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Post by Fritz on Jun 9, 2015 16:08:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2015 16:14:08 GMT
I don't need that to know the types of birds I see in my backyard on a daily basis: bluejays, cardinals, doves, sparrows, crows, woodpeckers, and sometimes flocks of cranes or vultures. At night you will see owls on top of roofs or on telephone wires and once in awhile hawks.
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Post by dash on Jun 9, 2015 16:50:36 GMT
That's wonderful! This looks like a great app. I love things like this that use cutting edge technology to reacquaint us with nature (which we so often ignore now because of our immersion in...technology.  ) I took a look in the app store, though, and couldn't find it. My phone may be too old to run, anyway. |
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Post by Fritz on Jun 9, 2015 17:22:30 GMT
I don't need that to know the types of birds I see in my backyard on a daily basis: bluejays, cardinals, doves, sparrows, crows, woodpeckers, and sometimes flocks of cranes or vultures. At night you will see owls on top of roofs or on telephone wires and once in awhile hawks. Likewise, I know most all of the local birds, but it would be handy when vacationing far from home, where they might have different birds. |
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Post by moderator on Jun 9, 2015 21:58:21 GMT
That app might be useful - the other day at Hermann Park me and my dad saw these odd, large, turkey-duck hybrid looking birds.
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Post by Fritz on Jun 9, 2015 23:10:04 GMT
That app might be useful - the other day at Hermann Park me and my dad saw these odd, large, turkey-duck hybrid looking birds. I don't know Texas birds, so I can't guess what that was. I get many of the same birds as Jill sees: cardinals, bluejays, mockingbirds, robins, swallows, morning doves, starlings, grackles, chickadees, wrens, a couple kinds of finches, nuthatches, tufted titmouse, and the occasional pileated woodpecker, crow, oriole, or hummingbird. There are also peregrine falcons, Cooper's hawks, and buzzards. I've even seen wild turkeys a couple times in my backyard. |
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Post by dash on Jun 10, 2015 16:40:10 GMT
I don't need that to know the types of birds I see in my backyard on a daily basis: bluejays, cardinals, doves, sparrows, crows, woodpeckers, and sometimes flocks of cranes or vultures. At night you will see owls on top of roofs or on telephone wires and once in awhile hawks. I was at the dentist this morning and picked up a copy of Audubon magazine in the waiting room. There was a special section describing Florida as one of the best bird-watching areas in the world. One reason given was that the peninsula acts like a giant funnel for millions of birds going along the Atlantic flyways. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2015 21:22:55 GMT
I can believe it. One time at my old house I was taking a nap outside in a lawn chair -- and two large cranes just walked up to me and started making noises in my ears. I jumped about ten feet! Opening your eyes and seeing two bird faces with long beaks staring at you is kind of an adventure -- or as much as I was going to get in that neighborhood. It was declared a protected wildlife park and you weren't supposed to harm any animal who walked around your two acres, even if they were pestering YOU. lol
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Post by dachshundonstilts on Jul 14, 2015 14:16:40 GMT
(Linguistic gripe of the day)
When did birdwatchers become "birders"?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2015 14:52:16 GMT
The day Americans' collective IQ numbers dropped another notch?
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Post by dachshundonstilts on Jul 14, 2015 16:53:55 GMT
I may declare myself a "televisioner."
Or a televisionary.
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