Roadrunner Bird
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Comments (11)Dawn, We had a painted bunting that came to our feeder in Lone Grove. The first time I saw it, I thought it was a pet that had gotten away from someone. The colors looked like a parrot but of course it is much smaller than that. He continued to come to the feeder all summer and I think he returned the following year also. I only fed regular bird seed but there was a bird bath next to it and I think the water was the attraction because the birds didn't have a natural source of water anywhere near. I don't think they are listed as coming into Oklahoma either. Susan - If we hang a thistle feeder here in the spring, we have dozens of American Gold Finch. They are cute little birds. I never see a blue bird here, but I live in a lot of trees and I think they like wide open spaces best. A couple of years ago I could hear something banging on the house. At first I thought it was a woodpecker because they will peck holes in your house and they really love my neighbors cedar siding. I followed the sound to the other side of my house and it became extremely loud. I went outside to look around and it stopped. Later it started again, and I went outside again. After several days of this, I was outside and I heard it start. It was a big black bird sitting on top of the chimmney. Our chimmney has a metal cover that is solid on top and has mesh on the sides. He was sitting on top and banging his beak against the metal. I guess the noise was really bouncing around in that chimney because inside it sounded like someone hitting the house with a basketball -- repeatedly. After about a week, he moved on....See MoreHELP - Roadrunner problems
Comments (35)Tally - Yeah, I had a lot of those same visions reading this too! :-D Too funny! I'm also remembering the character Bill Murray played in Caddy Shack - trying to get that ground squirrel or prairie dog or whatever you want to call the little rodent. As far as the road runner problem goes, when you run out of the food source, the road runners will go elsewhere. You might want to contact a local Audubon Society to find someone who can give you some help with this. Here is a link to the Audubon Society's interactive map to find a group near you. Click on the state then the dot nearest to where you live. Here is a link that might be useful: Audubon Map...See MoreOh NO a Snakeeeeeeeeeeeee
Comments (22)I live in a pole house, the bottom being closed-in garage. A few years back, as I walked into the kitchen, something @ the window caught my eye. A rather looong rat snake had draped himself across the window screen. It took me a second to figure if he was inside or out....fortunately he was outside. I went outside & stuck my head around the corner to have a look. He was close to 4' long. Certainly not something I was expecting to see 10' off the ground. Last week we saw a 5' rat snake crawling across the back yard. In spite of being 'helpful' snakes, that site is still startling. DH was clearing some brush yesterday when he uncovered a 4' cottonmouth. The brush hog took care of it. This area is notorious for cottonmouths. We've seen some doozies.....one was as big around as my forearm (he'd been run over on the highway). A couple years ago, I'd taken my poodledog for a potty walk when I spotted a snake on the fenceline. I yanked the leash and the dog came off the ground as I took off running. When DH came to investigate, he discovered the only reason the snake hadn't struck was because it had a baby rabbit in it's mouth :( Several years back, I was driving down the highway from my DDs house, doing around 65 mph when I noticed something across the road ahead of me. I figured somebody had lost a fan belt or some such. When I got about a car's length from it, it reared up about 3' off the pavement. It was a whip snake. I swerved & missed it, but to this day, that image makes my skin crawl. I know they have their purpose, but I must have been given a double dose of enmity, because no matter how small or harmless, they always creep me out....See MoreWhat birds do you see the most in your backyard?
Comments (8)Here in rural southeastern MA I'm seeing a lot of red-winged blackbirds, grackles, and cowbirds; a few Baltimore and orchard orioles, catbirds, starlings, blue jays, tufted titmice, chickadees, downy woodpeckers, white-breasted nuthatches, song and white-throated sparrows, goldfinches, cardinals, and mourning doves. The wild turkeys are mostly in the woods, presumably nesting, but there are a few juvenile toms running around and an occasional hen. Gray and red squirrels and chipmunks. Still waiting for the resident hummingbirds (ruby-throats). Claire edit note: I have a varied assortment of feeders and ground feeding areas....See MoreOkiedawn OK Zone 7
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