~~~ OCTOBER BIRD POSTING SITE ~~~

[]`~~~ HEY - LOOK - BOMITES ARE GONA POST THIER BIRD PICS IN HERE- KOOL HEY- ~~~ ~~ WHATS A BOMITE IS IT CATCHING : : ~~

- NOW LOOK MORE BIRDS ARRIVING BEFOR YOU KNOW IT THIS SITE WILL BE FULL OF PICS OF ALL TYPES OF STRANGE CRITTERS

Kru-Kab...you crack me up. I'll try to catch the downies on my suet in the morning. Night-night

and here's Mr Downie

thank you for the pic- now is see the type of feeder i have to get for the woodpeckers- im off to the feed store in bowser to get one - like right now lol

White-crowned Sparrow Adult and Juvenile

~~ RED BREASTED SAPSUCKER ( SPHYRAPICUS RUBER -- LENGHT 8" = VERY COLORFULL BIRD IN THE SUN - HAVE HAD 3 OF THEM IN YARD AT ONE TIME

This is an American Kestrel. It perched on several trees around the park,using the high trees as a spot to hunt from. They take small birds,large insects and small rodents. They are great mousers(catch mice). The Kestrel is 8-11inches(20-28cm) in length and has a 20-24inch(51-61cm) wingspan. It is the smallest of the falcon family which we see. The blue/grey wings tell us the American Kestrel in my photo is a male,so he is in the smaller range of the sizes noted above. Ive seen 639 thus far this fall at my raptor count.

very nice photo of the -tiny falcon - out west its nick-name is--sparrow hawk-(even though it is a falcon)-

NORTHEN FLICKER- (COLAPTES AURATUS ) A VERY BRIGHTLY COLORED BIRD- ALSO VOICEFEROUS - WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT FREQUENT OUR PROPERTY

How lucky you are Krukab, such lovely birds

The "Sharpie" or Shin" is 10-14inches(25-36cm)in length and has a 20-28inch(51-71cm) wingspan. It is our smallest hawk and is in the accipiter family,whose characteristics are its relatively long tail,and short rounded wings,which make it agile in woodlands. Their main food is smaller birds. Thus far Ive seen over 1900 Sharpies,and almost all have been as the one pictured,a juvenile. The adults and juveniles migrate separately,and adults are still to come later this month.

Sharp-shinned Hawk Juvenile

- *** RAVEN *** CORVUS CORAX *** ravens range from the mountains to the sea in british columbia- L- 24" - W - 53" WT-2.6 LB.- -DIET- CARION- FRUIT- SMALL CRITTERS-

At last a bird that I can ID it without looking at your comments krukab...I love their prok prok prok sound ....Here mainly on mountains

THIS LITTLE JUNCO IS ---*** PINING FOR A CONE *** IF YOU DONT GET THE **PUN ** PLAY ON WORDS LOOK AT DEFINITION LOL http://static.flickr.com/122/261047170_c5ef8f4984_o.jpg

- SAVANNAH--PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS - this little fellow landed on the house it posed--i clicked - it left- i left-

** OSPREY (PANDION HALIAETUS - L -23 " W- 63" WT-3.5 lb/ - also called a fish hawk- i had two of these birds fly over me on the 4th of october as i sat on the deck- i took 5-6 pics as the passed over head - made my day

On Oct6,the raptor count was slow,but I was fortunate to get a few nice photos. The Redtailed Hawk was coming straight at me when it suddenly flared and hovered briefly. I believe it saw food. The other bird pictured is a juvenile Northern Harrier.

Redtailed Hawk

The Redtailed Hawk is common,but very beautiful. They are a generalist when it comes to eating,meaning they will eat anything,rodents,birds,large insects or snakes. Average size is 22inches(56cm)in length,and a 50inch(127cm) wingspan. Females are considerably larger then males.

Northern Harrier

The Harrier is 17-23inches(43-58cm)tall and has a 38-48inch(97-122cm)wingspan. The Harrier is also a generalist.
The Northern Harrier was also called Marsh Hawk.

*** BRAVO ~~ BIG FRANK ~~~ YOUR CATCHING ON TO THE DIGITAL WORLD - KEEP THE PICS COMMING -***

*** EVER HAD ONE OF THOSE GREAT DAYS ***???? HERE WAS MY SATURDAY FIRST A BIG CHOPPER THEN A RABBIT JOINED SOME JAYS ON THE LAWN FOR SOME SEED

AFTER MY FIRST COFFEE WAS FINNISHED A FLOCK OF GULLS WENT OVER - CLICK -CLICK THEN A FLICKER-FLEW IN AND LANDED IN A TREE - CLICK -

**ROOK - ROOK -ROOK 2 RAVENS SQUACKING FLY RIGH OVER ME ABOUT 40FT UP -ONE CHASING THE OTHER *** ** A STELLERS JAY LANDS ON RAILING SCOLDS ME AND PIGS OUT ON SOME SEED - ***

*** A LIGHT TAPPING IN THE TREE,S AND I LOCATE A -WHITE CHEASTED NUTHATCH(RARE TO THE ISLAND AND THE FIRST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN *** A LOUDER TAPPING NOISE AND I LOOK ON POWER POLE AND SEE A RED BREASTED SAPSUCKER -CLICK CLICK -

** ANOTHER NEW VISITOR TO THE PROPERY - VARIED THRUSH ** A BONUS BIRD AND AS THE DAY COMES TO A CLOSE MY GRANDAUGHTER AND 2 OF HER FRIENDS TRY TO COAX A SQUIRRLE TO TAKE PEANUTS FROM THEM - OVER ALL A GREAT DAY - **SO THIS WAS MY SATURDAY +16 IN THE SUN A GREAT DAY ---BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT I PHOTOGRAPHED ON **FRIDAY !!!! CHECK TOMMORO BYE

Great pics, guys! I'm trying to get some shots of the birds in my yard, but they're very camera shy. They seem to know I have a camera on me no matter how much I try to hide. Oh, well, I'll just keep trying

hi- meaghan-- to take pics of the birds in your yard- toss out some bird seed on your lawn near a door- sit down in your favourite chaiR- put your feet up - camera on lap - cup of coffee- a book (optional ) and look blankly into space- birds will come to check you out- take camera - aim-focus and click- - a smile wouldnt hurt either - lol

Wow, Kru-Kab. What a fabulous day of bird-watching you had yesterday. Thanks for sharing. And Happy Thanksgiving Day to you.

~~~ this is a SHARP SHINNED HAWK - THE PICS WERE JUST DUMB LUCK - I WAS SITTING ON THE DECK LOOKING OFF INTO THE TREE TOPS WHEN OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE I SAW -WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A STELLERS JAY TRYING TO LAND ON THE WEATHER VANE- I SEEN THIS HAPPEN MANY TIMES-- BUT THIS TIME I REALIZED THAT THE BIRD WAS ON THE VANE- SO I TURNED TO GET A PIC OF THE JAY ONLY TO BE SURPRISED TO SEE A -MALE SHARP SHINNED HAWK- I AIMED AUTO FOCUS CLICK CLICK 3 TIMES AND IT WAS GONE---LIKE I SAID PURE LUCK-

**BUT WAIT THE LUCK GETS BETTER LOL *** A FEMALE SHARP SHINNED COMES IN THE YARD AN HOUR LATTER- I WAS IN HOUSE WITH DOOR OPEN- I AIMED CAMERA AND CLICKED ONE PIC ZOOMED IN TO 400MM AND CLICKED --3 PICS IN ONE SECOND AS THE BIRD SPIED SOMTHING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY -CROUCHED AND FLEW OFF-

dont know what was down the drive way but the hawk circled the area then came around the house at the junco,s on the lawn and i got 2 qucik pics- you see its not easy they fly very fast lol - such is l LIFE IN - GREEN ACRES