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'I learned of the Hoopoe recently when they went a bit too far North and became a rare but welcome sight in the UK. I love it';

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'>>4781016
Awesome photo';

'Is there a reliable way to get rid of owls without harming them?';

'>>4780999
These ones probably have the coolest mating rituals';

'>>4780539
Recently found a cockatiel on the street. Doesn't talk nor sing but after a couple of weeks of constatly being bitten, we're frens';

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'>>4781055
Why?';

'THE Cape May Warbler';

'>>4781950
They get in my roof and run around and scream all night.';

'Finally my birdies started to eat alone (zebras, 6th week). Handfeeding can be very stressful.';

'>>4780547
Don't bother. They totally fucked up Risk of Rain 2.';

'>>4782088
move out to a place without owls';

'Sandhill Cranes have been moving through....';

'>>4780539
My bedroom is a converted loft. A while ago I noticed the same birds flying near my window, I kept it closed so they don't get in and they quieted down for a month. Now I've been awoken every morning at 5am by the sounds of screaming hatchlings. I can't sleep through it and adjusted my sleep schedule to sleep earlier. It's so fucking irritating and carries on throughout the day. I like birds, like all things, in moderation but this is too much. The worst part is it's loud enough for me to hear since my hearing is sharp but not loud enough to record. BTW I'm not a schizo, the recording has the bird sounds but they're faint compared to the background white noise, and I'm not bothered to edit the audio to isolate and amplify it. I can't bitch about it irl every day without sounding deranged so I'm posting here.';

'THE annoying Killdeer';

'>>4783380
You won't get any help here. None of these birdfuckers have jobs or routines. Find where the nest is and put it in a shoebox and move it somewhere away from where you sleep and safe from predators. Don't let anyone see you, best to do it just before dawn when the parents are awake and starting to forage.';

'I shot a squirrel with my air rifle as I usually do and it looked dead so I left it. The ravens know the gunshot sound and always fly over to check out if I killed one. So whichever one flew over made its "found some food" honk and in a couple minutes they both (male+female couple) came down to eat.

Well fuck me it was still alive. It started squealing and rubbing its eyes but looks like it couldn't move its legs so the ravens started caw-ing at it a lot, pulling it around, and pecking it in the head for like 15 minutes until it finally gave up the ghost and now they're doing the usual, picking out all the meat and I guess the female one keeps bringing some back to the nest.

I've seen them eat many squirrels but never a live one. I love my ravens.';

'>feed me faggot';

'THE African Harrier Hawk';

'What is this fellow called and does anyone have a picture of it stained with blood? It was face profile picture iirc';

'>>4785402
The Long Wattled Umbrellabird';

'>>4785588';

'>>4785560
Bearded vulture, Gypaetus barbatus.';

'House wren found the bluebird box

It's over';

'>>4780539
Black capped Chickadee
They're pretty cute.';

'>>4781360
That's actually awesome. Good that you rescued him';

'the lads';

'>>4785607
Lol
>>4785621
Left one is coolest';

'Dickcissel.';

'Seems unusual to have Baltimore oriole and pine siskins at the same time';

'I live around Latinos.';

'they'll see you at home
when you feed the hens
the boorras will come
they can be your frens
if you give them some
they came for the food
for that is their wish
just not fruits or grain
they eat meat or fish
over it they coo
they will bring some pals
give some to them too
or the beaks will clash
you can pet them too
just don't be a jerk
the king of the bush
demands some respect
when he breaks the hush
expect no concert
this bird cannot sing
but they'll laugh with you
if some food you bring

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyU7I-rbS08
(vid not mine)';

'>>4786426
sorry to hear that';

'>>4780539
posting some of my faves';

'>>4780547
funky birb
>>4781016
wonderful
>>4781360
Poor fellow, at least it seems chill with you!
>>4785612
smol';

'>>4781016
He lovin the black & yellow color scheme';

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'>>4780541
>>4782497
>>4783676';

'>>4786813';

'>>4786091
Dickcissel';

'>>4786787
the neck is long';

'Anons, I would love a pet BIRD, but I can only love animals that are SMASHED and SLAMMED.
Any SUGGESTIONS?
I will name him CUMSTACK.';

'>>4787985
That there is a perfect name for a fancy pigeon.';

'the chickadees keep kicking up the seed i put out. they make a giant mess, like a toddler eating cheerios in the back seat of a soccer mom van. maybe they can't distinguish seeds too well in a pile, so they have to spread it out. they're cute, but i don't know what's their problem.';

'>>4788070
Is it some cheap garbage mix? They are probably digging for just the good ones they want to eat.';

'Female bluebird seems all alone
She's sitting in the house, came out to eat sunflower hearts this morning but that's it. She made a sad little call at the feeder then flew away. No male in sight, no male singing anywhere. What the fuck.

I want to like go poke some mealworms through the entry hole and see if she takes them but she'll probably just get scared.';

'>>4788137
go keep her company';

'Man... A bird just hit my window and died, and I feel like shit.';

'>>4788930
It happens unfortunately, I’ve seen birds hitting my windows occasionally but they all survived, one time it was a rare Canadian warbler but it flew off after a bit just fine';

'>>4780539
Question: Anyone have one of these oriole feeders? would like to try to attract orioles in NJ, and wanted to know what works best for attracting them.';

'>>4789086
example of the feeders im looking at.';

'>>4789090
fuck im high, im sorry';

'>>4788070
Like the other anon said, chickadees don't like millet or any of that stuff. So if your seed is a mix they are digging for the sunflowers. Black- oil Sunflower seeds are what they love.';

'>>4789086
>>4789092
They work, but I think the reward of seeing a few orioles before they go off to nest and have to put out such messy stuff that attracts ants is not worth it. They don't really benefit from feeders it's just for humans to look at them. So decide how much seeing an oriole is worth.';

'anyone have a system of recording their bird feeder while they're out the house for work etc? a system of recording, transferring, editing down and converting/exporting?';

'here's another';

'>>4786689
so pretty, the tuft on its head really finishes it';

'>>4789199
Yeah just a regular IP camera mounted on my house, the feeders are all on my deck. I have many feeders so it's not close up on any of them but I got one with decent resolution so I can determine which species there are.';

'>>4789086
>>4789092
I have the Nature's Way all in one feeder and it's great. Removable cups for the jelly make cleaning easy, plus it has a built-in ant moat and bee guards.';

'>>4789086
>>4789271
Do you guys make your own jelly, or is store bought good enough?';

'>>4789273
Store bought grape jelly works fine. The bird jelly that costs 5x as much is just a ripoff.';

'Trying to listen to the wood thrush and stupid house wren won't shut up';

'https://youtu.be/N7L_bd_OPAs
Eaglet was saved recently

>muh interfering with nature
Eat shit';

'>>4789199
>>4789210
wood pigeons waddle about below the feeder for any scraps that fall';

'I love this little nigga like you wouldn't believe';

'>>4790029
I used to kind of resent them for being 80% of the birds I saw when I started birding in PA. But I acknowledge now that they are cool little dudes.';

'Does this look like an indigo bunting? Or maybe tree swallow? In NH.

I only saw it in low res on my camera, looked like this deep azure blue with a darker head and tail, maybe white/lighter underside but it was hard to tell. About finch/sparrow sized.';

'I come to you in a time of need /an/

My cats found a bird's nest and they keep bringing in baby birds. Now they've brought one in alive. I can't get to the nest, there aren't any organisations around who can help, and all I've been able to think to do is leave it by the tree in a box hoping the mother collects it or something.

Looks like pic related.

Anyone have any better ideas of what I should do or is it SOL? Mum's gonna get impatient and let the cats out again soon and I want it off the floor before they find it again.';

'>>4790431
Tell your mom to stop hating the cats and keep them inside.
And that bird is a goner.';

'>>4790431
If possible put the box in a tree. Probably won't work and it will melt in the rain eventually but not much else you can do.';

'>>4790029
I just heard(and saw) this bird outside today';

'>>4790779
I did this once, put a catbird fledgling in an empty bird feeder and hung it on a tree near the nest, parents found it within minutes and it was gone.
It might have flown out, not sure since it never flew away for the hour I had it in a box trying to decide what to do with it. Or maybe the mother carried it out somehow. It wasn't on the ground nearby so I think it must have gotten somewhere safe.';

'>>4780539
I sincerely appreciate not only aviators yet aquatic and terra firma animal kingdoms. In other words those that fly swim and run. If someone really appreciates them I would respect the very bodies we take from our common stores to rejuvenate our's and realize that "Animals are humans simply in a different way" and refrain from taking pictures of them. How would you like to be a guinea pig? Did you know that 3 common brown house canaries and a platypus equal the average human being? Put up a simple algebra math test to prove it! I know. Mister Strict here—there's no ritual involved really. Be like them and only "eat when you're hungry" to average out the score.

Fact: There are 32,301% Humans 200.4% Animals & 56.1% Plants throughout Earth (2024)

It's a great thread though. Wanna know one more interesting fact? Aquatic animals are going extinct! Here's another one: The Sycamore Tree has been extinct for the passed 3,000 years!

Well. I'm doing my best to respect the Animal Kingdoms and Plant Worlds etc. etc. .. You can't expect me to laugh about nothing.

Sry if tl;dr.';

'>>4790431
As long as you let the cat outside the birds will die. This bird will die now.';

'Saw some birds today :)';

'This little bastard made a nest right on top of our outside lamp. Any recommendation for a camera that can capture what goes on in that nest and that I can stream on my phone and/or laptop?';

'>>4788930
>>4788966
Slap a few bird-safe decals on the offending window, problem solved. Indoor plants or trees/greenery being reflected in your window make it especially tricky for a bird to tell whether it’s just a window or not. Like an illusion.
https://www.nycaudubon.org/take-action/make-nyc-bird-friendly/make-your-windows-bird-friendly';

'>magpie found a piece of old white bread
>hooded crow chases magpie until it drops the bread
>crow takes bread to pool of water to soften it up
clever';

'>>4790790
Catbirds seem really good at finding their yearly nesting site / natal site.
Other migratory birds seem to just show up for a day or two then leave as they're passing through, and it takes a few weeks to see if anyone is staying to breed/nest. But the catbirds seem to come here intentionally like they know it's their place. Welcome home :)';

'>>4790849
first step is to ask for his permission to film at all, next step would be to negotiate an appropriate place for the camera respecting his privacy. the next step will be to check up on him after a couple of days to make sure everything is still okay, mentally prepared to immediately remove the camera if he expresses any concern or discomfort, as the priority here is to respect his autonomy and sense of safety';

'>>4789635
great tit';

'>>4791154
He didn't ask for permission to set up camp in my territory so why should I ask for his permission to record him?

On a more serious note, I know there are some cats who sometimes walk on our patio so I'm a little worried about them gong after the hatchlings when the time comes';

'>>4791185
Don't have any camera advice, but while they're fledglings, you need to somehow pressure the cats to fuck off. They WILL try to kill them.
Automatic water Sprinkler, a dog if you have one or repellants. Best to trap them and shoot if you can stomach it.
I lost an entire young family (except Mom) of green woodpeckers to neighbor cats a few years ago.';

'One of these big bois (common pheasant) is 'singing' under my window every morning at dusk. I think it's looking for some cloaca';

'>>4789092
Why would you need to buy some piece of plastic to feed orioles oranges? Stick them on a fucking branch.';

'>>4790431
Why aren’t you raising it?';

'>>4786689
I love pictures of birbies roosting on their little birdy babies';

'Bird-related question (kinda sad):
I had a batch of 30 Tennessee-red quail eggs for hatching. Of those, 25 were viable. 5 died before lockdown. 8 hatched unassisted, and 2 had to be coaxed. 8 of the remaining 10 eggs had pipped, and seem to have drowned, I assume from high-humidity (incubator isn't very well regulated, have to tune it by hand every day).
Since then, 5 of the hatchlings have died at a rate of 1 every 2 days. They all appeared to be eating & drinking, running around, and putting on weight. Brooder is much better regulated for temp and humidity, food is ground-up high-protein chick starter and water has the same probiotic/electrolyte mix in reverse-osmo water that I've always used, and I've never had a die-off as bad as this.
I fear this is a sort of canary in a coal mine situation. Should I be worried about disease or air contamination? I just replaced my CO detectors and air filters, no alarms or black mold.
I've raised bobwhites in the past, but this is my first time trying Tennessee reds. I thought this was supposed to be a robust breed. I can't pin down anything I've done differently that could account for the mortality.';

'Baby robin that left its nest this morning.
It let me get close enough to stroke its tail feathers.

I'm pretty sure it's part of a brood that's been making nests in my eaves for about 3 years now.';

'>>4791560
Also from today.
Caught this one because it built part of its nest out of some kind of plastic mesh.
It got caught in it's own trap and I had to untangle it with some scissors.';

'>>4791566
And an owl that I found the other night standing in the middle of a gravel road.
Not sure what was wrong with it but it was alert and hopping around. I'm not an ornithologist so I just helped it get to a safe part of the grass. Not sure what else I could do for it.';

'>>4791573';

'>>4791574
That's wild';

'>>4791588
Holding it was even crazier.
You wouldn't be able to tell just be looking at it, but the body is roughly the size and shape of a Cornish game hen, and weighs about the same. I don't know what I expected when I picked it up, but "Puffy chicken" wasn't it.';

'>>4791537
pic rel
They just sploot like this and die.
I'm really sad.';