>snowing >the entire gang is here (Downy Woopecker, Red Bellied Woodpecker, Mourning Doves, Juncos, Cardinals, Blue Jays, Titmice, Nuthatches Damn, I wasn't prepared for everyone to pull up at once
>>5095840 We've had a ton of goldfinches, blue jays, chickadees, and a couple of hairy woodpeckers at our feeders during this snow. The jays and finches never seem to be there at the same time though, I'm guessing they don't get along. Then last night this guy showed up and hung out on our porch for an hour. I hope he sticks around, there's plenty of mice and squirrels on our farm for snacks.
Been reading a book about birds lately and it mentioned about how some European birds got introduced to the New World by settlers. Which made me wonder, if some migratory birds move to the south in the winter, that would still work in North America, because they would just cross the Gulf of Mexico instead of the Mediterranean and be probably fine. But are there examples of birds being introduced to habitats in the southern hemisphere? Were they able to adjust their migration behavior? Tried looking it up but wasn't really sure what to even google for so I hope some of you might have something smart to say.
You're welcome for this atrocity of a map I found when looking for an image to post with this. I'm sorry.
>been feeding local crows peanuts in shells for a year >local store stops selling peanuts in shells because i'm the only one buying them >try some pumpkin seeds instead >crows can't see where i throw them in the snow what a mess
90% sure this is Hispaniolan woodpecker Very bad at flying, almost flew into me and other people, probably tied to the fact it’s missing one eye and the other one is a cloudy grey.
>>5092197 It's only early Feb, and already, in northern Illinois, I've heard and seen a few flocks of Canada geese going north. In my experience such indicators are solidly dependable, nothing like the silliness of groundhog myths and such. .
>>5096453 had a red tailed hawk once stay in my area. Whenever it was soaring in the sky, the little birds would become petrified in fear at the hopes of not becoming its next meal.
>setup shitty little dish on ground during summer >constant birds drinking from it >pickup standing stone one that looks nicer >not a single bird uses it even on hot days never should've put in effort.
>>5099454 New Zealand had a ton of stupid stuff introduced but dont think any of them are migratory. Also Barn Swallows have started vreeding in South America and possibly South Africa.
In Britain, the Egyptian Geese are kind of adapting to local season but most will still breed way to early in spring due to their southern hemisphere origin.
This bird and his friend were weird. Both had fluffed up feathers. He kept sitting around the dumpster and wouldn't immediately run away. I even got my hand a couple inches from him before he walked away. Then he napped under some garbage for a while and went away.
>>5107781 Try throwing individual seeds to bait them closer to you.
>crow family over in local park >mum, dad and young one >i think the young one will be 1 year old soon >they usually chill together all three >but this week the parents have been harassing the young one is it bird behavior for spring is coming, time to move out?
>>5110579 seems like the young one won, or his folks just packed and left when i give him food he just sits there and calls for them good thing it wasn't raining or it would have been super depressing
>>5111579 I remember the first time I heard magpies. Was dumped at my grandparents for the weekend because lol kids amirite. Woke up in the morning and asked what bird that was (5y/o) and my grandad just jumped up and started shouting THOSE CUNTING FUCK MAGPIES, grabbed his bird stick and ran out waving it around at them. "Why does he do that?" 'He was feeding a lone duckling and one swooped down to kill it' "Oh." And so we continued watching him wave his bird stick at the trees.
total pigeon death update it's spring and the flying rats are trying to claim the roof outside my window i can hear them land and walk around, have to open my window and wave for them to fuck off now i have gathered sticks to throw after them if it keeps happening
There's a killdeer that keeps hanging out in my work parking lot. They go to flat areas to breed, so it runs around the parking lot flashing their tail at me lol.
The pair of collared doves that come to my balcony, I put seed out for them, there's also one on its own that spends more time here. The bloody wood pigeons realised I put food out a few months ago, and though I like them they eat the seed in no time so I chase them off. >put mixed seed out >lasts a week >put sunflower hearts out >they're gone in two days Doves and pigeons seem to love sunflower hearts.
>>5116221 I have a pair of Mourning Doves regular visitors. Since you also have a pair of doves, odds are that they're like mine. Basically they claim that spot as theirs and chase off any other doves. Kinda sucks since sometimes there's a small, juvenile dove that needs a bit of food but the pair scare it off.
>>5116304 Interestingly they come and go, the lone dove in pic related on my bedroom windowsill, is here more than they are, and they will chase him/her off, but they won't chase the wood pigeons off, presumably because they're a lot bigger.
Can anyone identify this bird for me? I thought it was a common seagull, but now I'm not sure. It hangs out by the river and routinely bullies all of the ducks. It's the only one of it's type there... the rest are all ducks and geese. He's larger than the ducks, but smaller than the geese.
>>5117643 How the hell did Hooded crows end up in Ireland? I technically count them on my life list because I saw one from the plane window while landing for a layover in Dublin.
Went to a new park yesterday because it was close to my new job. There wasn't anything there. I barely missed a big ass bird skimming the water that was cool as fuck
>>5117313 >>5117337 >>5117483 It's a California gull. They're large, aggressive, occasionally solitary and well-known duck bullies. They go as far as to eat their eggs and even their ducklings. They're kleptoparasites IE they wait for another animal to acquire food then they steal it for themselves. This behaviour is particularly common when they're around ducks. Is that the bullying you're seeing? >>5117556 The problem is that many gull species can and do interbreed and offspring can be intermediary in look and demeanor between their parents.
>>5120676 >they wait for another animal to acquire food then they steal it for themselves. This behaviour is particularly common when they're around ducks. Is that the bullying you're seeing? Yes, that's exactly what I was seeing. It was pretty aggressive about it too. The ducks haven't had ducklings yet, but they will soon. I'm surprised there was a gull this far from the sea. Like I said, it's 11 miles to the waterfront over several large hills too. I don't think I've ever seen gulls on Lake Washington either. Are you sure it's a California Gull? The one in my pic has a very dark/blackish beak, not yellow.
>>5120681 Yeah, I'm sure. What you're seeing is a second winter California gull. Everything matches exactly including its location. These things go as far as Idaho and even into the prairie provinces of Canada. 11 measly miles ain't shit
>>5120685 Okay, thanks Maybe I'll go watch the birds some more this weekend. We also sometimes have bald eagles, blue herons, double-crested cormorants, and a few extremely aggressive canadian geese. Only one gull though.
This the range of the Indian Myna Can someone explain to me why it's considered invasive in the Gulf despite it being so close to it's natural range in Iran?
>>5107103 As of now >cardinal >chickadee >blue jay >gold finch >morning doves Haven't seen any junkos in a while, guess they went back up north. I'll miss those qt3.14s. Hummingbirds should be showing up any day now.
Posted this in the raptor thread not realizing it was just a troll thread but: I am so pissed. For the last 2 weeks there had been a group of 3 Merlins that had summer migrated to my area and were hanging out all day long in my area specifically in one tree. Beside that there was a Fir tree with an abandoned squirrel nest and it looked like the pair were actually interested in using it as their nest, as they'd been hopping in and out of it pretty frequently. Just the other day, the dumb fuck rental company goes and entirely cuts down the tree that they would sit in, the Merlins left and haven't returned since. There wasn't even anything wrong with the tree. Now they cut down the tree with the squirrel nest as well, so they can't even come back to that. I despise these absolute retards so much.
Is there any way to tell what kind of goose this little feller is? I bought it as part of a pack of chicks and turkeys since you have to buy six birds minimum, and the farm store I got it from just sold them as "mixed geese". I don't think it's a Chinese or African goose since it doesn't have the beginnings of a knob forming on the top of the bill, but aside from that I have no idea what it is. Also, I'm trying to make sure it imprints on me and is friendly towards people, or at least me. Any tips on that besides just spending time with it and feeding it? I let it splash around in my bath tub the other day and it loved that but it's still a little too small to really do anything besides shit and peep.
I posted a bird picture on Reddit and said that I used the Merlin app to bring the bird closer and they took it down as unethical birding. What's the difference if a bird is singing on one branch and flies 100 feet to sit on another branch?
>>5127159 >unethical birding The bullshit that some people will just make up is astounding. The only way birding could be unethical is if you were doing something like running around a nesting site crushing eggs and shit.
>>5096453 Barred owls cannot take adult gray squirrels. They can't even take off with a dead one. They love juvenile gray squirrels though. Here is the pair I've been watching for almost 13 years in my neighborhood
Saw a dead chick in the alley behind my work. Birds have been nesting in the vents and I guess this one fell out. It was raining pretty hard today so I guess the exposure got it.
>>5127164 There used to be people that collected eggs, in much the same way that people collected shells or Pokemon cards. Often doing so, with little or no regard for either the impacted nest, or the survival status of the species. Indeed, the more rare or endangered, the more desirable the collectability.
These were not the biologists, taking them for legitimate study, yet they saw the need for the appearance to the public of scientific legitimacy. So they took on the scientifically sounding name "Oologist", applying to themselves a fake veneer of scientific legitimacy, to try to justify their destructive form of collecting.
Fortunately, the heyday of "Oology" is long gone. Unfortunately, there is little doubt that some still practice it, even to the extent of knowingly taking those of endangered species.
Right now there's a storm and a duck mother has a bunch of her ducklings under my bush. I'll post pictures if I get good ones. The ducks parents are cool with me, I fed one a raspberry once and I make sure there's a nice puddle for them to grub in. If they live on my property should I do anything for them? They like to hang around my car. I know how to not bother wild animals. I don't feed them very often but I gave one a raspberry once.
I was walking across a busy four lane bridge the other day when a swallow swooped around just beyond me. I tried to snap pics but it's remarkable quick and changes direction seemingly erratically (though likely just to catch tiny bugs). I'm actually walking across that same bridge tomorrow. Any tips for getting a pic then?
>see two flying rats sitting next to each other >wow they never do that, they're always chasing each other away >pigeons start "kissing" >one goes low and the other jumps on top of it >the top flaps its wings for 2-3 seconds >jumps down again is it a mating ritual? i hate these birds more by the day, they act so goddamn stupid all the time