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Hippie Gardener
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Michigan
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Grape jelly is still untouched. I think I'll just put that feeder away. The orioles seem to be happy with the bugs they are picking from the bushes and the bird bath.
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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Eastern phoebe, American black duck and green heron at the Town of Duck boardwalk on the Outer Banks on 7/2. We had to spend our time bird watching - a fisherman who was surf casting caught a six and a half foot shark right in front of our beach house, so we did not really want to swim!
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Hippie Gardener
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Michigan
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Nice, turttle. I especially like the green heron.
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WG Prize & Gift Coordinator
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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I do too.
The pond at our previous camp attracted them, I miss watching them.
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Great Horned Owl
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northeastern MA
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I love that picture of the phoebe. It initially brought to mind the Eastern Kingbird. I wonder if the two are closely related?
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Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: TX
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Has anyone ever seen a flock of squawking grackles loudly chasing a raptor around?
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#17 |
Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: TX
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What about this little brown "sparrow?" Seems very common, flocking in bushes, etc... Anyone know the exact name of it?
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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I can't tell what it is with the resolution on my iPad, but it does look like a sparrow. It appears to,have a white ring around its neck, which might be helpful in the id. Where are you seeing these birds - habitat, which state in which month? Most sparrow are ground feeders rather than in the trees.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology has an app called Merlin which is free, for identifying common birds in your area. I use an app called iBird, though it wasn't free. Welcome to wildlife gardeners!
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Hippie Gardener
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Michigan
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Welcome to Wildlife Gardeners, xfoot!
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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It is common to see crows and mockingbirds chase raptors, and I have seen crows chase a fox in my yard. I don't have grackles where I am, but I don't see why they wouldn't chase it. I will look when I get on my laptop to see if I can I'd the raptor. What part of the country are you in?
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