I count 27 in that photo, and I would guess I have had 100 at once between my three feeders. It s WILD to stand in the middle of the three feeders and have all the hummingbirds buzzing around you like a swarm of bees. I have held one of the feeders about a foot from my face and had that many birds coming at once. I've got some great videos.
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Little finches.
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I enjoy watching birds. Our feeder brings in House Wrens, a few starlings, a pair of Cardinals, Blue Jays, a Downy woodpecker, a Red headed woodpecker and morning doves to clean up the seeds on the ground. Have not seen any humming birds to my feeder yet.
LANShark42
Master
First let me say i'm an animal lover. I don't mean to sound cruel, but you might be doing your "bird neighborhood" a favor by trying to put down the ill bird? In its already compromised state, it likely won't live long. Best to maybe put it out of its misery.
shooter521
Certified Glock Nut
I bet your other books list it as a Yellow-Rumped Warbler, which is what it is. There are two forms – the "Myrtle" in the north and east, and "Audubon's" in the west – but they are the same species.
Migratory songbirds are protected under federal law, so no. Also, nature will take its course in due time; either the bird will recover from the disease, or it will get naturally selected and become food for a predator.
So they are both Yellow-Rumped Warblers.That one is the Myrtle Warbler though."The Myrtle can be distinguished from Audubon's Warbler by its whitish eye stripe, white (not yellow) throat, and contrasting cheek patch.
I looked in our books,and indeed a few of them list Yellow-Rumped warblers but all descriptions of them include a yellow throat(as do the pictures)which is what had us confused(Audubon's).Thanks for the help clarifying who this guy was.I think our oldest book is the only one that listed them as separate species.
This one was feeding on the shores of Lake Superior.I have never seen a bird standing or flying through breaking waves,but they(there where plenty of them)did not seem to mind getting wet while hunting little flies.The basalt cliffs we where on made for a nice back ground.
shooter521
Certified Glock Nut
If you want to be really pretentious, you'd list it as "Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Myrtle)".
It's amazing how fast our understanding of birds, and thus their names and taxonomy, changes. Peterson's Field Guide, which used to be THE bird book to have just a decade or two ago, is now so out of date it is almost laughable. I use Sibley's and Kaufman's guides; I find Sibley's to have better/more accurate information, while Kaufman's use of actual photos (as opposed to artwork) can be helpful in identifying birds that aren't in "ideal" plumage or lighting conditions.
Around here, Yellow-Rumped Warblers are some of the first to show up in the spring, and last to leave in the winter; they can even over-winter in some places if conditions are prime.
HTH!
I forgot I had these.
This killdeer is from last year. It decided to make a nest in a partial gravel drive.
I put part of a cinder block down by the nest so nobody would run over it.
The first picture is of one of them approaching me as I am getting closer to the nest. Note the nest just behind it.
The Nest
The diversionary "broken wing" tactic. Such a brilliant act.
This killdeer is from last year. It decided to make a nest in a partial gravel drive.
I put part of a cinder block down by the nest so nobody would run over it.
The first picture is of one of them approaching me as I am getting closer to the nest. Note the nest just behind it.
The Nest
The diversionary "broken wing" tactic. Such a brilliant act.
goldtrigger
Grandmaster
I love the bunting!!!
I keep a tree filled with feeders. One with regular seed, one with thistle seed, a suet cake, and a hummingbird feeder. Saw my first hummingbird of the season last week! They are cool to watch!
I keep a tree filled with feeders. One with regular seed, one with thistle seed, a suet cake, and a hummingbird feeder. Saw my first hummingbird of the season last week! They are cool to watch!
hummingbirds and orioles both made appearances at the homestead this weekend.
GoBoilers!
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Great pics, Shiban! I am curious to know what type of camera you used. My daughter is in 4-H Photography and she ties to get pics like that but it is a challenge.
We've have lots of hummers on our feeders every year, but 2012 was our first time seeing an oriole. What a thrill. I hope they are back this year.
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GB!
We've have lots of hummers on our feeders every year, but 2012 was our first time seeing an oriole. What a thrill. I hope they are back this year.
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GB!
Thank you.
Canon SX20IS. Point and shoot digital. I bought it a few years back for a vacation. These are all taken with auto settings. I bought it for the 20x optical zoom. It's got a pretty good lens on it. You can get them now pretty cheap.
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Examples of sunsets taken with this.
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I had this bad boy on my seed cake last week.. A pileated woodpecker. Excuse the photo as it was my IPhone through a window and screen..
I've got quite a few gold finches on my "upside down feeders". I had a ton of them a few weeks ago when they started changing back to yellow.
Some folks on my website are seeing hummers now.,.
I've got quite a few gold finches on my "upside down feeders". I had a ton of them a few weeks ago when they started changing back to yellow.
Some folks on my website are seeing hummers now.,.
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Shiban, we had a male cardinal with that same affliction that was at our feeders in 08 & 09. there was a farily long spell, maybe 3 months, where we didn't see him. But he showed up again one day. I assume it was the same one anyway. He had his girl with him during both stretches, so I took it to be the same guy.
It's been a week or so since I've seen this guy. I think with all of the dandelions going to seed, that he's eating off of the ground where it's easier. Just a guess though. The house finches have thinned out a bit as have the gold finches, and I'm thinking they all have done this.
Hummingbirds keep coming in though.
Here's some pics from both my wife and I. She took the ones with the flash. I took the shadow pics.
Thanks for the pics. But you are now obligated to keep that bird feeder full until that House Finch gets his vision back.
Maybe it was just the Woodpecker's time to go. Could have been lightening related. You did try CPR right? Mouth to beak?
Those birds now need some radar. or sonar.
