Tag: birds

Why Did the Turkey Cross the Road?

And then thought better of it and reversed direction?.

This morning I was walking with Seniors at Allegheny Cemetery

In addition to the turkey sighting we heard a lot of birds today.

I start the Merlin App and put it in my pocket to record all the birds in the cemetery.

We walked the 2.5 miles and heard the following birds-

American Robin

Northern Cardinal

Blue Jay

Song Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Downy Woodpecker

Brown-headed Cowbird

American Goldfinch

Red-winged Blackbird

American Crow

Northern Flicker

Chimney Swift

Mourning Dove

European Starling

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Mourning Dove Pair

All about Mourning Doves

Such a recognizable sound. This pair was on the neighbors’ roof list this morning. Unfortunately the snow flurries blowing don’t show up in this photo. They mate for life and are monogamous.

A visit from a mourning dove is thought to be “ ….positive sign, symbolizing peace, hope, and a message of love and comfort”

A Mourning Dove Pair

Mourning Dove call

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Find the Hummingbirds

The top and bottom photos are easy. There’s one in each photo.

Taken with the phone. They are fast but such a delight to see as I sat on my front porch this morning.

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National Aviary in Pittsburgh

My friend Vincie said be sure to take your granddaughter to the National Aviary. A terrific recommendation.

Toco Toucan
I think it’s a type of flamingo
Pumpkin weighs just 4 pounds. Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Saturday afternoon visit to the National Aviary in Pittsburgh

Hyacinth macaw
Golden Eagle
The bats
If you get pooped on you get a button A nice woman gave me one when I told her my story of a ruined blue silk dress at a wedding I attended at the Aviary years ago.
The real sloth was high in a shadowy tree
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Birds in the Tree and a Barrel

One of these birds is not like the others…

Birds roosting and squawking always reminds me of the 1963 Hitchcock movie The Birds
It looked real at first
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A Puddle of Geese

Canada Geese. I don’t think they migrate like they used to. Here are some in a parking lot puddle. Laura was driving. I enjoy being a passenger when these photo ops arise.

Columbus Ohio
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Wordless Wednesday

February 2020 in Florida- prepandemic times
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Sunday Guest Blog from Ottawa

This guest blog is from my friend Joanne’s sister, Mary, in Ottawa, Canada.

“They are little goldfinches in their winter colorings and fluffed up against the minus 18 (Celsius = minus 0.4 degrees Fahrenheit) temperatures….In the spring they start turning yellow and then are really pretty. We get a lot of both gold and purple finches …. and chickadees, redpolls, cardinals of course, big and small woodpeckers, blue jays, and many others. Wild turkeys occasionally, the dreaded grackles and crows. Right now with the deep snow the birds spend more time hiding in the woods somewhere so today was a nice surprise.“

Saturday Morning from the Kitchen Window
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Turkey Vultures, Waiting

Turkey Vultures .

They are sitting at the playground and picnic area of Alum Creek Dam Park in Ohio. Although I’ve returned home to the Burgh I wanted to post these photos. They look a bit ominous to me.

On the swing set
The garbage can
Atop the picnic shelter
On the roof
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Kennebunk Maine Seagull- Guest Blog

Eleven degrees in Kennebunk, Maine. Cold!

This series of photos of a persistent seagull pecking on my friend Carrie’s car hood arrived in my messages tonight.
Thanks for sending these shots.

I asked if he did any damage to the hood
Carrie says,

”Oh, I didn’t look. Don’t think so.  I finally put it in drive and went forward. He stayed on. So I put it in reverse. He still stayed on. Then I backed up and turned to get him off. The little guy was enjoying the ride.”

 



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