Re: TXI ?!? - It's for the Birds !!!

by **ourchickenshack** Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:20 am

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by **ourchickenshack** Mon Mar 05, 2018 7:08 pm

I was sitting on my front porch a couple nights ago and heard some owls hooting quite energetically . It's not that unusual for us to hear a owl in the neighborhood but this was a much bigger ruckuss then I am accustomed to and it was obviously more then one owl . It's also unusual for us to hear a owl with this much light still outside so I got up and started looking around and saw this near the top of a very large Cottonwood Tree in our neighbors back yard ...

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They are called Barred Owls and are quite large - their body is about 2 feet tall and there wing span is about 3 1/2 feet jaw

Hopefully some of you guys are luckier then me and have seen owls in the wild before but , in nearly 48 years I have never seen one until now What a Face

The pictures aren't fantastic but they were quite far away Embarassed

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by **Nico** Mon Mar 05, 2018 7:31 pm

Great pics James clapping

I've seen Barn owls a few times in the UK rockon

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by **cantina_patron** Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:25 pm

Great shots James. Like Andy I've been lucky enough to see Barn owls on a few occations (at dusk while driving) and also a couple of Tawney owls this side of the pond.

by **ourchickenshack** Tue Apr 03, 2018 5:47 pm

The American Goldfinch birds are starting to show up ...

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Just starting to get their summer color What a Face

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by **Nico** Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:06 pm

Cool colouring on those little finches James rockon

What's in your bird feeder mate, looks like it's full of soil scratch

They like it whatever it is cheers

by **ourchickenshack** Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:36 pm

They get much more yellow later in the year What a Face

That's my thistle feeder - basically tiny little seeds that you have to have a special feeder for . It attracts birds like the Gold Finches Very Happy

by **Nico** Tue Apr 03, 2018 7:50 pm

Very cool man, looks like they love it clapping

I really must get something sorted to feed the birds in my garden Very Happy

by **ourchickenshack** Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:25 am

Yellow Shafted Northern Flicker (Woodpecker)

Male :

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Female :

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by **Nico** Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:50 am

Awesome shots of the Woodpecker James clapping

I love that red marking on the back of his head cheers

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by **ourchickenshack** Fri Apr 13, 2018 4:49 pm

Thanks Andy cheers

It is the first time I have managed to get photos of Flickers . It brings my pecker photo count to 4 different species now I think What a Face

by **Nico** Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:08 pm

ourchickenshack wrote:Thanks Andy

It is the first time I have managed to get photos of Flickers . It brings my pecker photo count to 4 different species now I think

Is that tree in your garden or near your house mate scratch

it's amazing how they are able to peck away and make such a hole in the tree bowwing

by **ourchickenshack** Fri Apr 13, 2018 5:33 pm

Its in the front yard of our rental house that is right next door What a Face

by **ourchickenshack** Thu May 03, 2018 7:26 pm

Here are some more pics of a male Flicker . It was very overcast and he was a long distance away from me so the pics kind of suck ...

Yellow Shafted Northern Flicker (Woodpecker)

Male :

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by **Nico** Thu May 03, 2018 8:17 pm

Interesting colours on him James cheers

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by **Commander Clint** Thu May 03, 2018 9:17 pm

Awesome birds. clapping

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by **ourchickenshack** Wed Jun 27, 2018 5:00 pm

Caught this Catbird taking a bath a few days ago ...

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by **the89thchris** Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:27 pm

Nice shots, James. Great plumage in the last one. rofl

Here's one I took around Yarmouth NS a couple months ago. I was stalking it for like an hour and that's the only shot to turn out half decent.

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by **Commander Clint** Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:51 pm

James and Chris. Those are fantastic. clapping

Chris did you figure out what kind of bird it was?

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by **the89thchris** Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:05 pm

No idea, I asked a few locals, one was even a "bird hunter" and he didn't know. rofl

by **Commander Clint** Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:11 pm

the89thchris wrote:No idea, I asked a few locals, one was even a "bird hunter" and he didn't know.

Hopefully you can figure it out.

btw, you forgot a bird picture in your last post. What a Face

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by **the89thchris** Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:20 pm

Oh, Sorry. Ehm

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by **ourchickenshack** Wed Jun 27, 2018 10:13 pm

Fantastic Bird pic Chris cheers

I think it might be a Willet …

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by **Commander Clint** Thu Jun 28, 2018 1:51 pm

ourchickenshack wrote:Fantastic Bird pic Chris

I think it might be a Willet …

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Thanks James. That looks damn close to it. You definitely know your birds. clapping

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by **Nico** Thu Jun 28, 2018 4:13 pm

Our James sure knows his birds chickenshack

Great pics James and Chris clapping

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