troutman Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Ones I hate are those sparrows. We had a birdhouse in the backyard (not sure which kid of bird was in it) but I came out one day and all the eggs were on the ground. Little bastard sparrows kicked them out and took over. http://www.fws.gov/n.../bird_house.htm Survival of the fittest! :P Starlings are the worst, they are like mini crows. They carry a lot of disease, my dog used to have pups and they would eat the food and get em sick. My dad used to pay me a quarter for everyone I could pop with my Red Ryder bb gun. I have notches all up and down the stock :) :P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Just this morning I saw three fat robins drinking out of the fountain! Here, smack dab in the middle of the city (albeit it in a residential area), I also see Oregon juncos, crows, ravens, and other small birds. There was a red-tailed hawk family living close by, and I regularly see hawks around (although I'm bad with their ID). We have peregrine falcons downtown but don't see them here as often since they like rocky "cliffs" aka skyscrapers. Last summer an Anna's hummingbird build a nest and raised two babies right outside our kitchen window! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx_rush Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Starlings are the Justin Beiber of birds. They are the variety that make up "parking lot birds." They live off mcdonalds french fries, screeching at people and shitting all over cars. Worst birds ever http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Toulouse_-_Sturnus_vulgaris_-_2012-02-26_-_2.jpg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Starlings are the Justin Beiber of birds. They are the variety that make up "parking lot birds." They live off mcdonalds french fries, screeching at people and shitting all over cars. Worst birds ever http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Toulouse_-_Sturnus_vulgaris_-_2012-02-26_-_2.jpg Cool photo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Starlings are the Justin Beiber of birds. They are the variety that make up "parking lot birds." They live off mcdonalds french fries, screeching at people and shitting all over cars. Worst birds ever http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Toulouse_-_Sturnus_vulgaris_-_2012-02-26_-_2.jpg Plus, in the U.S. they are an invasive species that causes a host of problems, including about $1.5 B in various damages and agricultural problems. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Starlings are the Justin Beiber of birds. They are the variety that make up "parking lot birds." They live off mcdonalds french fries, screeching at people and shitting all over cars. Worst birds ever http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Toulouse_-_Sturnus_vulgaris_-_2012-02-26_-_2.jpg Plus, in the U.S. they are an invasive species that causes a host of problems, including about $1.5 B in various damages and agricultural problems. You should see the Ravens up here during winter. They have no fear! They actually dare you to run them over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Saw a beautiful Jay in mum's garden at Christmas. Rare around there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushCanuck Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 This is a good topic, very enjoyable.We have invasions of grackles in the summer... hate those pests... they arrive in droves and squawk. My husband gets mad and chases them with a broom... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Ones I hate are those sparrows. We had a birdhouse in the backyard (not sure which kid of bird was in it) but I came out one day and all the eggs were on the ground. Little bastard sparrows kicked them out and took over. http://www.fws.gov/n.../bird_house.htm Survival of the fittest! :P Starlings are the worst, they are like mini crows. They carry a lot of disease, my dog used to have pups and they would eat the food and get em sick. My dad used to pay me a quarter for everyone I could pop with my Red Ryder bb gun. I have notches all up and down the stock :) Starlings are like rats with wings. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Starlings are the Justin Beiber of birds. They are the variety that make up "parking lot birds." They live off mcdonalds french fries, screeching at people and shitting all over cars. Worst birds ever http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Toulouse_-_Sturnus_vulgaris_-_2012-02-26_-_2.jpg Cool photo!! Yeah, Starlings are pretty birds. Too bad they're such dicks. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 All I ever see are blue tits, magpies, pigeons, starlings, thrushes, robins and the odd jay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) I rescued this little fella from the jaws of my cat (literally).He was fine, just terrified....notice the lump of concrete that he was gripping tightly.After a while, he flew off again.http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/TDear_1984/Things%20and%20Stuff/00324.jpg Edited January 18, 2015 by Your_Lion 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I rescued this little fella from the jaws of my cat (literally).He was fine, just terrified....notice the lump of concrete that he was gripping tightly.After a while, he flew off again.http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad190/TDear_1984/Things%20and%20Stuff/00324.jpg Nice job!! :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Starlings are the Justin Beiber of birds. They are the variety that make up "parking lot birds." They live off mcdonalds french fries, screeching at people and shitting all over cars. Worst birds ever http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Toulouse_-_Sturnus_vulgaris_-_2012-02-26_-_2.jpg Cool photo!! Yeah, Starlings are pretty birds. Too bad they're such dicks. Maybe so, But still cool looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 There are no cool birds here. Just a bunch of noisy, nasty crows. Crows are cool birds. My favorite birds around here are the cardinals. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vWvZKX5pgN4/UTAkQU7SDTI/AAAAAAAAK7Y/tLo7Pspl6fE/s1600/male-cardinal.jpg http://www.birdsandblooms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/birding_basics_northern_cardinals.jpgThose are so beautiful! I love that brilliant red. We do not have cardinals here. I visited my grandparents once when I was 16, they were living in New Hampshire for a while and cardinals were everyone. Such amazing birds. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Starlings are the Justin Beiber of birds. They are the variety that make up "parking lot birds." They live off mcdonalds french fries, screeching at people and shitting all over cars. Worst birds ever http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Toulouse_-_Sturnus_vulgaris_-_2012-02-26_-_2.jpgI hate those damn things. I do. A number of years back we had Starlings come in and wipe out every other bird around here. They are ruthless little bastards. When their beaks are yellow, that's breeding season and they seem to get far more aggressive "at that time." Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Way back in the day, my mom had multiple bird feeders in the back yard. Each feeder had a different kind of seed, so we got a nice variety of birds visiting each day. One day I'm sitting inside, watching the birds eating, including a large group of starlings feeding on the ground. In one instant all of the birds flew away -- all except one dimwit starling who just kept pecking at the ground, oblivious to the instantaneous mass exodus of all his buddies -- and oblivious to the presence a sharp-shinned hawk cruising above the yard. BAM, down swoops the hawk, right onto the starling's back. I watched as the hawk dug his claws in and started picking the feathers off of his lunch, then he picked it up and flew away. Dumb starling got his, and it was fun to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I never was much of a bird person but lately I have really become interested. I have a few bird feeders in the backyard and truly enjoy watching some of the birds that we have. Right now, I've noticed: Downy Woodpecker (smallest of the woodpeckers). They're about the size of a large chickadee or small robin:http://www.nps.gov/prsf/naturescience/images/downy-woodpecker.jpg Steller's Jay. I LOVE these guys! I love these Jays. They are pretty big, slightly smaller than a crow. I love that little punk-like black mohawk they sport! They are the noisiest little things. They squawk (loudly!) when I'm all out of peanuts. When I replenish their nut supply they just sit there and stare at me like, "It's about time lady!":http://beautyofbirds.com/images/birds/jays/StellersJay2.jpg Black-headed Grosbeak. The males (pictured below) are gorgeous. The females, bless their hearts, are brown and uneventful. Both male and female are the size of robin:http://windsor.towns.pressdemocrat.com/files/2012/04/BlackHeadedGrosbeak.jpg Chickadee. We. Have. SO MANY! They are small and fearless. I can do my gardening all around them and they don't care. I think these are pretty common and most people have seen them. They're tiny, cute, little things:http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/black_capped_chickadee_6.jpg Black-chinned Hummingbird. At least, I think that's the variety. They are so fast. I have a feeder set up right in front of the family room window and I swear I can sit there staring at that feeder and I blink and I've missed a humming bird. I know we have a lot though because I have to replenish the feeder every few days:http://www.schmoker.org/BirdPics/Photos/Hummingbirds/RTHU18.jpg Northern Flicker. It's a woodpecker. They are pretty big. The size of a crow but gorgeous!:http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/northern_flicker_3.jpg 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I never was much of a bird person but lately I have really become interested. I have a few bird feeders in the backyard and truly enjoy watching some of the birds that we have. Right now, I've noticed: Downy Woodpecker (smallest of the woodpeckers). They're about the size of a large chickadee or small robin:http://www.nps.gov/prsf/naturescience/images/downy-woodpecker.jpg Steller's Jay. I LOVE these guys! I love these Jays. They are pretty big, slightly smaller than a crow. I love that little punk-like black mohawk they sport! They are the noisiest little things. They squawk (loudly!) when I'm all out of peanuts. When I replenish their nut supply they just sit there and stare at me like, "It's about time lady!":http://beautyofbirds.com/images/birds/jays/StellersJay2.jpg Black-headed Grosbeak. The males (pictured below) are gorgeous. The females, bless their hearts, are brown and uneventful. Both male and female are the size of robin:http://windsor.towns.pressdemocrat.com/files/2012/04/BlackHeadedGrosbeak.jpg Chickadee. We. Have. SO MANY! They are small and fearless. I can do my gardening all around them and they don't care. I think these are pretty common and most people have seen them. They're tiny, cute, little things:http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/black_capped_chickadee_6.jpg Black-chinned Hummingbird. At least, I think that's the variety. They are so fast. I have a feeder set up right in front of the family room window and I swear I can sit there staring at that feeder and I blink and I've missed a humming bird. I know we have a lot though because I have to replenish the feeder every few days:http://www.schmoker.org/BirdPics/Photos/Hummingbirds/RTHU18.jpg Northern Flicker. It's a woodpecker. They are pretty big. The size of a crow but gorgeous!:http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/northern_flicker_3.jpg I'll trade you some of our cardinals for some of your awesome mohawk-sporting jays. It's really cool that you can spot all these interesting and vastly different types right in your backyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMoon Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I have mixed feelings about Flickers. They have a tendency to like to bang on wood house siding. Twice in my life I've had one that decided it wanted to use my house as it's own personal drum set. Usually right over the bedroom window first thing in the morning. That's really annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Way back in the day, my mom had multiple bird feeders in the back yard. Each feeder had a different kind of seed, so we got a nice variety of birds visiting each day. One day I'm sitting inside, watching the birds eating, including a large group of starlings feeding on the ground. In one instant all of the birds flew away -- all except one dimwit starling who just kept pecking at the ground, oblivious to the instantaneous mass exodus of all his buddies -- and oblivious to the presence a sharp-shinned hawk cruising above the yard. BAM, down swoops the hawk, right onto the starling's back. I watched as the hawk dug his claws in and started picking the feathers off of his lunch, then he picked it up and flew away. Dumb starling got his, and it was fun to watch. Natural selection in action! :haz: The smart survive and continue to reproduce, and the not-so-smart perish and remove themselves from the gene pool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Way back in the day, my mom had multiple bird feeders in the back yard. Each feeder had a different kind of seed, so we got a nice variety of birds visiting each day. One day I'm sitting inside, watching the birds eating, including a large group of starlings feeding on the ground. In one instant all of the birds flew away -- all except one dimwit starling who just kept pecking at the ground, oblivious to the instantaneous mass exodus of all his buddies -- and oblivious to the presence a sharp-shinned hawk cruising above the yard. BAM, down swoops the hawk, right onto the starling's back. I watched as the hawk dug his claws in and started picking the feathers off of his lunch, then he picked it up and flew away. Dumb starling got his, and it was fun to watch. So the hawk got a starling as lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Way back in the day, my mom had multiple bird feeders in the back yard. Each feeder had a different kind of seed, so we got a nice variety of birds visiting each day. One day I'm sitting inside, watching the birds eating, including a large group of starlings feeding on the ground. In one instant all of the birds flew away -- all except one dimwit starling who just kept pecking at the ground, oblivious to the instantaneous mass exodus of all his buddies -- and oblivious to the presence a sharp-shinned hawk cruising above the yard. BAM, down swoops the hawk, right onto the starling's back. I watched as the hawk dug his claws in and started picking the feathers off of his lunch, then he picked it up and flew away. Dumb starling got his, and it was fun to watch. So the hawk got a starling as lunch? Yep. I hear they taste like chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babycat Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Way back in the day, my mom had multiple bird feeders in the back yard. Each feeder had a different kind of seed, so we got a nice variety of birds visiting each day. One day I'm sitting inside, watching the birds eating, including a large group of starlings feeding on the ground. In one instant all of the birds flew away -- all except one dimwit starling who just kept pecking at the ground, oblivious to the instantaneous mass exodus of all his buddies -- and oblivious to the presence a sharp-shinned hawk cruising above the yard. BAM, down swoops the hawk, right onto the starling's back. I watched as the hawk dug his claws in and started picking the feathers off of his lunch, then he picked it up and flew away. Dumb starling got his, and it was fun to watch. So the hawk got a starling as lunch? Yep. I hear they taste like chicken. Aw... poor lil dude... :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I wouldn't call myself a bird watcher or anything, but I do love watching birds, seeing what unique ones turn up in my neighborhood. In my backyard, the most common thing I see are mockingbirds, hummingbirds, wood peckers, cardinals, blue jays, finches and morning doves (as well as some tiny little brown ones, not very pretty not sure what they are). Mockingbirds are my favorite, as they sing so nicely. If im out in the woods, I run into a little more variety, scissortails, bluebirds (which are really striking), what I think are yellow warblers (people around here call them mexican quail), and while fishing, of course blue herons. I will occasionaly see a roadrunner, and never seen one, but at night, I hear whippoorwills. What kinds of cool birds are in your neighborhood? http://www.geddies-store.com/articles/images_for_articles/yellow-rump-warbler.jpg warbler http://www.coastandcactus.com/img/s4/v65/p1377679766-3.jpg scissor tail http://www.geddies-store.com/articles/images_for_articles/whippoorwill.jpg whippoorwill (never seen em, they are nocturnal and are very well camoflauged)I saw a whippoorwill once. My parents live 50 miles north of Green Bay, Wisconsin. I heard him singing away just outside the garage. I poked my head out the door and he was right around the corner. He bolted as soon as he saw me. I've heard them singing hundreds of times, but that was the only time I've seen one. I've also seen pileated woodpeckers, Baltimore orioles, bald eagles, and tons of ruby throated humming birds at their house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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