Got any bird pics?
- Thread starter Wadin' Boot
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Definitely what I would call orange.
AKA sky rats.
Also I would tie some soft hackles with their feathers.
Towhees are cool and my friends.
I picked up a couple humane rat traps and also had to stop using them out in the open cuz so far I’ve caught 3 squirrels, 2 small birds, and only one rat.
Did you know squirrels growl?? It’s kinda freaky deaky
No pics but recent local saltwater sightings show that migrants are moving.
American widgeon have arrived.
White winged scoters came in earlier this week.
Harlequin male/female at a local Normandy Park beach.
More should be on the way.
American widgeon have arrived.
White winged scoters came in earlier this week.
Harlequin male/female at a local Normandy Park beach.
More should be on the way.
I see more owls in October than any other month near our place...Not sure why
Hiked Scott Mountain last week and saw this guy in a dead tree as we approached the end of the hike. Pulled out my phone to take a pic but was too slow. It took off and landed closer. I took a quick shot but couldn't really see it in the pic. Barely got it in frame - drastic crop job
Then it flew even closer to a dead snag and was really checking me out.
Some gray jays around the van the morning before the hike too. Almost got one to land on my hand without even putting food out.
picking dead bugs off the hood
Was exploring last Saturday and saw a guy with a tripod set up by a rock and he was baiting them to get picks. Had a photography business jacket on - pretty lame IMHO.
Then it flew even closer to a dead snag and was really checking me out.
Some gray jays around the van the morning before the hike too. Almost got one to land on my hand without even putting food out.
picking dead bugs off the hood
Was exploring last Saturday and saw a guy with a tripod set up by a rock and he was baiting them to get picks. Had a photography business jacket on - pretty lame IMHO.
So cool! I got buzzed by a GG Owl once as a 10yo kid when we were living in Wisconsin.
I was wandering the woods on the farm on a frigid but sunny winter day. Walked into a clearing. Next thing I see is a huge shape materialize out of a tall cedar and glide straight towards me. I froze and it flew what seemed like inches, but probably a couple feet directly over my head. Completely silent. A combination of fear and awe I will never forget.
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So this owl was very much alert and awake and looking at me. I have to believe it was trying to crap on me, timing the crap right as I was walking under the bird. It missed by inches, and it wasn't exactly a small amount of bird stuff. This ain't no robin or even a crow crap we're talking about.
This was in a little park with a ton of black walnuts on the ground and my theory is he's been hanging there in that redwood waiting for walnut-hungry rodents.