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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 MoreYesterday's bird pictures
Comments (7)It's really hard to tell from the picture but I think the first one is a house finch. They also have a notch just not as deep. Purple finches (males) have a raspberry colored wash all along the back of their necks and wings that HF's don't have. HF are not native to this area but have spread all over the US due to being kept as pets in the past and are very common. The female PF's have a much more striking head marking so you can identify them that way. Here is a link that might be useful: Differentiate house vs. purple finch...See Morebird pictures
Comments (6)Hi I have a Nikon D 5000 and the lens is a nikon 70 300 this is not a bush it is a tree and it is big not tall but wide I might have some winter picture of it will check and send it in or i will take a picture of the tree also the birds are about 7 or 8 ft from me so I can zoom them in pretty near to me....See Morepost your bird picture let see how many we can get
Comments (144)The hawk in Menifee, CA can only be a Cooper's Hawk but it is an oddly-colored one. Something going on with the feathers, such as a heavy molt or missing feathers for some other reason. If you have other photos please post....See More- 14 years ago
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