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In reply to the discussion: What is/are your favorite kind of bird or birds? Mine is the hummingbird. [View all]debm55
(25,610 posts)28. Thank you grumpyduck. All beautiful creatures.
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What is/are your favorite kind of bird or birds? Mine is the hummingbird. [View all]
debm55
Mar 23
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Ty 3catwoman3. I can hear them, but I can say I have never actually seen a woodpecker.
debm55
Mar 23
#33
I love these little birds they come to clean up some of the dry cat food that my outdoor cat scatters on the deck
Walleye
Mar 23
#13
Ty Oelot II, love the Raptors too. We have a group of turkeys living down the sreet that walks all of the place. Turkeys
debm55
Mar 23
#36
Hummingbird is definitely my favorite, my spirit animal. Just hoping they show up on time again this year
Walleye
Mar 23
#14
Ty Walleye. Yes mine appear at 5:00 PM during the summer. I get nervious if they don;t show up. The are so tiny and
debm55
Mar 23
#37
Ty Trailorbob. Here in Pittsburgh we have an eagle com where you can watch the birds next to the river. My class watched
debm55
Mar 23
#38
TY Traildogbob. they may have bitched but what a wonderful experience for them. I have a Japanese Fire tree and you can
debm55
Mar 23
#54
Ty Raincaster, It you get to close to get a closer look they speed of and another takes it s place. 5:00PM is my time
debm55
Mar 23
#40
We have SO many hummingbirds at our new home here in the CA desert. They love all of the flowering trees and
beaglelover
Mar 23
#20
Ty multigraincracker. Crows are very smart. and seem to like humans instead of flying away.
debm55
Mar 23
#42
Yes they are in my yard and don;t fly off when I go out in the yard. Ty Eastercedar.
debm55
Mar 23
#56
That is the most beautiful post I read. Thank you, Easterncedar. Be careful shoveling the snow. love ya.
debm55
Mar 23
#87
I love to sit by a rushing stream and watch the WATER OUZELS in the ripples.
Thunderbeast
Mar 23
#23
Ty you Thunderbeast. It sounds like watching them is a relaxing and amazing experience.
debm55
Mar 23
#59
Lots but CO has seen the return of yellow finches (goldfinches) that had all but disappeared for years
hlthe2b
Mar 23
#24
Ty hlthe2b. We have goldfinches around here in PA. When I planted sunflowers they would eat the seeds. Small but
debm55
Mar 23
#29
TY Deuxcents, Snowy owls are absolutely beautiful. We have an aviary in Pittsburgh. I took my class to it various times.
debm55
Mar 23
#64
Oh happybird, You are so lucky to live near the ocean. The willet--love it's legs. TY
debm55
Mar 23
#43
Thank you vapor2. I am going to look them up on You Tube. They seem like such unique birds.
debm55
Mar 23
#67
TY Doodley, I had one build a nest on the window sill of my classroom , The kids asked what kind it was as I didn't know
debm55
Mar 23
#78
The White Hawk. They just captured my imagination. Think I'd rather be one of these than human.
Joinfortmill
Mar 23
#60
TY, Joinfortmill. I have never seen one before. What beautiful and majestic creatrures.
debm55
Mar 23
#75
Ty applegrove, They all sound like wounderful and beautiful creatures. Ty for sharing your memories with us.
debm55
Mar 23
#73
Ty Chainfire for your great post. I hope that they release it close to your home. I was talking Dolly for a walk
debm55
Mar 23
#81
They are the Rodney Dangerfield of birds. I find them to be magnificent creatures no matter what others think..
Chainfire
Mar 23
#91
I just let Dolly out in the yard and for the first time heard an owl. the yard was full of crows and peanuts. I have
debm55
Mar 23
#83
We have the mourning doves around my house. They sit on the electrical wires making this haunting sound. You know what I
debm55
Mar 23
#97
Ty Danascot, I didn;t know there were so many kinds of hummingbirds. I liked the Blue violet coronet. . I will be
debm55
Mar 23
#100
Ty Hassler. I went to Yellowstone in 2016 . They were beautiful. And the hummers are sweet. Mine always come a 5 PM.
debm55
Mar 23
#101
TY Shermann, we have hawks around here too. they are always flying in circles over the highway, looking for road kill.
debm55
Mar 23
#108
No one yet has mentioned the roadrunner?? They're definitely one of my faves.
LeftyLucie
Mar 23
#106
LeftyLucie, TY. I didn;t know roadrunners could fly. Thank you for your information.
debm55
Mar 23
#110
Frances, Ty, I love how their little wings move like helicopters, And their colors are beautiful.
debm55
Mar 23
#125
I am always looking for Bald Eagles when I go bike riding. One trail I ride has a Blue Hebron
doc03
Mar 23
#111
doc03. If I remember correctly you are from the North side of Pittsburgh. Go along the Ohio River and down the bike
debm55
Mar 23
#114
Oh, LakeArenal, they are so beautiful. Are they native to you area? Someone posted a video on the different types of
debm55
Mar 23
#123
TY today I had a yardful of crows eating peanuts in the yard. They didn't run away when I went out. Mocking birds are
debm55
Mar 23
#122
Thank you, JoseBalow.. So do i. It's the father that keeps the chicks on his feet, while the mom swims for food. Saw
debm55
Mar 23
#121
I've always liked underdogs. My favorites are the under appreciated albatross and the pelican.
Aristus
Mar 23
#119
This afternoon, when I was taking Dolly Dog for a walk I heard one. I looked and looked but couldn't find it. I thought
debm55
Mar 23
#130
You are the first person to mention robins-pro or con, I am not fond of them either. TY jmowreader.
debm55
Mar 24
#141
I love these yellow-bellied flycatchers we get here in Idaho in the summer. Watching them hunt bugs they look like a
brewens
Mar 23
#139
TYm Bayard. Our mourning doves are quite noisy, the hummers also don't seem to be around as much.
debm55
Mar 24
#144
OldBaldy1701E. ty. what a magnificent bird, We have cardinals around here too. They are sort of punks fighting with
debm55
Mar 24
#148
TY.Rebl2.. We had wrens that got into our garage. Built a nest inside and had babies. My car had crap all over it.
debm55
Mar 24
#149
TY. we can do it, I know we have the titmouse and cardinals. But I don't think I have seen magpies
debm55
Mar 24
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