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Post by James on Apr 22, 2020 9:46:56 GMT -5
"Iβm not killing their pets no matter how bothersome they are."
So live with it and qwitcherbitchin.
Hmmmm, this started out about birds in the garden and goes to killing cats. Guess it is time to let this one go and move along?
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Post by tom π on Apr 22, 2020 10:18:32 GMT -5
Iβm not killing their pets no matter how bothersome they are. My experience is that you don't have to kill them to get rid of them. Animals hate to be caught. Catch it in a cage trap, and it won't come back. That's how I now deal with possums and rabbits, but the rabbits also get a ride to the woods. I occasionally catch a neighborhood cat, and these cats benefit me. They don't come back even though I would like for them to. I can't guarantee this would work for you, but it might.
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Post by binnylou on Apr 22, 2020 10:42:46 GMT -5
Back to bird talk...yesterday morning, looking out the kitchen window I see a big bird flying kinda low, but climbing and gaining altitude. Big bird...not a vulture, maybe an eagle. But he was really big.
Hubby saw it again this morning. Heβs pretty sure itβs a golden eagle. Weβve never seen a golden in our area, and we pay attention to the bird traffic in our area.
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Post by James on Apr 22, 2020 12:32:21 GMT -5
The Golden Eagle is pretty much a Western bird. Your area is about on the edge of its Eastern limit. Yes, I would say possible. Keep looking.
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Post by binnylou on Apr 22, 2020 12:38:58 GMT -5
James, when I looked on the Audubon website map, they show a dotted line that encompasses mostly the SE area of the US, including our area. Does anybody know what the dotted line indicates?
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Post by James on Apr 22, 2020 12:39:18 GMT -5
If you are interested in the birds a good bird book is needed. I enjoy the Sibley Guide to Birds. The Peterson field guides are also good.
Dotted line? I don't know.
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Post by binnylou on Apr 22, 2020 12:42:18 GMT -5
We have several older Audubon bird books, but Iβm guessing bird territories have changed over the years. Might be time for an updated version.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Apr 22, 2020 14:09:00 GMT -5
Golden Eagles may be predominately western birds, but I, ornithologists, and agricultural officials can assure you that Goldens are quite plentiful in areas beyond the western parts of North America.
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Post by binnylou on Apr 22, 2020 22:55:17 GMT -5
Vulture count was at 12 this afternoon, circling overhead, playing with the wind. I watched one vulture, pointed west, but moving eastward, the wind was so strong. He wasnβt flapping his wings..appeared to have them locked. Then he must have adjusted his rudder because he took a sharp right turn and disappeared over the treetops.
They appeared to be having a good time.
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Post by James on Apr 24, 2020 13:46:19 GMT -5
Wheelgarden, do you see the Golden Eagle there in Northwest Georgia?
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Post by Wheelgarden on Apr 24, 2020 15:13:37 GMT -5
James yes, I and many others do quite often. I've sometimes seen them on the ground dealing with their kill, close enough to be certain that they are Goldens. They are even more plentiful just east of me in the Blue Ridge mountains.
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Post by James on Apr 26, 2020 9:08:47 GMT -5
! Keep on watching.
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Post by Wheelgarden on Apr 26, 2020 17:47:10 GMT -5
The Cooper's hawks must have a hungry household to feed --- they're swooping low and diving to the ground and into the trees like crazy. Met by harassing attacks from the crows and mockingbirds, of course. Quite a struggle going on out there.
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Post by James on May 3, 2020 10:40:07 GMT -5
Today: Crow, Magpie, Robin, Eu Dove, Starling, RWBB, House Finch, House Sparrow.
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Post by binnylou on May 5, 2020 21:39:13 GMT -5
Orioles were hanging around the deck this morning, enjoying the orange. There was a male claiming the orange...then a tapping at the north window. I see an oriole peeking in the window and tapping on the glass. Then he moved to the east window and his tapping got louder. Then he moved to the door, fluttering, possibly at his reflection?
They are beautiful birds. The male cardinal does the same thing.
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