Does anybody like to watch birds?

[dirty hands]

I figured it was an owl that got the rabbit.
Ran into the coyote picture looking for the rabbit.

 

[pepper2.0]

 

[Sheal]

He's magnificent. I'll trade you four squirrels for him.

No chance @MiTmite9 ! They're too destructive and I'd only want them here in Scotland if they're red.

The colors on that bird are remarkable to me. It is amazing how most of those colors in Nature really cannot be duplicated by us well, in spite of trying.

Mrs Pheasant @Meadowlark. As with many animals and birds the female is not as colourful.

 

[pepper2.0]

No chance @MiTmite9 ! They're too destructive and I'd only want them here in Scotland if they're red.



Mrs Pheasant @Meadowlark. As with many animals and birds the female is not as colourful.

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The kak-kak-KAK alarm call is fun by the bedroom window around sunrise lol

I quoted the wrong post, I was speaking of the pheasants. The red squirrels are even better with their chkkkk chkkkk chkkkk tattle chatter alarm call under the bedroom window at sunrise lol

 

[Sheal]

Don't get me started on morning rude awakenings @pepper2.0. Here in the Highlands around the summer solstice it doesn't get totally dark overnight, so that sunrise is a lot earlier than many places. Luckily I rarely see squirrels so they're not a problem.

 

[PGB1]

I love all of the visitors to our yard. Birds, mammals and even insects. Birds are especially fun to watch. They always seem so very busy doing important stuff. And such a variety this world has!

Being a city yard, we have house sparrows by the many. Cardinals show up periodically, as do robins. Mourning doves are plentiful and fun to listen to in the evening while wathcing my dog buddy chasing fireflies.

When my dog is laying on the ground, presumably napping, sparrows will actually land on his back and look around. They walk up face-to-face with him- robins, too. He's peaceful with birds. (Probably we should have named him Francis after Saint Francis of Assisi.)

Coopers Hawks circle & dive, but I've not found leftovers of their prey on the ground.

We have plentiful rabbits, chipmunks and sometimes field mice. Happy & busy squirrels used to be all over the place- red, grey and black: Plus combination squirrels. Sadly, the next door neighbor put in an obnoxious sounding squirrel chasing noise machine this spring, so the numbers went to zero. Now they are hip to it, and have returned slowly.

Skunks are more seldom seen lately, but show up occasionally. And, raccoons visit after dark so that they can climb partway up a tree, face the ground and have a stare-down with my dog. Neither one is in a hurry to back down.

The King of the Yard dog of ours will chase the squirrels and rabbits, but if he is catching up, he will slow down & let the animal get ahead. Every time. Guess he flunked out of hunting school.

Sometimes I think our backyard is a wildlife sanctuary. All are welcome!

Paul

 

[dirty hands]

The cardinal hopped to tge left and tge woodpecker poked at him causing the cardinal to fly away.

 

[tyronee]

It’s amazing how much activity you notice once you actually stop and observe — different songs, behaviors, even patterns depending on the time of day and season. I often watch them early in the morning with a cup of coffee, and it’s surprisingly calming. I’ve also tried using spypoint cameras for wildlife observation, and they’re great for this kind of hobby because you can see birds and other animals without scaring them away.

 

[Meadowlark]

It’s amazing how much activity you notice once you actually stop and observe — .

I received a Bird camera as a Christmas present. I didn't think much of it until I started watching videos it downloads.

One thing I really like about it is the AI ID feature. It identifies every new species and gives a description.

I haven't figured out how to post the videos here...yet.

 

[dirty hands]

I haven't activated the bird ID on mine yet. I liked that yours did that. I think mine is a paid service. I may have to do that.

 

[Meadowlark]

I haven't activated the bird ID on mine yet. I liked that yours did that. I think mine is a paid service. I may have to do that.

Hmm. Not sure about the paid service. I'm not aware I'm paying, but could be?

The bird Id really helps me cause my knowledge of birds is somewhat limited.

 

[PGB1]

It’s amazing how much activity you notice once you actually stop and observe — different songs, behaviors, even patterns depending on the time of day and season.

And watching these guys all free! What a great gift it is!

 

[dirty hands]

Im lucky to have figured out how to just get it working and to take pictures with it.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

I love to go bird watching!
Is there anything else?

I think most of us "love" bird watching, it's the duration of time spent that is subjective. Even retired, I have a ton of things during the day that need done, so just sitting and watching birds for hours is not on my list. Its winter now up here, so I am keeping the suet feeders and bird seed containers full for the birds. I take note which plants I should not clean out as they do find seeds on them also. Sadly this year I noted that less birds were about my calicarpia than prior years.

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Do you get Starlings in Florida? @GardeningBoy In my woods, back of house.