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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 13, 2011 - 11:31pm PT
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+1 Great Horned Owl baby vote.
Awesome story Crimpie. A friend of mine keeps a "touch list," for all the birds that have touched him. He has some crazy brushes, shoe-landings, etc., but I sincerely doubt he's had a Coop land on his shoulder. Weirdest I got, two summers ago I had a chickadee fly up to my face, hover there for a second, and peck me in the tooth.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 14, 2011 - 03:54am PT
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How close is too close? Nevah!
Crested Caracara channeling Richard Avedon
And I've always wondered why they are called "faceface" or "deardear". Anyone?
I know we're all fond of sniping here but don't say that around this guy...
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AlasdairTurner
Trad climber
Seattle, wa
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May 15, 2011 - 01:12am PT
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Here area few shots at smith rock, or.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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May 15, 2011 - 01:16am PT
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Today is International Migratory Bird Day, aka Birdday. The second weekend of May each year. http://www.birdday.org/
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dipper
climber
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May 15, 2011 - 03:58am PT
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A few from the coast...
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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May 15, 2011 - 11:21am PT
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Alasdair, who is the colorful guy enjoying the tasty bug snack? Cool shots!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 15, 2011 - 11:37am PT
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All beautiful (as usual)
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AlasdairTurner
Trad climber
Seattle, wa
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May 15, 2011 - 11:44am PT
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I believe the colorful one is a Lewis's Woodpecker. I spent a lot of time with the bird book on that one. I also cant seem to ID the tail-less wren. If anyone has any idea on that one I would love to know. Its not a rock, bewicks, or house. Thats about all I know. sedge wren?
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 15, 2011 - 12:12pm PT
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Cool to show again Pate. Love the silly Nutcrackers! Wish we had them here. For the first time ever, we've got two Black-Headed Grosbeaks at our feeder. Seems an irruption of Pine Siskins and the goldfinch (both American and Lesser) are far fewer in numbers. The Red-Winged Blackbirds will send me to the poor house in seed costs. They are quick learners on the squirrel proof feeders.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 15, 2011 - 12:49pm PT
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Alasdair,
That's the rare Tail-less Rock Wren! You can tell 'cause he's sittin' on a rock. :-)
But at least he got away. He mighta lost it through molting, too.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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May 15, 2011 - 10:49pm PT
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Band Tailed Pigeons, Sierra Foothills. Nice white ring on the neck, banded tail and yellow feet! They sure can eat!
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 16, 2011 - 01:09am PT
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OK, they are all relatively big and slow moving, but they are pretty characteristic of Union Bay Landfill nature area here in Seattle and my best so far (excepting a pretty good house finch). All are click and expandable.
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Tony
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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May 17, 2011 - 04:14pm PT
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We were entertained by a couple of these Wandering Tattlers hunting fish in tide pools for about 30 minutes before this one finally caught a big one. Since we haven't yet made it to the highlands, this is one of a handful of native birds we have seen.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
or some such
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May 17, 2011 - 04:19pm PT
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I had a white dove in my backyard. It's just hangin' with the regular doves, though. I guess doves don't get too hungup about that sort of thing.
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scuffy b
climber
dissected alluvial deposits, late Pleistocene
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May 17, 2011 - 04:21pm PT
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I love Gadwalls. They look like they've been outfitted in custom-woven
tweeds, somewhat different than, say, a Mallard drake.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 17, 2011 - 06:34pm PT
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My feeder has been kicking butt lately:
Mountain Chickadees, Pygmy and White-breasted Nuthatches, and juncos are usual through the winter, but are species sorta come and go. Lately it's been gangbusters. Right now we have scads of Cassin's and House Finches, Siskins, Lesser Goldfinches, and the more interesting nomads, each with their charismatic bills. Here are some crappy, through-the-dirty-window/screen shots.
When things get crowded, the crossbills just go inverted:
Giving me the stink-eye for a refill; they've been burning through seed:
The poor Evening Grosbeaks are just a little too big for this feeder:
They get frustrated. I wouldn't want that frustrated maw pointed at me. This is the only bird in North America that can crack a cherry stone; I'm told that they can break a finger, too:
Here's a female:
Here's another grosbeak, although Black-headed Grosbeaks are actually cardinals, not finches:
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 17, 2011 - 07:39pm PT
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Nice see you online Tony, and nice photo. OH, the Seattle Times had an article titled "Naturalists Fear Overuse of Birdcall Apps" on the front page today.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015072324_birdcalls17m.html
Awesome photos Willoughby. I haven't seen either grosbeaks or crossbills in Seattle, but I have seen a crosbill at Index (note climbing reference). And Scuffy, yeah, Gadwalls are quite often "my favorite bird" even though we see a lot of them.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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May 17, 2011 - 08:19pm PT
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Wowsa! More terrific photos. You have an amazing feeder collection there. We have our first Black-Headed Grosbeak. I'd pass out if some Cross-bills visited! Awesome.
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mctwisted
Social climber
superslacker city
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May 17, 2011 - 08:46pm PT
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