Birds in my yard!!

What AWESOME pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have the most beautiful birds in your yard. What a pleasure it must be to sit on your deck or under that wonderful pergola of yours and watch all the nature activity!!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

beautiful bird. So nice to have a forest near you isnt it.

Yesterday I hung out the oriole feeder and hung up two oranges as I could hear them near me but couldnt see them. This morning on the way to the barn/shop was an oriole at the orange…....beautiful.

-- Central northish Ontario

I envy you folks with your exotics but I had a steady stream of robins in my bird bath today and that made me feel pretty good.
Nice shots Eklectic! BTW.

The Nut hatches and Downey woodpeckers have found my peanutbutter/ sunflower seed treats and are excitedly pecking away at them. The geese were over head this morning so that’s a good thing.
My reds (squirrels)are back and being as bad as they can be with their constant churring and acting out as if they owned the entire backyard and all the visitors just humble servants.
I’m hand feeding one and that is pissing off the two sibblings a bit.

Soon they will all be in my power! Hahahahah!

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

I envy you folks with your exotics but I had a steady stream of robins in my bird bath today and that made me feel pretty good. Nice shots Eklectic! btw
The Nut hatches and Downey woodpeckers have found my peanutbutter/ sunflower seed treats and are excitedly pecking away at them. The geese were over head this morning so that’s a good thing.
My reds (squirrels)are back and being as bad as they can be with their constant churring and acting out as if they owned the entire backyard and all the visitors just humble servants.
I’m hand feed one and that is pissing off the two sibblings a bit.

Soon they will all be in my power! Hahahahah! (evil laugh)

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

Awesome pic E

This bird I don’‘t have

You really take wonderful clear pic

My SIL gave me a pair on binoculars I;ll get a lot of use of. I am a bird watcher too

Happy Mothers Day to you and all

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

Bob, I have to tell you that I really enjoy hearing about all your “pet” squirrels. It absolutely fascinates me, cuz here they are mean … but we have the grays and blacks. Keep the stories and pics of your friends coming!

And again, “E” ... love all your bird photos!!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Thanks you all!
Guess what? Some of you might have them close to your house and not know it!

Inhabits woodlands and small towns in North America east of the Rocky Mountains from the Gulf States to New Brunswick and Quebec, west to Alberta.

And Bob, even thought I have an oriole feeder, I have never seen one !! I will try thr orange trick. Thanks for the tip!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

awesome pictures/stories!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Nice pics….Eklectic and Bob.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Well then, guess I will have to keep my eyes open. I do love to watch the birds here, but haven’t seen this one.

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Just look for a “Gold Flash” as my dayghter described it yesterday!
And at this time of the year,mating time, they are really like a streak of gold going by!!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

Awesome pics ‘E’. You are indeed fortunate to have nature so nearby. Wonderful clarity as well.

Bob, I haven’t seen any of my dear wee reds this year. Love them. However, still lots of blacks and greys.

-- blooz 5b - You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~author unkown

Indeed I am lucky to be close to the forest. Actually from this window by the computer, it is really the wild forest!
And in this wild forest, I saw, from this window a FLYING TURKEY!!!!!
Naturally I ran outside and, low and behold I see it:

I am very lucky to have this picture, the first one because after she realized I was there, she was hiding

and it got harder to see her!

See how close to the house!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

Wow!!!! I know Turkey’s are birds and they fly … I just tend to forget. Awesome photo “E”!!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Great pics E

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

great photo!! They are really smart creatures – and fast!
Well done.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Terrific pic E

WE don’t have wild turkeys here

I have never seen on but would like to

I suppose years ago that is what settlers ate before the domesticated turkey came along

Now here I go again. I’ll have to search the web to see when and how did they domesticate the wild turkey, lol,

I am too curious of a creature

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.

I have eaten wild turkey and they taste just as good as store bought turkey.Love em. mmmmmm

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

better—very tender and juicy

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Ya…with none of that fat mushy texture to it.(LOL)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

plus you get the satisfaction of harvesting it yourself~
Kinda like gardening versus grocering
I was curious about something and think I’ll post a thread
do y’all have white squirrels where you live?
yep gonna do a new topic.
Great pics!!

-- Flowers aren't manly? Then why do so many women like them.....