A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....1-24-06....A Birders' Eye View

GodBlessUSA

[GodBlessUSA]

Fantastic! You sure deserve it.

[MamaTexan]

Do we ever have Grackles....nasty things.

Ugh! Winged rats!

They're really bad in town, but (thankfully) they don't seem to be too much of a problem out in the hills. Maybe they know it's safer in the city, 'cause out here, we have the option of....well, 'thinning the flock' so to speak. :)

Thanks for those great links!

My pleasure! Hummingbirds are my favorite. From your description, it looks like you may have a Buff-bellied hummingbird paying you a visit!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Yup.We'll cheer you up somehow.LOL

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Lol!!! That's very cute! Good Morning GBUSA!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

You got that right.It's been a long time since all three of us were together on the same thread.

[luvie]

I wish there was something that could be done about the nasty flying rats. They have taken over entire neighborhoods and are noisy all night long. And the things they do to the cars in those neighborhoods...eeeuuuwwww!

[MamaTexan]

I keep planting berry shrubs, plants and trees in hopes for such a beautiful sight as the pictures you have. Gorgeous Photos!

LOL!

I remember. :) The crazy thing was, I kept seeing these birds in the spring, but couldn't figure out what they were. Then it dawned on me that they were Cedar Waxwings, 'cause we have acres and acres of Cedar trees......DUH!

(Hey! I never said I was the brightest crayon in the box!)

LOL!

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One the things on my 'to do' list it go to the Texas Hummingbird Roundup. It would be SUCH a blast!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning!
Thank you :) How are you today?

[luvie]

Yeah..I was really looking forward to going out of town for the day...but the good news is that we can have some fun together!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

LOL.

Love this picture.

{{{{HUGS}}}}

[luvie]

The hummingbird feeder at my aunt's house near Abilene, Tx.

[luvie]

I do too...it's just...us! :o)

[GodBlessUSA]

That will be a blast. You have so many varieties of Hummers that visit you. They can learn so much valuable information from you and your visitors! You know, you encouraged me to continue putting that feeder out and I finally got Hummers that year. I gave up too soon, in the season, the years before. :)

I found this interesting from the website. the challenge to know these species and what they need to survive is daunting. Since some of these birds have been recorded only a dozen times throughout history,

It's amazing how much is not known about our Wildlife. They have had sighting of birds in recent years, they thought were extinct. They really don't have all the knowledge some perceive. It's quite incredible that they are acquiring so much new information from Birders.

[GodBlessUSA]

That's us. :)

[luvie]

The three amigos! LOL!

[GodBlessUSA]

I remember you making a trip to your Aunts house. How you described her place, made me want to take a trip to visit your Aunt. :) Fantastic picture!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Yup, that's us alright.:)

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Great picture of the hummingbird.

[luvie]

You would love it there. Remember the bunnies under the bush in the back yard?

[luvie]

Thanks. I love watching them fight over the feeder. They're very competitive.