Parallax said:
Baby bomber!
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Baby bomber!
As the evenings are starting to cool right down and the light wains into autumn, all the humming birds that visited this year, made nests and reared fledglings are about to leave. Like clockwork, this flight should be close to August 30th here, with some strays appearing for a few more days. They have been feeding heavily for the flight south and will miss their presents.
Couple of weeks ago, one of the young crashed in the backyard; gave s(he) a ceremony. Another just hit the front window so hard that I found it on the deck completely stunned, blinking its eyes, after hearing the bang. Propped the little thing up and gave it some attention, stroking its little head until after a few minutes s(he) finally recovered back to its playful
siblings.
Anyway, this video link here emphasizes their little natures and this one has become imprinted by the rescuer - its new parent.
http://www.wimp.com/babyhummingbird/
Couple of weeks ago, one of the young crashed in the backyard; gave s(he) a ceremony. Another just hit the front window so hard that I found it on the deck completely stunned, blinking its eyes, after hearing the bang. Propped the little thing up and gave it some attention, stroking its little head until after a few minutes s(he) finally recovered back to its playful
siblings. Anyway, this video link here emphasizes their little natures and this one has become imprinted by the rescuer - its new parent.
http://www.wimp.com/babyhummingbird/
treesparrow said:
Hilarious
Like Mocking birds.Said the other day that a Humming Bird hit the window. Yesterday my partner mentioned that another did this again only to land 2 feet away from our sleeping 80lbs dog who woke and just comely watched, not moving a muscle until after a minute or so the bird collected its mind from the shock and flew off - if it had been a squirrel, all bets would be off.
Bewildered
The Force is Strong With This One
Parallax said:Hilarious
Said the other day that a Humming Bird hit the window. Yesterday my partner mentioned that another did this again only to land 2 feet away from our sleeping 80lbs dog who woke and just comely watched, not moving a muscle until after a minute or so the bird collected its mind from the shock and flew off - if it had been a squirrel, all bets would be off.
That reminds me of the generations of Mockingbirds that reside on my parents' property. Whenever I visit I love to keep tabs on them on account of their behavior. A male will perch atop the roof over their garage and cycle through his collection of bird calls and other assorted sounds (it cracks me up when they mimic the "cheeep cheeep" of their own babies!
), all the while keeping a close eye on his "territory." I watched him chase after crows, squirrels (this bird seemed to have something against squirrels), dive at a cat, and even challenge a hawk in concert with some other Mockingbirds in the neighborhood. The latter was rather amusing: a hawk, sitting still like a statue on top of a telephone pole, completely ignored a group of 5 Mockingbirds as they circled and dived at him. Apparently, the hawk was not impressed. They gave up after a while and some time later, the hawk left the area.
Bim
Jedi
Ok, i managed to take some pics of a few of my little friends :D
I throw the bird food and it goes insane lol
A closer look at some of them:
This one was a bit shy at first:
But i managed to get the picture later ;)
The woodpecker escapes me. Saw it this morning but by the time i ran up to get my camera and came back down it was gone. I'll be on the lookout
I throw the bird food and it goes insane lol
A closer look at some of them:
This one was a bit shy at first:
But i managed to get the picture later ;)
The woodpecker escapes me. Saw it this morning but by the time i ran up to get my camera and came back down it was gone. I'll be on the lookout
Thanks for sharing these photos, Bim :)
Those doves are amazingly small and delicate looking! (I think they're Common Ground Doves and the larger ones in the tree White Winged Doves, fwiw)
Those doves are amazingly small and delicate looking! (I think they're Common Ground Doves and the larger ones in the tree White Winged Doves, fwiw)
[quote author=Herr Eisenheim ]
there are some stunning pictures of birds on this page:
http://www.cruzine.com/2010/07/08/birds-photography-showcase/
[/quote]
Nice way to start this day; wonderful photos - thanks.
Took this photo around 2005, it is of a Loon. Since childhood, their voice has always resonated within.
there are some stunning pictures of birds on this page:
http://www.cruzine.com/2010/07/08/birds-photography-showcase/
[/quote]
Nice way to start this day; wonderful photos - thanks.
Took this photo around 2005, it is of a Loon. Since childhood, their voice has always resonated within.
Had another Bird hitting the house experience. Like the humming bird, this wee little thing thumped into the house, which was heard and looked but thought it flew off. Next thing was our dog went around the corner and basically sucked the wee thing up into his month and then came and dropped it beside me looking very concerned. The bird really was not looking well so tried to nurse it for 20 minutes and finally it sparked, fluttered and then flew off minus a few feathers. :)
[quote author=cassandra]
What a hero your dog is. We really are hearing of more and more stories of animals showing compassion for other species.[/quote]
Yes been noticing lots of animals helping others, like the deer protecting the goose. Our dog will chase squirrels to their end; if he was so lucky (they are to fast for him) and yet protect injured birds.
This has happened a few times this year unfortunatly, would prefer if they would be a little more careful around house matters and just do what birds do.
Hitting the house is one thing, being sucked up between the teeth of a big canine is another, for us it might be like entering the mouth of Jonah's Whale. However, the wee birds head was probably spinning so much from the concussion he likely did not notice the dog.
The photo below was when the rapid blinking started to subside and it started to focus. Think when the little thing realized what was going on it left a little bird doodoo surprise in my hand, which is understandable - sure glad it could fly away.
What a hero your dog is. We really are hearing of more and more stories of animals showing compassion for other species.[/quote]
Yes been noticing lots of animals helping others, like the deer protecting the goose. Our dog will chase squirrels to their end; if he was so lucky (they are to fast for him) and yet protect injured birds.
This has happened a few times this year unfortunatly, would prefer if they would be a little more careful around house matters and just do what birds do.
Hitting the house is one thing, being sucked up between the teeth of a big canine is another, for us it might be like entering the mouth of Jonah's Whale. However, the wee birds head was probably spinning so much from the concussion he likely did not notice the dog.
The photo below was when the rapid blinking started to subside and it started to focus. Think when the little thing realized what was going on it left a little bird doodoo surprise in my hand, which is understandable - sure glad it could fly away.
