So far so good with PanCam...it's takin a lickin and keeps on tickin. Main Cam is takin a beatin too. You all have the same mess we have.

[Interesting story. That is a beautiful picture of a (white) vulture. Never thought I would think of one being handsome. Thanks for the story Donna. Lola]

Interesting story.  That is a beautiful picture of a (white) vulture.  Never thought I would think of one being handsome.  Thanks for the story Donna.
      Lola
 

Your welcome Lola.

First hatch at Blackwater!



    

WOW....I'm so glad, even with all that snow! Good job BW eagles. 

I don't know why. Sometimes they just look darker. Maybe it has something to do with what they eat or the lighting? Maybe a bird expert out there can tell us.   

The ones here are black with shiny irredescent blues & purpleish like the one here:

Found this too:  LOL




Starlings know if you are watching them

May 1st, 2008 | weird

Starlings can tell if you are watching them, according to a study that has shown for the first time that starlings respond to a human’s gaze.

Starlings will keep away from their food dish if a human is looking at it. However, if the person is just as close, but their eyes are turned away, the birds resumed feeding earlier and consumed more food overall, according to experiments by Julia Carter and colleagues at the University of Bristol, reported today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences.

Could this be exploited to make a better scarecrow? “Starlings do seem to have a reasonably strong aversion to eyes, even to artificial eyes, but these birds are also very quick learners,� she says.

“Previous studies have shown that starlings will learn within a matter of hours to ignore even relatively elaborate bird scarers – these devices never do what a real predator would, they don’t actually chase the birds or present any other signs of danger, so the birds quickly learn to ignore them.�

It's definitely a starling Donna.

Thanks MAK     but is it a juvie? Why is he different from the rest?

It doesn't look like the rest of the Starlings at the suet. The others were irredescent, this one not!

[I Ozzy, he's so well-spoken! NO, I really do, ever since his Black Sabbath days. He def sings better than he talks.]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --

Ozzy Osbourne Will Be Honored By Mayor, Then Attend Book-Signing In Palm Beach Gardens

Ozzy Osbourne is set to receive the key to the city in West Palm Beach.

Mayor Lois Frankel will oversee a ceremony Friday evening to recognize the legendary rock star for his many years of bringing both his shows and Ozzfest to South Florida.

Following the ceremony, Osbourne is scheduled to attend a book-signing at the Legacy Place Barnes & Noble in Palm Beach Gardens.

Fans began lining up hours before Osbourne's scheduled arrival.

I  Ozzy, he's so well-spoken!     NO, I really do, ever since his Black Sabbath days. He def sings better than he talks. 

[They don't say anything about the parents.....they must be devastated! I would be P O'd!]

A professional climber removes two bald eaglets from their nest near the Herbert Hoover Dike in Belle Glade.
Two bald eaglets were removed from their nest near the Herbert Hoover Dike on Thursday and relocated until foster nests can be found.

The Audubon Center for Birds of Prey said the eaglets were delaying construction projects needed to secure the safety of the dike in Belle Glade.

A professional climber worked with the Audubon Center to remove the eaglets from the nest, which was perched above the water.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and national wildlife officials granted the permits necessary to rescue the birds.

After their removal, the eaglets were examined by the Audubon Center's staff and will be cared for at the Maitland facility.

Audubon officials said the eaglets would remain there until two separate active nests with chicks of comparable size can be found. Audubon volunteers will then monitor the nest for a few hours each day to determine if the eaglets have been accepted by the new parents.

They don't say anything about the parents.....they must be devastated! I would be P O'd!

Hi,

the peregrines in San Francisco have they first egg!  

http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/falconcamera.htm




Greetings
Annette

Wow, this is early!

Last Saturday I got up early to take a few pictures of this pretty red barn in the snow.  It is just about in back of the rear of our property and across the street.  Enjoy!

http://classic.kodakgallery.com/valhallaviews

That is definitely Barn Red....wow.....looks like a fresh coat too. Thanks.

Looks right out of the movie "Mission to Mars"

Just doing a check and found some home

MARTIN COUNTY — A manatee suffering cold stress died Thursday after a rescue attempt, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said.

Officials received the call about 3 p.m. about the ailing manatee behind Wahoo’s on the Waterfront in the 400 block of Northwest Alice Avenue, Stuart, said FWC spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro.

FWC officials and biologists from Ecological Associates in Jensen Beach responded to remove the manatee from the water.     

a few more. The dog is my neighbors, his name is Scooby. My porch cat is Lowrider, she didn't know what to do with Scooby out there.

A few more pics....the pigeons and chickens are cooped up at a neighbors house around the corner, not sure why they keep them but I snuck over to get some shots. Oh and the parrot....LOL...it's a bird.