Kevin Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Connor Cochrane said: My nemesis bird Have you ever seen one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, Aveschapines said: . I was just under 10 pounds. My mother never forgave me LOL! 😣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Cattle Egret Family Anahauc NWR 7-20 by johnd1964, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 10:54 AM, Kevin said: A pair of Yellow-billed Cuckoos. What's that he's got? ^ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Johnd said: What's that he's got? ^ Grasshopper. Edited July 19, 2020 by Kevin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictaker Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Couldnt ask for a better subject on a mimosa tree 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) Not the best quality, but a pretty bird. Edited July 19, 2020 by Kevin 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowerShooter Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevin Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictaker Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Boat tailed Puffin... ; ) 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 13 hours ago, pictaker said: Boat tailed Puffin... ; ) How is it even holding on the that last one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Clem Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Mama Gambel Quail and her 11 chicks, Yucca Valley, Mojave Desert......."Follow Me" and they due! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RobinHood Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 You may have noticed a theme developing but as well as being in my overall top ten of favourite birds they are now my Number 1 for entertainment value (if you get a chance just watch them for a while). This one snagged a crayfish and resisted several sibling attacks (including grabbing its miniscule wing and trying to drag it underwater) before needing several attempts to swallow it. They are amazingly self confident at this age - one of the chicks had a confrontation with a Canada Goose and the goose backed off (the adults routinely chased off Mute Swans). 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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