Birds in the back yard

[mike89]

very interesting crew he running or flying with!!!  that is cool to see!!!

[Dotch]

That is pretty cool. One of the neighbor's or is it just living on the loose?

[HD]

That is pretty cool. One of the neighbor's or is it just living on the loose?

It's running loose. About 5 miles away I seen a mating pair on the gravel road.... but that was 3 years ago. I heard that they are as bad as Guinea hens (hard to keep penned up)

[mike89]

and they are very loud!!!   

[HD]

I posted the video on the community Fartbook page and they said that there is more than one and they have been on the run for over 6 months

[glenn57]

I posted the video on the community Fartbook page and they said that there is more than one and they have been on the run for over 6 months

maybe it Identifies as a turkey???

on the other hand.........that thing would make a pretty mount!!!!!!!!!!

[Bobberineyes]

That's cool stuff HD, especially on the run. We use to see some just outside of Lake Lillian,  they were free to roam but musta always went back to a coop or something.

[HD]

I posted the video on the community Fartbook page and they said that there is more than one and they have been on the run for over 6 months

maybe it Identifies as a turkey???

Must be brotherhood Union thing..... 

[Dotch]

On our overnite car cruise to the casino in Black River Falls last fall, we noticed a bunch of bird crap in front of our cars in the parking lot the next morning. Upon closer inspection, there were some guinea feathers interspersed with it. When we inquired about it at the desk they laughed. There was a roving band of guineas running wild in the area. Everyone locally was trying to catch them but to no avail. Raising guineas growing up, we had a hard time keeping them around. They'd just disappear from time to time & never return. Always figured they probably wound up being lunch for a fox. 

[glenn57]

topped off the feeders that needed it. good amount of activity with the redpolls and a few other assorted birds. still have Junco's around  though they'd be already southbound by now.

while i was throwing the training dummy for shadow had a sizeable flock of ducks headed south......

[mike89]

hundreds of swans still around here...   

[glenn57]

  poor birds are having a  heck of a time hanging on the feeders!

[HD]

This guy came in to check out the bird feeders...

https://youtube.com/shorts/npISQH2EySw?feature=shared

[glenn57]

This guy came in to check out the bird feeders...

https://youtube.com/shorts/npISQH2EySw?feature=shared

pretty awesome......thats a damn big skurrel!!!!!!

when i got back from st cloud i went around the house to the patio door to go in the house because the wind would rip the screen door out of your hands. found a dead cardinal !!!! looked like the same one that was on the feeder earlier!!!!!!

[LPS]

Nice one!  The sunflower shells are blowing out of the feeder nicely. 

[glenn57]

not much for bird activity here at the homestead. an occasional cardinal, some woodpeckers going after the beef suet and my peanut butter/sunflower feeder. mostly redpols here.

at the cabin..... after the 2nd day.....birds finally found it again.......been 6 weeks. woodpeckers and redpols mostly. 1 morning i had 3 black skurrels and 6 grays chasing each other around!!! didnt see the flying skurrels however......... bummer!!!

at deer hunting i brought up 4 dog food bags of the 50 lb variety stuff with maple leaves and dumped them back behind one of our sheds.....went to look when i got up there, the deer had that pile just trashed and gone!!!!

[fishwidow]

I’ve got a gang of bluejays hanging around this year. They knock a lot of food off the feeder and push out the smaller birds. I might suspend feeding for a while to see if they move on.

[roony]

Saw a Robin yesterday. I dont believe I've ever seen one out here this late in the year. In town yes but not out here.

[glenn57]

I’ve got a gang of bluejays hanging around this year. They knock a lot of food off the feeder and push out the smaller birds. I might suspend feeding for a while to see if they move on.

yea them damn things!

[Scenic]

Saw a Robin yesterday. I dont believe I've ever seen one out here this late in the year. In town yes but not out here.

There is a flock of them up here too.   Not sure if they are crazy or if they think spring is coming early. 

[Dotch]

Haven't seen any robins for over a month now. Lotsa blue jays but they seem to come and go lately. They're kinda the alarm system when a hawk shows up in the yard. Otherwise it's been slower than usual bird watching than some Decembers w/o much snow cover.  Still quite a few downies, hairies & red-bellies on the suet. Have been cardinals coming early mornings & evenings so fun to see them. 

[LPS]

Our bird count has gone way down.  Some chickadees and nuthatches and small woodpeckers is about it.  Haven't seen a grosbeak for a long time.

[Dotch]

Figured out why the birds have been somewhat sporadic recently. Were lots of them earlier this a.m. then suddenly nothing. Could make out the outline of what was likely a Cooper's hawk through the plum brush. Even the squirrels decided not to take their chances with that bugger around. Must've left again as I see the birds are back. So is Poppy's squirrel. Sliding patio door is froze shut so she's having a hissy. Seeing more goldfinches and house finches again lately. The male cardinal made a brief appearance a minute ago & is gone again.

[Bobberineyes]

Those cooper hawks have a way of doing just that. We still have a big gaggle of gold finches that visit, this morning 4 morning doves were hunkered on the tray feeder. With  the garage being unattached the sparrows fly thru low coming from the neighbors,  Maisy is totally beside herself with the action. The squirrels with the snow have been staying high, don't blame them...

[glenn57]

Happen to see a cardinal on the feeders this afternoon