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Susan Louise — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 18:17:43 GMT

I thought it would be fun to start a thread and have everyone contribute their favorite bird pics. I'll post a few of my own later today.

There is a pic of a weasel hitching a ride on a Woodpecker in a post by the BBC News a couple of days ago...what an AWESOME capture!

Here's a link to the article:

LINK

*wondering if it's round trip*

If that's 1st class, I don't want to ride in coach

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HandJive — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:03:41 GMT

Hi Susan! The defiant seagull is my longtime favorite bird image.

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Susan Louise — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:26:55 GMT

Hi Kathoderay,

TY for sharing...LOVE it...Too Funny!!!

I love looking at bird pics. I put captions on a couple...

In our backyard...

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Susan Louise — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:27:59 GMT

When DH and I went birding at a local park...

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JustJazzmom — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:28:27 GMT

I saw that weasel photo on TV yesterday and I believe it was a baby weasel.

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Susan Louise — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:29:21 GMT

And I just think Winter Wrens are Soooo cute...lol

In our garden...

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JustJazzmom — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:44:40 GMT

I used to have a wren who made a nest inside a birdhouse I had but I haven't seen them in a while. I need to get another birdhouse and hang it. At the Flower Show I was at last night they had them for sale for the kids to paint and hang. I should have bought one. The hole to the house is too large-- perfect for house sparrows and what I do is get a washer with a 1 1/8""diameter to attract wrens or chickadees and Krazy Glue it to the interior.

Saw this site online that lists all the dimensions needed to attract various cavity nesting birds.

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Susan Louise — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 04:09:46 GMT

On 3/5/2015 JustJazzmom said:
I used to have a wren who made a nest inside a birdhouse I had but I haven't seen them in a while. I need to get another birdhouse and hang it. At the Flower Show I was at last night they had them for sale for the kids to paint and hang. I should have bought one. The hole to the house is too large-- perfect for house sparrows and what I do is get a washer with a 1 1/8""diameter to attract wrens or chickadees and Krazy Glue it to the interior.

Saw this site online that lists all the dimensions needed to attract various cavity nesting birds.

Thanks for the helpful link/info!

We've had a male House Wren build a nest in one of our birdhouses for a few years but no females mated with him...poor thing. He would spend so much time building a nest and singing his heart out. I hope if he returns this year he'll finally get a mate. Here's a pic of the fella

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Susan Louise — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 07:45:04 GMT

Since most migratory birds have started their journey, I thought I'd share some pics of the Sandhill Cranes I took last year. They have started arriving in massive flocks over the past few days...

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Susan Louise — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 07:45:54 GMT

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Susan Louise — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 07:47:34 GMT

My fave pic

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Luv_My_Beagle — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 00:49:07 GMT

Susan your pictures are fantastic! I will have to upload some of my pictures to shutterfly to post them. However, my pictures are taken with my IPhone...lol ....so they aren't nearly as nice as yours. Do you mind telling me what kind of camera you use?

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HappyDaze — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 02:44:46 GMT

On 3/5/2015 JustJazzmom said:
I saw that weasel photo on TV yesterday and I believe it was a baby weasel.

This is not a baby weasel, this is how weasels kill their prey. They jump on the backs and go ofter the neck. I witnessed this first hand as it attacked and killed a bunny in my backyard. I tried to save him. It was heart wrenching. This picture is not a nice picture if you really understand what is going on here.

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HappyDaze — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 02:48:31 GMT

young hawk- he was awesome!

trying to resize-hmmm now it won't let me post the picture..

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mewsmomtoo — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 02:54:49 GMT

HappyDaze, I heard the same thing - that is a full-grown type of weasel and they do take down woodpeckers among other prey. An amateur took this picture and I can't remember how he said this ended, but the woodpecker was able to get rid of the weasel and flew off. Amazing photo tho! SUSANLOUISE, your crane photos are GREAT! KATHODERAY, love that seagulls, makes me laugh every time :-D

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HappyDaze — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 02:58:24 GMT

On 3/6/2015 mewsmomtoo said: HappyDaze, I heard the same thing - that is a full-grown type of weasel and they do take down woodpeckers among other prey. An amateur took this picture and I can't remember how he said this ended, but the woodpecker was able to get rid of the weasel and flew off. Amazing photo tho! SUSANLOUISE, your crane photos are GREAT! KATHODERAY, love that seagulls, makes me laugh every time :-D

yes because they were near it, it startled the weasel for a brief moment and this allowed the woodpecker to escape. I was able to do the same thing with the bunny and the bunny was able to escape but they are relentless and it went back after the bunny before I could get the bunny to complete safety (it had gone under the house). It isn't pleasant to hear a bunny squealing in pain. I cringe every time I see this picture knowing how painful and relentless they are to their prey. Sorry, not trying to be a downer about it but I guess I am in the minority of how cool the picture is knowing what was going down.

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Susan Louise — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 03:03:03 GMT

On 3/6/2015 Luv_My_Beagle said:
Susan your pictures are fantastic! I will have to upload some of my pictures to shutterfly to post them. However, my pictures are taken with my IPhone...lol ....so they aren't nearly as nice as yours. Do you mind telling me what kind of camera you use?

Hi Luv,

TY...So glad you enjoyed the pics!

It's a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150...HTH

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Susan Louise — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 03:49:34 GMT

On 3/6/2015 mewsmomtoo said: HappyDaze, I heard the same thing - that is a full-grown type of weasel and they do take down woodpeckers among other prey. An amateur took this picture and I can't remember how he said this ended, but the woodpecker was able to get rid of the weasel and flew off. Amazing photo tho! SUSANLOUISE, your crane photos are GREAT! KATHODERAY, love that seagulls, makes me laugh every time :-D

Hi mewsmomtoo, TY, I'm thrilled you enjoyed them!!

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Nana5 — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 04:06:43 GMT

I've been loving the Cardinals at my feeder this winter. I took this pic earlier this week.