Saturday's Birds
Apr 14, 2013 09:36:44 #
Gorgeous spring day ...... Time to get out and "shoot some birds"
Killdeer
One brings it onto the nest
And the other steals it and flies off to eat in a tree
Apr 14, 2013 10:03:41 #
Apr 14, 2013 10:06:38 #
Apr 14, 2013 10:48:07 #
killdeer? What a name for such a sweet eyed bird. Terrific eye contact in that shot.
Jelous of your osprey with fish shots. Great getting it with a fish, let alone it then being pirated!
Jelous of your osprey with fish shots. Great getting it with a fish, let alone it then being pirated!
Apr 14, 2013 20:12:37 #
Great shots, Bob! Actually, that is common behavior with Osprey. The male will bring back part of a fish to the female who does most of the incubating. The female then takes the piece of fish off to a perch somewhere and eats while the male then incubates. So, she does 80% or more of the incubating and seems happy as long as he brings her a "piece" offering once in a while. What a life!
Apr 15, 2013 09:16:09 #
bhowdy wrote:
Gorgeous spring day ...... Time to get out and "shoot some birds"
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Great shots. Thanks for showing.
Apr 17, 2013 21:35:19 #
Scarlet wrote:
killdeer? What a name for such a sweet eyed bird. Terrific eye contact in that shot.
Jelous of your osprey with fish shots. Great getting it with a fish, let alone it then being pirated!
Jelous of your osprey with fish shots. Great getting it with a fish, let alone it then being pirated!
It is named for it's call 'Killdeer'.
Apr 19, 2013 04:40:56 #
BigBear wrote:
It is named for it's call 'Killdeer'.
Interesting call, we have a number of birds named after their calls too.
Apr 19, 2013 11:10:03 #
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