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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: Parasite on June 09, 2022, 07:23:07 AM

Title: What bird is this?
Post by: Parasite on June 09, 2022, 07:23:07 AM: Curious what bird this is
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Post by: snowshoes22 on June 09, 2022, 07:27:24 AM: Western Tanager
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Post by: Bullkllr on June 09, 2022, 07:29:24 AM: :yeah:
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Post by: Fidelk 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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Post by: MR5x5 on June 09, 2022, 07:46:36 AM: Quote from: Fidelk 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.

This. Super cool bird. Too bad the prefer the tops of the leafy greens.
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Post by: Parasite on June 09, 2022, 08:04:45 AM: Quote from: Fidelk 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.

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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Post by: Fidelk on June 09, 2022, 08:13:11 AM: Quote from: Parasite on June 09, 2022, 08:04:45 AM
Quote from: Fidelk 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.

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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Post by: elkboy 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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Post by: ghosthunter 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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Post by: Igor 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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Post by: Bigshooter on June 09, 2022, 10:10:41 AM: Quote from: snowshoes22 on June 09, 2022, 07:27:24 AM
Western Tanager
:yeah:
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Post by: Twispriver 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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Post by: EmeraldBullet on June 09, 2022, 09:04:57 PM: Looks like a bobcat to me :dunno:
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Post by: briansullivansec001 on October 08, 2022, 02:39:08 PM: Look awesome
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Post by: Alchase on October 08, 2022, 06:48:23 PM: Beautiful birds :tup:
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Post by: JWBINX on October 08, 2022, 06:57:25 PM: Awesome bird!! Have not seen one this year, but one of my favorites.
I have seen a lot of mountain blue birds though.
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Post by: Alchase on October 09, 2022, 02:03:22 PM: Quote from: JWBINX on October 08, 2022, 06:57:25 PM
Awesome bird!! Have not seen one this year, but one of my favorites.
I have seen a lot of mountain blue birds though.

I have Eastern Blue Birds that nest in all my tower nesting boxes. They are ruthless predators :o
They control my water fountain while the are nesting, and come in to the fountain just before sunset to bath. :tup:
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Post by: GWP on October 09, 2022, 03:56:24 PM: Quote from: Parasite on June 09, 2022, 08:04:45 AM
Quote from: Fidelk 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.

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.

Hopfully, you followed the proper 'concussion protocol'.
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: CastleRocker on October 09, 2022, 05:06:36 PM: My wife has had one or two pairs off and on, for a lot of years. They seam to be cyclic, as there won't be any one year, then a single one the next, and then we had two this year for the second year in a row.