Feeding Wild Birds

[Cebarmlds]

Same here, no females yet. Is that why they weren't singing the spring song? or was it because they just returned and it was a snowy day? Yesterday was pretty nice, in the 60's

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I haven't seen any red winged black birds at my feeders but where we are, I rarely do. I definitely heard them all singing their songs loudly the other day when we went for a drive so they're here. We live down in a little valley with game lands all around. They prefer the fields at the top of the hill. But as I sit here, I can hear a cardinal outside, singing his song

 

[R2elk]

House Finches

 

[R2elk]

Juncos

 

[R2elk]

Red-winged Blackbirds

 

[sourland]

Everybody is singing. The spring peepers have joined the Wood frogs - a bit early for them. No egg masses yet. Finally the Redwing males have girls to sing to. A large flock arrived yesterday - about one third were females. Added rabbit number 8 to the club population. New DNA is a good idea.

 

[Gill-b]

I do apologise for the poor quality of these photographs; they were hurriedly taken with my mobile phone from inside our car on the side of the road next to the field.

These photographs are of a Blue Crane chick with its two very protective parents who were leading their chick away from us.

Blue Cranes (Grus paradisea) are South Africa's National Bird; and some years back there was a big drive to bring these birds back from the brink of extinction. The species is now listed as 'Vulnerable' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). I have seen Blue Cranes 'in person' many times, but this was my first time, that I can recall, seeing a Blue Crane chick; and I had to turn the car around to document the occasion.

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Edited to add: the chick looked adorable walking gangly on its new found legs.

 

[alinas2010]

House Finches

You were so right, they’re such pigs, but I do enjoy them!

Cool pattern on the head:

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I haven’t been seeing much at the feeder except titmice recently, but a few turkeys have been visiting the yard the last few days. At least one is a big tom and I’ve been hearing him gobble for the ladies in the mornings.

 

[R2elk]