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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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![]() On a happier note, this morning, I had just left for work and was less than a mile down the road when a deer came out of nowhere and was RIGHT in front of my car--I had barely hit the brakes when it just barely got out of the way. I can't believe I didn't even clip its hind end--it was really that close. ...and sure enough, another one passed right behind me. Two lucky deer and one lucky man! ![]()
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Heron
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: powell,Ohio
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Not today but yesterday driving up to the in-laws I saw a flock of about 2 dozen Tundra Swans feeding in a field. At least they I think they were tundra swans they were close enough that I could tell they weren't mutes but far enough that I couldn't makeout the yellow tear drop marking I don't think Trumpeters would be in a flock that large.
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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Today I saw a pile of pigeon feathers, probably left overs from the cooper's hawk I saw yesterday! It flew very low over my head, swooped up and landed on the telephone pole. They spend their winter here in Ventnor feeding at the bird feeders. Nice to see these birds adapting to our mostly inhospitable suburban environment!
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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![]() Good point about them adapting to the suburbs.
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Salamander
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Grimes County,Texas
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After I shoved the turkey in my oven, complete with all my favorite spices, I went outside to the morning chorus. At least one more male red-breasted nuthatch has arrived. Two of them were having a "shouting match", denk-denking and overlapping each other with their calls. Like squeeky toys going a little nuts.
Hubby commented, in his droll way, "Only they could be serious, sounding like that!" |
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#147 | |
WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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~smile~ and ~smile~ again! Cool.
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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~smile~ Okay, with all of the talk of the red-breasted nuthatches (which I'd still love to see visit here...or stay, if they like), I decided to post the white-breasted (yank-yank ...denk denk...or my combination "dyank-dyenk") that came out for the peanuts I left for them.
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Official Plant Nerd
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Yesterday I saw..... a ring necked pheasant underneath our birdfeeder. It's an "escapee" from the pheasant farm about 5 miles north of me. They show up a coupla times a year.
-- linrose> There's things you can do about that window. Sometimes just an x out of masking tape over it can work during migration but streamers tacked up to the top of it that will reflect back on the glass pretty much always work. We've been having really good luck hanging mini blinds and pieces of stained glass on the inside of the house. I hate having more to clean but.... it does break the "illusion" that the birds can fly right through the house.
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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-- The first year I had bird casualties from impacts with the greenhouse glass, I drew an owl with wings spread and talons extended and placed it on the window. It seemed to work, but fell off and got wet and ruined. Perhaps I'll try your streamer idea...with something more rustic/natural looking. What I'd really like to do is create an opaque look on the door and wall that faces north (and the road)...I planned to place pressed grape vine leaves and tendrils strategically so I can look in through the door--not that I expect to run into someone on the other side. I guess I just want it to be functional and attractive. I thought the clear glass stencil with opaque background would be cool...I even pressed and dried various things, but got stuck with how to execute it, so it got placed on the back burner.
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