Occasional birdy thread

Pictures ^ | March 12, 2016 | Islander7

[Islander7]

I stopped by the lake on my way home from work yesterday for a little mental health break. Watching the activity of birds, turtles and other critters going about their business as they have for eons melts the work-a-day stress. All is well with the world. The bigger picture continues to unfold. My little problems are placed in their proper perspective; now for the weekend!

ENJOY!!

Glossy Ibis - Check out the colors in those feathers!

Sandhill crane checks her eggs before settling in for the night.

Whited winged dove. Male I think.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

I have trail cameras that I use. They usually aren't great for small birds, because they typically have a minimum focus of around ten feet. That, coupled with the less than professional quality lenses, make them generally not conducive to great bird pictures. However, a few years ago I had a trail camera that must have not gotten through quality control real well, and it had a minimum focus of about 18 inches. That made it halfway decent (although less than professional quality) for taken pictures of small birds. Unfortunately, trail cameras have a relatively short lifespan, and it eventually broke, but I enjoyed it for awhile. Here are a few of the shots from back then.

[FamiliarFace]

Really nice shots! Where do you host your photos?

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

When I want to post shots here on FreeRepublic, I first post them to Facebook and use the “Only Me” setting (unless they are shots that I have already posted on Facebook for friends to see).

[Islander7]

Those are good shots! Love the Jays.

[Islander7]

They are fearless in a mob. Hmmmm....

[Islander7]

Sebring Florida

[Islander7]

I’m in a highly developed area too, but hasn’t stopped armadillos from setting up housekeeping in a den under my patio.

[FamiliarFace]

Thanks, that’s a cool idea. I hadn’t thought about doing that.

[FamiliarFace]

So are the Sandhills still near you or have they started migrating?

[Islander7]

They are here year round. We have some pass through the area in early spring (that’s Feb here), but many are permanent residents.

[FamiliarFace]

How nice! Lucky you!

[xander]

Thanks for the ping. Beautiful captures. Enjoying the nesting Sandhill shots you’ve posted over the last couple weeks.

[Daffynition]

Just lovely! THX.

Sorry to see that 2l liter in the first image. Stupid humans.

[Islander7]

Thanks. I am so to upgrade my lens, so should get even better results.

[native texan]

Tacticalogic, I’ve got mockingbirds nesting in a cedar at the entrance to our garaged. Poor Maggie the Dog, she has to be
v-e-r-y careful in that part of the yard. When the eggs hatch, even we (humans) can get divebombed!

[native texan]

Islander7, love to get your pings!

[curdogmen]

great pictures nice place where you live thank you so much for sharing

Son and I saw a bald eagle attack a flock of ducks that were in a farm pond off the highway. One did not get up in the air. bald eagle dove for it and we then were clear. Unable to see the dinner catch.

very nice to see for a old man and a young adult to see and talk about how it relates to our current situation .

[Islander7]

Thanks

[fidelis]

My contributions from Arizona this week:

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[Jamestown1630]

Those are beautiful!