Bird watching thread

[Deadliestviper7]

If we could plant more trees and plants of the right species in available spots in cities we could have a lot more wildlife, areas like rooftops, vacant lots etc can really be developed

 

[ehh]

It's been a dead zone out here lately only house sparrows and a mourning dove. ehh did u get close enough to get a id of the vultures? Kittiee Katt I'm no familiar with forest Ravens, but know most of the other birds u mentioned.

Oh man those birds were like a mile above the ground haha but I'm 99% sure they were turkey vultures.

 

[Kittiee Katt]

It's been a dead zone out here lately only house sparrows and a mourning dove. ehh did u get close enough to get a id of the vultures? Kittiee Katt I'm no familiar with forest Ravens, but know most of the other birds u mentioned.

Forest ravens are the crows we get down here, they're quite small compared to most crows, but beautiful and very smart. One was sitting on my window ledge outside one day teasing my cat who was inside, I tried telling the cat that the birdie was to big for him to eat and that the birdie would eat him if he went out there, but he didn't care, he wanted the birdie.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

In Arizona owls would kill and eat cats, people shouldn't let cats roam freely, out here it's one of the most common roadkills

 

[Kittiee Katt]

In Arizona owls would kill and eat cats, people shouldn't let cats roam freely, out here it's one of the most common roadkills

People also let their cats roam free here and they shouldn't. Not only are cats largely responsible for the decline in our native wildlife, but people are cruel to cats where I am. I've seen people drive onto lawns just to run over a cat. Its pathetic.

On a lighter note, the hawks mate came back. Hopefully I can get some pictures of them at some point, I tried this morning but they were to high up for my phone to capture them properly.

Although I do have some old pics to share.

A pair of magpies eating what I think is a bit of bread:

The black thing on the rock is a cormorant of some kind, I think it's a black faced but not 100%


Enjoy. I'll try to get more when we go out today - if my hubby is nice enough to pull over when I see something.

 

[Kittiee Katt]

I got swans!!! I don't know how often Americans see black swans, but I think they're prettier than the white ones.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

We only get black swans where people stock them, my two favorite swans are black and blacknecks

 

[Kittiee Katt]

We only get black swans where people stock them, my two favorite swans are black and blacknecks

I've never seen a blackneck I don't think, but the pictures on google look pretty. I honestly didn't know swans we supposed to be white until I was about 8 years old, I'd never seen a white swan before then and when I did see one for the first time I asked my nan what was wrong with it.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Another favorite of mine( and not native here either ) is the mandarin duck

 

[Kittiee Katt]

Another favorite of mine( and not native here either ) is the mandarin duck

Just looked them up, they're beautiful! I didn't think ducks could be that pretty.