Birders

dmr

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8. Not at the feeders, but in the yard.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2011, 03:44 PM

Dec 2011

Eagle

Hawk

Beautiful birds, right? I'd love to have a coat like this gorgeous hawk.

We had a wild turkey & a couple of her youngsters walk through here on their way to the river across the road. I didn't get a picture of them, although I wish I did.

Here is some interesting facts about the wild turkey:
(the highlighting is mine; grammar & spelling errors belong to the website)

http://www.outdoor-michigan.com/History/Turkey.htm

The species we find in Michigan is the eastern wild turkey, which is the most widely abundant turkey subspecies found in the United States. Turkeys can suffer heart attacks and this was demonstrated When the Air Force was conducting tests breaking the sound barrier; fields of turkeys would drop dead. Turkeys are also a fast bird, both on land and in the air; a spooked turkey can run 20 miles per hour and fly 55 mph. Besides being fast, they have excellent sight and are able to spot movement a hundred yards away. There field of vision is 270 degrees and they see in color, which is one reason they don’t see well at night. They also have a loud voice and can be heard a mile away.

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What's the most unexpected/surprising bird you've had show up at your feeders? [View all] NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 OP

i can't identify two of them barbtries Dec 2011 #1

Red headed one (are you in the south?) could have been Pyrrhuloxia? First one - a meadowlark? NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #3

i'm in N Raleigh, NC barbtries Dec 2011 #6

Hello Raleigh! I just did a google search - birds with red heads, images... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #7

woodpecker? elehhhhna Dec 2011 #32

no, i can identify the woodpeckers. barbtries Dec 2011 #33

Larry Vinnie From Indy Dec 2011 #2

For a couple of weeks in the summer libodem Dec 2011 #4

Orioles in the hummingbird feeder. PinkTiger Dec 2011 #5

I occassionally get Orioles in Pennsylvania. They love oranges so put out slices to attract them appleannie1 Dec 2011 #19

Not at the feeders, but in the yard. dmr Dec 2011 #8

well, I think that the Bald Eagle easily trumped my snow bunting! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #10

We often get hawks cyberswede Dec 2011 #17

fab pics! --nt CrispyQ Dec 2011 #58

A Pine Siskin - they are "irregular" visitors here northeast of Pgh. PA livetohike Dec 2011 #9

We get Pine Siskins pretty regularly here in the winter. Best winter sight for me..Evening Grosbeaks NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #11

Treefulls! That would be so cool....I've heard that the Crossbills travel that way too, in livetohike Dec 2011 #12

fingers crossed for you (bills too...). I've never seen Crossbills or Redpolls. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #13

We get an occasional hawk, who I discourage by letting the dog out. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #14

we have woods behind our house - some winter days dozens of robins sit on the ground NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #15

You should get the video going. That would be fun to watch. dmr Dec 2011 #20

Yes! I'd like to see it. --nt CrispyQ Dec 2011 #59

Indigo Bunting cyberswede Dec 2011 #16

My grandmother said Indigo Buntings were very common when she was a little girl. Chipper Chat Dec 2011 #51

A single predominantly white Stellar's Blue Jay. Yep, that bird is mostly white with a bit of dusty Citizen Worker Dec 2011 #18

Not at the feeder, but in a nearby park -- 3 yellow-bellied sapsuckers! Nay Dec 2011 #21

We have hummingbird feeders Irishonly Dec 2011 #22

This is my backyard Magleetis Dec 2011 #23

One of our favorite parts of our annual two weeks at Ocracoke on the NC Outer Banks NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #24

I didn't even mention the wading birds Magleetis Dec 2011 #25

you can't say that their voice is nearly as nice is their appearance, that's for sure! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #26

And no leaves to rake! Cool. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #30

I wish Magleetis Dec 2011 #37

Monk Parakeets marsh hawk Dec 2011 #27

They live in Washington Park in Chicago, too. They're an amazing sight to see in the city. kas125 Dec 2011 #50

Rufous Sided Towhee. It fed on the droppings from the feeder. alfredo Dec 2011 #28

We are lucky that Towhees are common here - at least 1-2 pairs in the yard NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #41

We used to have some Rose Breasted Grosbeaks, but not for years alfredo Dec 2011 #56

My wife saw one ONCE - in our 18 years. Wishing they would show up! Orioles are similarly rare. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #57

We've had Orioles, but not many. Brown Thrashers, Slate Colored Juncos, and Fox Sparrows have alfredo Dec 2011 #64

You can attract orioles with a hummingbird feeder.. fadedrose Mar 2012 #75

When you think of orioles, think of grape jelly nt fadedrose Mar 2012 #77

The grosbeaks like suet and grape jelly, besides seeds.....nt fadedrose Mar 2012 #76

Well, not at the feeders, but around the yard: dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #29

Guinea fowl GoCubsGo Dec 2011 #31

We had a dog_lovin_dem Dec 2011 #34

I live in Tucson. ChazInAz Dec 2011 #35

Big Bird. nt Javaman Dec 2011 #36

Hope it didn't leave any droppings.... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #40

a budgie Skittles Dec 2011 #38

Probably not for long! when I was young the family budgie escaped....never to be seen again! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #39

yup Skittles Dec 2011 #42

Not at the feeder, in the bird bath - a pileated woodpecker csziggy Dec 2011 #43

Love them....shot this video during a lake kayak this summer.... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #44

Oh, that's nice csziggy Dec 2011 #45

that is a superb pic! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #48

Thanks! I really like this one csziggy Dec 2011 #49

Outstanding! CrispyQ Dec 2011 #60

I used my canon Power Shot with the 35X zoom - a superb point and shoot (the SX30 IS) NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #62

the hawk that snatched one of the smaller birds eating the seeds on the ground below the feeder. nt bertman Dec 2011 #46

we've had that happen...yikes! they are so quick...and so quiet in their approach NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #47

At least a thousand black birds FlaGranny Dec 2011 #52

We have a very occasional Grackle Attack...and even a rare but real Crow attack. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #53

The ones in my yard were FlaGranny Dec 2011 #66

Not a bird nykym Dec 2011 #54

No pics??? NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #55

I once had a pileated-, ruby-, and red headed- wookpecker waiting by my suet feeder FSogol Dec 2011 #61

Had a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers at Thanksgiving. Since, Cedar Waxwings have visited sybylla Dec 2011 #63

You can tell the cedar waxwing by its flight characteristics. They loop in and out of their tree. alfredo Dec 2011 #65

I never get good stuff for the feeders XemaSab Dec 2011 #67

A flicker is a regular visitor, and I never expected one to come to the feeder. Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 #68

light morph red tailed hawks marsh hawk Dec 2011 #69

Welcome to DU! XemaSab Dec 2011 #70

The Cooper's Hawk that hung around for years picking off mourning doves. kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #71

Juncos eating from the feeder instead of the ground. MH1 Jan 2012 #72

I had about two dozen Robins come through Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #73

A pigeon fadedrose Mar 2012 #74