[Ol' Whiskers]

The Killdeer hen hatched out four chicks about twelve days ago, little ones are now fledged and firaging. Sge laid first egg yesterday and defended it vigorously from the zero turn mower. Funny, when I walk up she goes into injured bird mode trying to lure me away from the nest, but drive a mower or bobcat up and she stands there beatin her wings puffin her chest out and screamin at the top of her lungs.

Was just out with the dogs and second egg layed today.

 

[$diesel$]

That red head was the first one i ever saw. Never seen the Warbler. I get 1 or 2 Red Nuthatches every year. The most prevalent bird i have are the white breasted Nuthatches.

 

[Ol' Whiskers]

This guy showed up yesterday, couldn't get a good pic until now. There is a colony of melanistic squirrels, black and white, about a mile south. This one however is albino, has pink eyes.

 

[Gottagofishn]

House Finch +1

 

[Morrowtucky Mike]

Some grosbeak porn goin on in the trees in my backyard after this latest storm blew through. Didn’t take pics per OGF rules lol.

 

[bobk]

Sleep well.

 

[garhtr]

Keeping company on the deck a.m.
Good luck and enjoy !

 

[Mickey]

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Sleep well.

What's the clear plastic tube and what's in it?

 

[bobk]

What's the clear plastic tube and what's in it?

The plastic is the catch basin for the wood boring bees.

 

[M R DUCKS]

Bees,
carpenter/wood

 

[Mickey]

The plastic is the catch basin for the wood boring bees.

Thanks. I've never heard of such a thing.

 

[Lil' Rob]

I've had no success catching those bees with those types of traps...they get into to my fence posts.

 

[$diesel$]

Those borer bees cut a 3/8 hole in wood. They were drilling into the decorative trim around my enclosed porch, i cut plugs from 3/8 dowel rod and hammered them into the holes. Problem gone.

 

[$diesel$]

Had my first oriole of the season show up yesterday.
If i get time today, i want to get a photo of him and the 3 male Grosbeaks at the feeder together.
They were all there yesterday while i was sitting on the driveway changing out my trailer tail lights.
My son showed me a pic yesterday his friend sent him showing 5 oriole at his feeder at the same time.

 

[$diesel$]

This guy showed up today.
Didn't hit the feeder and i could tell he wasn't gonna stay long. Took a quick couple photo's with my phone from a pretty good distance.
Only the second one i've seen in my life time, Scarlet Tanager

 

[Weekender#1]

You want to talk about a fricken bird, wow. Just had a great experience in the birding world. I live in the city limits of Findlay but on the way back edge of it, 30 yards from the city line. Residencial street, 10 homes on each side one block and it dead ends. A squirrel was killed yesterday by a car, laid in the street so far. Then my son say's look at that and a mature bald eagle is circling the squirrel 10 foot off the ground in between the houses but a very tight circle, eagle lands in our street walking around with another eagle flying at tree level. The eagle picked up the dead squirrel and flew back to their nest 1/4 mile away. I see them every day as I drive by the nest on into town, but damn it was walking down our street, so sweet for me to see.

 

[Redheads]

Been a crazy spring as far as the amount of activity goes on my feeders especially recently.

Not quite a week so far and ive gone through 40# of oilers,3# of grape jelly along with almost a gallon of nectar........and a tin of .177 cal pellets.

 

[bobk]

Had this visitor today while planting lettuce.

 

[Lazy 8]

I saw another pilated woodpecker down in WV yesterday. I can't seem to get a pic of it because they spook very easily. I'll keep trying. They say they're as big as a crow and I believe them.
You'll never forget their call.

 

[Lil' Rob]

Yep...see at least one pilated woodpecker anytime I sitting for deer...they are big and noisy.