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Do you have a bird question? Simply ask here. Thank you for visiting...enjoy! Sep 7, 2010, Red-breasted SapsuckerFor the past two years I have been seeing horizontal rows of holes in the trunk of our backyard Ash tree in Renton, WA. Online research told me it was Permalink -- click for full blog post "Red-breasted Sapsucker" Sep 5, 2010, Eating My BackyardMy dad and I think that yellow-bellied woodpeckers are responsible for the slow dieing of 5 our pine trees. We are putting Tanglefoot all over the trunk, Permalink -- click for full blog post "Eating My Backyard" Sep 5, 2010, Help identify baby birdThis little Guy was injured in the back yard and I've been nursing him back to health. I'm just not sure what he is. A couple of people say Wren but others Permalink -- click for full blog post "Help identify baby bird" Sep 3, 2010, Bird I can't find in any birdbooksWish I had a picture, but bird visits only occasionally and I'm never prepared to take a picture. I have searched every birdbook I can find at the book Permalink -- click for full blog post "Bird I can't find in any birdbooks" Sep 1, 2010, Donna's AngelStrange as is this story sounds it is true! My mom passed away at the age of 51 after fighting a 15 year battle with lung cancer. When mom passed I Permalink -- click for full blog post "Donna's Angel" Aug 26, 2010, What Bird Is This
Permalink -- click for full blog post "What Bird Is This" Aug 22, 2010, Chickadees in Omaha, NebraskaWe have a couple of different feeders in the yard, a sock for the finches and woodpeckers, a tube for the cardinals and others, and a sunflower feeders Permalink -- click for full blog post "Chickadees in Omaha, Nebraska" Aug 20, 2010, Rescuing Baby Flicker BirdA juvenile northern flicker showed up at our suet feeder about 3 weeks ago. He flopped around for 3 days and was unable to get airborne. As a retired Permalink -- click for full blog post "Rescuing Baby Flicker Bird" Aug 11, 2010, YELLOW RUMPED WARBLERI took a picture of a little bird when we went camping and this is what I found in my bird book! I'm I right????? If so they have beautiful colorings. Permalink -- click for full blog post "YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER" Aug 11, 2010, Northern FlickerI love the Northern Flicker they are in our yard all the time, they love ants and we have alot of them. So I'm glad they hang out here!!! Comment Permalink -- click for full blog post "Northern Flicker" Aug 10, 2010, Amazing HummingbirdsI am always amazed by these birds. They will come up to the feeder when I am standing only a couple of feet away. I never get tired of watching them. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Amazing Hummingbirds" Aug 9, 2010, Bird I can't find in any birdbooksWish I had a picture, but bird visits only occasionally and I'm never prepared to take a picture. I have searched every birdbook I can find at the book Permalink -- click for full blog post "Bird I can't find in any birdbooks" Aug 6, 2010, Baby Hawks
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Baby Hawks" Aug 6, 2010, ID this birdAbout the size of a robin....Yellow on breast....white head....charcoal wings and tail. Black horizontal streak with eye in the middle.?? Comment Possibly Permalink -- click for full blog post "ID this bird" Aug 6, 2010, Red-Tailed Hawk
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Red-Tailed Hawk" Aug 5, 2010, Can anyone identify this bird?These birds returned numerous times to the top of a dead tree on an island we were camping on, in Haliburton, Ontario this past weekend. There were sometimes Permalink -- click for full blog post "Can anyone identify this bird?" Aug 3, 2010, My fundraisingI'm trying to fundraise by watching a wild bird grow up but it's a little harder than I thought. Comment I'm not surprised you're finding it hard. A Permalink -- click for full blog post "My fundraising" Aug 3, 2010, Frequent Back yard Guest
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Frequent Back yard Guest" Aug 3, 2010, Florida Ducks
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Florida Ducks" Aug 3, 2010, Paint By Number Bird In Texas
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Paint By Number Bird In Texas" Aug 3, 2010, Frequent Backyard GuestI see this bird daily and I thought at first glance it was a female cardinal. The more I see it, I'm not sure. Can you help? Comment Sherry, I'm not Permalink -- click for full blog post "Frequent Backyard Guest" Aug 2, 2010, Bird's eye view
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Bird's eye view" Aug 2, 2010, Mallard Duck questionHi...hoping someone can answer this question. We live on the Chesapeake Bay, and one day in June, an adorable pair of Mallard ducks came to visit. After Permalink -- click for full blog post "Mallard Duck question" Jul 30, 2010, Please Help Identify Baby Bird
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Please Help Identify Baby Bird" Jul 28, 2010, DO Mallard Ducks recognize people?Today I was beginning to fill the water bowl and throw some corn on my front porch for my female mallard duck that visits me every day,when she was already Permalink -- click for full blog post "DO Mallard Ducks recognize people?" Jul 26, 2010, Need help identifying a bird spotted in VermontSaw a dark gray bird with white oval breast coloring 4 to 5 inches long that sang a distinctive tick, tick, tick, tick, tick while hiking in a remote area Permalink -- click for full blog post "Need help identifying a bird spotted in Vermont" Jul 25, 2010, Cardinal Adopts Fish!
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cardinal Adopts Fish!" Jul 24, 2010, handsome visitorsI am enjoying the beauty of the rose-breasted grosbeaks at my feeders .they love the blackoil sunflower seed in my hanging feeder . The last few days Permalink -- click for full blog post "handsome visitors " Jul 23, 2010, Orphaned baby bird - dove?Baby bird.. non-webbed feet, making a high pitched squeak sound (possible coo?), coloring is of a grey/black and mixed together. The beak is also black. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Orphaned baby bird - dove?" Jul 22, 2010, California Quail
Permalink -- click for full blog post "California Quail" Jul 19, 2010, How To Get Rid of Pests at My Hummingbird Feeder?Question: how do i keep bee's from my feeder's? Will the hummingbirds, stay away from the feeders when there are bees there????? Hi Janice Are you Permalink -- click for full blog post "How To Get Rid of Pests at My Hummingbird Feeder?" Jul 19, 2010, Standing Room OnlyHi Susan I wish I could get a better shot of it but sometimes we have 15-20 birds at the feeder at once. They are such a joy to watch. Mik Permalink -- click for full blog post "Standing Room Only" Jul 17, 2010, Two Birds In A Nest is better than...
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Two Birds In A Nest is better than..." Jul 17, 2010, The Trio TreatAbout an hour prior to sunset and I heard some unusual peep like sounds on the gravel drive in front of my home. There were 3 flickers. Their behavior Permalink -- click for full blog post "The Trio Treat" Jul 17, 2010, LinetteHow do you keep Yellow Bellied Sap Suckers out of a Hummingbird feeder? One little guy drained two of my feeders in a day, a lot of it went on the ground Permalink -- click for full blog post "Linette" Jul 16, 2010, Mallard Ducks
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Mallard Ducks" Jul 16, 2010, MealwormsI have 4 feeding stations. 2 in the back yard and 2 in the frontyard. I live in a 1 acre heavily wooded lot. On each station is either sunflower seeds, Permalink -- click for full blog post "Mealworms" Jul 16, 2010, 4 Pileated WoodpeckersToday I watched 4 pileated wood peckers visit my hanging suet feeder. It holds 2 cakes and is made of recycled plastic designed for them. two of them hung Permalink -- click for full blog post "4 Pileated Woodpeckers" Jul 15, 2010, Pileated Woodpecker
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pileated Woodpecker" Jul 15, 2010, unknown nectar sucklerI have numerous humming bird feeders around my yard and out of nowhere this bright yellow bird with black wings with speckles on its wings starts suckeling Permalink -- click for full blog post "unknown nectar suckler" Jul 14, 2010, Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Spring Migration
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Spring Migration" Jul 14, 2010, Acorn or Nuttall's Woodpecker?
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Acorn or Nuttall's Woodpecker?" Jul 14, 2010, my tufted titmiceI have some tufted titmice coming to my yard. It is so cool because I just got into bird watching. I love it I have made several homemade birdfeeders Permalink -- click for full blog post "my tufted titmice" Jul 12, 2010, Large Brown Hummingbirds?I feed hummingbirds and thought I had a group of immature Humingbirds. However, they are slightly larger than a Ruby Throated Hummingbird (3.5 inches Permalink -- click for full blog post "Large Brown Hummingbirds?" Jul 12, 2010, Grumpy Beach Bird Arrives at South Palm Beach
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Grumpy Beach Bird Arrives at South Palm Beach" Jul 12, 2010, Honeywillya Garden
Permalink -- click for full blog post "Honeywillya Garden" Jul 12, 2010, Water for The BirdsI want to know if there is anything we can add to the bird bath water to help keep our birds healthy? If you could let me know we would be grateful. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Water for The Birds" Jul 10, 2010, Doves on the 12th floor.We've got doves and chicks in a balcony planter. I'm a little worried about them learning to fly as they better get it right the first time. We are twelve Permalink -- click for full blog post "Doves on the 12th floor." Jul 9, 2010, Mysterious Bird at Bird FeederI am sorry I do not have a picture of this bird. It is approximately the size of a grackle (possibly a little larger), it had a white tail, white ring Permalink -- click for full blog post "Mysterious Bird at Bird Feeder"
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