Memorable Bird Encounters

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As a child... 3 Replies

As a kid I went to a hospital and someone was selling books, curiously I went to them and there was one that caught my attention, was a large book about animals, I opened it and the first thing I saw…Continue

Started by Gerardo Marrón. Last reply by Boldylocks Aug 24, 2011.

Surprised by a little flying jewel. 2 Replies

I have a gray sweatshirt that I embroidered 2 bright orange flowers and an Anna's Hummer on, right in the middle of my chest. As we live in the mountains of Central Calif. they are our most abundant…Continue

Started by Patti Shoupe. Last reply by Boldylocks Mar 20, 2011.

The Bluebird and my Father 3 Replies

When my father was really young, he and his brother's favorite hobby was hunting. My dad had a BB gun, and while out in his local woods, he noticed a blue bird resting on one of the branches. …Continue

Started by Boldylocks. Last reply by Patti Shoupe Mar 6, 2011.

My first encounter with birds 1 Reply

I don't know which one is the most memorable moment that I have passed with the birds, but I know which was the first.In Mexico Bird watching is not popular. I was studing marine biology and I was…Continue

Started by Gerardo Marrón. Last reply by Boldylocks Feb 23, 2011.

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Comment by Da Lo on October 16, 2011 at 7:45pm: That just reminded me of a story my late father told me about how when he was much younger he worked on a farm and one day a crow came over and landed on him. Someone had probably raised it (perhaps after it was taken from, or fell from a nest). After that, every time he was out on the field it would see him and come over and "hang out". Today, four decades later and 4,000 miles west, I was sitting on my front door step and a flock of 128 Fish Crows came over (I counted them for eBird reasons). Sadly, none of them came and landed on my shoulder, but they'd be welcome if they wanted to - just not all at once please! :)

Comment by Boldylocks on October 16, 2011 at 5:20am: awesome!! yes, crows are one of my favorite birds - yet I love them all.

They have also been known to drop off shiny items as gifts at areas where they commonly see humans who feed them , or who are just nice to them.   They recognize and can differentiate humans from other humans, and also will intentionally poop on property and cars of those humans who they recognize as being nasty toward them ...lol!

I've practically had a conversation with one crow that visits our workplace..   He/she and their crow gang fly by once in a while.   I wave pizza crusts in the air at him as he watches me from the telephone pole along the roadside.

When I come out of the building later around noon-time.   - he recognizes me, and perches right on the roof where I sit to eat lunch.    I toss him my pizza crusts , and it makes me happy to see him fly down toward the lawn area to gobble them up :-)

When I don't see him or the other crows, I will just toss any crusts or snacks on the lawn-- and they are all gone by the time I get out of work.

Comment by Da Lo on October 15, 2011 at 4:57pm: They do one better than that in Japan. There, they drop the nuts at the location of a signalled crossing [Don't Walk] and then wait for pedestrians to cross so they don't have to contend with traffic. I actually watched it on a TV documentary so I know it's not an old wives tale. Crows are cool!

Comment by Boldylocks on October 15, 2011 at 7:57am: Just wanted to share this interesting tidbit about Crows that I read in the most recent Birds & Blooms magazine:

Crows have been known to drop walnuts that they can't crack onto roads and wait for cars to run over them while they rest on a branch above and watch. Once a car unknowingly cracks the walnuts with it's tires, the crow will retreive the walnut meat off of the road.

How's that for inguinity! I always knew those crows are smartie-pies!!

Comment by Boldylocks on August 24, 2011 at 5:57pm: Wow, Madison Mary , how cute! Did the mother come back after she was scared away for a bit? :-O

This Summer, I saw a mother, father and a bunch of baby pheasants walking on this lot near the roadside I drive by-- Whenever I see pheasants, I say a little prayer that they have a chance against being killed off from hunters this hunting season. I also pray for the ducks when they migrate each Fall.

Comment by Madison Mary on August 22, 2011 at 3:38pm: Last Summer, Me & my Family had gotten back from the zoo, my dad went in our backyard to turn the inground pool filter on. When I walked inside, I heard him yell there were ducklings & their mom swimming in the pool! We rushed outside to see them. I tried to get them out of the pool, but they kept on diving deeper! As we tried, the mother flew away! We were so nervous on what to do with them. We decided to set them free. They seemed to love our backyard! Sadly, we found one dead in the scimmer basket. Now & ever since, Ive been observing ducks more when I go birding!

Comment by Victor Austin on April 2, 2011 at 2:49pm: My favorite encounter was last summer when i was in summer camp and we spotted a Red-tailed hawk 11or12 times in one day,we counted.We saw it from the beginning of the day to the last minutes of the day. Also saw an accipter too we think it was a Sharp-shinned. It was the last day of camp.

Comment by Vernon Hearns on March 18, 2011 at 4:33pm: Hi guys I have to change The type of bird in my most memorable encounter. I thought it was a Northern Goshawk but, I found out it is actually a Red-tailed hawk.

Comment by Da Lo on February 24, 2011 at 11:44am: I just had an encounter! As I was checking my WLB emails, I noticed something in the corner of my eye. I'd left the door to my 'Florida room' (porch) open last night because it was so hot (sorry to all of you under snow). Anyway, I just saw a Carolina Wren fly in and out, so I stopped and got my camera, and sure enough he (or she) came back a few seconds later, then again, then again, until it dawned on me that this 'heavy traffic' wasn't accidental. So I looked in the corner of the room (in a pile of junk) and over night (or since dawn I suppose) they've built a nest. Now I guess I have to convince the wife to agree to leaving the window open for the next couple of months?!

Comment by Boldylocks on February 23, 2011 at 7:31pm: One cute experience I had last Summer still stays with me;   Underneath our porch we have a shelf lined with clay pots, and for several years now, one robin likes to build her nest on that shelf nestled between the clay pots.

After some weeks, the eggs hatched, and we would take a peek occasionally at the little robin babies nestled in their nest. Their eyes were closed shut and thier mouths wide open, waiting for their mother who was warily watching us from our back yard with a worm in her mouth.

One week I took one last peek and noticed that the babies were practically ready to fly on their own., and this time their eyes were wide open watching me--    The cutest thing that still makes me chuckle, is how all three of them were so curious of me--turning thier heads wherever I moved in that area and watching me so curiously. It was almost like they were thinking, "who is that animal?"   lol.

The next time I went under the porch to see them, the nest was empty- the babies left their nest.    I'm looking forward to seeing another nest again this coming Summer :-)