I was expecting a trans-Atlantic trip to Bernheim Forest in Germany or Austria.
Nope, Kentucky. |
That was interesting.
If I see them I'll tell them you said Hi. |
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Monitor hawk is watching you wank |
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I must protest the Shoebill being declared a Birb, under the muppetry exemption. :headshake |
I've never seen a parakeet out of its cage. Besides, the grackles are everywhere and will fuck up any smaller bird that tries to butt in on their territory.
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Lots of monk parakeets in various locations around town. I always see them nesting up power/cell towers.
http://austin.culturemap.com/news/ci...rakeets-study/ |
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So parakeets are small parrots?
A smart Owl in an armored abode... |
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Barn Owl showing off this years fashion...
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Ladies and gentlemen of The Cellar, I, Gravdigr, humbly submit, for your holiday reading pleasure, the story of That Time A Hollywood Icon Made A Duck Centipede, shamelessly copy/pasted from Cracked.com:
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Unlike other fishing birbs, the Osprey forms itself into a 30-50 mph javelin, and dives into the water.
It is badass: http://cellar.org/img/ospreydive.jpg |
The UK Osprey population has made something of a recovery over recent years not least due to the sterling work of the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
Although I have never seen one here, Ospreys pass through local reservoirs at Tring and Weston Turville on their way to and from their summer breeding sites in Scotland and Scandinavia. I was very fortunate in spotting two birds some time ago but had to travel 4,500 miles in order to do so! They were at Buffalo Bill Reservoir just west of Cody, WY. The first bird was flying parallel to the road I was on and I wasn't sure what I was looking at at first. The second bird was sighted just before the road entered a tunnel and was close enough to see its most piercing stare. I don't know if I shall have ever the good fortune to return to the US but I do have some great memories of my trips. |
They really are gorgeous birds. We see the occasional one here and more in the Adirondacks. I found a dead one near my driveway once, I think he had hit the power lines.
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Ospreys like the highest point around to nest and building platforms can entice them away from places that are dangerous or otherwise unsuitable.
I just discovered a nest on Christmas that overhangs a nearby lake, but is only 30 or 40 feet above the water. I have often watched them fish in the lake but that seems a special place. I have it on my calendar to look for activity in the spring. |
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