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I am so excited to see a pair of bluebirds in my yard. This is my second year in DE and last year I only seemed to have finches...this year I have all
Took a picture of this bird and think it is some kind of woodpecker. It didn't fly, it walked over to the tree and climbed up. What kind of bird is it.
I love these little guys. They are in my feeders all day long. The female is the boss as she will make the male leave the perch so she can eat. I have
This bird showed up on my deck never seen this type before.I live in Manitoba.
hey are very loud. Have big mouths. Have some feathers that are black and some grey fuzz also still showing some skin. They have to be within two weeks
Little blue bird that showed up when we were filling the bird feeders in our yard. I hope someone can identify this little beauty.
I finally think I identified this guy. I believe him to be an Eastern Yellow Wagtail. I have seen him a couple of times without my camera and hopes he
I've lived in south Louisiana my whole life and I have never heard anything like this. It is an extremely loud double note call that starts around sundown
He is orange like the color of robin's breast with a long beak and large like a woodpecker and digs in dirt Comment I think you have a Northern Flicker.
We have seen the rose-breasted grosbeaks migrate through our feeders near Nashville, but they never stay. This year they stayed and have 4 babies following
Saw this large bird at Suter Wildlife Refuge in Corpus Christi, TX yesterday. Have no idea what kind of bird this is. Does anyone out there know?
I've lived in south Louisiana my whole life and I have never heard anything like this. It is an extremely loud double note call that starts around sundown
I'm having trouble with black birds at my red bellied woodpecker feeder. Since this is a larger bird I can't use feeder that discourage large bully birds.
Small charcoal grey,black capped head bird at birdfeeder.little bit bigger than a finch. Montgomery township pa. At my water feeder.took a bath. What is
I live in a top floor apartment that has many old oaks out front, and the complex verges on a wooded trail, where I'm sure Pileateds live. I've had a
Continue reading "Huge Pileated W-pecker at My Tiny Suet Feeder"
I have a bird that I have never seen here, it is about 5 1/2-6 inches long, grey head olive green body with yellow belly there are 2 of them both of them
I live in Northwest Ga and sat up a bird feeding station at the end of this past winter. I noticed a different bird that had started visiting around the
I got a nutty Siamese cat from a friend. He had been a stud cat and kept in a cage. So imagine his delight once we introduced him to our huge walled
there is a stellar jay in my backyard nesting. I haven't seen her leave the nest at all. Is this common or could she be ill?
I walked outside and saw a bird with a red hankerchief type thing on its neck and black and white streaks on its back.I had never seen one before!I looked
The bird I saw was about the size of a robin. I live in Connecticut. The bird is brown with a n orangeyellow underside. It is the first time I have
I live in South Central Tn and I have seen 2 birds the size of a wild hen turkey but they were white with black trim. They also had a mohawk of fine feathers
This year our loquat tree is packed with the fruit. This AM a flash of color caught my eye through the window. Although various Orioles are common in
Saw a new bird at my feeders this morning and was able to take this pic.
I live in St George UT. During the winter, I look forward to a visit by a Rufous Sided Towhee. A brilliant colored bird. Recently I saw one. Then, a bird
This bird has a polka dot belly with a black shield on its chest. Its back has a tiger pattern with an upside-down red triangle at the base of its neck/shoulder
Last year, May 5th 2012, we posted our story with Rose Breasted Grosbeaks when 3 males came to our bird feeders. The following day the females appeared.
I have a photo of a bird that flew into my friends window yesterday, and sadly, it died. It looks like a raptor, but after searching the web, and Roger
Seems to be lost. This bird came in with the storm on 5/2/13. He has a long orange beak, orange legs,his beak is tipped with black also, a green tinge
I have fed and watched birds at my home for several years now and have never seen these Rose Breasted Grosbeaks. They are very striking birds and I was
I had a male, probably migratory rose breasted grosbeak in my feeder and also my suet block yesterday. Having been a bird watcher for decades, it was a
At about 8:30 am today we saw our very first Rose-breasted Grosbeaks--two of them!! They were munching on Cardinal and Song Bird feed made by Valley Splendor
Continue reading "We saw TWO Rose-breasted Grosbeaks today!"
I have had three Rose Breasted Grosbeaks visiting my feeder in Dawsonville, GA.- one female, one immature male and one adult male. The female has been
May 4, 2013 - We've had a group of Rose Breasted Grosbeaks visiting our feeders for over 3 weeks now. We have seen as many as 8 individuals at one time.
Continue reading "Rose Breasted Grosbeaks in Trussville, AL"
I saw a bird at my feeder that I've never seen before. It is about the size of a small robin. It is black, has a white belly, black and white speckled
We saw him at the feeder on May 5. Bird was size of goldfinch. Light brown, buff chest, streaks on chest, wing bars, black thin beak.
I live in a very swampy area and we just planted grass seed (we put oats in our grass seed too so I'm not sure if they're eating the oats or grass seed?).
This bird visited my bird feeder today but spooked and flew away. The birds body was the size and shape of a cardinal but slightly larger. the head had
This tan-colored bird has been hanging around our house all week. It doesn't appear to be able to fly, but walks around our yard and runs away when we
It was what I'd consider fat, about the size of a robin. It was brown and tan with a slightly large beak for its small head. We did get a peek at its eggs,
I am in south central Kentucky and have several feeders with sunflower seeds. The bird I saw today was: - larger than the American Goldfinch - smaller
While sitting on my back porch (May 3rd,2013) I saw a flash of red land on my finch suet feeder. This dual feeder is right next to my black oil sunflower
bright orange breast,orange and black tail feathers the bird on the top right of this home page?
We have created a very inviting bird sancutary in our backyard with multiple feeders of various styles; platform, hopper and suet with lots of sunflower
Our neighbors (Harold & Lori Marks) in Decatur Indiana on Studebaker Street are using wild bird feed and a feeder hanging from their tree. Even though
Mom come fast - what is that bird? Stopping dinner preparations to check out the visitors at our bird feeders is fairly normal at our house but but this
It was about 6:15PM and I was watching my feeder which has black oil sunflower seed on it. Cardinals and chickadees were feeding. All of a sudden I saw
Hi all I spotted this bird this morning in my back yard feeder. I'm guessing it's a female. She's bigger than a sparrow, smaller than a Robin. I
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