"birding" fun - Page 49

**Ashrunner** · #**481** 06-05-2013, 11:54 AM

Nice collection of foodstuff that Hornbill has...hehehe

**birder** · #**482** 06-26-2013, 06:40 PM

Ash those are a couple fav's of mine as well...the fir is it a Grand? (crossbill) Kevin the Hornbill is stunning, almost see those long eyelashes...what a cool bird! We have lots of nesting going on around here, but these are another of my fav's RN Grebes from this last week

**Ashrunner** · #**483** 06-27-2013, 12:52 PM

I have never seen a Red-neck Grebe. I have seen Clark's and Western Grebes and that's it. I ain't even seen a Horned or Eared Grebe. So...nice photos of something I ain't seen. 8v)

**birder** · #**484** 06-27-2013, 03:34 PM

I can relate Ash, I don't travel much to go birding as I would like, but having quite alot around is a great thing for us, we are lucky that way. The photos aren't very sharp as was in a rocking boat...but still pretty good for that. In the fall most of the RN grebes go West to the coast rather than South, but are not colorful during that season. We actually have a month in October when 5 species are here, and can be seen if lucky on the same day, course that isn't a pretty month either for the birds or the birders...pbg, rng, "western(

)", horned and eared-- if one has the ability to separate them in that plumage....challenge if not a good view

We actually have more loons in the fall than spring, but not in good plumage and often unnoticed, up to 25 common loons in Nov. at one time..

**birder** · #**485** 06-30-2013, 09:40 AM

Some present pics as summer is in full swing here and photo ops abundant if one has some time to look, here are a few from this week, the growing geese, baby violet-green swallows, a bluet and imm bald eagle, likely 3rd year bird (white head and tail in 4th year)

**Kevin WS** · #**486** 07-01-2013, 10:34 AM

The Hornbill generated a bit of interest so I went through my pics and found this one.

A rare pic as Hornbill's are really ground birds - they are really heavy and struggle to get airborne - so the sight of one on a tree is not that common.

**SCEtoAUX** · #**487** 07-01-2013, 12:57 PM

Went outside to put some stale bread out for the birds and saw this on a utility line.

Appears to be a young blue heron.

**Kevin WS** · #**488** 07-01-2013, 02:14 PM

Glen, just had a good look at your baby swallow picture - really neat!

You heron Doug, looks decidedly odd perched on a power line!

**birder** · #**489** 07-02-2013, 09:47 AM

Thanks Kevin, your Hornbill is very sharp and beautiful, panting? Hot day?
Doug looks like a young Black crowned night heron, we don't have them much in our immediate area, we are a bit North (by only about 50 miles!)
Here is a puzzler for you birders (trick question?)

**SCEtoAUX** · #**490** 07-02-2013, 10:00 AM

Glen, don't really think it is a Black crowned night heron. Most likely is a blue heron. You can't see the scale too good in the picture, but it is a big bird.

The bird you posted could be a Willow flycatcher.