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14. Also called the Sparrow Hawk. A small native falcon they used to be very common but I haven't seen ...

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What is/are your favorite bird/birds? Mine is the Hummingbird , I can sit and watch them forever. What about you? [View all] debm55 Jul 2024 OP

Owls. I love owls. They are like cats with wings. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #1

Yes , owls are beautiful creatures. Thank you Ocelot II debm55 Jul 2024 #2

Me too Sanity Claws Jul 2024 #3

Thank you, Sanity Claws. I would always be in awe when I would see one. debm55 Jul 2024 #5

Cardinal claudette Jul 2024 #4

Thank you claudette. I love cardinals in the winter with the snow. Beautiful. debm55 Jul 2024 #6

Yep claudette Jul 2024 #25

I agree. thank you.claudette. debm55 Jul 2024 #111

I love cardinals, too. I used to be pretty good at imitating their calls. wnylib Jul 2024 #88

😊 claudette Jul 2024 #90

2 and they are becoming rare Botany Jul 2024 #7

Thank you, Botany. I have the Ruffed Grouse. They remind me of little turkeys. The second bird, I have never seen in my debm55 Jul 2024 #9

Also called the Sparrow Hawk. A small native falcon they used to be very common but I haven't seen ... Botany Jul 2024 #14

I've seen them in my neighborhood this summer. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #17

My middle finger! Niagara Jul 2024 #8

I was whating for some to post about the middle finger. HAHAHAHHAH. You have a great list of birds in you area. debm55 Jul 2024 #12

Hahaha, leave it up to me to be the smarty pants. Thank you, Debbie! Niagara Jul 2024 #13

Then you should love this video, I do thatdemguy Jul 2024 #10

Thank you thatdemguy. That is so unigue. I love it. I don't see how it is done as my hummingbirds will fly away if I debm55 Jul 2024 #16

I love strong contrasting colors Raven123 Jul 2024 #11

Thank you Raven123. That is absolutely beautiful. debm55 Jul 2024 #18

I love the Grossbeaks, too. We BlueSky3 Jul 2024 #31

Thank you BlueSky3, I hope they come back. debm55 Jul 2024 #65

Sorry for the double post! BlueSky3 Jul 2024 #32

Click the "Powers" button at the bottom of the post JoseBalow Jul 2024 #61

Thanks! I'll BlueSky3 Jul 2024 #93

Suprisingly not ravens JoseBalow Jul 2024 #62

Oh you. hAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH. debm55 Jul 2024 #66

Two of them. grumpyduck Jul 2024 #15

Thank you grumpyduck . Yes two very unique and beautiful birds. debm55 Jul 2024 #19

It's hard to pick a fave. lark Jul 2024 #20

Thank you, lark. What an area you must live in see all these beautiful and unique birds. debm55 Jul 2024 #21

Thanks - I do really like our neighborhood. lark Jul 2024 #22

Meadowlarks vanamonde Jul 2024 #23

Thank you very much vanamonde. Yes, bird songs are so lovely and relaxing. debm55 Jul 2024 #26

sandpipers surrealAmerican Jul 2024 #24

Thank you, surrealAmerican. That is very funny. and so sweet. debm55 Jul 2024 #28

Reddish Egret rockbluff botanist Jul 2024 #27

Thank you very much. I have a book on birds on order from Amazon. Both birds you have described in beautiful detail. debm55 Jul 2024 #29

The Wood Thrushes- BlueSky3 Jul 2024 #30

Thank you BlueSky3. That sounds very lovely and relaxing. debm55 Jul 2024 #33

You're welcome! BlueSky3 Jul 2024 #43

Same for me. LastDemocratInSC Jul 2024 #36

Well, I've raised geese, ducks and swans... Conjuay Jul 2024 #34

I love swans. So majestic. When we go up to Boston they are in the water. So beautiful to sit and watch them Thank you debm55 Jul 2024 #35

My pleasure. Nt Conjuay Jul 2024 #45

Carolina wren duncang Jul 2024 #37

Thank you duncang. We had a bird build a nest in our hanging basket. We watched her for weeks and she laid her eggs. debm55 Jul 2024 #38

Oh no. That IS sad! Silver Gaia Jul 2024 #79

I simply can't believe how. LOUD a teeny Conjuay Jul 2024 #46

They are loud to be so small. Different Drummer Jul 2024 #49

Love the Carolina wrens, they fill the yard with song Walleye Jul 2024 #77

Thank you Walleye. That sounds wonderful debm55 Jul 2024 #98

Carolina Wrens love to be around people. Different Drummer Jul 2024 #48

My favorite too. Dear_Prudence Jul 2024 #82

A few... ailsagirl Jul 2024 #39

Thank you ailsagirl. You can hear the woodpeckers around here. Blue Jays I like in the winter. But they drop peanuts debm55 Jul 2024 #41

I love Penguins JoseBalow Jul 2024 #40

Thank you JoseBalow They are such interesting birds. debm55 Jul 2024 #42

I have two. OldBaldy1701E Jul 2024 #44

Thank you OldBaldy1701E. They are absolutely beautiful. We have cardinals in PA but I have never seen a red tailed hawk. debm55 Jul 2024 #47

When people think of Manhattan[NYC] they don't often think of Wildlife. But there are two big parks at the very top west electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #115

All of them, but the voice of the Carolina Wren is amazing. RandomNumbers Jul 2024 #50

When I get my bird book. I am going to look up that bird. Is only in the Carolinas? debm55 Jul 2024 #67

A few of my local favorites. Different Drummer Jul 2024 #51

Thank you Different Drummer. We do have the Titmouse here in western PA. All three are beautiful. I like the coloring debm55 Jul 2024 #75

Three of the cutest little birds! My favorites as well. (NT) 10 Turtle Day Jul 2024 #108

Definitely this one: True Dough Jul 2024 #52

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. You are something, True Dough. Thank you for making me laugh. I needed it today. Deb debm55 Jul 2024 #68

Loon. There used to be a show on CBC Radio applegrove Jul 2024 #53

Thank you applegate. I have never seen one in person. But have seen them on TV. debm55 Jul 2024 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Jul 2024 #53

Domestic chickens. WheelWalker Jul 2024 #55

Thank you WheelWalker. You would like my neighborhood. On my street 4 of the 8 houses have LARGE chicken coups.They are debm55 Jul 2024 #70

Do the properties with chickens have room for birds to roam or are the chickens cooped? WheelWalker Jul 2024 #81

My friend Chris lets his roam. in the yard and is now making a large coup the size of his shed. One uses his McMansion debm55 Jul 2024 #83

Flamingos TlalocW Jul 2024 #56

Oh you, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. They are beautiful. I have seen some white ones mixed with the pink. LOVE THEM debm55 Jul 2024 #74

I love the improvisers Pinback Jul 2024 #57

They sound wonderful. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 2024 #76

Roadrunner. (nt) Paladin Jul 2024 #58

Thank you Paladin. I have seen them when I went out west. They were smaller then I had imagined. But were so different debm55 Jul 2024 #73

I just moved to NM TexasBushwhacker Jul 2024 #86

They sure are different aren't they? debm55 Jul 2024 #102

Spotted a Golden Eagle on the ground feeding, then watched it taking flight when it saw me approaching. sop Jul 2024 #59

I saw one at the Pittsburgh Aviary. There were two types there. One was a little smaller But the other spread it's wing debm55 Jul 2024 #72

I can sit by a stream and watch water ouzels all day Thunderbeast Jul 2024 #60

Do they swim? Thank youThunderbeast. debm55 Jul 2024 #71

They dive under water to get bugs. Thunderbeast Jul 2024 #106

Thank you. Thunderbeast. Interesting. debm55 Jul 2024 #107

This isn't a fair question Deb... Probatim Jul 2024 #63

Thank you Probatim, I love birds. It might be because as a kid I wanted to fly away from my home situation. Anyhow, the debm55 Jul 2024 #64

Me too, love to watch them fly and defy gravity. Always delighted when they come back. Walleye Jul 2024 #78

I really like Owls. madaboutharry Jul 2024 #80

Thank you madaboutharry. Owls are one of my favorites too. We have a couple around the property and you can here them debm55 Jul 2024 #103

Least favorite? Dear_Prudence Jul 2024 #84

Turkey vultures jmowreader Jul 2024 #85

thank you jmowreader. I know they are important in the ecology. But in the spring, I was walking Dolly Dog and one was debm55 Jul 2024 #94

all of them. AllaN01Bear Jul 2024 #87

Thank you , AllaNo1Bear. debm55 Jul 2024 #101

Mine is the sparrow FirefighterJo Jul 2024 #89

Thank you FirefighterJo. we have lots of sparrows around here. I agree they are full of life. debm55 Jul 2024 #100

Hummers, then Blue & Yellow/Gold Mcaw (BIG Parrot) electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #91

Thank you for your choices of birds. I love your favorites. especially the Snowy Owl and Bald Eagle debm55 Jul 2024 #95

My 4 favorite bird stories [3 real, 1 comix] electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #92

Thank you electric_blue68. I remember the owl in the Christmas tree. I love your post of bird stories. Very interesting debm55 Jul 2024 #96

Thank you much, glad you liked them. electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #114

The Tit Mouse Rebl2 Jul 2024 #97

Thank you, Rebl2, Our BlueJays are sort of nasty when I go outside. But I love their colors and songs. Yes the titmouse debm55 Jul 2024 #99

Yes, the hummingbird and FarPoint Jul 2024 #104

Thank you FarPoint. yes my favorites too along with others. debm55 Jul 2024 #105

Since I want to be reincarnated as a bird of prey AnnaLee Jul 2024 #109

Thank you AnnaLee. excellent choice of the red-tailed hawk. debm55 Jul 2024 #110

Owls are #1 forever dai13sy Jul 2024 #112

thank you.dai13sy. very much debm55 Jul 2024 #113