I am not a violent person (really) but I get the urge to put buckshot in the a$$ of those stupid hunters. God I hope our lady of the loch doesn't pass that way. I had no idea about the mist nets and what they do in Spain. grrrrrrrr

I still think he should have gotten 30 months for each egg. Since he has obviously done this before and he will do it again.

I resent the article saying they (falcons) were not smart. Maybe they are more than willing to take on foster care babies.

  he is adorable 

huh?


They're at Montezuma NWR today doing a bird count, BC.

Thanks Kris 

The nest box looks like it is made out of metal? Wonder if it is.

  huh?

You falcon watchers are always so serious. You need to learn to relax unwind and have some fun once in awhile.



ack ack 

Oh, Donna!!!!  That just about covers my bird watching experiences!!!!  What I am waiting for is for the bird to have a speaker and say "I am an eagle."  It just might be the only way I can easily identify them!

Me too jeanne...I told MAK a few weeks ago, I saw a tiny little brown bird. I've never seen one before, (what else is new)? So I googled "tiny little brown bird"... and I got hundreds of entries and still none of them were what I saw.    Yeah, so...uh huh.

Donna, you googled it all wrong.  Don't you remember the REAL name of that bird?  Siobhan Ruck told us the official name on the Yahoo board YEARS ago.  It's an LBJ bird...Little brown job... 

Yeah, yeah Ei, I remember but this was a TLBJ, Tiny Little Brown Job. 

how tiny?

 

what did he catch?

We only have about 10 or 12 this year. Last year we had around 70. (They cut down all the big trees on the hill behind our property grrr stupid loggers and money hungry landowners)This past weekend they were playing follow the leader. The way our hill is situated they glide down between my house and the neighbors picking up speed then they pull up and soar. Its really cool to watch them. Some mornings you can see them perched in a dead tree in my other neighbors yard. I wish I had a digital camera heck I wish I had any working camera at all. 

I remember when we first moved out to the country we were coming home and there was one in the grass by the drive my hubby asks me what is that a chicken? and then it took off his response was "Holy sh*t" first time my city boy saw one close up  quite an impressive wing span those babies have.

Wow 70? I think I saw 5 my whole life! Nice story BC. HUBBY....

the numbers have really fallen off this year has me worried. I hope its just the tree thing and someone isn't doing something to them. We did have a donkey butt kill a Great Horned Owl a couple of years ago. Put a trap on top of a pole and killed the female of the pair Grrrr if I ever find out who it is they will be sorry (the word bobbit comes to mind)

 only 5, no hawks, Donna dear you have to get off the computer now and then and go outside and look up once in a while 

I was reading it really fast before going to work this morning I thought it said 2 cups water and a cup of sugar I missed the word "Half" oops me bad what I get for speed reading. 

they don't look like cranes to me. Birds are probably saying to themselves "silly humans think they have us fooled they must think we are stupid"

We only have about 10 or 12 this year. Last year we had around 70. (They cut down all the big trees on the hill behind our property grrr stupid loggers and money hungry landowners)This past weekend they were playing follow the leader. The way our hill is situated they glide down between my house and the neighbors picking up speed then they pull up and soar. Its really cool to watch them. Some mornings you can see them perched in a dead tree in my other neighbors yard. I wish I had a digital camera heck I wish I had any working camera at all. 

I remember when we first moved out to the country we were coming home and there was one in the grass by the drive my hubby asks me what is that a chicken? and then it took off his response was "Holy sh*t" first time my city boy saw one close up  quite an impressive wing span those babies have.

what about a yellow warbler