Birding

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Saw my first barred owl today. My brother spotted it and called me and my other brother to come see. Lifer for me and my sister-in law. That makes lifer #174.

Does anybody here like to go birding?

 

[auntiehill]

My Mom is very much a birder and was very active with it when she was young. . She's in her 90s now, so most of her birdwatching is now done in her yard. She's set up a few birdbaths and LOTS of feeders. When I visit, she can tell me all the different kinds of birds that are in her yard.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

We used to have feeders in the backyard and a bird bath.

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[BillJ]

Saw my first barred owl today. My brother spotted it and called me and my other brother to come see. Lifer for me and my sister-in law. That makes lifer #174.

Does anybody here like to go birding?

My daughter and her husband love it.

 

[John Clark]

Just from the back garden mostly.

Regular visitors are European Robins (They used to be the main one, even before we et up all the feeders and bird baths), but have since been joined by Tits (Great and Blue), Pigeons, Sparrows, Magpies, Crows and a Wagtail.

There's also the odd raid by hoards of Starlings.

We also have occasional visits from some Blue Jays, but they're rather skittish (Unlike the Crows and Robins especially) and will dart off if there's the slightest noise, or even if one the little ones tries to join them on the table

If the window box gets empty, because they've noticed that's not in immediate view (Kitchen window), one of them will pull it off the sockets and bring it to the living room window so we can top it up for them

The Robins on the other hand will tap on the window, or if you're gardening, either sit by you on on the lawn mower watching for any worms

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

We have dark-eyed juncos that frolic in our cedar trees come fall/winter.

A few years ago, a robin nested on my windowsill and all but one baby were eaten, I don't know by what. The nest remained for a while until it blew down one day. This past year, another nest was built, but the eggs vanished.

Edit: Here's a picture of the first nest (2020):

 

[Avro Arrow]

I don’t consider it a hobby or anything, but I do enjoy seeing the birds that stop by where I live.

Lifer for me and my sister-in law. That makes lifer #174.

Could you please explain what this means, for those of us not into the hobby?

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Sure. A lifer is a bird species you've seen/heard in person in the wild for the first time in your life (according to your own birding records, that is). I'd never seen a barred owl in person before yesterday. A list of birds you've encountered in the wild is called a life list.