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Post by toshiko on Feb 17, 2015 14:51:51 GMT -6
Just looked out and I, have at least 12 to 20 robins, playing around the crab apple tree. Some are so fat, I can't believe, they could get off of the ground. Not sure if some are building, or just passing thru. Hoping they renest on the front porch. They have for several years.
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Post by dive61364 on Feb 17, 2015 17:30:05 GMT -6
not much for them robins to eat but them seeds from the crab apples. they will wish they had flown south after the next two days lol.
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Post by capncrunch on Feb 17, 2015 18:59:26 GMT -6
I know this might sound weird. We have a cockteal that we got about two months ago and really enjoy the bird. We got it from an indivual. Just wonder if you could tell how old a bird is? Anyone have any knowledge of that?
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Post by dive61364 on Feb 17, 2015 20:40:42 GMT -6
this all I found out about an age of a C.ocktail. it seems its very hard unless you talk to a vet. Only your vet can determine this by measuring your bird's bone density and examining your bird. Sometimes you can tell by their beak condition - if it's smooth and perfect looking then the bird is very young. If it has growth marks then the bird is older.
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Post by super on Feb 17, 2015 20:46:46 GMT -6
I think the northern Robins winter here a month before heading north from here? They were out here a few days ago
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Post by toshiko on Feb 17, 2015 20:59:45 GMT -6
Hubby, said same about seed in the tree. A few came back at sundown. Even were on the sunflowers, that still stand.
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Post by ~MnM~ on Feb 17, 2015 23:58:39 GMT -6
Just looked out and I, have at least 12 to 20 robins, playing around the crab apple tree. Some are so fat, I can't believe, they could get off of the ground. Not sure if some are building, or just passing thru. Hoping they renest on the front porch. They have for several years. Oh wow..........I haven't seen a one yet. Sure sign though that Spring is on it's way, hopefully! I am so d@mn sick of this dreaded winter season..ick! M
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Post by toshiko on Feb 18, 2015 8:05:33 GMT -6
That was my first thought, too. Spring is near! I, knew I had a couple out there, all winter, but I was shocked at the numbers. The tree looked so cool w/ all those orange breasts, fluttering around. Sorry, no photo, but that is the first rule of bird watching. Enjoy the birds, instead of taking a picture. lol I, got a new pair of Zoomies and I really like them.
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Post by dive61364 on Feb 18, 2015 8:24:04 GMT -6
super says he sees a lot of different birds but we never see any pictures either. it hard to believe some of his sightings lol.
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Post by super on Feb 18, 2015 9:25:48 GMT -6
super says he sees a lot of different birds but we never see any pictures either. it hard to believe some of his sightings lol. Before or after happy hour?
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Post by dumdave on Feb 18, 2015 10:54:18 GMT -6
Not a bird, but we have a bunny that has lived here for years. He/she was running around yesterday. It has survived worse weather, but I feel sorry for it.
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Post by itzbobagin on Feb 18, 2015 15:57:20 GMT -6
You're right about the Robins eating the leftover crabapples. They load up on those before going South, also. They will eat slices of orange, cranberries, raisins, etc. as well as regular apples. Some of them might get a little tipsy eating the fermented crabapples, but I guess that's nature's way of helping them cope with this weather! L.O.L.
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Post by toshiko on Feb 19, 2015 8:50:50 GMT -6
You're right about the Robins eating the leftover crabapples. They load up on those before going South, also. They will eat slices of orange, cranberries, raisins, etc. as well as regular apples. Some of them might get a little tipsy eating the fermented crabapples, but I guess that's nature's way of helping them cope with this weather! L.O.L. Well, I will tell you what, they were dive bombing each other, fighting in the tree, as well as on the ground. It was a sight to behold. All that orange w/ the white snow! Not sure if they were tipsy, or not, but it made for a great bird show. My gal pal gave me a bird watching diary for Christmas, and I started it that day.
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Post by capncrunch on Feb 20, 2015 14:49:49 GMT -6
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(Newser) – Over the past two years, wildlife rehabilitators in Florida have found 10 struggling bald eagles—some of whom have died—at a landfill near an animal shelter. And they tell the Ocala Post they can explain the phenomenon: The eagles, a rep for the Animis Foundation suggests, have been eating euthanized animals left in the landfill, and the chemicals used in euthanasia have been transferred to the birds. Their allegations come after a dying eagle tested two years ago was found to have pentobarbital in its system; pentobarbital is often used to euthanize animals. Marion County, which runs the shelter, has defended itself against the allegations and says its solid waste team buries euthanized animals in accordance with state law, offering a fact sheet explaining its processes.
Addressing the discovery of two eagles on February 2, county officials say as soon as they were made aware of the issue, they contacted a state-licensed wildlife rehabilitator (Animis is not licensed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, but is on the FWC's list of approved rehabilitators). The officials note that "the cause of the eagles’ distress is not known or confirmed by any official tests at this time," but tests are being done and Animis claims the eagles showed "symptoms of pentobarbital poisoning," News 13 reports. One of those eagles died, while the other is still being treated, the Post notes. The US Fish and Wildlife Service says that such situations arise every year, with both wildlife and pets affected by eating "exposed euthanized carcasses." "Exposure of these carcasses is almost always the result of improper disposal at landfills," FWS adds. (A cutting-edge solar technology may be to blame for birds igniting in midair over California last year.)
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