R Scheer 502 #152 Posted August 9, 2021 Found a couple of photos from years ago. My sister was walking over to my place and this guy was sitting on the neighbours fence ( the hawk that is). After most of a raw chicken breast, he was quite happy to know us. Ended up taking to a wildlife rehab place, they thought he was kicked out of the nest. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
giddyap 1,569 #153 Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) Two hungry European Starlings let their guard down when they found our bird feeder. Now they are food for a Hawk and soon an unwelcome intruder will steal the remaining bounty Edited August 11, 2021 by giddyap embeded 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #154 Posted August 11, 2021 25 minutes ago, giddyap said: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6BXBLNABb4 Looks like you've got the video marked "Private", can't watch. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #155 Posted August 11, 2021 On 8/8/2021 at 10:02 AM, ebinmaine said: video We've got a lot this year for some reason. At least three breeding couples and quite a few younguns it seems. We've put out 6 feeders all around the property, out of sight of each other so that they can all have a chance to feed, but there's this one male that flies all around the house, constantly checking all the feeders. But he can't be in three places at once! Last year there was actually a fatality. One male charged another male and I don't know why, but the attacked male flipped over on the feeder perch and just hung there. We rescued him still alive and tried to nurse him, but of course that's nearly impossible. He died that evening. I don't know what happened because there were no obvious puncture wounds. It was probably the same bully male that polices 'his' feeders that killed him. Can hummingbirds have heart attacks? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,150 #157 Posted January 4, 2022 It's Birdamonium!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,209 #158 Posted January 4, 2022 This guy has been keeping my birds on high alert. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,589 #159 Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, squonk said: Whatcha got there? 58 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: This guy Mr Cooper keeping an eye on things Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #160 Posted January 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Whatcha got there? Wondered the same thing myself! Nearest I can figure is a tree too close to a building. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,209 #161 Posted January 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Mr Cooper keeping an eye on things Yeah, he's just a youngen. Some days he sits at the back door and looks into the dining room. Maybe I'll invite him in for a deer burger. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,150 #162 Posted January 4, 2022 Woodpecker. He's been there for 2 days now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,589 #163 Posted January 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said: Wondered the same thing myself! Nearest I can figure is a tree too close to a building. Bird there on the tree. I just can't see what it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,150 #164 Posted January 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Bird there on the tree. I just can't see what it is. Woodpecker 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #165 Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Bird there on the tree. I just can't see what it is. Oh yeah, there it is! What's that on the tree? Looks like a woodpecker! It's been a long time there, now, has it? What's it doin' there? Sitting! I can see that! If it laid an egg, it would roll down the tree! I hadn't thought of that. Unless it's a male. Yes. It looks fairly butch. Per'aps it's from next door. NEXT DOOR?!? Woodpeckers don't come from NEXT DOOR! They come from the Wood! BURMA!!! Why'd'j say that? I panicked. Oh. Per'aps it's from the zoo. Which zoo? 'Ow should I know which zoo it's from?!? I'm not Doctor Squonk!! 'Ooo's Doctor Squonk? He knows everything. I wouldn't like that, that'd take all the mystery out of life. Besides, if it were from the zoo, it'd have "property of the zoo" stamped on it. They don't stamp animals "property of the zoo"!! You can't stamp a huge lion "property of the zoo"!! They stamp them when they're small. What happens when they moult? Lions don't moult. No, but woodpeckers do. THERE! I've run rings around you logically. OOOOH! INTERCOURSE THE WOODPECKER!!! Edited January 4, 2022 by Jeff-C175 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,589 #167 Posted January 7, 2022 We have between 4 and 6 mourning doves here that frequent our feeders. Last night and this morning we had a snowstorm blow through up the east coast. Today we had 19 doves! That's more than I remember ever seeing at once. They're colored differently than locals. The ones visiting today have a more rosy colored chest and stomach area. Local birds are tan fronted. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #168 Posted January 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: doves Just a fancy name for Pigeons! You wanna lotta Doves? Nyjer seed. If you spread it they will come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,589 #169 Posted January 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Jeff-C175 said: Just a fancy name for Pigeons! You wanna lotta Doves? Nyjer seed. If you spread it they will come. These aren't pigeons. At least what we here in New England call pigeon. Those are rock doves. Interestingly enough the pigeons don't come within about 4 miles of here. They all stay in town where there's more food. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #170 Posted January 7, 2022 22 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: These aren't pigeons. At least what we here in New England call pigeon. Those are rock doves. Pigeons, all of 'em! ha ha ha J/K !!! That's why I was yanking the chain! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,209 #171 Posted January 7, 2022 Bacon wrapped Dove poppers 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,589 #172 Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Jeff-C175 said: Pigeons, all of 'em! ha ha ha J/K !!! That's why I was yanking the chain! Funny thing is as soon as I read your response I was about to write I wonder if they taste Good. Then... 1 hour ago, Ed Kennell said: Bacon wrapped Dove poppers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,209 #173 Posted January 7, 2022 Here in PeeAaa the mourning dove is a regulated game bird that is considered excellent table fare. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,202 #174 Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) 46 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I wonder if they taste Good Probably a lot like Quail would be my guess. I think the only usable meat would be the breast, but the pic below shows the 'drumsticks' may have a bite or two on them, and the wings look fairly meaty too. Hawks seem to love them! But perhaps that is because they are slow and stupid and easy to catch. Ever wonder why 'city folk' kept pigeon coops on the rooftops of their tenements? People now a days presume they were keeping them as pets... ummmmm, no. Edited January 7, 2022 by Jeff-C175 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,297 #175 Posted January 8, 2022 Found this photo while looking for something. Had a feeder that attached to the window with a suction cup, when birds landed the feeder would swing a little and tap on the window letting you know someone was eating. Chickadees loved it. Sadly the squirrels found it and had eaten a hole in the feeder one day. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
