Random Jabber Jibber thread

[curious2garden]

I got scolded by the Hummingbird this morning. I bring the feeders in because they freeze overnight. I was late putting them out this morning and they let me know. I felt bad. It's cold and they need the fuel.

We have quite a few that are year round. I worry about them in the winter. It's so cold. They're my babies. I take care of them but this morning I was slacking.

Took this photo of a beautiful female Anna's Hummingbird some years back.

I have a family that insists on overwintering. I really worry about them. Here's one I posted awhile back.

 

[raratt]

I got scolded by the Hummingbird this morning. I bring the feeders in because they freeze overnight. I was late putting them out this morning and they let me know. I felt bad. It's cold and they need the fuel.

We have quite a few that are year round. I worry about them in the winter. It's so cold. They're my babies. I take care of them but this morning I was slacking.

Took this photo of a beautiful female Anna's Hummingbird some years back.

I had one fly up and get in my face once, it was like "Hi, what are you?" Freaked me out at the time.

 

[xtsho]

I have a family that insists on overwintering. I really worry about them. Here's one I posted awhile back.
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That's just amazing. How did you get ahold of it? They have no fear of me. They land on branches just inches away when I'm fiddling around with the feeders looking at me but I don't think they're going to let me grab them.

I have the other birds that follow me around and are not afraid. They're year round and live in the Arborvitae. The younger ones are the most friendly. Even the Robins don't fly away from me when they're in town. Same with the Jays. I used to have a pair of Doves that came by. They did fly off if I got too close. One or both must have died. They had their own spot they liked to feed at under the fir trees I always put food at. I miss them.

 

[curious2garden]

That's just amazing. How did you get ahold of it? They have no fear of me. They land on branches just inches away when I'm fiddling around with the feeders looking at me but I don't think they're going to let me grab them.

I have the other birds that follow me around and are not afraid. They're year round and live in the Arborvitae. The younger ones are the most friendly. Even the Robins don't fly away from me when they're in town. Same with the Jays. I used to have a pair of Doves that came by. They did fly off if I got too close. One or both must have died. They had their own spot they liked to feed at under the fir trees I always put food at. I miss them.

I illegally rescue ravens and have a Corvid Conspiracy that live where they can see me come out and they importune for food. I rehabbed their mom who got through and through crop shot. Luckily my avian vet conspires with me to keep them alive. Legally we are supposed to euthanize them and vets can not accept payment for caring for them. He fixes them medically and I 'donate' to his avian clinic and rehab them. He's actually done specialized work on Kakapos in New Zealand, interesting guy.

That bee bird went a little to hard at my sliding glass while yelling at me and stunned himself. The concrete was too cold and would have killed him so when he didn't immediately get up I walked out, picked him up and warmed him in my hand until he told me he hated me again and off he went LOL.

I love them so. Before my rescue mother, Stinky Girl, passed she brought me a present before leaving. I don't know how she knew her time was up but she did. She died by accident and her family alerted me with a spiraling prayer tower on where her corpse was and I brought her home and buried her.


I still enjoy seeing her genetics in her children.

 

[bk78]

I illegally rescue ravens and have a Corvid Conspiracy that live where they can see me come out and they importune for food. I rehabbed their mom who got through and through crop shot. Luckily my avian vet conspires with me to keep them alive. Legally we are supposed to euthanize them and vets can not accept payment for caring for them. He fixes them medically and I 'donate' to his avian clinic and rehab them. He's actually done specialized work on Kakapos in New Zealand, interesting guy.

That bee bird went a little to hard at my sliding glass while yelling at me and stunned himself. The concrete was too cold and would have killed him so when he didn't immediately get up I walked out, picked him up and warmed him in my hand until he told me he hated me again and off he went LOL.

I love them so. Before my rescue mother, Stinky Girl, passed she brought me a present before leaving. I don't know how she knew her time was up but she did. She died by accident and her family alerted me with a spiraling prayer tower on where her corpse was and I brought her home and buried her.
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I still enjoy seeing her genetics in her children.

I rescued a baby raven about 9 years ago at work, it was a snowy cold day and he fell out of his nest and I brought him in my heated shack, fed and watered him until he could fly and he still comes around daily to me at work. He literally chases bald eagles, hawks or whatever comes into his no fly zone at my work.

He has no fear, we have a set of hawk that patrol the field next to us and he charges straight at them daily lol. The one eagle we have he looks like a swallow next to it but he charges that dude too with no fear.

The eagle came at him one day and he barrel rolled around it and landed on it back lol

 

[neosapien]

When my wife was pregnant, I bought a nice camera in anticipation of the birth and decided to practice on the birds around my property and got some cool shots.




Then chased this motherfucker for 3 years and finally caught him. I fucking retired after that lol.

 

[raratt]

Pileated woodpecker. One of those made the top half of a pine tree drop on the "barn" I was living in at the time. They make a big hole in trees.

 

[neosapien]

Pileated woodpecker. One of those made the top half of a pine tree drop on the "barn" I was living in at the time. They make a big hole in trees.

This one was big! He was going at one of the old telephone poles the one day and it sounded like a fucking jackhammer.

 

[curious2garden]

I rescued a baby raven about 9 years ago at work, it was a snowy cold day and he fell out of his nest and I brought him in my heated shack, fed and watered him until he could fly and he still comes around daily to me at work. He literally chases bald eagles, hawks or whatever comes into his no fly zone at my work.

He has no fear, we have a set of hawk that patrol the field next to us and he charges straight at them daily lol. The one eagle we have he looks like a swallow next to it but he charges that dude too with no fear.

The eagle came at him one day and he barrel rolled around it and landed on it back lol

That is exactly how mine behave, zero fear. I pay them in massive amounts of ground beef LOL. They are such a gift.

 

[curious2garden]

Pileated woodpecker. One of those made the top half of a pine tree drop on the "barn" I was living in at the time. They make a big hole in trees.

I have a couple holes (since patched with metal) where my Northern Flicker decided he wanted to join me in my home. I gave him a hard pass on that.

 

[bk78]

That is exactly how mine behave, zero fear. I pay them in massive amounts of ground beef LOL. They are such a gift.

Mine gets my leftover lunch daily, and all the pidgins he can eat.

 

[Chunky Stool]

 

[neosapien]

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Santa Claus is real and I can't hear you. Nana-nana-na-nah.

 

[raratt]

I have a couple holes (since patched with metal) where my Northern Flicker decided he wanted to join me in my home. I gave him a hard pass on that.

I have some holes in my roof sheathing under my eaves from one. Bastard. They are pretty birds though.

 

[farmerfischer]

Mine gets my leftover lunch daily, and all the pidgins he can eat.

*Pigeons

 

[curious2garden]

I have some holes in my roof sheathing under my eaves from one. Bastard. They are pretty birds though.

I wonder how they taste?

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

I wonder how they taste?

Sawdust & bugs would be my guess.

 

[curious2garden]

Sawdust & bugs would be my guess.

Spoken with the voice of experience

 

[GreatwhiteNorth]

Spoken with the voice of experience

I've eaten a lotta weird animals, but wood pecker ain't one.

 

[Chunky Stool]

truth