Today's Visitor

[GAD]

Pileated Woodpecker. I see them from time to time and they are quite large - easily 1.5 feet from beak to tail.

 

[GAD]

BTW for those that care those are taken with a Canon 5D Mark III with a 400mm f/5.6L lens with a 1.6x TC which is the same setup I used for the eclipse pics.

 

[walrus]

Cool!

This reminds me - where's Joe been?

walrus

 

[F312]

Cool shot, slap a spoonful of peanut butter next to the pecked place, they love it, but so do the squirrels. I hang my bird treats on a tree.

Ralph

 

[davismanLV]

Joe makes an occasional comment on Facebook and does post there. I have not seen him here in a bit. Maybe he'll chime in?

 

[dreadnut]

Looks like Woody!

 

[Brucebubs]

Very nice, we don't get them downunder but here's a shot of a Crimson Rosella I took last week. He's in a Rosemary bush in my garden.

 

[JohnW63]

Nice stuff. We really don't get much colorful birds . here. Black ravens and , brown sparrows and finches. Some groups of vultures that circle in the updrafts. A few red tail and kestrel hawks. Oh and a rare to see barn owl. All browns and black.

 

[Brucebubs]

We do have some colorful birds here in Australia.
This is a Rainbow Lorikeet also in my garden.

... and a Blue Wren.

 

[dreadnut]

Here's a frequent visitor on our deck.

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[Charlie Bernstein]

Fantastic birds! Don't see 'em often around here.

When we do, they're almost always in pairs. And you got a soloist. Rare, indeed!

 

[richardp69]

We get them quite often here. Very cool birds. They aren't very subtle or restrained when pecking away at the wood for insects etc. They're more like a chain saw with huge chunks flying off while they do their work.

 

[dreadnut]

Beautiful birds, Bruce!

 

[Brucebubs]

Beautiful birds, Bruce!

Thanks for that. Here's a few more.

 

[dreadnut]

Eden, Australia...it looks like a very tropical climate.

 

[Brucebubs]

Eden, Australia...it looks like a very tropical climate.

Small coastal town half way between Melbourne and Sydney - too far South to be tropical.

That wharf in the picture has now been extended so cruise ship passengers can disembark here.

 

[FNG]

Go Magpies!

 

[walrus]

Bruce, that looks like a beautiful spot!

walrus

 

[Brucebubs]

Go Magpies!

You asked for them!

I've been feeding this same adult pair for about 6 years now.
They'll happily sit on me.
I left a back door open one day and they came inside the kitchen.
Males have a solid white back - females have a lighter, dappled white back... (she's sitting above him in that picture)
They are delightful birds but notorious for 'swooping' humans in mating season - unless you make friends with them, if you gain their trust they'll leave you alone.

 

[FNG]

Awesome!