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Re: Get Your Bird On

41 by seby
Dave N. wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 1:11 pm That’s really interesting. Our White Ibis isn’t quite as bold, and I’ve always found them to be somewhat elegant. I usually see them in estuaries and along rivers. They live within close proximity to the Gulf Coast, although I do see them here in Central TX from time to time. They don’t hang around urban areas and I’ve never seen one rooting through the trash. I’m intrigued by this Australian White Ibis.

Do y’all have grackles Down Under? They shit everywhere, steal food when you’re not looking, and make a general nuisance of themselves. People have a love/hate relationship with them here in Austin.
Never heard of a grackle, so I do not think that we have them. The ibis nest and breed in the botanical gardens here in Sydney just down the road from where we live. The baby ones are kind of dorky and cute
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Re: Get Your Bird On

44 by djimbe
We've had robins on the NW Indiana lake shore for a while now. The bluebirds have been hitting the mealworms bags pretty heavily lately, provided the Starlings don't get there first. I was outside all weekend cooking maple syrup and didn't see/hear any Sandhill Cranes yet. Usually see them during syrup making, but it's happening earlier this year than in the past.

Re: Get Your Bird On

45 by jfv
Canada geese have recently been landing and roosting on the roofs of houses in my neighborhood.

While they aren't my favorite birds, I have certainly found this behavior amusing. Perching birds landing on my roof? Normal. But a big Canada goose on my roof, honking at me? That's kinda funny.

Does this happen elsewhere?

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Re: Get Your Bird On

46 by Dovira
Just posting this 'cause it's one of my favourite sounds.





Owls are peculiar in how they have this slow and wobbly movement, so different from the jerky motion of many other birds, and that weird head-turn. Also their feathers look like fur.
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Re: Get Your Bird On

47 by jfv
kokorodoko wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 5:42 pm Owls are peculiar in how they have this slow and wobbly movement, so different from the jerky motion of many other birds, and that weird head-turn. Also their feathers look like fur.
Those owls are gorgeous.

My neighborhood is occasionally visited by a pair of great horned owls. They’ll sit on a roof, hoot, and all you can see are their giant silouettes. I think they are interested in the two chicken coops in neighbor backyards. Thankfully, no chickens have been harmed to my knowledge.
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Re: Get Your Bird On

48 by Dave N.
I get to work a few minutes early at the nature preserve to take a quick bird survey before opening the place up. The endangered Golden-Cheeked Warbler is usually making its La-la-la cucara-CHA call, and that’s always something special. They nest and breed exclusively in the Central Texas Hill Country, mainly in dense juniper and oak woodlands. It’s not a sound you hear in populated areas, as they haven’t adapted well to human encroachment. I feel a sense of privilege, getting to hear them call abundantly throughout the day.

Re: Get Your Bird On

49 by boilermaker
Not a wild bird but still a bird.
Pico, the cockatiel
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We have a flock of hooded crows here in my town. They are stunning looking birds. I don't think you have them in western Europe/USA, unless they are a introduced species there. I will try to take a photo next time I see them
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Re: Get Your Bird On

50 by jfv
boilermaker wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 1:30 pm Not a wild bird but still a bird.
Pico, the cockatiel

We have a flock of hooded crows here in my town. They are stunning looking birds. I don't think you have them in western Europe/USA, unless they are a introduced species there. I will try to take a photo next time I see them
Good to see you again, Pico!

My lutino cockatiel (Quizzy) is now 33 years old and cranky AF! I also have a pearl cockatiel (my avatar) and a grey cockatiel that are significantly younger.

I looked up hooded crows. Those birds look cool. We just have your run-of-the-mill American crows (solid black) here in Illinois.
jason (he/him/his) from volo (illinois)
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