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Coaxial
Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 2:04pm |
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Proclivities wrote:I frequently see red-shouldered hawks from my yard; there seems to be a lot of them in this area. They often get into loud "discussions" with the crows, though I guess that could also be juvenile red-tails sometimes. Their call is different though (or so I am told). There are also a bunch of cedar waxwings coming around to eat the wild berries (particularly the ubiquitous honeysuckle) around my yard. Their coloring is so peculiar and stark that they sometimes look more like some hand-painted toy than a real bird. Well, I suppose neither bird is really "exotic" though.
In this day and age we need to look at all wildlife as exotic.
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 1:24pm |
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manbirdexperiment wrote:Is a red-tailed hawk considered exotic? Because if it is...
I frequently see red-shouldered hawks from my yard; there seems to be a lot of them in this area. They often get into loud "discussions" with the crows, though I guess that could also be juvenile red-tails sometimes. Their call is different though (or so I am told). There are also a bunch of cedar waxwings coming around to eat the wild berries (particularly the ubiquitous honeysuckle) around my yard. Their coloring is so peculiar and stark that they sometimes look more like some hand-painted toy than a real bird. Well, I suppose neither bird is really "exotic" though.
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cookinlover
Location: Auckland, New Zealand (former Boston native and Atlanta transplant) Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 12:14pm |
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superfido wrote:This exotic bird is in my back yard. I don't know exactly what to do. I've tried throwing seeds and bits of bread but I think she is afraid of people. She doesn't look scared.
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Coaxial
Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 12:13pm |
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superfido wrote:This exotic bird is in my back yard. I don't know exactly what to do. I've tried throwing seeds and bits of bread but I think she is afraid of people. She?
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superfido
Location: Sweden Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 12:11pm |
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This exotic bird is in my back yard. I don't know exactly what to do. I've tried throwing seeds and bits of bread but I think she is afraid of people.
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Coaxial
Location: Comfortably numb in So Texas Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 12:08pm |
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cookinlover wrote:The Tui... native to New Zealand. Looks like a grackle with a goiter.
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cookinlover
Location: Auckland, New Zealand (former Boston native and Atlanta transplant) Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 12:08pm |
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Miss Tui... also native to New Zealand.
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cookinlover
Location: Auckland, New Zealand (former Boston native and Atlanta transplant) Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 12:06pm |
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The Tui... native to New Zealand.
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Peyote
Location: limbo Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 11:20am |
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jadewahoo wrote:Where the shoe fits... Indeed! LOL
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Manbird
Location: ? ? ? Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 10:20am |
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Is a red-tailed hawk considered exotic? Because if it is...
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jadewahoo
Location: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 10:17am |
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Peyote wrote:Did you say that for my benefit? I heard a screech owl this morning @ 5am......... Where the shoe fits...
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Peyote
Location: limbo Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 9:44am |
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jadewahoo wrote:Kite_Flyer wrote:
You probably are hearing a Towhee. But, the phrase most people "hear" is "Drink your Tea! Drink your Tea!"
Here in the Southwest they sing "Drink your peyote! Drink your peyote!" Did you say that for my benefit? I heard a screech owl this morning @ 5am.........
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Kite_Flyer
Location: Red Sox Nation Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 9:31am |
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jadewahoo wrote:Kite_Flyer wrote:
You probably are hearing a Towhee. But, the phrase most people "hear" is "Drink your Tea! Drink your Tea!"
Here is the Southwest they sing "Drink your peyote! Drink your peyote!" I think I like the SW song the best!
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K_Love
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May 26, 2009 - 7:40am |
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triskele wrote:the occasional wild monk parakeet shows up, in the treetop outside my windows, and freaks out my cockatiel with it's screeching.
Oh wow...I wouldn't expect that where you are. They're all over the gulf coast of Florida but I've never seen one here and I'm only 1.5 hrs from there.
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jadewahoo
Location: Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 7:38am |
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Kite_Flyer wrote:
You probably are hearing a Towhee. But, the phrase most people "hear" is "Drink your Tea! Drink your Tea!"
duchamp wrote: Here in the South they sing '' Drink your SweetTea ! Drink your SweetTea !
Here in the Southwest they sing "Drink your peyote! Drink your peyote!"
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hippiechick
Location: topsy turvy land Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 7:07am |
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Not in my backyard, but Hyde Park, location of the University of Chicago, has a large flock (?) of feral Monk parakeets: Feral Monk Parakeets in Chicago! These parakeets are a sub-tropical species from southern Latin America, namely Argentina; genus and species Myiopsitta monachus. There are also three other subspecies. Commonly kept as pets under the name of the Quaker parrot, these birds are intelligent and friendly to humans. In this feral population, they are somewhat wary of humans and stay to the trees or the nests when approached. They can be identified by their bright green back and head, grey underbelly, and the scalloping feathers on the throat. Also notice the distinctive blue wing primary feathers, strong hooked beak and sharply pointed tail. The only native bird that rivals its bright green plumage is the female Painted Bunting. In South America they are generally regarded as agricultural pests but have not proven to be so in Chicago, and are actually very popular. The only complaints directed at the birds stem from their constant loud chatter, usually a very harsh eeeh-eeeh, although they have eleven recognized vocalizations. Members of the Psittacidae family, including 358 species of mostly tropical parrots, the monks are unique due to their complex nesting behaviour. The nests are huge, bulky structures, built by weaving small twigs together on a tree branch or electrical pole. They have even built on a satellite dish in Hyde Park. The nest can contain from 1 to 6 nesting pairs on average, each with a separate compartment and entrance hole. Chicago probably has the harshest winter monk parakeets face in the world, and it has been speculated that they survive exclusively on bird seed in backyard feeders during the coldest months (Hyman and Pruett-Jones 1995).
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Kite_Flyer
Location: Red Sox Nation Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 7:04am |
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ScottFromWyoming wrote:Well sure. Well, I didn't want to say anything... but. HA!
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meower
Location: i believe, i believe, it's silly, but I believe Gender:
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May 26, 2009 - 7:02am |
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JrzyTmata wrote: that's a tough bird! looks like he was in a philly bar fight. he's not my pic, but I see scruffy pigeons all the time. . . they're often missing feet
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May 26, 2009 - 7:01am |
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meower wrote: that's a tough bird! looks like he was in a philly bar fight.
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meower
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May 26, 2009 - 6:57am |
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