Anyone into birds?
Jul 5th 2016, 2:21 pm
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Re: Anyone into birds?
A bit mundane...not quite the cardinal I was hoping for, but it is red.
Aug 4th 2016, 3:20 pm
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Re: Anyone into birds?
Just saw a mostly white bird on the deck. Can't recall a white bird before.
Might have been a Tufted Titmouse. It's the nearest I can find.
Might have been a Tufted Titmouse. It's the nearest I can find.
Aug 4th 2016, 5:15 pm
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Re: Anyone into birds?
Just saw a mostly white bird on the deck. Can't recall a white bird before.
Might have been a Tufted Titmouse. It's the nearest I can find.
http://www.tringa.org/images/8095_Tu...-13-2010_2.jpg
Might have been a Tufted Titmouse. It's the nearest I can find.
http://www.tringa.org/images/8095_Tu...-13-2010_2.jpg
Aug 4th 2016, 9:56 pm
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Aug 5th 2016, 10:05 pm
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Re: Anyone into birds?
First is a well hidden wood pecker. Annoying he landed right next to me today, when I didn't have the camera.
The other two, rats with wings.
One thing about the warm weather, it's loosening up the decades old lube on these old lenses, so they're quicker and easier to focus.
New glasses, probably hasn't helped, fiddled with the diopter setting but still seems slightly out.
The other two, rats with wings.
One thing about the warm weather, it's loosening up the decades old lube on these old lenses, so they're quicker and easier to focus.
New glasses, probably hasn't helped, fiddled with the diopter setting but still seems slightly out.
Aug 5th 2016, 11:59 pm
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Re: Anyone into birds?
Isn't the first one a nuthatch?
Aug 16th 2016, 1:03 pm
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So I'm sitting at the kitchen table right in front of the window and right outside the window is a hanging basket of flowers.
Suddenly there's what for a couple of seconds I thought was a rather large bee.
Then I realised it was a hummingbird. A real life hummingbird!
I actually saw a real life hummingbird about four feet away.
That was exciting.
Aug 16th 2016, 2:21 pm
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Re: Anyone into birds?
So I'm sitting at the kitchen table right in front of the window and right outside the window is a hanging basket of flowers.
Suddenly there's what for a couple of seconds I thought was a rather large bee.
Then I realised it was a hummingbird. A real life hummingbird!
I actually saw a real life hummingbird about four feet away.
That was exciting.
http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/happy/ju...y-emoticon.gif
Aug 16th 2016, 3:32 pm
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Re: Anyone into birds?
So I'm sitting at the kitchen table right in front of the window and right outside the window is a hanging basket of flowers.
Suddenly there's what for a couple of seconds I thought was a rather large bee.
Then I realised it was a hummingbird. A real life hummingbird!
I actually saw a real life hummingbird about four feet away.
That was exciting.
http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/happy/ju...y-emoticon.gif
Beautiful little things but holy crap they can move fast!
Talking of birds, I have seen several herds of geese over the last few days. That is not a welcome sight. Not in August.
Aug 16th 2016, 5:53 pm
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Aug 16th 2016, 6:55 pm
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Re: Anyone into birds?
Rosemary
Aug 16th 2016, 7:03 pm
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Re: Anyone into birds?
Could this be because its a sign of Autumn (Fall) - that winter is fast approaching, could that be it?