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Birdwatching

Birdwatching is a very popular hobby around the world. Finding and identifying all the different species is a challenge. If you enjoy learning the feeding, nesting, and mating habits of birds, this is the category to watch!

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What black and white bird live by the sea?

Lots of birds fit this description. Small to one person is tiny or medium to another. Some ideas are pied wagtail, marsh tit and pied flycatcher.

Why do birds fly in shape of chevron?

Birds fly in circles for various reasons.

  • The birds are simply gliding on thermals, which move in circles.
  • The birds are searching for prey
  • The birds are performing a mating ritual by flying with each other.

What bird is black?

Depending on the species of blackbird, and what folklore you are looking at, they can mean different things. They have been considered messengers of great change, speakers for the dead, and a warning of some kind. Blackbird is a pretty generic term.

The Romany (Gypsies) see crows as surrounded by mystery and exceptionally wise. To see one crow is a sign of coming sorrow, two means joy.

They also have a number of beliefs about rooks (another black bird). It is said it is fortunate to have a colony of rooks on your property, however if they should suddenly abandon their rookery disaster will follow. It is also supposed to be inviting misfortune to shoot a rook.

There is an old English rhyme about crows that goes something like this:

One is for bad news, two is for mirth.

Three is a wedding, four for a birth.

Five is for riches, six is a thief,

Seven a journey, eight is for grief.

Nine is a secret, ten is for sorrow,

Eleven is love and twelve is joy on the morrow.

What do you put in hummingbird feeders?

Someone wrote: It drinks boiled water cooled of with red or orange food coloring mixed with sugar.

Actually, food coloring is not good for them or necessary. Some people use it to attract the hummers, but it's better to use a red feeder. Once they find you, they don't care about colors.

The mixture is sugar & water. You don't have to boil the water, it just needs to be hot enough to dissolve the sugar. The ratio is 4 water to 1 white sugar (like mix 2/3 cup of hot water to 1/3 cup of sugar).

What is a bird with no wings?

Right, basically, I was out and I saw this bird brav waddling about and it didnt have any wings but instead it had a sorta leaves attached, what type of bird is it, even if it is a bird! Must be rare brav #getsyouthinking

What do you call a young bird?

Young birds can be referred to by many names, depending on their growth state or their species:

  • fledglings (as they start to get feathers)
  • hatchlings (when just out of the egg)
  • nestlings (while they live in the nest)
  • chicks (if the mother is a chicken or many other birds)
  • owlets (for owls)
  • eaglets (for eagles)
  • ducklings (for ducks)
  • goslings (for geese)
  • "baby bird" is also an acceptable term

What is the name of a brown bird with a white belly and black on the tip of its feathers with a ring around its neck?

The Northern Flicker is found almost everywhere in North America. The Eastern and Midwest United States have the Yellow-Shafted Flicker and the West has the Red-Shafted Flicker. The Gilded Flicker of the southwest is very similar to the Red-Shafted Flicker.

The northern populations of the Northern Flicker are migratory, with fall migration taking place September to November. Flickers measure 13" with a wingspan of 18"-21" and they are seen in most suburban environments and forest edges.

Unlike most other woodpeckers, Northern Flickers are mainly ground feeders, eating ants, termites, caterpillars, crickets, grasshoppers, other insects, spiders, berries, seeds, and nuts. They do come to feeders for seeds and suet.

The yellow shafts of the feathers and its habit of flicking its bill give the Yellow-shafted Flicker its name. Both males and female yellow-shafted have a gray crown with a prominent red chevron on the back of the head and a speckled breast. Only the male Flicker has a black mustache.

Unfortunately the Flicker populations appear to be declining. Some contributing factors might be due to the loss of nesting sites in dead trees and competition with other cavity nesting birds.

How long do Snowy Owls live?

Snowy owls in the wild can live about 10 years, however in captivity, Snowy owls can live 30+ years.

What to do with a bird nest?

Leave it alone.

First of all, it is illegal under the Migratory Bird Act, it is illegal to disturb the nests of native birds (although, if is in the way of something, I doubt they will care if you move it a few feet after the birds have left).

Second of all, for your own health. Birds have many lovely parasites that can take up residence in their nests - ticks, lice, etc. They can also carry diseases that you really don't want to get.

Third, nature will do her thing. Most likely, within a few months the elements will have either blown the nest away in its entirety, or will have destroyed most of it.

What bird in Georgia has a red head grey body?

Sometimes cardinals because I have a bird that is my font yard every morning and it has a red head and a gray body!

What is the origin of the name Canada goose?

It was named Branta canadensis by Linnaeus, the father of scientific naming, in 1758. The name means goose of Canada.

The species of bird is an example of an species?

A crow is a perfect example of the species Crow, which includes magpies and jackdaws.

Fastest running bird in the world?

Gentoo Penguin found on the Antarctic Islands can swim 40 km per hour

Do birds eat lettuce?

"birds"is pretty broad. some do. many eat seeds.

What is a birdwatcher's den called?

I think you mean a hide. It's to allow good views of birds without disturbing them.

This bird has a speckled breast?

Most European finches fit this description. Song thrush and mistle thrush are the commonest. Redwing is a smaller cousin with a distinct red patch next to the wing edge.

What is a nocturnal bird with a croak type call?

The common nighthawk is rarely seen during the day but can be seen at dawn or dusk. It makes a croak type of call and is considered partially nocturnal. Another bird that may make a croak sound is the Chuck-will's-widow.

What kind of bird has a orange breast and blue wings?

If the bird is light to medium blue on wings and back, plus the orange breast, then it might be the Eastern Bluebird.

What bird has an orange chest?

Robins those ones that have big chests and scream

Why don't penguins feet get cold?

Because they make sure they have found the right women before they comit to marrage

In Illinois a yellow bird with black wings and head about the size of an oriole?

This bird you have been seeing is a blue jay! (If not that it is a white-breasted nuthatch) Happy to help!

How do you attract birds to a feeder?

Try different types of seeds since different birds prefer different types of seed.

I found that black sunflower seeds attracted finches whilst mixed wild bird seed tends to attract sparrows and tits.

Adding a bowl of live mealworms, or a sprinkling of dried mealworms (both found in petstores) can also help to attract birds, especially robins and blackbirds who particularly love these.

A lot of it is having the patience to wait. It can take a while if you live in an urban area, but once the birds find it, they will return. They tend to visit feeders more in Winter and Spring.

The trick is not to give up.