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[hesaback]

The council has decided: For the next month, this is Kiwi farms official bird watching thread. Seen any interesting birds lately?

I saw a Yellowhammer and they are pretty rare around where I live.

 

[There She Glows]

I am happy to report we have a Barred Owl that has taken up residence; and thankfully the Cardinals are still around also. The neighbor with the Koi pond isn't so happy about it, but I just love the sounds of an Owl in the evening. Any other KFers have Owls where they are?

I saw one of these little guys (Northern Pygmy Owl) perching on a driftwood log at the beach in the middle of the day.

 

[Um...]

Here’s a chicken.

 

[Rubber Plant]

I have a birdhouse in my backyard that have a family of House Finches living in it. Also just put up my hummingbird feeder, so hopefully I'll start seeing those around too.

 

[ChiribiscoToo]

I seen finches around the area, most of the geese have flown away.

 

[Mr. Manchester]

I saw a duck

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

I am happy to report we have a Barred Owl that has taken up residence; and thankfully the Cardinals are still around also. The neighbor with the Koi pond isn't so happy about it, but I just love the sounds of an Owl in the evening. Any other KFers have Owls where they are?

Spoiler: Birds!

I have Barred Owls around my home all the time. I love when a bunch of them start chatting in the evening and into the night, too.

Cardinals have such beautiful songs. Robins, too. I'm up to 36 different bird species I've spotted and recorded songs/calls, just while casually sitting behind my house. I've seen others but haven't managed to record them yet.

 

[FiveStarAce]

I wish i could live next to an owl family, but they are super rare to find in germany. I currently help some orphan ravens and let me tell you, these fuckers are loveable, but you grow really, REALLY tired of their screeching after a couple of days. Also a quick PSA, if you find a bird and want to nurture it, never ever give water directly into their beak please.

 

[Blue Miaplacidus]

Last month birds made a nest in the fuse box of my solar panels on my workshop, they laid 5 eggs and all 5 hatched and fledged 3 days ago. They were большая синица which in English means "Great tit".

 

[Um...]

I had a robin invasion last winter.


Also bluebirds live here.

 

[T00L Nigger]

I had a robin invasion last winter.

For several years now I've had Robins making their nest in a bush in the backyard. I'll see one of the parents looking for food and when they flew back you'd see all babies heads pop out for feeding time.

Everytime I'm out there Dad will fly onto the ground and hop up as close as he feels safest to me with an inquisitive side eye. I now call him "Pops" and I believe we have a mutual respect for each other.

 

[Um...]

in English means "Great tit".

Speaking of tits
Here’s a tufted titmouse waiting for the lunch counter to open.

Why do they name birds ‘tits’ though?

never ever give water directly into their beak please.

Why not?

 

[HackerX]

Why do they name birds ‘tits’ though?

I distinctly remember learning of the 'Blue-footed booby" in the 2nd grade. I had to immediately and repeatedly make the teacher aware of this discovery.

 

[FiveStarAce]

Speaking of tits
Here’s a tufted titmouse waiting for the lunch counter to open.
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Why do they name birds ‘tits’ though?

Why not?

Birds have their air-pipe on their tongue, not behind the tongue. giving them water directly has a high aspiration Chance.

I had a robin invasion last winter.
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Also bluebirds live here.
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Robins Songs are beautifull. We have a tame Robin at work who likes to sit at the entrance and sing every morning.

 

[Blue Miaplacidus]

Why do they name birds ‘tits’ though?

It is Old Norse (tittr) which became an Old English (tit) loanword for "small/little".

 

[hesaback]

A very old friend of mine works on preserving these things on south Kiwi land.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_stilt

One of my favorite webcams. I think they have 3 chicks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afsaYKQ3vac

 

[Capt. Jean Luc Ritard]

I saw a duck

Prove it

 

[Jump]

The bald eagle population has been booming around here. It is sort of surreal to just be driving down the road and see one chilling up on the streetlight. Especially since I have never seen one in the wild up until 10 years ago. They seem to like waiting above the roads for a dumb ass squirrels to run out from the cover of brush on to the open road. So they are easy to spot when your out driving. There is a pair that live not far from me. They completely DESTROY seagulls. It took me awhile to put 2 and 2 together the first time I found seagull parts in my driveway.

 

[MadStan]

Last month birds made a nest in the fuse box of my solar panels on my workshop, they laid 5 eggs and all 5 hatched and fledged 3 days ago. They were большая синица which in English means "Great tit".
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Nice to have a couple pair of tits hanging around

 

[Obscura539]

All of the migratory birds are in full swing. We often see Canadian geese, egrets, and herons on our walks with the dogs. This is honestly one of my favorite times of the year.