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Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 12:29 pm
by sally
i think google has blocked me
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 9:40 pm
by rischka
Oops I didn't know if it would work
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 10:11 pm
by sally
it might be just me tho, google hates me
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 10:13 pm
by ole dole doff
i requested G-drive access (not sure if the request reached you?!).
don't you want to upload the birdsongs on SoundCloud?
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 10:33 pm
by rischka
i gave you permission
but i'm in the mtns away from my pc
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:45 pm
by sally
also wooooo! first dive-bomb of the year from psycho nesting curlews (i've said it before, but they're endangered, they should act with more decorum)
tried to get a recording of their shrieking imprecations, but the wind was too strong
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2022 10:51 pm
by rischka
i failed to get shots of the TWO! juvenile cardinals in the yard yesterday
but today i saw a brown headed cowbird and a yellow warbler
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 11:57 am
by rischka
Listen to 2022-06-05 04_45 (1).wav by rt on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/iKbcR
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 12:00 pm
by rischka
i think i did it right!
Re: The Birds
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:20 am
by rischka
https://twitter.com/rbgscfz/status/1534 ... 9kkuCau1UQ
i have captured the baby cardinals for posterity. they're almost the size of their parents, with comically large crest. colors kinda streaky but the real tell is the black beak
Re: The Birds
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:21 am
by rischka
(cardinals beaks are red)
Re: The Birds
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 7:44 pm
by sally
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!!!!!!!!
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 10:47 am
by sally
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 11:44 am
by rischka
That's adorable
Listen to 2022-06-12 04_35.wav by rt on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/Woudf
I made another. Birds waking up on the hottest day of the year so far
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2022 9:05 pm
by rischka
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 7:12 pm
by ole dole doff
something extraordinary happened yesterday!
a bird (a spy???) flew inside my off-town manor via an open door.
when the bird noticed that i noticed it, it tried to escape via a closed window.
i must admit i was mean and took a few snapshots of this futile struggle.
but i didn't torture the bird too long.
i tried to open the window, but it was opening against the bird and the bird had no clue what maneuver to do to escape.
thus the desperate bird decided to become invisible and it crouched down (hiding its head) in the dark bottom left corner.
it was silly, i could see it.
so, i tried to grab the bird.
the silly bird didn't panic and let me carry it outside.
it was so cool!
i can't remember i would ever in my life carry in my hand a wild (non-pet) bird.
i felt like Francis of Assisi.
i believe it was rehek domácí (black redstart) →
https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehek_dom%C3%A1c%C3%AD
but maybe i am mistaken???
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 7:54 pm
by sally
precious! ♥ i've never seen one of those! (fewer than 100 nesting pairs in uk)
birds are so light and fragile to hold! did you feel its little heart battering away in your hands?
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:24 pm
by ole dole doff
everything was so fast!
all the snapshots i made within just a few moments.
then it was a bit slower when i (several times) tried slowly opening the window — but it was obvious the bird has no clue what to do (how to bypass it).
then suddenly the bird did that silly maneuver of trying to hide in the corner.
i didn't expect it would allow me to catch it in hand — i thought it would panic.
but i tried and it went smooth.
however, then again everything was so fast.
initially, i didn't intend to prolong the (cool) moment, cuz i still expected the bird might start panicking and near the door i started opening the palm.
then for a second, i thought i will actually hold the bird for a bit longer and enjoy the moment but the bird was already slipping out of my hand, so i didn't try to re-catch it.
i let it fly away.
thus, i didn't feel the heartbeat but it was still enchanting (a wild bird taking off from one's palm).
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 9:16 am
by ole dole doff
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardc ... -the-world
This is a book like no other—the only truly comprehensive,
one-volume illustrated guide to all of the world’s birds, covering the complete International Ornithological Congress World Bird List. Featuring more than 300 stunning large-format, full-color plates, this accessible and authoritative encyclopedic reference presents incredibly detailed, accurate, and beautiful paintings of more than 10,700 species by some of the world’s best bird artists, led by the legendary Norman Arlott and Ber van Perlo. In addition, The Complete Birds of the World provides detailed but concise identification information about each species on facing pages—including facts about voice, habitat, and geographic distribution. The result is
a visual and verbal feast that captures the astonishing variety of bird life around the planet—and that will be cherished by any birder.
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:25 pm
by rischka
That is gorgeous, I would even pay $65
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 12:25 pm
by rischka
Saw a bunch of baby quail in the yard but I was too slow w the camera
Re: The Birds
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 10:20 pm
by sally
Re: The Birds
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:31 am
by rischka
there's an african gray parrot a few houses away now - far enough so i can't hear him unless i go outside but close enough to say hello to every day
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 1:40 pm
by ole dole doff
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 4:21 pm
by nrh
rischka wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 2:31 am
to say hello to every day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldqc0_vzfgk
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 5:04 pm
by rischka
aww that was beautiful.
btw his name is nico and he is 27 years old! he goes inside at night now as it's chilly
Re: The Birds
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 1:24 am
by rischka
https://twitter.com/rbgscfz/status/1592 ... HPW1MmIeGQ
isn't he handsome. i get to feed him for a few days while his owner is away
i'd like to help him escape but it's too cold and he would die
instead i'll tell him about africa where he has never been
Re: The Birds
Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:15 pm
by sally
Re: The Birds
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2022 10:11 pm
by ole dole doff
Re: The Birds
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2022 7:14 pm
by rischka
https://youtu.be/aB9DC9orYaM
american woodcocks everyone! let's give them a hand
