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What bird is this?
« on: June 09, 2022, 07:23:07 AM »
Curious what bird this is


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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2022, 07:27:24 AM »
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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2022, 07:29:24 AM »
 :yeah:
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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2022, 07:38:36 AM »
Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2022, 07:46:36 AM »
Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

This.  Super cool bird.  Too bad the prefer the tops of the leafy greens.

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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2022, 08:04:45 AM »
Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

Saw them for the first time last year if I recall correctly. They were eating the berries on my hedgerow same time last year. The only reason I got the picture is because I heard a loud thump and the dumb SOB flew into my window and knocked himself silly. Thankfully he didnt break his neck, but it was probably a good 15 minutes before he was in the right mind to fly away.

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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2022, 08:13:11 AM »
Had a couple of them in my yard several years ago......only once. That's a rare photo because they prefer to be in the treetops of a forest and aren't common at ground level. When I first saw the colors, I thought it was an escaped parrot or exotic bird.

Saw them for the first time last year if I recall correctly. They were eating the berries on my hedgerow same time last year. The only reason I got the picture is because I heard a loud thump and the dumb SOB flew into my window and knocked himself silly. Thankfully he didnt break his neck, but it was probably a good 15 minutes before he was in the right mind to fly away.

Must not be a lot of windows up on the top of trees for them to become familiar with. Once had a robin or some other flying nutjob attack a bathroom window for several days.

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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2022, 08:43:14 AM »
Great birds.  One of my favorites.  That bright red in their head comes from insects in their diet.

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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2022, 09:26:29 AM »
 My brother in law has them coming into his bird feeder on Camino Island.
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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2022, 09:36:55 AM »
They used to come to my bird feeders on a regular basis, but I haven't seen one in a couple of years.  I keep a list of the different kinds of birds that show up to my feeders, and there are many that have just disappeared over the years.  I attribute that to the huge amount of new housing development in the area where I live.  So much of the native habitat has turned into wall-to-wall houses.   That's progress, I guess.
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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2022, 10:10:41 AM »
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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2022, 08:57:43 PM »
Very pretty birds. I've never seen one on the west side but i see them at the cabin every spring.
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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2022, 09:04:57 PM »
Looks like a bobcat to me :dunno:

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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2022, 02:39:08 PM »
Look awesome

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Re: What bird is this?
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2022, 06:48:23 PM »
Beautiful birds  :tup:
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