Bird Watching: Daily Bird Pics # 400, 1 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
Burn, did your Crossbill stick around? I hope so for you. I've to chuckle on your comment regarding the straggling, addicted Starling. That's too funny.

Duc, that happens to be a triple blooming datura. I'm conducting an experiment; to see if that very flower will make seedpod, if it does. I'll grow them out to find out whether or not they'll come true to its parentage. It will be a worthwhile project in the garden. Lots of HOSFIN here too. I love, love it when juevies are brought to the feeder, I just love their antic. So far I'm so disappointed that the Woodpeckers and Cardinals didn't bring their fledglings to the feeder. That made me think .... We're having an out break of Cicadas, the "Great Southern Brood" which only happens once every 13 years....so they're having a great feast with those Locust-like Cicadas outdoor. The noise they made are so deafening!!! They must occurs in thousands, if not hundreds of thousands in number. (Sorry folks for the off topic subject).

Red, the collection you've at Lake Thunderbirds are awesome!

Hack, glad to see your posting. LOL with you. Running my tree-rat away? Whoever would think of that? LOL, the truth to be known my DH would. Only I objected, so he doesn't. lol. For the reason that the lady that we bought the house from. Her mom used to feed Persy (The squirrels, and a few of his cousins) on the back deck. I thought, it's only right I treat Persy with care since he was here before my time. lol. I am with you on the beauty of Grackles, they're pretty on their own rights. lol. (So are Starlings for similiar reason).

(pardon; wrong pix).

Oh I just remember, Duc Western Thrashers have long curved beaks! Where as the Eastern species lack of. I've many juvies in the garden this time of year. It's so much fun to see them foraging on the ground, while the adults are still picking grass and stuff to build new nests.