Like my guy, John Denver, whose album cover "Aerie" I posted yesterday, and the song: "Eagle and the Hawk."

Love the video, too!

Eagle fanatic here!

I love listening to them in the early evening.

I have numerous pictures and statuettes (ceramic and bronze) of eagles all over my house. Sisters and GF give me eagle-related stuff for Xmas & birthdays. And, of course, I am an Eagle Scout! Years ago, I did volunteer work for an eagle conservancy that rescued & rehabilitated disabled or injured eagles.

I have a particular fondness for owls, blue jays and cardinals, orioles and hummingbirds.

I provide food for both the orioles and hummingbirds in my yard.

In the Pacific northwest we call them blue jays.

Many birds go by that name, but I’m referring to the one I know - the gray catbird.

Fed em (when I shouldn't have) in boot camp a long time ago. Fed em off numerous ships/boats and ashore.

What could it be?

Seagull of course.

I have a newfound fascination with owls after following a neighbor on NextDoor who posts photos of the owl family in his tree. He has an owl box and they nested in it quite comfortably

One often followed me from my car in the parking lot into work many mornings. Air support?

https://birdsarentreal.com/pages/faq

What do you mean ‘Birds Aren’t Real’?

The term “Birds Aren’t Real” refers to biological “Birds” no longer existing on United States soil. After the government forcibly made the entire species extinct in the 20th century, all of these real birds were replaced with surveillance drones designed to look just like Birds. To simplify- Birds no longer exist in the U.S. as a biological lifeform, thus, Birds Aren’t Real!

What is bird poop?

Bird poop was originally thought to be oil discharge from earlier bird drone models. After further research though, this was disproven. Bird poop irregularly falls on vehicles in large amounts. Recent studies show that 87% of Bird Poop in populated areas falls on people’s cars. Why is this? Confidential documents leaked in 2018 revealing that “Bird Poop” is actually a form of liquidated tracking apparatus. If you walk outside and notice some bird poop just “happened” to fall on your car, be aware that you are now being tracked by the United States Government. It is recommended you clean your car exterior regularly to avoid this.

to watch. as a class, the couple buld the nest., lay the eggs and see the baby birds. It was an experience. Thank you for pulling those memories back.

Not that we have brutal winters in Houston often, but when I see the first robin, then I know the bluebonnets aren't far behind.

So unbelievable smart, and they recognize you.

When I was a kid, we were taking a Sunday drive to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and about 10 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge, along I-75, there were 9 Arctic/Snowy Owls perched on old fence posts along the highway. They were huge and they were stunning.

They looked like this:

I just associate it with being in the mountains

And nuthatches, chickadees, wild canaries, downy woodpeckers, and cardinals.

I read somewhere that the more birds a person sees, the happier they are. Our backyard is absolutely alive with all of these birds this spring, and several others, and I am quite happy.

spring and summer. And I love them. We have various woodpeckers in my neighborhood. I can sear them but not see them. Yes; birds are very useful and beautiful creatures.

Dives at speeds over 150mph

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Most fearless animal I've ever encountered. If needs be, they can run away from practically any dangerous situation, and if things get critical, they simply fly off. They have no fear of poisonous snakes---hell, they dine on them. Impressive birds, for sure.

It is kind of a shame that most people don't like them. I've got no reason for liking them, I just do.

coloring.

Macaws the big coloful parrots.
There's the scarlot (mainly w some other colors) the hyacinth (blue w some yellow), a ?nearly all green one.

The s a w h e t (dern auto correct "satchet" 😬😄 ) owl is one of the smallest. Squee!

favorites.

Watching them soar & ride the updrafts is awesome.
I watched a couple on the golf course one day.
They flew the length of 2 holes (probably a half mile), turned around, did the sane in the other direction.
They each flapped their wings ONCE!
Awesome sight.

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Summer nights were broken by "Whip Poor Will" calls.

Love clucking robins looking for worms, too.

Retired in CA foothills. Bird feeder can be emptied in a day.

Many noisy arguments.

My cat and I watch them at the backyard bird feeder. Also the little finches are cute. I love nature 💙

but hummingbirds and doves are close seconds.

If you would have told me 20 years ago I would become a birder. I would have called you crazy, but here I am. Managing 6 or more feeding stations. My favorite bird(s) change with the seasons. Presently purple martins are my favorite. Or perhaps humming birds, can’t forget the eastern bluebirds, or the orioles, maybe red wing blackbirds that nest in our cattails? See where I’m going here, lol.

Unfortunately we only have two mating pairs of martins this year because we also have a mating pair of red shoulder hawks. And they have grown fond of using the Martin house as their perch. If I could post a picture. I would post a pic (or 10 ) of our latest pets, a pair of wild turkeys.

Okay I’ll stop now because I truly love birds.

Hey look what I just learned to do……

sharing and for your love of birds. Littlered

I live in an old growth oak forest so the woodpeckers are very abundant. We always plant lots of flowers for polinators and hummingbirds.