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Author Topic: Birds in the back yard  (Read 289465 times)

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Offline mike89

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7 deer tonite. Poppy is having a comeapart too.

she on her hind legs, standing up??    :happy1: :happy1:
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

Offline glenn57

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yep..she see's the one taking the dump and cant wait to get out there and eat it!!!!!!! :rotflmao: :sleazy:
2015 deer slayer!!!!!!!!!!

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yep..she see's the one taking the dump and cant wait to get out there and eat it!!!!!!! :rotflmao: :sleazy:

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

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Heard a loud noise outside: Hundreds of red-winged blackbirds asking where Cold Spring is!  :happy1:
Time itself is bought and sold, the spreading fear of growing old contains a thousand foolish games that we play. (Neil Young)

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Heard a loud noise outside: Hundreds of red-winged blackbirds asking where Cold Spring is!  :happy1:
there's one in new york....send them there!!!!!!!! :mooning: :rotflmao:
2015 deer slayer!!!!!!!!!!

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 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

I think that's where roony would like to send his wrens... :scratch:
Time itself is bought and sold, the spreading fear of growing old contains a thousand foolish games that we play. (Neil Young)

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Offline glenn57

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2015 deer slayer!!!!!!!!!!

Offline mike89

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

Offline Jerkbiat

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Hey look your bobber is up!

Offline fishwidow

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Went for a long ride today. Came across a corn field with lots of swans scattered throughout the whole field. I’m guessing upwards of a hundred.   A couple miles from open water. Also saw one sandhill crane  and a few pheasants. All of the critters seem to be moving about.

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Some snows & blues reported west of Bugtussle in a field on Hwy 30 yesterday afternoon. Were a lot of Canada geese in the air last nite at 10 & 4 a.m. when I had Poppy out to poop. Today there was even a good sized flock of specklebellies.
Time itself is bought and sold, the spreading fear of growing old contains a thousand foolish games that we play. (Neil Young)

Offline mike89

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been seeing more geese lately and also seen a pair of swans yesterday too in a field...  getting to be more and more birds around!!!   
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

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Still waiting for our first goose here.

Offline roony

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Saw two sandhill cranes just west of my place

Offline mike89

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Saw two sandhill cranes just west of my place

haven't seen any yet here,,,
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

Offline glenn57

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with the sippi not all that fat from me and the sauk river right here see a good number of canadian honkers and swans........no cranes though!!!!!!

robins, blackbirds, starlings or wrens  :evil: either for that matter!!!! but good gawd.......2 nights this week are supposeed to be single digit lows. at the cabin below 0.  :scratch: :doah:
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Offline Bobberineyes

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Feeders been kinda quiet,  just a few house finches , sparrows and a lone Junco was bouncing around a little bit ago. Ma and Pa ran out to Willma on Friday, west of Hutch aways the snow is really piled up, they lost count on the pheasants spotted.  Been seeing plenty of honkers here for a few weeks. Hopefully it won't be long and the Orioles will be back..
« Last Edit: March 03/26/23, 10:53:05 AM by Bobberineyes »

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Yup boober, figure it'll be 5 - 6 weeks here and it'll be showtime for the orioles. Sky was full of geese on our way back from Mayberry this a.m. Sounds like spring out there too. Robins are setting up shop, the chickadees are singing fee-bee and the cardinals are singing as the geese make their way north honking away. Not counting my chickens before they hatch though. I trust this weather like a fart anymore.  :coffee:
« Last Edit: March 03/26/23, 11:36:30 AM by Dotch »
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by golly.......seen my first morning dove on my walkabout outside this morning!!!!!!!!! :happy1: no robins though yet!!!! :surrender:

LPS is right...spring is just around the corner!!!!!!!!! :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
2015 deer slayer!!!!!!!!!!

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Have those red-winged blackbirds I sent your direction showed up yet?  :coffee:
Time itself is bought and sold, the spreading fear of growing old contains a thousand foolish games that we play. (Neil Young)

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Have those red-winged blackbirds I sent your direction showed up yet?  :coffee:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:nope.......thought you sent them to new york!!!!!!!! :happy1:
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Well I can check robins off the list. Seen 3 on my way out of town along the street where the snow was melted off the grass in people's yard. :happy1:
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Want me to send ya that railcar full of sunflower seed for when the blackbirds show up?  :rotflmao:
« Last Edit: March 03/29/23, 04:04:56 PM by Dotch »
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Want me to send ya that railcar full of sunflower seed for when the blackbirds show up?  :rotflmao:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :happy1: :happy1: you bet......there spendy nowadays!!!!!
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Appears the rooster pheasants have dispersed & staked out their territory. Only seeing single birds passing thru the yard again so courting season is underway. Speaking of expensive, thistle seed is really nuts. Think it was $47 for a 20 lb. bag at FF the other day. Was debating about refilling the feeders ahead of the rain but think I'll wait and let them pull the feeders down close to empty. No reason to let it ruin several $'s worth of seed. They can get at sunflower seed in the feeders that are more weather proof. 

Add great blue herons to the list of birds tooling around out here.
« Last Edit: March 03/30/23, 10:37:12 AM by Dotch »
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The Redwing Blackbirds are here!

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And they all seem to be shoutng "Cold Spring!" at the top of their lungs... :happy1:
Time itself is bought and sold, the spreading fear of growing old contains a thousand foolish games that we play. (Neil Young)

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And they all seem to be shoutng "Cold Spring!" at the top of their lungs... :happy1:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: and that be Cold Spring New York  :mooning: :mooning: :mooning:
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Some of the male goldfinches are getting closer to their yellow summer plumage. Surprised they've been as faithful as they've been this winter & now into early spring. :scratch:
Time itself is bought and sold, the spreading fear of growing old contains a thousand foolish games that we play. (Neil Young)