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Offline Up Sheep Creek

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #80 on: Sep 18, 11, 12:06:28 PM »
You have peaked my interest about the dead birds.  I remember years ago when I worked the night shift there was a Shrike in our hanger.  It would chase the song birds round and round the hanger, then it would strike the bird.  Usually the bird was found beheaded.  It was awful to watch and I would try to distract it.  If I could I would open the hanger doors to let the birds out.  So yes...it could be another bird.

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #81 on: Sep 18, 11, 02:05:01 PM »
Do you have any windows above the area?  During certain times of the year the angle of the sun on windows can trick birds into flying into them and dying of injuries from the impact.  I have one set of windows that do this and believe it has to do with the reflection of the sun off of windows and after a few weeks will be gone.  I have experienced this same situation at other locations as well and do think this could be your cause!.

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« Reply #82 on: Sep 18, 11, 09:57:42 PM »
We do have a window where the birds were found. I don't know if that is it though because the first bird's head was missing and the wing was torn off and in the morning the body was gone. (Ew...sorry for the graphics.) Last night we had our metal screen open and heard what I thought was footsteps coming toward our door. It kind of freaked me out. Then there was some rustling and nothing/nobody was there. We have no bushes around our stoop, only a huge pine tree. My husband and I both heard it, looked out the window, saw nothing and figured it was an animal. When we left the house an hour later, there was the dead bird. I cannot say if it was there two hours earlier when we came home or not because our porch light was off when we got home so it was dark. We are only weekenders so I couldn't check to see if it was still there or not. Two birds in one week in virtually the same place made us wonder what was going on.

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #83 on: Mar 17, 12, 08:57:25 PM »
Couldn't figure out if this should be posted in weather or birds.
Point & Shoot camera taken at a distance of about 6 inch from the hummer.


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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #84 on: Mar 17, 12, 09:32:53 PM »
that picture of the hummer is breathtaking!

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #85 on: Mar 17, 12, 09:52:23 PM »
It was a great experience  ;)




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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #86 on: Mar 17, 12, 09:54:18 PM »
What kind of point and shoot did that?

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #87 on: Mar 17, 12, 10:05:18 PM »
Canon Power Shot A710 IS
7.1 Megapixels
6x optical zoom with optical Image Stabilizer (35-210mm equiv.)

Was not expensive and has been a great PS closeup camera
(5 yr old camera)

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #88 on: Mar 17, 12, 11:51:26 PM »
Fantastic pics of that hummingbird!   :2thumbsup:   Were those taken through a window, for you to be that close to it?

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #89 on: Mar 18, 12, 06:44:10 AM »
Love it, especially the 3rd shot. (My little Canon was great; I want to replace it with another one.)

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #90 on: Mar 18, 12, 07:32:45 AM »
Yes, opened the window

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Were those taken through a window, for you to be that close to it?

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« Reply #91 on: Mar 18, 12, 09:09:38 AM »
woke up this AM a whole flock of Mountain Chickadee's are hanging out in the large wind sheltered side of my house :) I am out in the High Desert about 50 miles from Wrightwood or Big Bear Mtn. Sorry no photos to post. Winds have been fierce all Saturday, still  blowing today, but not as strong. FYI for anybody who like bird info.

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #92 on: Mar 24, 12, 07:50:32 PM »
Posting for a friend, she saw this bird near Grassy Hollow earlier this month and wondered if anyone knows what kind of bird it is.  Turkey Vulture maybe?  Thanks for any info. 


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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #93 on: Mar 24, 12, 08:24:55 PM »
Turkey Vulture maybe?
Correct.  I think it's migration time for them.  I have a photo of a flock (obscure term for a flock of vultures?) of well over 100 of them (maybe it was 200+, can't recall)  migrating over the Victor Valley.  There's also a place in Socal where they gather in large numbers in some roadside trees.

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« Reply #94 on: Mar 24, 12, 09:42:17 PM »
Thanks, Joe!  I'll make sure that she sees this info. 

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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #95 on: Mar 28, 12, 06:10:58 PM »
I have a photo of a flock (obscure term for a flock of vultures?) of well over 100 of them (maybe it was 200+, can't recall)

This made me curious, so I looked up names for groups of animals.  One site I looked at uses the term "committee" for a group of vultures.

A little off the bird topic, but on the topic of names for groups of animals, one name for a group of baboons is a "congress"!  That could explain a few things.....  ;D

Back to birds, I just saw a pair of very healthy-looking robins in my back yard.  Maybe spring really is finally here!   8)


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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #96 on: Mar 29, 12, 12:14:57 AM »
I guess I should correct myself.  I should have mentioned the photo wasn't recent....but I didn't realize it's been 8 years.  Also, it was taken in the fall, not the spring. Wrong all around :) .  I'll print the first pic out and count them again.  Finally, sorry....it's not excatly a photo from/in Wrightwood.

OK...I counted 380 in the first pic....give or take 5 because some were overlapping.  They rode a thermal for a while to gain altitude in the first pic, then formed a line and continued south.  The pictures could have been better but I forgot I had some funny settings from some pictures I took prior so they needed quite a bit of brightening.





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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #97 on: Jul 09, 12, 02:22:59 PM »
"There is room for one more...." these 3 female orioles seem to be saying.


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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #98 on: Jul 09, 12, 02:33:47 PM »
I've noticed many babies at our feeders this summer, like this young flicker:




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Re: Birds of Wrightwood [Slow loading-lots of photos]
« Reply #99 on: Sep 08, 12, 12:36:35 PM »
The Clarks Nuthatch have been eating from the pine cones in the front and back yard all day today.  This is the first time I have seen them in the village.  I usually see them in the fall up aroung Grassy Hollow and East Blue Ridge.

 

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