Birds

Marvelous Bird Cages

AiSell — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:57:25 GMT

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I notice recently that many sites that sell bird cages offer a new bird cages brand Marvelous Cages.

I’m in love and impressive of their design. But I’ve never seen these bird cages live in the local PetStore. They offer for sale 9-10 models.

Has anyone heard of these? Does anyone have one? Are they nice? What’s about quality, design, company or something! Thank’s friends.

Please share your impressions. In particular: I chose this cage:

http://www.birdscomfort.com/chateau_bird_cage.html for my three 3 canaries.

Rehabilitation of House Finch

Rusty — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:17:24 GMT

I've been working for the past 4 days with a wild male House Finch that has lost his tail feathers. My #1 question is: How long does it take for tail feathers to grow back? He is seemingly completely healthy otherwise, eats & drinks well, likes blinds open and music or TV on (chirps along with sounds). I have him an a standard domestic finch cage and he seems to be adjusting quite well considering I'm sure he would rather be back where he belongs. When I cover the cage at night, he immediately settles in and doesn't make a peep until I open his blinds and remove the cover in the AM. Any help would be greatly appreciated, I hope to be able to return him to his place of origin as soon as he is able to fly again. Thank you.

House Finch Rehab

Rusty — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:15:20 GMT

Male House Finch w/Eye Injury or Eye Disease ?

Sasha Azevedo — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:16:53 GMT

I'm no bird specialist, but I'm trying to read up on what makes an eye a "diseased eye," compared to an eye injury. I'm not sure if this finch has an infection or if it may have gotten in a fight with another bird? If it's an infection, I'd like to transport it to the local rescue clinic, which does take in sick/injured birds free-of-charge. Would anyone here be able to help identify what might be wrong with this finch? It comes to my feeder daily and it's been bumping into things lately, obviously because it can't see good. Thanks for your help in advance. :)

Please identify - Pidgeon like, but black as Raven

lnleroy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:02:18 GMT

This was seen in the California Mojave desert near Death Valley. The camera slightly overexposed. The feathers were black as a Raven. Talons look a bit husky for a pidgeon.

WOW! I just saw the weirdest thing!

Horsetryx — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:21:32 GMT

Hi group! I've been watching the birds gathering for the final fall feast, when I saw what appeared to be a white robin! Several Robins were flying about, but this guy looked just like a Robin only completely white. An albino perhaps! Any thoughts? Is there such a thing? Sue

Help me id this bird

sudsy60 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:56:49 GMT

This bird was seen at the Schlitz Audobon Nature Center in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area in September.

Ohio Bird ID Help - Little & Green

Kazaamer — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:18:55 GMT

Found this poor little fellow (gal?) on my porch. I think it hit the window and broke its neck. It's about 5 inches long, really has no markings/barring on wings or tail, a fairly bright olively green all over, white underneath, with distinctive spotting on the breast. The area on the top of the head between those markings is a light/faint orangey-rust color. I found several warblers that were similar, but not just like it. Maybe it's a female that my book just didn't show. Any ideas? I'm in south-centralish Ohio, but this time of year it could be a transient that normally lives futher north and is migrating. Thanks.

Need Help ID

Norman_24 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:15:24 GMT

I haven't a clue where to start to look for this one.... Any ideas? Sorry for the feeder photo but every time it flew in the tree, I couldn't see it... The link at the bottom is for the second photo...

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/photos/heron_temporary/picture57285.aspx

New Bird ID

Norman_24 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:34:32 GMT

Hey all, I caught this one just a few minutes ago... I think it's an Orchard Oriole but not sure... Any thoughts would greatly be appreciated... He was few hundred feet away high up in the tree as you can see.. A tripod is coming very soon... Had to rest the camera on a bean bag on top of my deck rail... Image is cropped obviously..

Thanks...

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Need Bird ID

Norman_24 — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:28:46 GMT

Anyone here know what this bird might be? I haven't a clue!!! I've logged in 19 species this summer and this seems new to me... Thanks...

Endangered Species Act (threatened!)

hollyhock — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:15:29 GMT

the migratory bird treaty act and the endangered species act are the two most important laws for protecting bird habitat. A proposal issued in the middle of september seeks to eliminate the current requirement for an outside agency (such as fish and wildlife) to review a proposed development plan for its potential to negatively affect endangered and threatened species.

since the polar bear was declared endangered due to loss of habitat because of global warming, developers are worried that carbon emissions could be used as an excuse to ban a project that contains a sensitive species, the lawmakers are saying that there isnt even proof to link global warming to habitat loss to the polar bear for example.

outside agents like the fish and wildlife do not believe that the federal agencies heading a development project have the expertise to decide if species would be impacted nor could they be objective, since their main interest is to complete their project.

here is a link to one article. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26143098/

if you feel strongly that the proposed change would negatively impact wildlife habitat, write to senators, congress, the administrators because the law will not need approval of congress, and would take months if not years to overturn.

Rusty Blackbird ? ?

Norman_24 — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:39:08 GMT

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JABIRU

THOWEDOFFPHOTOGRAPHRY — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:56:35 GMT

2 SUNDAYS AGO SHORTLY AFTER HURRICANE DOLLY HIT TEXAS/MEXICO..I WAS RIDING MY 4 WHEELER THRU THE CANE FIELDS BEHIND MY HOUSE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA...WHEN I SPOTTED A STRANGE BIRD OFF IN THE DISTANCE...I ZOOMED IN THRU CAM AND REALIZED I HAD NOT SEEN THIS BIRD BEFORE...I SNAPPED WHAT PICS I COULD AS THE BIRD WAS REAL JUMPY....I CAME HOME AN D GOT ON WHAT BIRD.COM AND SEARCHED TO FIND THAT IT IS A JABIRU...NATIVE TO SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA.....WITH SOME ACCIDENTAL SIGHTINGS IN SOUTHERN TEXAS ACCORDING TO SITE MAP....WELL THERE WAS ONE HERE IN SOUTH LOUISIANA ALSO...MAYBE THE WEBSITE CAN BE UPDATED....HERE ARE A FEW PICS....

Crow or not to Crow

Norman_24 — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:34:49 GMT

Hey all, I've been puzzled by a bird here in New Hampshire for quite some time... From afar, this looks like a crow and is about the size of a crow, though possibly a tiny bit smaller... But this bird is all black except for it's neck and head, which is a very dark flat blue color and gives off the slightest dark green depending how the light hits it, except for the almighty crow!!! And it's in my yard feeding on the ground below the feeders...

Any ideas, cuz I've searched everywhere's and my books don't have it and Thayer's Bird guide doesn't show anything close to it... Maybe I'm just seeing colors that are not there... NADA!!

I don't have a good enough lens to get a photo of it yet... Still saving $$$.$$

Thanks,

Norman

Heron ID

Norman_24 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:03:08 GMT

Hello, this has been driving me crazy now for a few weeks.. Sorry for the poor shot, but what's a guy to do with only a 17-40mm lens...

This is a Heron of sorts but I cannot ID it, if my life depended on it... I'm thinking it's an immature Green Heron... It does have an orange beak, with a bit of yellow and black lines on it's cheek.. I cropped/zoomed it the best I could.. He was about 100' feet away..

The sad part of this, with no lens is that he stayed on the tree for 30 mins and the sun setting was beautiful on it... All I had were 8x30 binos...

Thanks so much for your help...

Norman

I just had to share this Juvenile RedTail

kweinert — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:22:15 GMT

I hope this doesn't break any posting rules - if so, please let me know and feel free to delete the posting.

On the property where our horses are boarded there's an abandoned mobile home and when we went out to feed this morning this juvenile was sitting on the corner looking for breakfast. It's one of the pair that was hatched earlier this spring, and I'd posted photos to ID them before.

I grabbed the camera from the trunk and was able to get within 15-20 feet before it took off for a higher perch.

Bird ID In CA Please!

chickaboom — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:23:20 GMT

Hello!

I found this poor little guy/gal outside my door this morning! I actually thought it had died but it was still breathing, just laying on it's sideon the concrete, in the hot sun. I picked it up and it just snuggled in my hand and slept for about 90 minutes. (Yes, I am patient, and Ijust enjoyed the morning and a good cup of coffee.) Anyway, this is a bird that has puzzled me for a long time. It looks like a little female House Sparrow...but it has long white hairs, eyebrows of sorts, over it's eyes. I have not seen many of these birds. I am in the San Joaquin Valley Area of California, Stockton, to be specific. My father has a few at his feeders in San Jose Also. Does anyone have any idea of the name of these cute little peeping birds?

Northern Mockingbird - Virus/Infection ?

Sasha Azevedo — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:47:06 GMT

I'm interested in knowing what would cause a Northern Mockingbird to have either 1) An infected eye or 2) Simply no eyes at all ? In the last week, I've come across two (2) different Northern Mockingbirds within two miles range of each other and both of them had no eyes. The entire eye area was black and looked dry, crusty, and simply "rotten" as if they caught a virus or had been infected. I did some research on it via Internet and came across some information, which I'll paste below, and perhaps this may be the same thing that has happened to these Northern Mockingbirds that I spotted. They were completely blind by the way because one of them I know for a fact kept bumping and flying into different objects.

"Mycoplasmosis is the most recently discovered disease in songbirds. It is being transmitted by direct contact, airborne droplets or dust. It causes conjunctivitis (infection of membranes of the eye). It has spread rapidly through the eastern population of house finches" (http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:J_upIH4V9voJ:rip.physics.unk.edu/nou/newsletter/199803.html+northern+mockingbird%2Beye+infection&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=10&gl=us).

bird ID please

slewpy01 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:55:32 GMT

Hi, I'm going to attempt to upload a "collage" that I did with pictures of a bird that is nesting on my front porch.

This bird has a charcoal colored head(with a bluish cast) with a grey body(which also has a bluish cast but not bright blue, more grey) and light/[a;e chest. The immature birds ( the babies fledged out from the first nest this year) are more brownish. The tail is held straight out ( not fanned).

At first I thought a wren of some sort as it's that size but the nest is cupped and very neat with some green moss intertwined and the bird sits on top of it ( as opposed to a wrens that has a side entrance ). The eggs appear to be white but I have not been able to see them myself ( held camera up when bird was off nest to get picture of eggs).

Ideas? I'm in the southern US.

Bird ID please !

Footvilledeb — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:07:36 GMT

This is my first so please be patient ! http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL2137/4574010/19844884/320613641.jpg

World Migratory Bird Day

WMBD — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:03:56 GMT

In case you're worried about birds and environmental issues you should have a look at this awareness rising initiative:

World Migratory Bird Day 2008

This year’s WMBD on 10 – 11 May will focus on the theme “Migratory Birds – Ambassadors for Biodiversity’. The event, which has taken place in May for three years running, is a global awareness campaign that aims to inspire people to take action for the conservation of migratory birds.

Birds are some of the best indicators for the status and trends of biodiversity around the world, as they inhabit virtually all the ecosystems in the world. Throughout their annual cycle, migratory birds cross many countries and continents, some of them from the tundra to the tropics, linking different ecosystems. By conserving them and their environment, we ensure the conservation of biodiversity on a wider scale.

If you want to participate in World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) and learn more about some of the interesting activities being planned all over the world please have a look at: www.worldmigratorybirdday.org

identification of a duck

irishadow — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:49:43 GMT

I have never used a forum before, so I am unsure how to get the picture of the duck on this post--but I did create an album called "ducks and such" and the pic is the only one in the album so far. I am thinking that maybe it is an american black duck but I am really not sure. The picture was taken in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I have seen alot of mallards, but this one just seemed different.

Help with bird ID, please!

eighty2 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:02:33 GMT

Need help ID'ing this bird

eighty2 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:40:36 GMT

Thanks in advance!