Birds in the back yard

[Dotch]

Never have to feel bad about messing up a house sparrow nest boober. If I had a time machine I would go back in time and kick whoever thought it was a good idea to bring them over here square in the arse with a steel toed shoe. They are disease carrying, bluebird & tree swallow destroying, horrid little birds that have no business being here in the first place. Make good cat food and keep the small hawks fed but that's about it.

Appears the grosbeaks maybe have nested here. Their song is almost robin-like. I heard it several times over the course of the spring. Sounded like a robin but was a little different. Keep seeing a male periodically so will keep an eye out for youngsters.

 https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rose-breasted_Grosbeak/photo-gallery/476322

[mike89]

I have been hearing green heron's in the tree's again lately, sure hopping they are nesting again here!!!!   

[LPS]

I think there are 2 eagles nests at my neighbors now.  They land in our tall spruce trees but haven't nested here but we would love it.  Well they land in our pasture and pick up old hay for their nests.  We have a lot of white eagle feathers in our yard the last week.  Maybe 8 or 10 of them.  Must be molting or mating and picking at each other.  ???

[mike89]

going to make a war bonnet???   

Glenn wanted to know!!!     

[Dotch]

Been seeing a bald eagle east of the golf course almost daily on my way to and from Bugtussle. At 1st glance, thought it was some guy with a white hat on, crouched down looking at the replant corn. A closer look revealed it was an eagle, apparently feeding on something dead out there.

[LPS]

I have been told that when you see an eagle you should think of someone who has died.  I kind of like that! 

[roony]

Watch your pup

[LPS]

Good point! 

[Dotch]

Got the crap scared out of while fixing fence yesterday.  My back was up against a large patch of reed canarygrass when about 3' behind me a good sized jake got up. Later when I was on my way to Hope I spied a piebald turkey along the road.

[Steve-o]

I just spied a robin with a mouthful of dried grass.  Sure enough... its building a nest in the bush 20' outside my window.  Same bush that had two nests last year.

Mom (or maybe dad...   I dont know) is sitting the nest now.  Must be some eggs.

[mike89]

I noticed the other day the loons have lost one of their chicks...   sure hope the last one makes it...    still have oriole's and all the rest of the birds at the bird bath.....

[glenn57]

Been fun watching the bluebirds and wrens bomb around the yard collecting bugs for the youngins!!

[Dotch]

Wrens are great...

[Steve-o]

No cowbird eggs!   

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[Steve-o]

Not the best quality, but glad I was able to get a pic...  Papa cardinal feeding a young cardinal.

I assumed the young ones would be at least as redish as the females, but apparently not - all grayish tan.

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[mike89]

young males here are showing some red!!!!   they have been at the bird bath too!!!

[Steve-o]

Baby bird birthday.

I didn't want to stick around longer to try and get a less blury pic.

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[roony]

Orioles are sure going through the jelly again here

[Jerkbiat]

Same here. Lots of them hitting the jelly.

[glenn57]

  after there initial arrival and a short feeding frenzy they disappear here after they nest. i took the juice feeder down a few weeks ago, got the last of 4 jars in the jelly feeder..........when that's gone that gets put away too. then i'll put up the wasp traps!!!!

[HD]

So, how do you get rid of redwing black birds and grackles....we seem to have a over abondance of them this year.

[glenn57]

So, how do you get rid of redwing black birds and grackles....we seem to have a over abondance of them this year.

lead. Unfortunately I can't in town  after you shoot one or 2 leave them lay there, they get the hint quickly. I did this when we had the camper!

[mike89]

X2

[roony]

It takes a skilled marksman to peg them pesky wrens.

[LPS]

We had a fire in the pit by the house tonight.  Someone made me a wren house years ago and we hung it in an Elderberry bush/tree.  The wrens kept going in and out of their house even though we were there.  I couldn't help wondering why you don't just love those cute little birds.  LOLOL

[mike89]

So, how do you get rid of redwing black birds and grackles....we seem to have a over abondance of them this year.

ok this is something that is rather mean...  when there chicks fell out of the nest we'd catch them and get them making noise, man did that bring in plenty of adult birds...   they got the hint there too....   we were doing this in our early teens, back in the mid 60's...   could then, good luck!! 

[deadeye]

Big and little birds.

[mike89]

last night I was lucky to watch a pair of very young orioles trying to figure out the bird bath...   one parent was there and started drinking, the youngins were begging to get a drink from her...   nope she flew off and they looked like what the heck!!!   they did figure out finally!!!   

[Steve-o]

I thought I'd check on the baby robins this morning.  They seem to be sleeping in.

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[Bobberineyes]

Great pics Steve-o ! How you getting the birds eye shots? Us here we can't keep up with the golden safflower,  the gold finches go nuts over the stuff, I can only find it at Ace is the place.