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Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on January 05, 2021, 10:25 AM:
I have a bird bath and two bird feeders one on a frying pan drilled to accept some wire to hang in it in a tree the other is a platform mounted on a large dowel bout 1.5 inch sitting in an umbrella holder I get many scrub jays , crows actually ravens ,chickadees, finches and some little birds I need to look up the have an iridescent blue back and a bright red breast they seem to glow ! they are bigger than a sparrow smaller than a robin just beautiful , I know you are a bit of a birder Leonard do you have any idea what they are ? I also keep a pan of water out for the bunnies It is just a hoot to see rabbits (cotton tails drinking from a pan ) Its been a dry year ! bless my critters !
Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on January 05, 2021, 10:45 AM:
Could be a number of birds
close as I could get was
Western Blue Bird?
Indigo Bunting?
Lazuli Bunting?
The Lazuli Bunting a small sparrow sized and amazing to see. Had them at the lookout in the summer.
Had the Western Blue Birds in the early summer.
Posted by earthwalker (Member # 4177) on January 05, 2021, 07:54 PM:
I'm feeding a bunch of sparrows or something.
At least no collard doves this year.
This area is fairly brid-less it seems like. Lot of Canadian geese galore it seems like.
Have deer coming through the yard now with all the snow on.
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on January 06, 2021, 05:15 AM:
Thanks EW I did some searching and they seem to be Western bluebirds ! Just beautiful little guys !
I get some quail some dove and many others we are far from bird less ! I also have elk, deer and even antelope! as well as stinky Javelina!
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Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on January 06, 2021, 05:33 AM:
forgot to mention coyote bobcat fox and mtn. lion I have them on game cameras cuz you wont find me outside in those temps !
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Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on January 06, 2021, 08:46 AM:
I have three pine trees around the house, full of birds. I'm always picking up dead babies that fell out of the nest so my dog doesn't eat them.
They drive us nuts, sorry not a bird guy ?
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on January 06, 2021, 11:09 AM:
Tons of quail and I'm feeding Paul's Hummingbirds while they're here for the winter.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on January 06, 2021, 12:02 PM:
That was my first thought, by the description was a blue bird. We don't get them around here. The western Bluebird has a lot of orange but the Mountain Bluebird is a uniform light blue except the females only have blue wings, the rest is gray/brown.
Good hunting. El Bee
edit: Dave, what possible harm could come from your dogs eating baby birds?
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Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on January 07, 2021, 05:17 AM:
Let em eat Dave its what they do ! Thanks Koko say hi to Steve and Queenie for me! You nailed it Leonard real pretty little birds ! After EW posted I went and looked up the birds mentioned and there they were !
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Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on January 07, 2021, 07:32 AM:
I am very certain that around here, more nestlings are killed/eaten by crows than any other reason. They are vicious and persistent bastards. The babies peep for food and the crows have incredible hearing, they zone in on the nest location and that's it. And yet, crows are extremely upset at the very sight of any raptor. They will hound them, gang up and harass a hawk for hours, especially owls! Crows deserve everything they get.
Good hunting. El Bee
Posted by Paul Melching (Member # 885) on January 07, 2021, 09:10 AM:
Out here we have a saying when talking to the game warden the crow is always the one on the ground and the raven is the one in the tree! All birds are viscous people don't realize how cruel they are !
THEY THINK PRETTY LITTLE BIRD !Voracious little predators ! Crows are truly the assholes of the bird world ,,,,,
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