Grifftopia's Birds

Griff · 06-01-2007, 09:01 AM

I walked the place with a birder last evening, so I think I'll start posting the different birds I see or hear. Scarlet Tananger

Griff · 06-01-2007, 09:05 AM

Towhee

Shawnee123 · 06-01-2007, 09:09 AM

I love birds. May I?
Saw one of these beauties on the river the other day. It was hunting for fish, then took off in flight and skimmed the water. The sun was setting and it was gorgeous!

Cloud · 06-01-2007, 09:10 AM

I love, love, love birdsong in the morning!

Griff · 06-01-2007, 09:11 AM

Sure!
We've got Blue Heron's here as well. I always think teradactyl when I see them.

Griff · 06-01-2007, 09:16 AM

This guy is giving me hell right now. House Wren song

Shawnee123 · 06-01-2007, 09:27 AM

My older brother, the enigma, was a bio major as an undergrad. He also played football and rugby, and was a grad assistant coach in football as he got his masters degree. Why am I telling you this? His specialty was ornithology, and he knows so much about birds. I always think of him vs. Jane from Beverly Hillbillies. Rugby player vs. birdwatcher in the funny shorts, hat, and giant camera.

I want to save up for a nice camera so I can get some good pics of the wildlife I see on the river I live beside.

My, I'm chatty today.

Rexmons · 06-01-2007, 09:28 AM

the train i take in the morning passes through the meadowlands and i always enjoy watching the local egrets.

Beestie · 06-01-2007, 09:42 AM

I saw this bird on the way in this morning. I think its the seldom-seen meatball-headed wise guy bird.

Shawnee123 · 06-01-2007, 09:43 AM

He was on his way to swim with the fishes, or is it sleep with the fishes?

Beestie · 06-01-2007, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

He was on his way to swim with the fishes, or is it sleep with the fishes?

I think he was sizing me up for some concrete shoes and trying to decide which pier was closest.

Shawnee123 · 06-01-2007, 10:21 AM

I know I've mentioned the Muscovy duck that hung out with the white ducks when I first moved to the river. One day last winter, he just wasn't there anymore. I was talking to an old fellow who told me he had been there for years. I said I was sad he was gone, to which the sweet old man said "yep, he was a good ole duck." I miss my Willie Muscovy.

There are 5 white ducks who used to hang out in two groups of three and two. They didn't mingle, so I named them the Aflacs and the McCoys. Now, sometimes I see 4 together, then just three again...etc. They're pretty tame, though, and when I walk by they don't even move, just quack and "quack" me up.

SteveDallas · 06-01-2007, 11:08 AM

Those are all very nice, but I admit I was wondering if it was "birds" in the colloquial British sense of the word.

lumberjim · 06-01-2007, 11:30 AM

An altogether different kind of bird (nsfw)

sorry, griff

Griff · 06-01-2007, 11:58 AM

Why why why do I follow these links?

06-01-2007, 09:01 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Grifftopia's Birds I walked the place with a birder last evening, so I think I'll start posting the different birds I see or hear. Scarlet Tananger Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 06-01-2007 at 09:03 AM. Reason: note I'm using .gov photos so I think we're cool...

06-01-2007, 09:05 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Towhee Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-01-2007, 09:09 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Great Blue Heron I love birds. May I? Saw one of these beauties on the river the other day. It was hunting for fish, then took off in flight and skimmed the water. The sun was setting and it was gorgeous! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 09-25-2007 at 11:49 AM.

06-01-2007, 09:10 AM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I love, love, love birdsong in the morning! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-01-2007, 09:11 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Sure! We've got Blue Heron's here as well. I always think teradactyl when I see them. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-01-2007, 09:16 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	This guy is giving me hell right now. House Wren song Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

06-01-2007, 09:27 AM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	My older brother, the enigma, was a bio major as an undergrad. He also played football and rugby, and was a grad assistant coach in football as he got his masters degree. Why am I telling you this? His specialty was ornithology, and he knows so much about birds. I always think of him vs. Jane from Beverly Hillbillies. Rugby player vs. birdwatcher in the funny shorts, hat, and giant camera. I want to save up for a nice camera so I can get some good pics of the wildlife I see on the river I live beside. My, I'm chatty today. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-01-2007, 09:28 AM	#8
Rexmons - Kavkaz United - Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 613	the train i take in the morning passes through the meadowlands and i always enjoy watching the local egrets. __________________ "Life's a bitch but God forbid the bitch divorce me..."

06-01-2007, 09:42 AM	#9
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I saw this bird on the way in this morning. I think its the seldom-seen meatball-headed wise guy bird. Attached Images __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

06-01-2007, 09:43 AM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	He was on his way to swim with the fishes, or is it sleep with the fishes? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

06-01-2007, 10:21 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I know I've mentioned the Muscovy duck that hung out with the white ducks when I first moved to the river. One day last winter, he just wasn't there anymore. I was talking to an old fellow who told me he had been there for years. I said I was sad he was gone, to which the sweet old man said "yep, he was a good ole duck." I miss my Willie Muscovy. There are 5 white ducks who used to hang out in two groups of three and two. They didn't mingle, so I named them the Aflacs and the McCoys. Now, sometimes I see 4 together, then just three again...etc. They're pretty tame, though, and when I walk by they don't even move, just quack and "quack" me up. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 09-25-2007 at 11:49 AM.

06-01-2007, 11:08 AM	#13
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Those are all very nice, but I admit I was wondering if it was "birds" in the colloquial British sense of the word.

06-01-2007, 11:30 AM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	An altogether different kind of bird (nsfw) sorry, griff

06-01-2007, 11:58 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Why why why do I follow these links? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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