SilverFly
Legend
Yes. So weird, but cool, to hear them hooting back and forth on a sunny morning. Merlin confirmed as GH.
Got any bird pics?
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Would've been a bird pic if I was there a couple days earlier...
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SilverFly
Legend
Is that getting converted into flies?
Nah, although it was my first thought. But I found two others, so ended up giving each of my kids a feather.
Coach Potter
Life of the Party
That’s a beautiful photograph!
Coach Potter
Life of the Party
The smoke was so thick last weekend that it made some of my pics appear to be black and white. 
Wired my boring piddock clam fountain head to prevent it being knocked off by raccoons or stolen by hoodlums
Gray light so might as well go black and white
SilverFly
Legend
Unfortunate PSA for bird feeder owners.
I asked our resident bird authority @Cabezon about what might be affecting this poor fledgling junco. Sadly this little guy was found dead in our garden yesterday.
I was informed Avian Pox was the likely pathogen. While not contagious to humans, we followed the instructions to clean and disinfect the feeder, and adjacent surfaces with a 10% bleach solution.
Feeder will also be offline for 2 weeks. Already getting complaints from the clientele. Fortunately I dont understand nuthatch cussing, but it doesnt sound friendly.
Note: The deck is a functional work in progress. Proper code worthy posts/rails are next.
I asked our resident bird authority @Cabezon about what might be affecting this poor fledgling junco. Sadly this little guy was found dead in our garden yesterday.
I was informed Avian Pox was the likely pathogen. While not contagious to humans, we followed the instructions to clean and disinfect the feeder, and adjacent surfaces with a 10% bleach solution.
Feeder will also be offline for 2 weeks. Already getting complaints from the clientele. Fortunately I dont understand nuthatch cussing, but it doesnt sound friendly.
Note: The deck is a functional work in progress. Proper code worthy posts/rails are next.
Not quite airborne yet, but think they qualify as training flights:
Cheers
Cheers
Hiking in the Olympics the other day and had a ball watching these guys chasing grasshopper in the alpine. They did not care that I walked with 5 feet of them on the trail. Saw about 20 on the day.
tkww
Life of the Party
Been close or at triple-digit temperatures the last couple of days. The local osprey has taken to coming in and for a bath and drink. It's funny, never seen this before in 20+ years of watching the water. Bird doesn't stay in the water long, and keeps a wary lookout the whole time. The hook on the beak and the the crazy talons stand out.
Coach Potter
Life of the Party
WOW…so good!
My wife and I made a trip to the Tucson area to bird watch. It is even hotter there than here in Richland, but the birds are awesome- also deer, pronghorns, desert cottontails, antelope jack rabbits and assorted lizards. The surrounding mountainous area called sky islands and are hotspots for birds from all over. One day we were guided by a local bird guide on Mt. Lemon (thanks Cabezon for the source of this). It was great, we saw a ton of birds and learned some new skills and approaches. We also visited a state park and a hummingbird center in Patagonia AZ. Both cool places.
Pictures of a few of the many species we spotted below:
Hepatic Tanager
Vermillion /fly catcher
Pyrrhuloxia (desert Cardinal)
Phainopepla
Gila Woodpecker
Lesser Goldfinch
Broad Billed Hummingbird
White Winged Dove
Black Throated Sparrow
Curved Bill Thrasher
Turkey vulture
Pictures of a few of the many species we spotted below:
Hepatic Tanager
Vermillion /fly catcher
Pyrrhuloxia (desert Cardinal)
Phainopepla
Gila Woodpecker
Lesser Goldfinch
Broad Billed Hummingbird
White Winged Dove
Black Throated Sparrow
Curved Bill Thrasher
Turkey vulture
