Backyard Bird Watchers

#601
#601
Live on small country road with woods all around and see a lot of birds. A family of cardinals + another pair are regulars at our front yard feeder. Our mockingbirds nest in the fencerow across the road and sing very well. You can tell the young ones learning. A wild turkey strolled by the house ,and back, through our neighbors field a couple of days last week. But the best encounter was a bald eagle circling over the house about 30-50ft or so up. Have seen blue herons ,and even a sand hill crane near the pondacross the road. Have some good pics but don't know how to upload.
 
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#607
#607
My first late summer fill of the hummingbird feeder prompted a brief competition between two birds. The second was peacefully consumed by one bird, unmolested. The third is anarchy, with three or more vying for the nectar.
 
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#608
#608
Tin Man said:
My first late summer fill of the hummingbird feeder prompted a brief competition between two birds. The second was peacefully consumed by one bird, unmolested. The third is anarchy, with three or more vying for the nectar.
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It ate the other bird? Bruh
 
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n_huffhines said:
I love AZ so much but one of my biggest gripes surprises me because I took this for granted in the south...the birdlife here is not great. We have hummingbirds and hawks, a lot of different kinds of water fowl, but we don't have pretty "ordinary" birds. I loved in TN how I could look out my window and see a cardinal or a blue jay. I was so spoiled I didn't even care about robins and I would kill to see one right now.
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I've been savoring visits from this Goldfinch outside my office window all week

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#611
#611
The female hummingbird currently owning my feeder is plump. She still chases off the occasional interloper, but she should have sufficient fat reserves when she makes the big flight south.
 
#612
#612
Some serious competition at the hummingbird feeder today. Apparently, challengers believe themselves equal.
 
#613
#613
The winds have swept numerous visiting songbirds into my area. A yellow breasted chat stands out.
 
#614
#614
I ate lunch at the table on my screened porch. It’s about 8’ from the hummingbird feeder suspended under the eaves over my front door landing. The feeding hummingbird came to the screen three times to check me out.
 
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#618
#618
The female hummingbird has not moved out ahead of the coming storm. I’m wondering if she will tough it out.
 
#620
#620
n_huffhines said:
I've been savoring visits from this Goldfinch outside my office window all week

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You gotta check out the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. It's considered one of the best areas for birding in the south. Lots of action in late fall early winter. It is a cool area where tons of birds overwinter. Some 200 species go through it a year.
 
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#621
#621
I have three hummingbird feeders, generally I have to refill one of the feeders every two days. Agressive little buggers. They let me know when they think I'm too close. One went eye to eye with me today with about 10 inches between us.

Also, get a decent number of finches at the water feature in the back yard. Plus, just around the corner I can see a tree that has a couple Bald Eagles that hang out in the area.

Plus, tons of Canada Geese this time of year. A wet land about a mile from the house will have hundreds of geese in the fall. Also, Kormorants, Blue Heron, and Egrets are very common. Redtail hawks and Cooper hawks show up often.

Also, my local golf course tends to get a lot of wild turkeys. Last time I played I counted 25 of them on the 14th fairway. Very tame.
 
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#622
#622
October 1, and the hummingbird is still visiting my feeder. As long as the weather stays mild, it’s likely hummingbirds will keep coming. Usually, they will have moved on by mid-October. I keep one up for the stragglers.
 
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#623
#623
Overnight lows are in the 50’s. My little hummingbird has moved on. Still, the feeder is up for any stragglers that might blow in with a front. Weather is fickle, here on the Southern Piedmont. This morning, Eastern Phoebes are hunting spiders around the eaves. White breasted nuthatches are grooming the dogwoods. Tohees and Cardinals are moving among the bushes and fences. Brown thrashers are talking smack. A blue jay mimics the red shouldered hawks that have been hunting my area. Squirrels are barking. Maybe a hawk is aloft nearby.
 
#624
#624
Tin Man said:
Overnight lows are in the 50’s. My little hummingbird has moved on. Still, the feeder is up for any stragglers that might blow in with a front. Weather is fickle, here on the Southern Piedmont. This morning, Eastern Phoebes are hunting spiders around the eaves. White breasted nuthatches are grooming the dogwoods. Tohees and Cardinals are moving among the bushes and fences. Brown thrashers are talking smack. A blue jay mimics the red shouldered hawks that have been hunting my area. Squirrels are barking. Maybe a hawk is aloft nearby.
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I’ve seen very few songbirds since the storm. 😕 Just hawks and crows, and one hummingbird.
 
#625
#625
Hummingbird visited yesterday. I suspect it was one just passing through, but was it foretelling the Vols victory over Florida?
 
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