Blue Jays are beautiful, but they have a mean streak....they fight with the crows for the black cherries in the back yard......and win!
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This is actually the most common bird in our area 
I know scavengers are necessary but... they give me the creeps! and they're big!
I know scavengers are necessary but... they give me the creeps! and they're big!
We have those Pileated Woodpeckers as well. They can do some damage for sure, but I like the fact that they eat all those nasty wood-boring insects.
This is actually the most common bird in our area
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Those Vultures, no bounce?
Yes, they're black vultures aka Texas buzzards. They're a bit smaller than turkey vultures.
Mountain Bluebird
Mean little buggers those bluebirds, although ours are Eastern Bluebirds. I have three bluebird boxes on the property. "Mr Nasty" comes back every year to one particular box. When I’m on the tractor mowing the yard, he continually dive-bombs me whenever I get near. I have to wear a cowboy hat when mowing the lawn when there are eggs or chicks. My wife has filmed the encounters and thinks it’s hilarious.
Pileated Woodpeckers visit us digging for grubs in the ground that still has rotted remains of an old stump.
Last year a rabbit made its nest in one of our large flower boxes. In the evenings she would take the babies out for some exercise. Then one evening we heard a commotion going on. A Great Horned Owl was feasting on it’s catch. Oh well, mother nature at work.
Great Horned Owl
The variety of birds we get around here is truely amazing. Helps I guess that we have several feeders each with a different mix of foods to attract various types.
My favorite bird I often see flying low overhead at a lake I keep a boat on:
Bald Eagle
Turkey buzzards are a way of life in FL. They love to land on the roof, take down cable lines when a group sit on it, circle around the sky -- all wildlife runs for cover.
I never thought about that... Turkey vultures are heavy enough to bring down cable lines
Last month we drove past some vultures feeding on something on the side of the road and there was one turkey vulture in the middle of 5 or 6 black vultures. It really stood out from the rest... It looked like it was in charge lol
We get Turkey Vultures, but I usually see them alone of just a few together. I think I would run for cover if there was a whole group of them....LOL
Those nuthatches are hilarious...always upside down.
Tree-stand hunting, there's always that lone nuthatch who shows up, a flock of chickadees all around, blue-jays...there's the nuthatch on the side of a tree, beak pointing down...the lone nuthatch theory?
Cool birdwatchers like us !! some AZ birdees we feed ....
Gila Woodpecker that feeds off palm trees and the hummer's feeder ... in an aerobatic way
Gila Woodpecker that feeds off palm trees and the hummer's feeder ... in an aerobatic way
We also feed these cuties ...
California quail ... they are so fun to watch !
California quail ... they are so fun to watch !
They are both Beautiful!
Amazing patterns in the feathers.
Amazing patterns in the feathers.
We also have wild lovebirds living in our palm tree ...
I miss the East coast birds ... but the west coast birds are pretty cool too
I miss the East coast birds ... but the west coast birds are pretty cool too
I am so glad you started this thread ... I have been a bird watcher since I was a kid ... My mom's dad was a big bird watcher ... as well as mom ... now I've got Teddy into it !!