Charlie Jones Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 what's going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 what's going on? I never know, I just try to make it look like I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Tiger Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 No, Who's going on. What's on deck... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Who say who dat when I say who dat? And that's along with "Who's on first?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAR Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Usually my socks are first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted January 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 Usually my socks are first. And you always put the left one on last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Tiger Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 This barbershop needs horseshoe pits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Well, all I can say to all of this is. You can never always sometimes tell what may happen when you least expect it most... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Tiger Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I went on a run this morning and saw a turkey vulture (buzzard), a raven, and a bald eagle. They were not in a bar, nor driving through the desert. Seeing three big, smart, birds from up close in one day is pretty going on, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 So you saw 5 birds, a turkey, a vulture, a buzzard, a raven, and a bald eagle. The first 3 were just confused, the next was ravin' mad about the first 3, and the last was so upset that he pulled his feathers out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAR Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 I have a nesting pair of bald eagles on my property. They've been there a while and the nest must weigh several hundred pounds. Buzzards and vultures are anywhere you can run over a possum or raccoon. I'm not sure how to tell the difference between a raven and a crow, but we have lots of crows around. I've heard both of their "calls" and the raven sounds like a raspy crow, maybe after spending a night in the local bar, with the bald eagle couple and a buzzard or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Tiger Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 To clarify my excitement: we were lapping a mostly dry impoundment lake in the foothills on a trail along the edge of, essentially, a cliff. The birds were all riding up drafts off the cliff face, so were mere feet away when we stumbled upon them. Like, I'm pretty sure I could pick them out of a lineup... A raven, at least our type, is generally a little bigger than the average crow, and doesn't run in a big gang. Ravens make a lot of different noises, including mimicry, and are amongst the smartest of all birds. We had one last fall figure out the lever on our ice box and come steal cheese. Berndt Heinrich wrote an excellent book about ravens. They are one of my favorite birds. Didn't the original bird post sound like the setup to the worst joke ever? Three birds walk into a bar... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick Ludwig Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Yes, it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Lathrop Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 I have a nesting pair of bald eagles on my property. They've been there a while and the nest must weigh several hundred pounds. Buzzards and vultures are anywhere you can run over a possum or raccoon. I'm not sure how to tell the difference between a raven and a crow, but we have lots of crows around. I've heard both of their "calls" and the raven sounds like a raspy crow, maybe after spending a night in the local bar, with the bald eagle couple and a buzzard or two. Paul, Liz would not let this pass as she is an avid birdwatcher. There are no ravens in the southeast and the raspy sounding rascal you hear is a fish crow which is a bit smaller than the more numerous American crow. Ravens are quite a bit larger and are only in the north and west. We are beginning to see more bald eagles (no golden eagles here in the east) along with osprey and pelicans following the ban of DDT. Also have quite a few white pelicans around this year. I'm not a birdwatcher but do live with one and cannot avoid learning a factoid here and there. Can't help Charlie as I have no idea what is going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAR Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 I'm not a bird watcher, but have come to appreciate them with our woods. We have a lot of brown pelicans down here and they're bold things, many being pretty people friendly, in common fishing locations. I saw a guy "catch" one when he cast a jumbo shrimp from a bridge once. He didn't know what to do, so I took the rod from him, reeled him up and had a buddy hold him, while I pulled the hook. Damn things are a lot stronger than you'd think too. We too have a rising population of Osprey here, with the state actually providing some nesting on top of power line poles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meester Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 I just got these "disgruntled pigeons" in the mail the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted February 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 I just got these "disgruntled pigeons" in the mail the other day. Amazing. I have some here JUST like those. Must have a wide territory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Luckett Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 I know I am slow, but this thread could use some updating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Jones Posted August 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 OK. Here's a pic from last Oct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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