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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
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 Posted - Jan 09 2006 : 06:20:01 AM
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I was washing dishes this morning and looked up out my window and my neighbor's yards were covered in BIRDS!
Might not be so uncommon for you northern folks... but this is new to me!
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farmgrlchick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Theresa
Columbus
Montana
USA
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Posted - Jan 09 2006 : 09:13:16 AM
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Wow! that is amazing!
Farmgirl Blessings,
Theresa |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 09 2006 : 09:35:40 AM
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Wow!! I love to see things like that makes you wonder what was up with them...like which one said.."hey guys..lets go hang out in THAT yard" or whatever...neat!!
We have a tree in between our driveway and the house next door that seems to get big old bunches of birds in it in spring and they will all fly away like a cloud...I love to just hear them ...they are straight out from my kitchen window.
Thanks for posting the pictures..I love to see pictures!~
Jenny in Utah
It's astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen...Frances Burnette
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
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Posted - Jan 09 2006 : 10:17:36 AM
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Wow! It's kind of creepy, but kind of fascinating all at the same time. Up here, we get hoard of magpies that congregate together, but nothing like that! What kind of bird are those? It's hard to tell from the pics.
"God's gift to you is life. What you choose to do with that life is your gift to God" |
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sqrl
True Blue Farmgirl
605 Posts
Melissa
Northern California
USA
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2006 : 10:48:18 AM
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I think they are starlings - they're a large number of black birds, anyway. There were more in the big oak tree to the right of the photos - but they all took off before I could go to another window for a better vantage point.
Sorry the pictures are a bit fuzzy - my hands were very warm from the hot water, so when I held the camera by the window - the warmth fogged the window! |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - Jan 09 2006 : 12:43:32 PM
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I will bet that your neighbor has grubs in their lawn and the starlings came for a free meal. We used to get birds in our yard but not that many at one time. That's a lot of birds!
Gratitude turns what we have into enough.
http://rusticcottage.blogspot.com/ |
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2006 : 5:26:49 PM
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My friend down the road said they are blackbirds, and please keep them on my side of the street! He also said if they come into my yard, to run out there and chase them off ASAP. He says they eat all kinds of berries and you never know WHAT you'll find growing in your yard after they leave.
I bet my dogs would have a grand time making a flock that size fly off! |
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CountryGirl85
True Blue Farmgirl
225 Posts
Laura
Oswego
IL
USA
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Posted - Jan 09 2006 : 8:49:37 PM
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| Haha, probably the same kind of bird that planted the large mulberry tree in my backyard! |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Jan 09 2006 : 11:27:15 PM
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Looks like starlings have invaded! They are non native species that is taking over the U.S. Bad news for the local birds.
Did you think they were remaking that creepy movie somewhere near??? |
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Jan 10 2006 : 05:24:42 AM
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Cool pic. It was very reminiscent (sp?) of the movie. We get robins in our yard in a similar way.
I live 1 1/2 hours away from Gulf coast town High Island, TX which is a funnel for over 300 species of birds. We're semi-big birders (bird watchers) and visit there often. My Uncle J.P., 75 years young, has been a fisherman there his whole life. He often has experiences with swarms of birds. While out on the Gulf, he'll see a big cloud of something and then it descends upon him and his boat. The birds land on him and stay a while and then take off again. We've been told by experts that my uncle is the first solid thing they see when coming back to High Island after their winter migration and take a rest before going on. He sees them as a nuisance. If only knew how much birders would pay for that experience. They are probably birds that hit the top of the list for sights. He doesn't care. It could be a bird that's rarely seen and he wouldn't even know it.
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 10 2006 : 07:26:04 AM
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Lynn .. what a wonderous site .. they have visited me too .. i've noticed the last few days .. huge flocks of birds flying by .. harbingers of spring? NOT the proverbial EARLY birds heading south?
lovely! thanks so much for sharing! and don't you LOVE the chatter they make! xo
True Friends, Frannie |
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Mari-dahlia
True Blue Farmgirl
269 Posts
Marianne
Hoosick Falls
New York
USA
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Posted - Jan 11 2006 : 05:28:26 AM
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| When we lived in Texas, San Antonio. We built a small pond with a small waterfall. The migratory birds came in large groups, the prettiest was a group of cedar waxwings. How beautiful they were, about 10-12, all splashing in the waterfall. |
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owwlady
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Jan
Tomahawk
WI
USA
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Posted - Jan 12 2006 : 08:42:21 AM
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| Great picture! I thought I saw Alfred Hitchcock in the corner! |
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