Connor Cochrane 1,114 Posted July 17 Just now, Kevin said: Yellow-billed Cuckoo. My nemesis bird Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 2,650 Posted July 17 1 hour ago, Connor Cochrane said: My nemesis bird Have you ever seen one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Connor Cochrane 1,114 Posted July 17 33 minutes ago, Kevin said: Have you ever seen one? Not seen or heard. Not in the long time I lived on the east coast, not at there so cal colonies, not on my trips back to the east coast. I’ve had real bad luck with them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aveschapines 557 Posted July 17 On 7/15/2020 at 1:26 PM, SirVive said: She's a golden frizz-crested bird of paradise who needed a bowie knife to help her out of the shell due to her insisting on standing upright and eating all her egg white too quickly. Stewed for 39 weeks for a grand total of 7.3lbs - 1 1/2 weeks and a full pound more than her older sister👍 Love your little nestling! Good thing she's a bird; that procedure is considerably more complicated for human babies... I refused to stop sitting down and position myslef for the proper head-first dive; but they didn't use the bowie knife extraction back in those days. I was just under 10 pounds. My mother never forgave me LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirVive 212 Posted July 17 15 minutes ago, Aveschapines said: . I was just under 10 pounds. My mother never forgave me LOL! 😣 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MerMaeve 387 Posted July 17 On 7/15/2020 at 3:26 PM, SirVive said: She's a golden frizz-crested bird of paradise who needed a bowie knife to help her out of the shell due to her insisting on standing upright and eating all her egg white too quickly. Stewed for 39 weeks for a grand total of 7.3lbs - 1 1/2 weeks and a full pound more than her older sister👍 LOL, congrats!! She's is the cutest golden frizz-crested bird of paradise I've ever seen! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnd 1,258 Posted July 18 Cattle Egret Family Anahauc NWR 7-20 by johnd1964, on Flickr 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirVive 212 Posted July 18 8 hours ago, Aveschapines said: I refused to stop sitting down and position myslef for the proper head-first dive That means you more resembled the frog family for the first few weeks 😊 Can you still scratch behind your ears with your toes?🤔 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aveschapines 557 Posted July 18 12 hours ago, SirVive said: That means you more resembled the frog family for the first few weeks 😊 Can you still scratch behind your ears with your toes?🤔 No, those days are long gone 😄 But I did frog-sit (legs in a W position) when I was a kid, until I was told to stop when I was diagnosed with scoliosis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HamRHead 1,265 Posted July 18 From this morning--a pair of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks with 13 chicks. I'm not sure where these nested but they often nest in tree cavities. 11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johnd 1,258 Posted July 19 On 7/17/2020 at 10:54 AM, Kevin said: A pair of Yellow-billed Cuckoos. What's that he's got? ^ 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 2,650 Posted July 19 (edited) 1 hour ago, Johnd said: What's that he's got? ^ Grasshopper. Edited July 19 by Kevin 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aveschapines 557 Posted July 19 I was trying to figure that out too; I didn't notice the legs, and it looked like a fish with a really weird tail! When I see them here they chow down on caterpillars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark F 146 Posted July 19 This elegant Brown Pelican has a fishing lure caught in its right wing, as shown in one of these photos (taken by my daughter). International Bird Rescue in the Bay area has been made aware. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pictaker 2,191 Posted July 19 Couldnt ask for a better subject on a mimosa tree 15 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 2,650 Posted July 19 (edited) Not the best quality, but a pretty bird. Edited July 19 by Kevin 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlowerShooter 317 Posted July 20 Just after sunset, we frequently have 2 to 3 Great Horned Owls come up to the yard. Tonight one posed in the Oak tree. 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 2,650 Posted July 20 On 7/19/2020 at 9:57 AM, Aveschapines said: I was trying to figure that out too; I didn't notice the legs, and it looked like a fish with a really weird tail! When I see them here they chow down on caterpillars. There is not a lot of caterpillars around right now, but there is no shortage of grasshoppers. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pictaker 2,191 Posted July 20 Boat tailed Puffin... ; ) 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SirVive 212 Posted July 21 5 hours ago, pictaker said: Boat tailed Puffin... ; ) Nice shot! How does he manage to get his beak that full and still catch another without losing any ? !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 2,650 Posted July 21 13 hours ago, pictaker said: Boat tailed Puffin... ; ) How is it even holding on the that last one? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Clem 202 Posted July 21 Mama Gambel Quail and her 11 chicks, Yucca Valley, Mojave Desert......."Follow Me" and they due! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
