Trying to identify this bird

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   mega1posted 14 years ago

   Does anyone know what this is:
   
   

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      Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      a picture of it would be great

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      2uesdayposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Thought it was a type of finch but checking it on Google images it looks like it is a - Spotted Towhee from the photo.

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   DoorMattnomoreposted 14 years ago

   ? did the pic go missing or is this a joke? like..its a snowbird.

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   mega1posted 14 years ago

   I was trying to upload a video - but it wouldn't show up so here's a photo instead.  You guys are fast!!

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   mega1posted 14 years ago

   

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      Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      American Eagle... no doubt about it!

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         camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Isn't it a little small for an eagle ... not that I know much about birds ...

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            Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            it's a baby eagle.. no doubt about it

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               camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               I'm sure you're absolutely right, Greek One ...

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                  Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  it looks rabid too

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                     camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                     It does indeed ...

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      DoorMattnomoreposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I dont know, but hes awful cute!!

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   paradigmsearchposted 14 years ago

   The whippoorwill snafu.

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   camloposted 14 years ago

   Could it be a Yellow Hammer? Seems to fit the description:
   
   A small bunting (Emberiza citrinella) of Europe and western Asia having yellow plumage on the head, neck, and breast.

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      mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I'm in California so no Europe or Asian birds will fit - unless he flapped his little wings for a long, long way!

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         camloposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Well, if you've never seen it there before, who knows?

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   mega1posted 14 years ago

   rabid?  no, it was foggy and cold, that's what birds do they puff up their feathers to help stay warm.  and do birds actually get rabid?  I don't know.  You guys are going to be a big help, I can tell! 

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      Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      upon closer inspection, it could be a falcon

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   LeanManposted 14 years ago

   It's a finch of some description.... looks like you just spat it out mega... did you have to play with it before you took the picture? You don't know what you might catch..

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   waynetposted 14 years ago

   It's a fat bird that ate too many pies!

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      Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      yup.. its a pie bird

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    mega1posted 14 years ago

    here - he's turned so you can see the other side! 
    
    

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       Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       yup.. falcon... no doubt about that

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       waynetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       He's lost weight!!! when will he bring out his new fitness DVD?!!

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    SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years ago

    ohhh...that's a small beaked american ruff...you can tell because of the white in the wing feathers...and his crown is not smooth....

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       Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       THIS Crown IS smooth...
       
       

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          SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          i'm serious Greek One....trying to help Mega....
          
          ...wait I'll put on my broken glasses and take another look....
          
          ...yes it is american....look at the flag in both pics....i was right....

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    DoorMattnomoreposted 14 years ago

    I dont know still, but I did learn there is a kind of bird caled a bushtit. 

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       waynetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I like the sound of that bird, you have the bush and the tit all in one!

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          DoorMattnomoreposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          makes things less complicated.

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             Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             we had a bush and a tit all in one in the White House

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                waynetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                And now there's another tit without a bush in the White House!

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                Jim Hunterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                You have a White House in Canada too?

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                   Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   there are four of them on my street...
                   
                   but most of the ones in my area are brick

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       mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       yep, there are and here we have a couple pairs of titmouse - titmice?  who are awfully cute and tiny with a pointy little tuft on the top of their heads.  They live in the big oak tree

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    alternate poetposted 14 years ago

    Yep  -  it is a fatfinch

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    SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years ago

    It's a Black-headed Grosbeak.......for real...still have my goggles on and have checked twice to be sure.

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       SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       is this a test??????

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       mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I think it is!  You win!  We finally found our Northern California birdbook and there we found him.  Thanks everybody!  This was fun.  If you want I can post other bird pictures for you to identify . . .

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    mega1posted 14 years ago

    He comes with his wife to the birdfeeder - the pair of them and they seem to know when I'm taking pictures - he poses! 

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    Greek Oneposted 14 years ago

    wait a sec.. gonna take a picture of my bird and post it...

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       SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       ...okay...i'll put my glasses back on... might need them right?

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          Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          better get an IMAX screen for a full, realistic effect

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    waynetposted 14 years ago

    Wot is this bird?
    
    
    
    I mean really what the hell is it?

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       Greek Oneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       that would be a very big bird

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       mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       no one could ever figure out what it was - they call it Big Bird!  but I bet you already knew that!

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          waynetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          I always thought it was a large yellow canary....but down at the pub my theory was shot to bits!!!!

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    mega1posted 14 years ago

    how about this one?  You probably will guess this one right away!
    
    

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       SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       house finch....

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          mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          yep!  and there are at least four pairs coming to the feeder regularly.  In fact, so many birds come we have to keep going to town for birdseed - I have to find somewhere that sells it in great big bags.  Fun to watch them and they are all getting kind of fat!  I thought wild birds knew when to stop eating, but there's a little nuthatch and I counted him taking 20 seeds this morning - he flew off with most of them, probably feeding his mate.

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             SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             ...i bet they are getting fat....lots of free seeds, bugs, and probably a nice bird bath,  etc....

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    Greek Oneposted 14 years ago

    Here is a bird that can be found in my neck of the woods.. only about 30 or so of them survive the winter months each year...
    
    

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       mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       so, they're endangered?

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          SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          yes...there always in danger....wasn't always that way....now that's a team I'll cheer for!
          
          I loved Joe Carter!....i have no idea which ones have survived the winters....it's been a while since i've paid attention obviously.

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    mega1posted 14 years ago

    There is a nice birdbath - and I change the water every day because the damn bluejays come along and poop in it!

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       SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       ...they are fun to watch...i can't attract them because i have a cat...but some come anyway because of the trees on my property

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          mega1posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          also I planted bachelor's buttons and some other flowers that make seeds the tiny finches love to eat!  I am trying to plant other things for them - oh and the hummingbirds come drink from the lilies and other flowers every morning and evening.  It's much better than tv!

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             SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             that's nice...attracting the butterflies too I'm sure.  I love hummingbirds.  I had the opportunity to actually pick one up once.  It was caught behind one of those glass deck panels...it couldn't figure out how to get out...so I picked it up...it was so tiny...i had to be so gentle...i let it rest on the railing...it stayed for a second or two and then it was gone....it was a nice feeling to hold a hummingbird....probably won't get a chance to do that ever again....

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