DAILY BIRD PICS VOL #440

It is storming like crazy right now so I should shut this down but wanted to thank you all for posting your great shots!

Also love your series Granny Grunt...I have to admit those Starlings are pretty birds!

GG.......great shots showing adults with beaks full of goodies for those screaming babies! Starlings are not on my love list.....but they are pretty.

Starlings are not my love list either, especially when they set up housekeeping in the garage. However, I cannot help but notice the huge amount of insects and worms they, themselves, consume in addition to the amount consumed by the babies.

I have not had Japanese Beetles on my plants since these birds took up residence here four years ago.

Ditto GG! All I have to do is see one starling or grackle eating a big old grub out of my lawn and I'm happy they are here. Here's a not so good photo to illustrate!



Of course I do not get them in super huge numbers here. Aren't young starling THE noisiest youngsters you've ever heard?

Here's a Dickcissel from last week. I'm having troubles with a lens, so it's not the greatest picture, but I love the thorny bush/tree he's in.

Lucky you with the Dickcissel Mrs. Ed.

Yes, Starling babies are ALMOST as noisy as my neighbor's kids!! LOL

I cannot figure out how in the heck the parents get whole globs of worms into their beaks at one time. But they do and I am thankful for it. Fewer critters to eat my plants.

now if you only had a bird to take care of your bear problem. ha.

yeah...need to get the problem fixed! lol

We have had the best time watching this juvie Red-bellied Woodpecker. Usually the are chased off pretty quick. But this one doesn't seem to be going anywhere any time soon! It seems to enjoy every thing that we have put out so far...suet, jelly, oranges, cherries, grapes. I bought some blue berries today and I can't wait to see if it eats them!

Our son has taken to putting the fruit out for the birds...I am slowly reeling him in! :0)

Sorry the light was so bad at that time of day....

Ha! Not sure what would take care of the bear problem.

Love that juvie Nanny. It sure is savoring every bite of that fruit. Too cool.

[quote="GrannyGrunt"]

Yes, Starling babies are ALMOST as noisy as my neighbor's kids!! LOL

I'll bet they're not as noisy as my neighbour's kid.

Nice shots, everyone.

Very nice photos everybody. I especially like those Starlings in Woodpecker's nests GG. I've this bad, bad woodpecker that occassionally pecks on my rain gutter. I don't think it tries to create a 'home', or digging out a hole, but rather tried to tell me there is no food left in the feeder out back. lol

Here is the BAD boy being seen with a Brown Thrasher after I shooo-ed it off the roof.

Nice shot Lily Love. The woodpecker that did all of the damage to the garage and has two holes in the house that I must repair is a little Downey. Rotten little critter. Not sure how such a small bird can do so darned much damage in such a short period of time. But, the Starlings love him.

The Wrens and the Starlings have all fledged at this point. However, the Starlings will soon begin rebuilding for another hatch. Want to get that mess the made cleaned up before then. Raining here today, that will help. Pigs!

Nice pix everyone. Been away for awhile, thought I drop by. The pair of chicadees came back this year and raised another family in that tiny birdhouse on my wheelchair ramp. Seems like they were never bothered by my passing by all the time.

Later,
Hack

Cute photos everyone. Love the woodpeckers you all get to enjoy.

Hack, glad to see you again. The birds all know that you'll take care of them.

I'm still worrying daily about one little tree swallow chick-the four other siblings fledged 11 days ago but this one got left behind. At least the parents are still feeding it. I keep hoping it will fledge each day-maybe today.

Here's a dad and juvie house finch, another house finch juvie, some brown pelicans, a new "lifer" for me-a common murre and a Savannah sparrow.

We have so many juvie red-bellied woodpeckers it is hard to keep track...but this one has laid claim to the oranges and does not want to share!

Waiting for juvie orioles to show up any day now....

Juvie Blue Jays have arrived!

Adult Blue Jay in a planter on the front porch....I have been blaming the chipmunks!!

Fixed all my typos! :)

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Duc, Wonderful shots! Love the Pelican pic. Have you checked inside the nest box to see if the Swallow chick is caught on something?

Nanny, Love those Orioles!

Welcome back Hack!

Nanny, love your little birds. What are the orioles eating in that photo. I tried an orange and not one bird went near it. Maybe when the young ones start arriving.

Pelle, no but maybe we should. I hate disturbing it and it's in a Gilbertson nestbox which is made of pvc pipe. I'll see what my husband says.
Thanks

Amazing pictures everyone. Way up there, I saw the Bobolink. They've been silent for a few days now. We thought at least two pairs were nesting in our pasture. :( Things happen...

We were upset we couldn't get any Flickers, Kestrels, Bluebirds, or Tree Swallows in the boxes we put up, but we sure have been enjoying the Barn Swallows who have taken up residence on our front porch. They have done so well this year, since we've made the front door off-limits and avoid going in the front yard much. Every other year, they've abandoned the nest. When not busy catching bugs, they will rest on the clothes line.

The next photos are a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, a wild Brown-headed Cowbird (I could really like these guys if it weren't for the females), and a Baltimore Oriole.

Chillybean, I had a pair of Cowbird's here the other day.

Here are some pix I snapped today.

1- I saw this dove on a power line. It wasn't involved in flight, just stretching.

2- I still have many Cardinals. Here's one on the platform feeder - I think it's empty - he looks a bit "put-out". I'll have to refill it.

3- Pretty late in the day when I saw a male HOFIN on a feeder.

4- These two, Chickadee and Titmouse, don't share too well. The Titmouse won the argument.

TheHackster, the Cardinals always crack me up the way they cock their heads like that looking for food.

duc, the orioles are eating grape jelly. Ours enjoy red or black grapes, cherries and blue berries. We have never had much luck with oranges but this year they are very popular!

Hack, it is so nice to see you back!!

Robin
Hairy Woodpecker

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1. Blue Jay
2. Mourning Dove
3. Blue Jay
4. Red-belllied Woodpecker (female)
5. Dark-eyed Junco

Great pics everyone!

Tried to get a pic of the male ruby-throated hummingbird, he used to just hover and drink, now he is used to us and he perches and drinks. This pic is a little off but he does not stay long.

Very good teddy!

DWMike, Really like the Junco. I muss those guys. Was this taken in the fall?

Very nice hummie, Teddy.

We finally saw a male yesterday after about two weeks of no hummies. I am glad we had fresh nectar out. It has been a little more effort to maintaining hummingbird feeders, but we are so glad to be able to provide for them. We hope to plant more native flowers so they don't always have to rely on our nectar in the months before more things bloom.

We saw a colony of Cliff Swallows on our last birding field trip.

Great thread y'all, now let's head to the next:


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