Birds

[Arachnophobphile]

I was never a big fan of avians except for birds of prey but thanks to @TheraMygale now I love songbirds.

I've been using Merlin Bird ID and I now have a little songbird I adore, the Carolina Chickadee. I'll go outside and play it's call via the app and it sings back to me. The other songbirds do not just the Chickadee.

Check out this bird - Carolina Chickadee

Merlin Bird ID is a free app that helps you find more birds.

merlinbirds.org

 

[TheraMygale]

I was never a big fan of avians except for birds of prey but thanks to @TheraMygale now I love songbirds.

I've been using Merlin Bird ID and I now have a little songbird I adore, the Carolina Chickadee. I'll go outside and play it's call via the app and it sings back to me. The other songbirds do not just the Chickadee.

Check out this bird - Carolina Chickadee

Merlin Bird ID is a free app that helps you find more birds.

merlinbirds.org

i looooove that!!! Its amazing. I am happy you are loving the app. Its a total game changer. Life is different once you get into song birds. You start hearing nature differently. You can even tell when a cat is nearby.

the more birds you learn, the more birds of prey you will see. Because there is always a hungry bird looking for some birds nearby!

i am really thankful you gave it a try ‍

soon youll spot a rare bird! Because being aware is the first step to spotting a lost bird.

 

[Mustafa67]

I was never a big fan of avians except for birds of prey but thanks to @TheraMygale now I love songbirds.

I've been using Merlin Bird ID and I now have a little songbird I adore, the Carolina Chickadee. I'll go outside and play it's call via the app and it sings back to me. The other songbirds do not just the Chickadee.

Check out this bird - Carolina Chickadee

Merlin Bird ID is a free app that helps you find more birds.

merlinbirds.org

There are many phesants around the town where I just moved to, many are bred here every year.

When I went to Morocco in January and saw the Ostriches, flamingos and over the last month seeing the project to save the curlews that’s going on here in Wales. I’m seeing a lot more birds latley (and these have not yet been caught by my cat).

 

[Arachnophobphile]

i looooove that!!! Its amazing. I am happy you are loving the app. Its a total game changer. Life is different once you get into song birds. You start hearing nature differently. You can even tell when a cat is nearby.

the more birds you learn, the more birds of prey you will see. Because there is always a hungry bird looking for some birds nearby!

i am really thankful you gave it a try ‍

soon youll spot a rare bird! Because being aware is the first step to spotting a lost bird.

Yes I love the app

I try not to aggravate the birds but I do find all the birds I see and play their audio call. I think it scares some of them. The cardinals and finches just look on in confusion.

The little Chickadee though seems to like it.

 

[TheraMygale]

Yes I love the app

I try not to aggravate the birds but I do find all the birds I see and play their audio call. I think it scares some of them. The cardinals and finches just look on in confusion.

The little Chickadee though seems to like it.

you will learn which bird reacts well to call. There are times and species.

owling can go very well IF at the right time.

the chickadee, “cry” is best to play to get other birds come in. Its a tried and tested sound that gets many finches to come.

because its a sound of alarm, as in a predator is here. So everyone gathers to scare away the predator.

its a learning curve, but soon you will know which birds will interact with you.

nesting season is the bad season to call birds if the goal is to not disturb.

i have used the cardinal sound sometimes, in my yard, just to see how many males were about.

with troglodytes (wren), its always a success.

this winter, a carolina wren came on my bench. Its a rare bird in my parts. I have added peanut butter logs now. And thank the gods i have neighbors with lush hedges of cedar. Aka thuya. This is a goldmine for birds.

 

[viper69]

By far one of the most boring looking birds to me, cute to watch for maybe 10” if nothing else is available.They rank with pigeons to me

 

[TheraMygale]

By far one of the most boring looking birds to me, cute to watch for maybe 10” if nothing else is available.They rank with pigeons to me

its a shame i cant use emojis anymore

thank the gods for chickadees because when there is winter, there usualy is nothing else to look at.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

you will learn which bird reacts well to call. There are times and species.

owling can go very well of at the right time.

the chickadee, “cry” is best to play to get other birds come in. Its a tried and tested sound that gets many finches to come.

because its a sound of alarm, as in a predator is here. So everyone gathers to scare away the predator.

its a learning curve, but soon you will know which birds will interact with you.

nesting season is the bad season to call birds if the goal is to not disturb.

i have used the cardinal sound sometimes, in my yard, just to see how many males were about.

with troglodytes (wren), its always a success.

this winter, a carolina wren came on my bench. Its a rare bird in my parts. I have added peanut butter logs now. And thank the gods i have neighbors with lush hedges of cedar. Aka thuya. This is a goldmine for birds.

I remember you telling me nesting season not to play the audios. I have to learn the nesting season of each bird. I am addicted to the audio calls on that app.

I don't expect what I like will appeal to everyone. I just find the Chickadee a little cute songbird.

 

[TheraMygale]

I remember you telling me nesting season not to play the audios. I have to learn the nesting season of each bird. I am addicted to the audio calls on that app.

I don't expect what I like will appeal to everyone. I just find the Chickadee a little cute songbird.

don’t even bother comparing what works for you with others.

true birders love the chickadee because it brings out the best in birding sessions. I learned this in ornithologist groups. They even use this call with snowy owls. How baffling is that.

most birds have categories of nesting seasons. so its not all seperate. It has to do with migration.

many birds, nest before summer. In my local, july is the worst month: no song. All the birds, especialy the latest to arrive, are nesting.

but as we speak, the bald eagles are on eggs, just like many local owls.

its very quick to learn. you need to focus on your backyard birds FIRST. Then on the first arrivals. With Ebird, you can go back 20 years, in bird sightings. You should get an idea of what species arrive and nest first.

but generaly speaking, this warning is for people who just want to disturb birds and get a photography. If you are in your yard and want to use bird calls, its different, then say: 56 people who know a rare bird is nesting somewhere, and want to take a photo. Aka, using the call app.

common sense. Science and logic.

one of my BEST sightings, was of a brown caped chickadee. we dont see these here. You need to travel very far. And one day, i heard a call, it was chickadee, but something was off.

and then i saw it.

one of my best birding moments. And thanks to the calls in the app, i was able to see it for more then 1 minute.


even if its bad, its one of my best photos ever. And i will never forget this moment. Because i was alone with it. Not with a crowd of 100 photographers.

and you know what, its because i knew my bird calls. And i heard something off. Within a same type or bird. I found it out on my own. I got to enjoy that moment.

I am proud.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

don’t even bother comparing what works for you with others.

true birders love the chickadee because it brings out the best in birding sessions. I learned this in ornithologist groups. They even use this call with snowy owls. How baffling is that.

most birds have categories of nesting seasons. so its not all seperate. It has to do with migration.

many birds, nest before summer. In my local, july is the worst month: no song. All the birds, especialy the latest to arrive, are nesting.

but as we speak, the bald eagles are on eggs, just like many local owls.

its very quick to learn. you need to focus on your backyard birds FIRST. Then on the first arrivals. With Ebird, you can go back 20 years, in bird sightings. You should get an idea of what species arrive and nest first.

but generaly speaking, this warning is for people who just want to disturb birds and get a photography. If you are in your yard and want to use bird calls, its different, then say: 56 people who know a rare bird is nesting somewhere, and want to take a photo. Aka, using the call app.

common sense. Science and logic.

one of my BEST sightings, was of a brown caped chickadee. we dont see these here. You need to travel very far. And one day, i heard a call, it was chickadee, but something was off.

and then i saw it.

one of my best birding moments. And thanks to the calls in the app, i was able to see it for more then 1 minute.

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even if its bad, its one of my best photos ever. And i will never forget this moment. Because i was alone with it. Not with a crowd of 100 photographers.

and you know what, its because i knew my bird calls. And i heard something off. Within a same type or bird. I found it out on my own. I got to enjoy that moment.

I am proud.

Wow you are a wealth of information. Yeah I'm not into group bird watching I'm too introverted for that. The only group watch I did was a Bald Eagle watch with a DNR official, that was cool.

Songbirds I watch in the yard. However I plan on looking for birds when I break out my old Craptastic Fuji bike when I go bike riding or walking the trails.

That is a cute little bird you got a photo of.

Pretty cool that the Chickadee calls Snowy Owls.

 

[TheraMygale]

Wow you are a wealth of information. Yeah I'm not into group bird watching I'm too introverted for that. The only group watch I did was a Bald Eagle watch with a DNR official, that was cool.

Songbirds I watch in the yard. However I plan on looking for birds when I break out my old Craptastic Fuji bike when I go bike riding or walking the trails.

That is a cute little bird you got a photo of.

Pretty cool that the Chickadee calls Snowy Owls.

i tried bird groups. Im an introvert So it was really big for me.

i definitely had more then my place there. It was hard for me because the average age range was retired +. So i could not really connect. They also all had expensive gear, and even my expensive gear, was scrutenized.

i could start a birding group tomorrow and have way too many joins for a simply hike.

i do better with tiny groups. Because i cover the soil, log turning, plants and everything else.

they wanted me Host. I just couldnt do it. I even got in a fight over an identification…

i heard a bird, but because the group host couldnt, it was dismissed in the iventory. I was very angry.

whats the point of being part of a group if you are dismissed

for the record, i have had record breakers on ebird. I just don’t bother anymore. the time it takes to prove, is baffling.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

i tried bird groups. Im an introvert So it was really big for me.

i definitely had more then my place there. It was hard for me because the average age range was retired +. So i could not really connect. They also all had expensive gear, and even my expensive gear, was scrutenized.

i could start a birding group tomorrow and have way too many joins for a simply hike.

i do better with tiny groups. Because i cover the soil, log turning, plants and everything else.

they wanted me Host. I just couldnt do it. I even got in a fight over an identification…

i heard a bird, but because the group host couldnt, it was dismissed in the iventory. I was very angry.

whats the point of being part of a group if you are dismissed

for the record, i have had record breakers on ebird. I just don’t bother anymore. the time it takes to prove, is baffling.

OMG! I'm glad you brought that up with the camera gear. In that Bald Eagle tour I went on, there were a few snobs with ridiculous camera setups like they worked for National Geographic which they didn't.

I call them snobs because they acted like they were better than the rest of us. I wanted to slam them over their head with their camera. There's a difference between people that have expensive gear and those that look down on everyone else because they don't have what they have. I don't care much for the snob types I always have a few choice words for them. Sorry you went through that ordeal. Those people are, (will use forum allowed words) BUTTHEADS!

 

[Ratmosphere]

Love em'! We have Chickadee's here in CT, you can get them to eat seeds out of your hand. Very cool bird, I have been meaning to get a tattoo of one for a while now.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Love em'! We have Chickadee's here in CT, you can get them to eat seeds out of your hand. Very cool bird, I have been meaning to get a tattoo of one for a while now.

Oh my, I would die and be in Heaven if I could get one of those cute Chickadees to eat out of my hand.

 

[TheraMygale]

Oh my, I would die and be in Heaven if I could get one of those cute Chickadees to eat out of my hand.

then dont give up. Just sit outside near a feeder, choose black sunflower seed. And put some in your hand.

this moment is going to happen. And when it does, you will gain some new levels in birding.

because chickadees eating in your hand, is magical.

some places in my local are so amazing, you just put seed on your head and they come.

its beautiful.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

then dont give up. Just sit outside near a feeder, choose black sunflower seed. And put some in your hand.

this moment is going to happen. And when it does, you will gain some new levels in birding.

because chickadees eating in your hand, is magical.

I agree it would be magical especially for me.

All I ever got was a female hummingbird buzzing me behind my head because she wanted me to leave. She didn't like me sitting by the feeder. She was mean to the males and other females. She wouldn't allow them to eat.

The other bird I've taken fondness of is the Tufted Titmouse it is an adorable little bird

Check out this bird - Tufted Titmouse

Merlin Bird ID is a free app that helps you find more birds.

merlinbirds.org

 

[TheraMygale]

I agree it would be magical especially for me.

All I ever got was a female hummingbird buzzing me behind my head because she wanted me to leave. She didn't like me sitting by the feeder. She was mean to the males and other females. She wouldn't allow them to eat.

The other bird I've taken fondness of is the Tufted Titmouse it is an adorable little bird

Check out this bird - Tufted Titmouse

Merlin Bird ID is a free app that helps you find more birds.

merlinbirds.org

with trust, they can eat in your hand too.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

with trust, they can eat in your hand too.

Now that would be something, if I could get both those birds to eat from my hand

 

[Charliemum]

Yay other bird watchers
We have been feeding the wild birds about 10 years now, we have dedicated feeders for the different ones that frequent our bk garden.
Blue tits
Crested tits
Coal tits
Bullfinch
Robins
Blackbird
Thrush
Woodpeckers
Collared doves
Wood pigeon
Magpies
Crows (that I am currently making friends with, they like apples n peanuts)
Siskin
Dunnock
Wrens
Sparrow
Thrushes

Just to name the regulars, I unfortunately do not have pics, my phone just isn't good enough and if I go out they won't come so I just enjoy watching them through my window and listening to their calls.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Yay other bird watchers
We have been feeding the wild birds about 10 years now, we have dedicated feeders for the different ones that frequent our bk garden.
Blue tits
Crested tits
Coal tits
Bullfinch
Robins
Blackbird
Thrush
Woodpeckers
Collared doves
Wood pigeon
Magpies
Crows (that I am currently making friends with, they like apples n peanuts)
Siskin
Dunnock
Wrens
Sparrow
Thrushes

Just to name the regulars, I unfortunately do not have pics, my phone just isn't good enough and if I go out they won't come so I just enjoy watching them through my window and listening to their calls.

Yes, I've been converted

I now appreciate them so much. Before I just viewed them as pooping on my car machines. Even got hit on the shoulder with bird poop by a flyby when I was a kid.

Life would be dull without all the different songbirds and their calls and their pretty colors.