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ale_capone Member
Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 717 | TRs | Pics
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Its been busy in our yard.
Swallows are living in our soffit, and every house in the neighborhood. A livable nuisance since they eat so many bugs. There are hundreds of them around.
I have a poly barrel that I put trap caught rodents on. Most of the time, the local raven gets it. If he can get in and out before the crows spot him. Last week I got some beef inards to make dog treats. I put the unusable scraps on the barrel. It only took about an hour until I got some interest. A kettle of 5 or 6 vultures started circling the yard. They never did land though.
We also have 3 types of woodpeckers hanging out. This little guy let's me get pretty close.
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Kascadia Member
Joined: 03 Feb 2014 Posts: 648 | TRs | Pics
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Sun May 23, 2021 10:59 am
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ale_capone wrote: | It only took about an hour until I got some interest. A kettle of 5 or 6 vultures started circling the yard. They never did land though. |
We've had a mouse die in the downdraft outlet pipe of our stove/oven (ugh). We turned the stove fan on yesterday to mitigate the smell, and soon a very large vulture was circling the pasture and landed on the barn ~100 feet from the house. LOL. Unfortunately, we weren't able to utilize his services.
It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 7687 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
Earlier today saw a baby junco hopping around doing a little foraging, but following a parent and still getting fed. Pretty cute.
Later I poked my head out the back door, heard something that kinda sounded like a frog croaking. Looked around, it was a Steller's jay. Not sure that I've heard that vocalization from them before.
Last couple trips over to Boeing Creek Park the Swainson's thrushes are singing, love it. Also a handful of baby mallards of various sizes chugging around the lake.
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Sculpin Member
Joined: 23 Apr 2015 Posts: 1376 | TRs | Pics
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Thu Jun 03, 2021 7:49 am
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A couple weeks ago I got a new bird, the White-winged Dove. I saw a large, heavy, gray bird land in a small tree out of the corner of my eye. My first thought was that my neighbor's African Gray Parrot got loose. I soon realized it was a dove but not the usual one. It flew to my feeder, found it empty (we have had dead pine siskins and are still not filling the feeder), and left. Then I discovered that this bird of the SW ranges across all of North America after breeding, and has been showing up at feeders as far north as Alaska.
They have a very distinctive "mustache."
Between every two pines is a doorway to the new world. - John Muir
Between every two pines is a doorway to the new world. - John Muir
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IanB Vegetable Belayer
Joined: 21 Jul 2010 Posts: 1061 | TRs | Pics Location: gone whuljin' |
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IanB
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Wed Aug 04, 2021 11:34 pm
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Fall migration showing up clearly on radar every evening now.
https://atmos.uw.edu/current-weather/northwest-radar/
Was enjoying a nice little group of Western sandpipers on the bar at Hood's Head last week. For a few minutes at least, all was right with the world.
"Forget gaining a little knowledge about a lot and strive to learn a lot about a little." - Harvey Manning
"Forget gaining a little knowledge about a lot and strive to learn a lot about a little." - Harvey Manning
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zephyr aka friendly hiker
Joined: 21 Jun 2009 Posts: 3361 | TRs | Pics Location: West Seattle |
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zephyr
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Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:42 am
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Kascadia wrote: | We've had a mouse die in the downdraft outlet pipe of our stove/oven (ugh). We turned the stove fan on yesterday to mitigate the smell, and soon a very large vulture was circling the pasture and landed on the barn ~100 feet from the house. LOL. |
This is hilarious. What a story. The vulture I mean. Not having a dead mouse in the house. ~z
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cdestroyer Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Posts: 1249 | TRs | Pics Location: montana |
it is late august but I am seeing migratory birds returning, feeding on over ripe chokecherries before heading farther south.. tanagers,buntings and red wings mostly..
and today the cedar waxwings have shone up feeding on chokecherries...
got a feeling this winter might be a bad one!!
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IanB Vegetable Belayer
Joined: 21 Jul 2010 Posts: 1061 | TRs | Pics Location: gone whuljin' |
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Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:00 pm
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Autumn migration is strong on the radar tonight.
Been seeing seasonal shorebirds like Western's, Turnstones, Sanderlings when I can get out to a nice beach.
"Forget gaining a little knowledge about a lot and strive to learn a lot about a little." - Harvey Manning
"Forget gaining a little knowledge about a lot and strive to learn a lot about a little." - Harvey Manning
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 7687 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
Just had a pileated woodpecker in my backyard, don't recall ever seeing them here before. Numerous times over the years at nearby Boeing Creek Park, but never here.
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Olympic Hiker Member
Joined: 19 Oct 2009 Posts: 386 | TRs | Pics
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I hear the Pileated Woodpecker more often than I see them.
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. - Lincoln
If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. - Lincoln
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olderthanIusedtobe Member
Joined: 05 Sep 2011 Posts: 7687 | TRs | Pics Location: Shoreline |
It was my lucky day. After having the visitor in my yard, later I walked over to Boeing Creek Park and saw another pileated woodpecker.
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coldrain108 Thundering Herd
Joined: 05 Aug 2010 Posts: 1858 | TRs | Pics Location: somewhere over the rainbow |
I saw one the other day (Pileated) having a go at a power pole. I was wondering if it wanted to play drums in my band.
in NE Seattle, west up the hill from all the LCW car dealers.
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
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Kascadia Member
Joined: 03 Feb 2014 Posts: 648 | TRs | Pics
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Fri Dec 10, 2021 3:41 pm
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Olympic Hiker wrote: | I hear the Pileated Woodpecker more often than I see them. |
We live in the Tiger/Taylor Mtn corridor (rural) and have a generational relationship with a pileated family here (it took them a few generations to learn to feed on the suet we put out in winter). I'm pretty sure I first heard pileateds in the Tarzan movies.
It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
It is as though I had read a divine text, written into the world itself, not with letters but rather with essential objects, saying:
Man, stretch thy reason hither, so thou mayest comprehend these things. Johannes Kepler
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Anne Elk BrontosaurusTheorist
Joined: 07 Sep 2018 Posts: 2410 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
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Anne Elk
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Sat Jan 01, 2022 3:37 pm
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The bush tits (Psaltriparus minimus) have returned since I finally located a source for insect-only suet cakes.
Hard to get a clear shot of the little guys in low light w/a phone camera.
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
olderthanIusedtobe
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
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GaliWalker Have camera will use
Joined: 10 Dec 2007 Posts: 4916 | TRs | Pics Location: Pittsburgh |
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GaliWalker
Have camera will use
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Thu Jan 13, 2022 7:32 am
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Nothing exotic, just the usual suspects...
Dark-eyed junco Black-capped chickadee White-throated sparrow Tufted titmouse
'Gali'Walker => 'Mountain-pass' walker
bobbi: "...don't you ever forget your camera!"
Photography: flickr.com/photos/shahiddurrani
olderthanIusedtobe, Hesman, Anne Elk
'Gali'Walker => 'Mountain-pass' walker
bobbi: "...don't you ever forget your camera!"
Photography: flickr.com/photos/shahiddurrani
olderthanIusedtobe, Hesman, Anne Elk
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