Anybody into bird watching?

[Iowa crawler]

I love watching the birds. I don’t go out with binoculars and a funny hat. But I am always looking at them and my wife puts out seeds.
Tuesday I was working on a rainy day when I spotted this little orange fellow hiding from the rain. I showed it to my wife and now the whole bird club is all a twitter, as they say.

Apparently it’s a Scarlet Tanager and are very rare to see.

 

[WickedFog]

I was just standing outside earlier today watching a female Cardinal and a Robin building a nest in the same small tree like 2 feet away from each other. They return to the same tree all the time. I have seen them back there since I have lived here.

But just a few minutes ago I saw the male Robin sitting just above the tree on a wire, so I gave him a little whistle, and this crazy bird up in a bigger tree started going nuts making these crazy calls. He looked as if he was screaming at me for waking him up because before I whistled there wasn't a peep. It's dusk here, so they are all going to bed.

Anyway, I just thought it was funny that you made this post at the same time all this was going down.

That is a very cool looking little bird. Have you seen the movie "The Big Year"?

 

[Joe crawler]

I’ve got a bunch different birds in my backyard.
Hummingbirds are cool especially when hover right in front of you, hawks, there’s also been a owl in yard at night

 

[Tunedfrog]

I love watching the birds. I don’t go out with binoculars and a funny hat. But I am always looking at them and my wife puts out seeds.
Tuesday I was working on a rainy day when I spotted this little orange fellow hiding from the rain. I showed it to my wife and now the whole bird club is all a twitter, as they say.

Apparently it’s a Scarlet Tanager and are very rare to see.

We have a bird feeder and hummingbird feeder outside our kitchen window. We can watch them all day long from our recliners in the living room.
I love it, very peaceful and there is one friendly little redheaded bird that likes to stare in the window and sing his little heart out.

 

[ahr43]

Was at one time quite the active birder. Traveled in search of new sightings. Really enjoyed that.

These days birding activity is back yard and the odd trip to a local county park. Still enjoy it. Just a different pace. Up every day before sunrise to catch the early morning birds over a cup of coffee in the back yard. Quiet time is hard to find these days. Brings peace to my life.

Good seeing you guys come out of the birding closet. HeHe. J/K. Nice sightings, by the way. And yeah, I've still got the binocs and funny hat. Cheers. 'AC'

 

[Doom!]

I enjoy bird watching, I like to get pics when I can.

 

[WickedFog]

I enjoy watching bird watching, I like to get pics when I can.

Wow. Nice pics. You clearly are a bird stalker

You should be working for a nature magazine!

 

[Doom!]

Wow. Nice pics. You clearly are a bird stalker

You should be working for a nature magazine!

If I was younger I would seriously consider it.

 

[WickedFog]

If I was younger I would seriously consider it.

It could be a hobby that pays. I bet some of the bird magazines would love to see your shots.

 

[Joe crawler]

I enjoy watching bird watching, I like to get pics when I can.


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Nice pictures!! What kinda camera are u using?

 

[Doom!]

Nice pictures!! What kinda camera are u using?

Nikon D5600, my favorite lens is a Sigma 150mm to 600mm lens.

 

[Iowa crawler]

This fella just showed up looking for an easy snack. We have a lot of chipmunks at the bird feeder.

 

[Joe crawler]

This fella just showed up looking for an easy snack. We have a lot of chipmunks at the bird feeder.

Very cool pic. I have seen & heard a couple of them calling out to hook up one sounds a lot different then the other, not sure which one it is male or female. Surprised I can hear anything with those fricking grey frogs chirping

 

[WickedFog]

The retention pond they just built behind my place immediately drew in what sounds like 100 frogs. I like going out at night and listening to them.

 

[Iowa crawler]

Peepers

 

[Smilinbri]

Cool thread. Not a "bird" fan, but just nature in general. We've got the same thing with the same birds making nests every year in our same trees. Robin's, doves and Cardinals. A snake ate the Robin babies last year. Should have seen my wife trying to pull the snake out of the tree/bush while it was eating the babies. It was funny! (Not the birds, but my wife yelling at and yanking at the snake! )

Got lots of squirrels too. Got one of those little picnic tables for them. They love it, the birds and squirrels. It's a trip watching them fight over the peanuts. Put a trail cam on the tree and got some cool vids. The pics below of the baby birds are from my wife.

We also have about a dozen bumble bees that show up every spring to fight over the queen. It's a sight watching them fight mid-air. Crazy.

O...and speaking of frogs, my wife saw this and at first she was like "I don't remember getting this yard figure" (the glove is to show the size of this thing!)

 

[Pat_ranch]

Caught this guy tearing a trumpeter swan apart in the firehole a few winters back.
Nowadays my birding is more "domestic"

 

[Smilinbri]

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Caught this guy tearing a trumpeter swan apart in the firehole a few winters back.
Nowadays my birding is more "domestic"
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That eagle pic is sweet!!!!

And at 1st glance I thought the 2nd pic was of vultures eating a body!!!

 

[Pat_ranch]

That eagle pic is sweet!!!!

And at 1st glance I thought the 2nd pic was of vultures eating a body!!!

More like super cuddly velociraptors

 

[Xraycer]

The retention pond they just built behind my place immediately drew in what sounds like 100 frogs. I like going out at night and listening to them.

I enjoy the sounds of frogs and crickets at night........outside!
I've had crickets inside the house, and the chirping of a single cricket will drive you mad. It's like living The Tell Tale Heart.