :doofus: :doofus: :rotflmao:
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My first Scarlet Tanager! This guy is hopping around the lawn edge, poking at the dirt....and watching him is a Cardinal. A double treat!  :cheesy:

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a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

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First one ever Reb or this year? I never saw one till we moved out here. Now its yearly for 1 Maybe 2 days then its gone till next year.suppose to be some in Sibley st.Park. I spent hours sitting with skeeters an never saw one there.
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First one ever Reb or this year? I never saw one till we moved out here. Now its yearly for 1 Maybe 2 days then its gone till next year.suppose to be some in Sibley st.Park. I spent hours sitting with skeeters an never saw one there.

First one ever! Couldn't believe it...and it was 7:00 PM!! Musta been looking for supper in that lush grass.  :laugh:
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Way to go Reb! Much better to look at than the crows.  :happy1:
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Now this...I have a giant yew out front, noticed every time I went by it, a female cardinal would fly out and scold me...  Nest is about 5' up in it.    :azn:

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Awesome sauce!! :happy1:
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guard them well!!! :happy1:
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just watched a bald eagle swoop down and miss a fish out on the lake!!  seen that before and even seen them get a fish!!  always fun to watch!!!  2nd time since ice out that they have done here...
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Now this...I have a giant yew out front, noticed every time I went by it, a female cardinal would fly out and scold me...  Nest is about 5' up in it.    :azn:
Thats kool reb Never seen one That and a hummingbirds nest!!! Man we look look and look but just cant keep a eye on em to see where a nest may be
 Mike we got 2 bald eagle nests one 1/2 mile away and one 3 miles both as the crow flies,The closest one we can see if I set up the telescope on a neighbors hill bout  80 yds away.They are here every day fishin.Our Resident Coopers has been goin by with birds in its talons the last few days.Once the nestlings fledge they hang around here we have a kiddy swimmin pool out just for a large bird bath they love it! Reb ya oughtta try it 4=5 ft round 2 inches a water to 10 inches tilted one end shallow other deeper.
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What's one of the birds name?? Dew2??? :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Now there's an idea! Name the three of 'em when they hatch out! We'll have a contest!  :bonk:

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Now there's an idea! Name the three of 'em when they hatch out! We'll have a contest!  :bonk:
i'll start..........Reb, Del and Dotch!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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I dunno...I was kinda partial to glenn, del and mikey!





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I'm thinkin' I kinda like Boar, Del, and Lee...it's got a certain ring to it... :bonk:

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larry moe and currly!!!
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But 2 are females!    Glenda an Delmina an Michelle.The manly one can be Dew2
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But 2 are females!    Glenda an Delmina an Michelle.The manly one can be Dew2

that's four..............
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Just checked on 'em, A OK. Figuring about 8 days until hatch..... :cheesy:

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Seen 1 hummingbird up here in the last week :cool:, put the feeders ~ 10 days ago.
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