Maggie - and other bird lovers

Peggy · Post by **Peggy** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:13 pm

Well along with my bald eagles and other cool birds I now have Flickers hanging around. One flew down to the lawn less than 2 feet away from me and gave me a wonderful look at it's beautiful markings!

http://www.notason.com/oiseaux/id257.htm

Bobbie · Post by **Bobbie** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 12:46 pm

Hi Peggy,
Hope you are well, i am really jelous of your lovely bird pictures,

i really love to watch the birds but i dont have anything as exotic as you i just have the little sparrows and woodpigeons and i have got bird feeders all around my garden, my sons take the real P out of me because i go out to buy special food for them and when they are sitting on the fence i run out because they are waiting to be fed, mind you that does sound a bit sad really does'nt it

lol but i dont care i love to watch them.

Bye for now.
Take care
love Bobbie.

starfire · Post by **starfire** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:18 pm

Bobbie,
Doesn't sound sad to me. I thought that was normal behavior.

Peg,
I don't think I've ever seen one. They are beautiful.

Shirley

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:25 am

Morning Peg,

Aren't the flickers just lovely and the really do have the prettiest necklaces of any bird. They will stick to one spot in the lawn or garden for a long time trying to get each and every ant.

Heard a Barred Owl this a.m. around 4:30 coming from across the road. Lovely sound.

Maggie

Peggy · Post by **Peggy** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:14 am

Hey Mags,

Yes, the markings are incredible. I wish I could have found a better picture that showed the chest - the one marking is almost like a large smile.

I love owls, too. I lived on a farm when I was much younger and my brother and I used to go out to the large barn and fing the packets that the owls left behind after they had eaten mice - they were fascinating to take apart. I remember my brother and I trying to put together a skeleton like it was a dinosaur or something.

Bobbie - I can't take credit for the pictures...only for finding them on the web.

Had a hummingbird come by and take nectar from one of my hanging baskets - KEWL!

Hope you'all have a great day.

Love,

Sue777 · Post by **Sue777** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 10:43 am

So is THAT was that bird is!?!?! I have seen a flicker a few times at my bird feeders, and I grab my binoculars and my bird book and start trying to identify him, but wasn't sure. I had it narrowed down to being a flicker or one other, but now I see from that pic that it's definitely a Flicker!
Hurray - I can circle another picture in my book as to having been spotted!
Sue

Peggy · Post by **Peggy** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:39 am

Glad to help Sue. I didn't know either and thought it was a woodpecker. One of my neighbours identified it for me.

Hugz,

hazel · Post by **hazel** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:41 pm

You were right, Peggy, it's a flicker AND a woodpecker! (a flicker is a kind of woodpecker) I hope they are still hanging around. Did you happen to see them fly? The undersides of the wings and tail are bright yellow or red, depending upon the part of the country you're in. Flickers are cool!

Peggy · Post by **Peggy** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 9:30 am

Yep, they have been hanging around for a while now, so I've seen them fly. These guys have red underwings.