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And the last of my series, one of my friends from around the house.  This Cactus Wren provides a great pest control service. 

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Latest Birds: Black-throated Green Warbler, Pine Warbler, Eastern Kingbird, Rufous-backed Robin, Crissal Thrasher

And what would you do if you ate that stuff?

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Latest Birds: Black-throated Green Warbler, Pine Warbler, Eastern Kingbird, Rufous-backed Robin, Crissal Thrasher

Matt:

Barn Owl lunch remnants.  Eat it whole and chuck back up what you don't want.

owl pellets are so educational.  i've found small turtle shells in them, lots of fish bones, snake backbones and ribs, and of course, rodent bones.  all the ones i found were from barred owls. 

i never knew that loggerhead shrikes 'produced' them until one day i saw one spit-up something while sitting on a fence.  i went and found a small kidney bean-sized pellet on the ground.  the contents were not near as interesting as one from an owl, beetle wings only, the whole thing.  this was during the summer though, in winter when easy insect prey is not available, i'm sure that a pellet from a shrike would be full of mouse and small bird parts.

Grab a bite and splash your partner at the same time.  Great fun!

 

I came across this pair on the beach in Florida.  The Great Blue was less than 10' away from the man.  I walked up to the fisherman and asked him if he was enjoying the company.

He went off....  Stupid bird, doesn't want to fish on its own!  Every time I stand up to bring in a fish it gets into my bait bucket.

I chuckled and walked back to take the shot.  Note that there is a casting net in the bucket and no lid.  Sitting on that thing could not be comfortable, no wonder he was pissed.  

This bird was smarter than a bird brain.

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Latest Birds: Black-throated Green Warbler, Pine Warbler, Eastern Kingbird, Rufous-backed Robin, Crissal Thrasher

LOL!  I had a heron watching me fish once.  I landed a decent-sized fish and tossed it to the Heron instead of throwing it back.  I was sure it was too big for him, but he grabbed it right out of the air and choked it down.

Cool lunch shot Matt!

Last year at the golf course where my husband works, a heron got a bit too greedy trying to swallow a big fish out of the pond....it got stuck in the bird's mouth/throat and unfortunately, he didn't make it...

 

OK, here's one....

"Who ATE my lunch?!"

 

Let's keep this thread going.

I seem to have disturbed these guys during lunch!

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/_-_uQnw-Bc3htPAfjcUVJg?authkey=Gv1sRgCLm36-Toy671Ag&feat=directlink

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5Fx55CtyrRnImWocjZZ3Lg?authkey=Gv1sRgCNC__qHAgeC1gAE&feat=directlink

Here's my contribution from this morning.

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Twin Lakes Ranch
Central Texas

Here is my first attempt at putting a photo here. It was taken several years ago along the SanAntonio River Walk. My question is did he kill it or steal it. Lucky Heron in any case.  

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KATY, TEXAS

Red-tailed Hawk having a squirrely snack. Nummers. I don't know how I missed this thread. BTW, great photos everyone. 

 

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"Watch the birdie."
Latest: Sage Thrasher, Ferruginous Hawk (Dark Morph).

Cormorant chowing down at Bombay Hook NWR

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/bobs_bird_photos/picture94443.aspx

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Bob & Jane - birding since April 2009
Lifer count : 110
Newest : female Belted Kingfisher

FEED ME!! FEED ME!! FEED ME!!

 

 

FEED ME!! FEED ME!! Ffmmph... mmmph....

 

 

*Gulp*  Ahh, much better!

Lyceel, Great sequence of great Blues. Where did you take that. I don't recognize the vegetation. Tuggy

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KATY, TEXAS

Loxahatchee NWR in Boynton Beach, FL.  See my "Fledgling Fest!" thread for a bit more story.