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Do you like to watch birds?

I do!  It is amazing just watching them fly, walk, eat, swim, perch.
Sometimes they chirp. 

Hummingbirds are very interesting.


Chrissy

I do. I used to have a Northern Flicker show up every spring. He'd stand in the aluminum gutter and drum away. At like 5AM.  :laugh:

Hugs, Devlyn

I do. I have 2 bird feeders I put up in my front yard. I watch them when I can.

I do. I'm lucky I have several nature reserves on bus routes and the coast river and woodland  are all nearby. 
Quite a wide variety  of  birds seen including  goldfinch pied wagtail robin sparrowhawk  kestrel  buzzard many ducks waterfowl  and waders. Seen a few rarities including bittern long eared owl and water rail

Naturally, coming from the US I had never seen a wagtail before I got to the UK... they're great!

I saw a wild turkey.

I turned heads when I was out hiking.  It was two owls though. 

All well.  At least I did not scare them away!



@Devlyn

Owls you say?  ;D

Quote from: Devlyn on June 09, 2025, 07:59:13 AMOwls you say?  ;D

HOOTERS

Is that an owl sanctuary?  :D

Something like that.  ;D

Hugs, Devlyn

Quote from: Devlyn on June 09, 2025, 08:49:57 AMSomething like that.  ;D

Hugs, Devlyn

definitely would like to be like those at  Hooters.

Many of those "owl" places are closing I hear as they do not get enough business.

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on June 09, 2025, 09:30:01 AMMany of those "owl" places are closing I hear as they do not get enough business.

It's more fun to watch them in the wild.  ;D

Lots of them out on the wild beaches here in Barcelona. Including mine!  ;D

Hugs, Devlyn

Quote from: Devlyn on June 09, 2025, 09:48:25 AMLots of them out on the wild beaches here in Barcelona. Including mine!  ;D

Hugs, Devlyn

You all are such a hoot!


Chrissy

It is fun to sit down with a nice friend and just watch birds.


Chrissy

Saw a beautiful  Little Egret by a pond while on the bus last week. Lots of migrating geese heading  to the marshes and the fields we haven't yet  built on.
Redwings and Fieldfares here  now, a sign winter is coming.

My wife is the real bird watcher in our family.  She keeps a pair of binoculars on the kitchen counter so she can have a good look at them, and she feeds them in the winter.

I like to look at them, but I am not much good at identifying them, although I can tell the difference between a blue jay and a cardinal.  (!)

One thing that I love to watch is the daily roosting migration of the crows.  In winter, every evening just after sunset, all the crows for miles around fly over our house to a communal roost down the valley.  They return every morning just before sunrise. 

I saw them for the first time this season on October 1st: a small group of about a dozen crows.  Within days, the group had grown to 200, and within a week 300.  My wife counted them!  Now, they are in full winter mode: thousands of crows, no exaggeration, streaming overhead in groups of a couple of dozen, one group after another, in a steady stream that lasts for half an hour.  In nice weather, they might be 1000 feet up, but in wet weather with fog and low cloud, they might barely be above the treetops.  I have seen where they roost: driving by that forest in the evening, the trees were heavy with roosting crows.

If I am outside when they fly over, I can't help but drop what I am doing and gaze up at them.  (I know that, with seagulls, the rule is "Don't look up!", but the crows seem to be better-behaved.)  It is a truly magnificent spectacle.

I was reading that there is one type of bird that can fly way high, at the heights of many commercial airplanes. Way more than 30,000 feet high.  I have not seen one of those when flying though.  Fortunately for flyers it is probably good that there are not many birds that fly that high.

I saw a Roadrunner today. My neighbor says he has seen it out there several times and thinks it lives on his land.

I hadn't seen one since I was a kid growing up in the Mojave Desert. They are fun to watch.

Quote from: Lori Dee on November 04, 2025, 06:44:24 PMI saw a Roadrunner today. My neighbor says he has seen it out there several times and thinks it lives on his land.

I hadn't seen one since I was a kid growing up in the Mojave Desert. They are fun to watch.

I saw a roadrunner in Arizona.

It is fun to watch birds. 

Little egret seen by a pond again on way to Fleetwood.  60 years ago when I was a kid you'd never believe they'd be seen often in Lancashire.

Sometimes birds fly into windows and glass doors.  Sad.  Usually they will die unless it was a glancing blow.  I gather they see their reflection and fly towards it.

We get these gray cranes with red heads. They're call sand hill cranes. They make that eerie sound you hear in the movies showing swamps. They walk around our pasture and yard. The sound can be shocking in the middle of the night

I like owls.  They can be a real hoot.

Quote from: big kim on April 02, 2026, 03:22:00 PMLittle egret seen by a pond again on way to Fleetwood.  60 years ago when I was a kid you'd never believe they'd be seen often in Lancashire.

Yeah we get them regularly up here now, they are nesting alongside the Herons I think. Never saw them growing up. Lovely birds. I saw my first great egret in Scotland last year.

We had positive sightings of white tailed eagles fishing off the coast a few weeks back. That would be awesome if they became a regular visitor.

My honey is raising chickens and a couple ducks. She's got about 20 chickens
Does that count

If you find an empty parking space under a tree and come back to find your car a big mess from bird droppings, now you know why there was that empty parking space.

I love birds! I'm hoping to become an ornithologist one day. I'm still in college for it. If you don't already have it, you should get the app merlin! It's great for bird ID when your just starting out as well as keeping track of your life list!

Best,
Maven :)

Ring necked parakeets seen in my area. Used to see them in Hyde Park when I lived in London and at Oakley Court, site of the old Hammer horror films

Quote from: big kim on April 15, 2026, 04:44:07 PMRing necked parakeets seen in my area. Used to see them in Hyde Park when I lived in London and at Oakley Court, site of the old Hammer horror films

They are becoming wide spread now. I see them a lot in my local reserve and they are in the city parks too. I know they aren't native but I like seeing them.

I heard the loud drum of a pileated woodpecker while playing golf today.  They like forests with decaying trees.

Quote from: Maid Marion on April 15, 2026, 06:12:31 PMI heard the loud drum of a pileated woodpecker while playing golf today.  They like forests with decaying trees.

My mum and dad have a great spotted woodpecker that visits their garden every day. The UK only has two, the great spotted and the green. I've never seen a green woodpecker.

Quote from: Stottie Girl on April 16, 2026, 01:19:32 AMMy mum and dad have a great spotted woodpecker that visits their garden every day. The UK only has two, the great spotted and the green. I've never seen a green woodpecker.

We have 3,theres a lesser spotted Woodpecker which I haven't seen. It looks like a small great spotted Woodpecker. Seen a green Woodpecker at Leighton Moss bird reserve.

Forgot about the lesser spotted, not seen one of those either!

Is Leighton Moss any good? I'm within an hour and a half of it give or take. About the same as a trip to Bempton Cliffs. Not done that before either but I want to rectify that this year. I normally go to local reserves, The Farnes and St Abbs Head. I love Gannets, Guilimots and Puffins so the sea cliffs are great.

I fancy trying a trip to Bass Rock sometime too.

I get a redheaded woodpecker that like to try and go through our porch. Sounds like automatic weapons fire.

I do enjoy seeing all the birds when I'm out in the woods. There's a good amount of birds flying around. 🐦

Quote from: Stottie Girl on April 16, 2026, 11:02:18 AMForgot about the lesser spotted, not seen one of those either!

Is Leighton Moss any good? I'm within an hour and a half of it give or take. About the same as a trip to Bempton Cliffs. Not done that before either but I want to rectify that this year. I normally go to local reserves, The Farnes and St Abbs Head. I love Gannets, Guilimots and Puffins so the sea cliffs are great.

I fancy trying a trip to Bass Rock sometime too.

Its excellent though its spread out over a large area and involves a lot of walking. Plenty hides with seats. Seen marsh harrier,bittern,water rail, bearded and long tail tits,spoon ills,little egrets, green and greater spotted woodpeckers,linnet, ducks and waders including beautiful avocet.Some of the birds I remember.
Well worth a visit, wear outdoor gear and boots,dont forget gloves as it can get chilly even in April. The cafe is good but rather expensive

Quote from: big kim on April 17, 2026, 12:48:22 AMIts excellent though its spread out over a large area and involves a lot of walking. Plenty hides with seats. Seen marsh harrier,bittern,water rail, bearded and long tail tits,spoon ills,little egrets, green and greater spotted woodpeckers,linnet, ducks and waders including beautiful avocet.Some of the birds I remember.
Well worth a visit, wear outdoor gear and boots,dont forget gloves as it can get chilly even in April. The cafe is good but rather expensive

Useful to know, thanks Kim

Ive seen some bald eagles from time to time