Backyard Bird Watchers

[Tin Man]

When I was trout fishing a stream NW of Denver, CO, a bald eagle was hanging out with me, respectfully perched in a low branch about 25 yards away. It didn’t give two shakes of a tail feather for hooked trout, but leave one on the bank, it was coming for the easy meal.

 

[Rishvol]

Had a good walk yesterday. Got to see many winter birds before they got out of here.

White crowned

Golden crowned Kinglet

White throated sparrow

 

[Border Vol]

Here's something y'all may enjoy

 

[StarRaider]

I think he could do just fine. I saw this one dive down into the river and catch this fish. Then could barely fly with it up to the road.

Last March I saw two bald eagles fly over our house (near the Stones River)... something I never thought I would ever see.

 

[Go aeiou]

Last March I saw two bald eagles fly over our house (near the Stones River)... something I never thought I would ever see.

Seems like they are everywhere. I live in hermitage near Percy Priest Lake, and I see one occasionally. I used to visit TN state parks on business, and several of them had nest that I was allowed to a observe. We used to have a home on Watts Bar Lake. I woke up one morning, and there was one sitting in a tree 50 feet away.
It's still a thrill every time I see one. I saw my first one in Alaska about 20-25 years ago.

 

[n_huffhines]

These 2 hawks were circling watching me clean the pool filter

 

[Rishvol]

These 2 hawks were circling watching me clean the pool filter

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One's a turkey vulture

 

[n_huffhines]

One's a turkey vulture

Damn, how can you tell from that picture? I'm not surprised I had this wrong

 

[Carl Pickens]

Seems like they are everywhere. I live in hermitage near Percy Priest Lake, and I see one occasionally. I used to visit TN state parks on business, and several of them had nest that I was allowed to a observe. We used to have a home on Watts Bar Lake. I woke up one morning, and there was one sitting in a tree 50 feet away.
It's still a thrill every time I see one. I saw my first one in Alaska about 20-25 years ago.

Several years back there was an eagle’s nest near the road that takes you to Old Hickory Dam. It was huge.... I live in the Laguardo area and saw one fly over while fishing back in Spencer Creek. I see Osprey all the time

 

[Danl]

Seems like they are everywhere. I live in hermitage near Percy Priest Lake, and I see one occasionally. I used to visit TN state parks on business, and several of them had nest that I was allowed to a observe. We used to have a home on Watts Bar Lake. I woke up one morning, and there was one sitting in a tree 50 feet away.
It's still a thrill every time I see one. I saw my first one in Alaska about 20-25 years ago.

We have a pair of bald eagles on my stretch of Watts Bar. It's always great to see one of them land in the top of a nearby tree. They look so damned aggressive just sitting on a branch.

 

[chatsworth_vol]

Damn, how can you tell from that picture? I'm not surprised I had this wrong

Look at the wing tips. The vulture has the feathers that look like fingers sticking out.

 

[Rishvol]

Damn, how can you tell from that picture? I'm not surprised I had this wrong

White secondary feathers on the wings and a long tail. For a black vulture it would be white primary feathers (wing tips) and short tail.

 

[Rishvol]

Damn, how can you tell from that picture? I'm not surprised I had this wrong

Also, I think the other bird is an Osprey. That's an awesome photo getting them both in the same shot.

 

[StarRaider]

I put out the hummingbird feeder today, sightings reported in north bammer last week.

 

[DancingOutlaw]

Saw two bald eagles circling together at Harrison Bay today.

 

[pismonque]

Saw two bald eagles circling together at Harrison Bay today.

One was a turkey vulture.

 

[SlipKidVol]

One was a turkey vulture.

There are two bald eagles nested right behind the 10th green of Bear Trace at Harrison Bay state park

 

[Go aeiou]

There are two bald eagles nested right behind the 10th green of Bear Trace at Harrison Bay state park

I think you can watch that nest any time you want.
Eagle Cam | Friends of Harrison Bay State Park

 

[GVF]

Several years back there was an eagle’s nest near the road that takes you to Old Hickory Dam. It was huge.... I live in the Laguardo area and saw one fly over while fishing back in Spencer Creek. I see Osprey all the time

We have eagles nesting around the farm near Cummins Falls. The rangers sent me some pics from one of my fields of one circling. I haven't seen them yet.

I have a cool pic from back in the day in Montana of an Osprey coming up of the Madison River outside Yellowstone with a trout in it's talons.

 

[SpecialKVolfan20]

I saw a bald eagle flying in Sevierville on the way home from work Monday. Super cool!!!!

 

[tnutater]

Bald eagles are common now along the Tennessee River.
One morning when I was quietly drifting downstream fishing I noticed an osprey sitting in a tree on the opposite bank.
About the time I got even with the osprey, a bald eagle flew up stream about tree top high and let out a single cry. That pissed the osprey off and it attacked the eagle chasing it upstream out of sight. It was a still morning and the amount of noise made by those two birds was simply unbelievable.

 

[Danl]

Good news for the eagles.

US report: Bald eagle populations soar in lower 48 states

 

[Tin Man]

The brown thrasher pair resident to my yard have lively competition this Spring, and not just from the pair to the east with whom they share a territorial border. Yesterday afternoon, while one was perched in a dogwood tree, the mate was fiercely scrapping with an interloper.

 

[Tin Man]

Saw a ruby throat hummingbird at my blooming red azaleas, yesterday, and a pair of red tail hawks were circling overhead this afternoon while I was working in the yard.

 

[SlipKidVol]

Saw a ruby throat hummingbird at my blooming red azaleas, yesterday, and a pair of red tail hawks were circling overhead this afternoon while I was working in the yard.

saw first humming bird 4/4 in the afternoon - Chattanooga area