CUTE BIRD THREAD

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>>2358619
come here birdlet

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>>2358619

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>>2358619
cute peeps dude

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Eastern Phoebe

10/10

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This thread needs more cute birbs.

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Behold! The face of a cruel killer

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Tufted Tit-Tyrant, the shoe-in for the final boss of any tit-oriented fighting game.

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Northern Parula <3

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Pic related nest under the eave of my front door every year, and the female is currently sitting on eggs.

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Another pic...

The females have a whiter chest, while the males are more peach colored.

>>2358626
nice

>>2359915
What a cute birdie my friend

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A-anon, you're a pervert!
Plea-please let me go...

>>2359871
What the fuck is that thing

>>2360122
Why is he pulling that bird apart?

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This is cute

And comfy AF

>>2360168
That's a cute fox.

>>2360243
That's the brood-patch on a nesting female, they have reduced feathers on their breast and belly to better insulate eggs.

>>2359915
He is a handsome mo-fo...
... and I bet he knows it.

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>>2360620
>>2360623

>>2360196
Frogmouth. They're like SE Asia and Australia's version of a potoo.

>>2360243
>>2360562
Plus, the skin gets that blistered look because it's filled with fluid to help cushion the eggs. Females start losing feathers on the breast and belly about the time they start nesting. Everything grows back normally at the end of breeding season when they do their yearly molt.

Do you guys make birdwatching threads?

>>2360623
ok that is one badass looking bird.

>>2360562
thank you

BIRDFAG HERE FOR IDs! No inmates.

>>2358619
Black-and-white Warbler

>>2358625
Philippine Eagle

>>2358638
Large-billed Crow

>>2358738
Java Sparrow

>>2358890
Bushtit

>>2358969
Loggerhead Shrike

>>2359127
Awesomeness

>>2359871
Tawny Frogmouth

>>2359915
Barn Swallow

>>2359932
Munia sp.

>>2360122
Great Tit

>>2360136
Magnolia Warbler (soon to die)

>>2360620
Marabou Stork

>>2360687
photoshopped Salmon-crested Cockatoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s28-6-_Tql0

>tfw Max will never say hi to you

We had frogmouths in our back garden once, eventually becaming a mating pair. Even had a nest and baby chicks. Very quiet and observant birds, never had a problem with them.
Local noisy minorbirds (invasive species) started expanding their territory and somehow managed to kick out both babies when both parents happened to not be present by freak chance.
Poor things never stood a chance.

Never had any frogmouths after that...

>>2361555
>soon to die
bruh

>>2361555
You have fantastic bird-identifying skills, much respect. Is there any type of bird you can't identify, or do you know them all? Can you also do this with snakes/lizards/badgers etc?

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>>2361555
Marry me.

>>2358619
OP here, this thread is old so I'll just kill it with cuteness. NUKED.

>>2361845
>>2362000

Thanks! I've been fascinated by birds my whole life and am pursuing ornithology. I can ID all North American species, and about 90% of birds globally. I can ID most mammals and herps, but birds > everything else.

>>2361391
Sometimes. There are a few anons on here that seem to be serious birders, but most of them seem secretive, at best. There's few enough young birders out there that it would probably be too easy to dox them if they ever posted details about where they went and what they saw.

>>2361738
Yeah. It's fluffed up with its eyes half-closed and it's leaning to one side. Pretty serious signs of physical stress, desu. And it looks like a young one in the fall. A lot of young birds don't survive that first migration.

>>2362106
Birdfag, you should check out the jobs board on Ornithology Exchange. Could be helpful for you.

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Found this little guy. So cute!

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>>2362468

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>>2362470

ID Updates:

>>2362000
Gray Catbird

>>2362404
Eurasian Wren

>>2362464
White Wagtail

>>2362466
Song Sparrow

>>2362468
Barnacle Goose

>>2362470
>>2362471
Feral Pigeon (Rock Pigeon)

>>2362351
>Ornithology Exchange
Will do. Thanks!

>young birders out there that it would probably be too easy to dox them if they ever posted details about where they went and what they saw.

Not just young birders. Details about a rarity a person found or saw could also give it away, ex.
>"hey guys today I found a tropical kingbird in ___"
>anons go on Ebird
>anons go on local bird alert
>etc.
>doxxed

near chicago saw a bird hanging out near water. blue and white. its head feathers were ruffled and dark blue/ black and didnt seem to give a shit i was nearby

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Cutest common bird

>>2362466
Aw. It wants a belly rub!

>>2362351
>>2362887
This is my first time lurking on this board. What are the rules of birdwatching? You spot a bird and you take notes of the place and time and that's it? It's like collecting views?

>>2360687
>>2361555
Bruh that's a Major Mitchell's Cockatoo

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>>2363343
Pretty much. I also take a small identification book if I see an unusual species and a mp3 player with some recorded bird songs so I can learn to associate the song with the visual image of the bird.

>>2363877
Thanks for answering. I'll start today.

>>2363966
you'll start now

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>>2363296
it looks dead, unless you were making a joke

Guys can you recommend any field watching app or webpage?

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>move from nasty city to peaceful suburb this winter
>ah, nice and quiet
>spring comes
>ah, nice and pretty

.>then suddenly

>tweet tweet
>'hello birdy'
>chirp chirp
>'nice birdies'
>toot toot'
>k
>SQUAWK SQUAWK
>HOOT HOOT
>CAW CAW CAW
>'now wait just a-
>HONK HONK
>'wtf...'
>HONK SQUAWK TWEET TOOT HOOT CAW CHIRP

wth? Is spring time some sort of bird revolt? The cardinals and geese alone are enough to give me nervous breakdown

And humping. Ive moved into a feathered Caligula. Its bird debauchery and carnal lust everywhere I look.

What bible verse must I read to drive these devils back to hell, or at least shame them into some moral decency. There are starlings defiling the magnolia tree as I speak, the libertine perverts.

>>2366677
spring is mating season for most wildlife

>>2363290
Eurasian Bullfinch

>>2363756
juvenile Barn Swallow (soon to die)

>>2363877
Hawfinch

>>2364262
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

>>2365817
(captive) Zebra Finches & Southern Cordonbleus

>>2366677
Northern Cardinal

>>2366677
Welcome to the real world.

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http://mediaportal.regione.lombardia.it/embed/live/3925
24/7 webcam about a peregrine falcon that nested on a tall building in Italy. They made him a better nest and put up a webcam. The 3 eggs hatched on april 18

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This is a cute af king fisher that comes to bath in my swimming pool every morning :3

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>>2367145
This woodpecker and unkown bird are regulars in my bird bath as well.

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>>2367131
Hey that's pretty cool

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>>2362468
Fun fact: in the 14th century there was a myth that barnacle geese grew from trees like fruit

>>2366677
dumb cityfag

>>2367145
Aww. That's a Grey-headed Kingfisher.

>>2367146
That's actually a Crested Barbet (left) with an Olive Thrush (right). I assume you live in South Africa?

>>2367151
Scarlet Ibis

>>2367659
Your knowledge is impressive, thank for the ID's.
Yeah, I do live South Africa.

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>>2367787
One of these just landed in my garden but the dog chased it away before I could get a picture.

I think they come from the nearby golf course.