Got any bird pics?

[Stonedfish]

what do you think they're doing ? they act like robins almost, using they're beaks for either food or nesting material but up in the trees or on the suet the rest of the year.

I think in this case, they are feeding.
This is pretty informative.
SF

https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/00623/wdfw00623.pdf

 

[mr.badexample]

I think in this case, they are feeding.
This is pretty informative.
SF

https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/00623/wdfw00623.pdf

thanks, it seemed strange to see them suddenly on our scabby lawn digging away, but not as strange as the otters screwing under an apple tree the other day after negotiating a 160 foot bank/drainage.

 

[Jim F.]

I think in this case, they are feeding.
This is pretty informative.
SF

Following late spring snowfalls, Flickers have "mined" their way all around the foundation of my house feeding on whatever was available in the softer ground.

 

[Bajema]

Great thread. These days it’s birding that’s getting me outside rather than fishing. I’d like to do more fishing, but right now I’m just happy to be out getting the fresh air.

 

[Bajema]

Oh and here a couple bad picks of a pair of black-necked stilts (pretty rare for us) that showed up here in Whatcom county the other weekend in a random ass cornfield.

 

[Kilchis]

Canada Jay, fka Gray Jay, aka Camp Robber, planning his next heist.

 

[MELinOre]

Canada Jay, fka Gray Jay, aka Camp Robber, planning his next heist.

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Gray Jay's are a very friendly to people bird! They will often take food from your hand while perched on your finger.

 

[kerrys]

 

[Kilchis]

Gray Jay's are a very friendly to people bird! They will often take food from your hand while perched on your finger.

Yeah, but if you post photos like that little old ladies of both genders get all bitchy about avian nutrition and. encouraging the birds to abandon their instinctive wariness of people. Mind you, the bird landed on my knee while I was eating my sandwich….

Incidentally, they are darned near weightess!

 

[Northern]

Ok, bird folks - doing some jungle reduction today and found this in the driveway.
???

 

[riseform]

Ok, bird folks - doing some jungle reduction today and found this in the driveway.
???
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I'm guessing spotted towhee.
As for Norther flickers, they love ants.

 

[SteelHeadDave]

http://1201thirdave.com/falconcam.aspx

Looks like the chicks got banded and have a fresh squab lunch right now.

Edited to grab some stills from around 7pm this evening…

 

[Northern]

I'm guessing spotted towhee.
As for Norther flickers, they love ants.

Ok, yeah - definitely see those in the yard.
Thanks!

 

[Wadin' Boot]

 

[Greg Armstrong]

Ok, bird folks - doing some jungle reduction today and found this in the driveway.
??

Ok, bird folks - doing some jungle reduction today and found this in the driveway.
???
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I’m guessing it’s a Downy or Hairy Woodpecker wing feather.

 

[Bajema]

I’m guessing it’s a Downy or Hairy Woodpecker wing feather.

That looks like a solid guess.

The Feather Atlas - Feather Identification and Scans - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory

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www.fws.gov

 

[SculpinSwinger]

That looks like a solid guess.

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Thanks for posting this resource!

 

[Bajema]

It’s a very cool site

 

[Northern]

That looks like a solid guess.

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Hmm. We have a lot of woodpeckers, but this would almost have to be a juvenile, then? This gives a better idea of size. A little over 2"

 

[Bajema]

The chart is in cm, so I think the length fits. It’s also for the secondary feathers, not the longer primaries. I’m no expert on this though.