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grannyhiker
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olderthanIusedtobe
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Some drama today. A flicker was hanging around for quite a while, was feeding on something, kept poking its bill into the ground. Was out there more than an hour, moving around various different spots. I thought it finally left. Then a little bit later I heard a terrible noise. A hawk got it, sharpie or Cooper's. I accidentally scared the hawk away, the flicker went into some brush. Can't fly. Probably will die of its injuries. The hawk came back for a while, sitting on a fence post, but couldn't see its prize. Nature red of tooth and claw, right?
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Kascadia
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 Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:56 pm |
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The first rufous of the season showed up at the feeders this morning, spring is springing!
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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Mike Collins
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A raptor caught a pigeon outside of QFC. Can anyone help with the ID? It doesn’t seem to be either a sharp-
shinned or Cooper’s.
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Lightning_bug
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My guess would be a peregrine, but I'm most likely incorrect, heh 
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Anne Elk
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Thu Apr 04, 2024 8:44 pm |
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^^^ Looks a lot like a juvenile merlin (Falco columbarius), once known (coincidentally) as a pigeon hawk. There's a photo of a juvenile partway down the Wikipedia page.
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Mike Collins
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Thank you for your help with the Merlin ID. The common name of pigeon hawk was quite appropriate with my encounter.
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Logbear
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Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:19 am |
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Red-Breasted Sapsucker
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“There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.” – Sir Ranulph Fiennes
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mike
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mike
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Fri Apr 05, 2024 7:42 pm |
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| Logbear wrote: | | Red-Breasted Sapsucker |
Killed 3 of our birches and a mountain ash. Working on killing the fatsia but that hard freeze last winter didn't help either. This reminds me, I gotta spray cayenne pepper on the remaining birch. Anybody have a better idea?
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Anne Elk
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Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:18 pm |
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| mike wrote: | | I gotta spray cayenne pepper on the remaining birch. Anybody have a better idea? |
Spraying pepper might keep squirrels and other critters from chewing, but it won't deter birds from working on your trees. Birds can't taste pepper. Wild Birds Unlimited sells many pepper-impregnated bird foods to keep the four-leggeds away from the birdie treats.
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mike
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mike
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Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:16 pm |
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What I need is something to keep the sapsuckers from ringing my trees. Something I can spray on the bark that is distasteful.
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Anne Elk
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Mike - The U of Maryland Extension has some ideas. Mostly physical barriers.
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Sculpin
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:38 am |
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There is not really an effective solution to birch dieback. Cut down and replant.
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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mike
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Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:28 am |
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| Sculpin wrote: | | There is not really an effective solution to birch dieback. Cut down and replant. |
Been there, done that. But not really dieback. More like murder. Just trying to protect the new ones. They are already being ringed. 
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