Got any bird pics?

[Scott Salzer]

Dust bath hole in the yard that I help on keeping it loose. Flickers are big ant eaters.

 

[Gyrfalcon22]

Hope I have not posted these in the past. Beautiful Pacific loon has been in Westport for months now it seems. It cannot fly. More accurately, it cannot get airborne is the real issue I think. They need a running takeoff and he has a weak leg so cannot get speed up for liftoff. Loon seems to be doing ok eating in the marina and might just have to live out his days there.
I could not see what the injury is. We should not have Pacific loons here to see this breeding plumage. That would be a far north sighting usually.

Backyard male A. Kestrel

 

[Kilchis]

Collared Doves

 

[Kilchis]

Red-winged Blackbird, female,

 

[Scott Salzer]

RWBB's are nice. And, that is a good picture.

 

[Cabezon]

The local bandtail flock have a habit of picking through the compost bin at one corner of my property. When they do fly into the Douglas fir trees, they seem to prefer to use perches that are obscured from my camera by intervening branches. But every once in a while, they are in view and the light is good.
In this picture, the bird on the left appears to be chewing out the guilty bird on the right.

They are very distinguished-looking birds.

Steve

 

[SKYKO]

This little fellow paid me a visit this morning while I was taking a coffee break, No Fear!

 

[Matt B]

This little fellow paid me a visit this morning while I was taking a coffee break, No Fear!
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"Excuse me sir, but you are standing on my breakfast."

 

[Wadin' Boot]

is that a baby killdeer?

 

[SKYKO]

I'm not sure but wondered the same, it definitely was scrounging around the high tide line looking for food, did a 360 around my feet before taking off.

 

[wanderingrichard]

At the camp site

 

[wanderingrichard]

On Penns Creek

 

[Cabezon]

is that a baby killdeer?

Hi WB,
The curious bird looks like a juvenile sparrow, perhaps house sparrow, to me. A young killdeer would have more striking markings (see here).
Steve

 

[M_D]

Crummy picture here….
but can any tell if the bird on the left is a juvenile junco?

There are two adults feeding this thing but it’s nearly twice their size so I wasn’t sure if it’s some sort of brood parasite.

 

[Greg Armstrong]

Crummy picture here….View attachment 76244
but can any tell if the bird on the left is a juvenile junco?

There are two adults feeding this thing but it’s nearly twice their size so I wasn’t sure if it’s some sort of brood parasite.

Cowbird, I'm thinking.

 

[M_D]

Cowbird, I'm thinking.

I think you nailed it. That said, neither my wife or I recall ever seeing adult cowbirds in our back yard. Go figure

 

[Piscihound]

Golf course predator.

 

[Tom Butler]

I was extremely surprised to run across this on the stream I was fishing yesterday.

 

[Wadin' Boot]

Bird flu? Came across a dead Caspian tern yesterday, numbers seemed really low compared to normal.

 

[Tom Butler]

Bird flu? Came across a dead Caspian tern yesterday, numbers seemed really low compared to normal.

Don't know. I didn't see any obvious sign it was shot, or scavenged, so I though it best not to get any closer. Never seen them way up here before.
Edit: I did send a note to the spokane office just because it's unusual and your comment.