Birds, birds, birds

[freakofnature]

I got some pretty decent pics of some birds this afternoon. If anyone can ID them for me, feel free to do so. I'm not as bird savvy as I used to be.

 

[darkangel]

The last one is a duck. LOL!

Great shots though!!! :thumbup

 

[freakofnature]

The last one is a duck. LOL!

:eek Holy cow!!! I think you're right! :willy_nilly:


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[darkangel]

:eek Holy cow!!! I think you're right! :willy_nilly:


:24:

Well I gave it my best guess! :24:

 

[freakofnature]

Well I gave it my best guess! :24:

I did some wandering...the duck is an American Coot. LOL, that makes me chipper.

 

[Ryder]

Very nice.

 

[darkangel]

I did some wandering...the duck is an American Coot. LOL, that makes me chipper.

What's an American Coot doing up there? It's too early to fly north. Guess he flew there last winter, liked it and decided to stay.

 

[freakofnature]

What's an American Coot doing up there? It's too early to fly north. Guess he flew there last winter, liked it and decided to stay.

Of course he likes it up here. What's not to like? I wonder if he's an old coot? :24:

 

[darkangel]

I looked for the other birds. Went through 80 pages of them and couldn't find them.

 

[freakofnature]

Pics 3-5 are some kind of sandpiper. I'm just not sure what species exactly. If I had to guess, I'd say the first two pics are of a tern, again not sure what species. Might be a juvenile too, which makes it more difficult to identify. I need to get a good field guide or else find a good website for such things.

 

[SammyStephens]

The bird in the first pic is a Grey tailed finch

It is know for being a migratory songbird. Also, it is know for picking up small animals and using them in flocks to bombard larger prey. Thousands upon thousands of squirrels, mice, and kitten raining down upon cattle until they are bludgeoned to death. They than swoop down and eat the eyes of the cattle and nothing more......or it could be some other bird....

nice pic btw

 

[AstriaPorta]

not easy to choose all are great :thumbup

 

[Tuffdisc]

Yup, it is an American coot, well done zirc

 

[Guyzerr]

The last one is a duck. LOL!

Great shots though!!! :thumbup

Sorry to disappoint you but it's not a duck. It's an American Coot. They don't quack btw... the make a clicking noise. They are also very opportunistic and will harrass ducks to no end for their food.

 

[Guyzerr]

I think pics # 3 + 4 are Solitary Sandpipers but I'm not 100 % sure. Sandpipers can be very difficult to id because so many species have numerous similarities.

 

[Tuffdisc]

#1 and #2 look like some kind of Gulls or maybe a native tern

 

[Tuffdisc]

Possibly it is a Tern, but a juvenile one

 

[Tuffdisc]

#3, #4 are probably Lesser Yellowlegs

 

[Guyzerr]

btw Zirc I like the in-flight shots. You done purdy good.

This is the site I start at when I want to to ID birds. It can take some time but it's worth it.

http://identify.whatbird.com/mwg/_/0/attrs.aspx


Locate the American Coot and listen to it's sound.

 

[Tuffdisc]

btw Zirc I like the in-flight shots. You done purdy good.

This is the site I start at when I want to to ID birds. It can take some time but it's worth it.

http://identify.whatbird.com/mwg/_/0/attrs.aspx


Locate the American Coot and listen to it's sound.

Our Eurasian Coots are really noisy, bit like a clicking sound