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Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 18th, 2017, 1:12 pm
by DavidWomby
They nest high in a huge Live Oak on our property. We noticed one sat on the lawn yesterday afternoon and then in the early evening........................

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Their single chick has now fledged and they don't seem to know quite what to do with themselves this week. They usually move on soon after the chicks have fledged but come back late in the year to build a new nest and start the cycle again. I expect these two will leave shortly.

David

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 18th, 2017, 1:22 pm
by PaulBradley
Cool!

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 18th, 2017, 7:05 pm
by MarkyM607
That looks cool, more than I get in my garden!!. As I only know metal flying things, what are they?.

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 18th, 2017, 8:45 pm
by Gregers
They would make our cat run for his life. Very cool.

All the best.

Greg

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 18th, 2017, 10:00 pm
by rob_van_riel
Gregers wrote:They would make our cat run for his life. Very cool.
Your cat is a wimp and/or a lot wiser than my previous furball was as a adolecent. Something very like these touched down in our backyard with a freshly demolished rabbit, and the cat was pressed up against the window making the chittering noises that mean "snack spotted". I chose not to let her out though, so the raptor got to enjoy it's meal in peace, and the cat lived to a ripe old age. Always wondered who would have come out on top though..

Still, very cool guests, all the more so since they stuck around for a while, and might even be back if you're right about their nesting habits.

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 18th, 2017, 10:09 pm
by iggie
Cool!

Panel lines are a tad deep but they look pretty accurate!

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 19th, 2017, 1:22 am
by DavidWomby
MarkyM607 wrote:That looks cool, more than I get in my garden!!. As I only know metal flying things, what are they?.
Hawks. But not the BAe kind. I think they are 'Red-shouldered hawks'. We also get Ospreys and Bald Eagles nesting near here and they often overfly our place but they never land in our trees.

David

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 19th, 2017, 1:23 am
by DavidWomby
iggie wrote:Cool!

Panel lines are a tad deep but they look pretty accurate!
and a great paintjob, eh?

David

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 19th, 2017, 1:25 am
by DavidWomby
Gregers wrote:They would make our cat run for his life. Very cool.

All the best.

Greg
I know a cat is bigger but, having seen how these birds shred rabbits, squirrels and snakes, I think staying indoors would be a wise move for any cat.

David

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 19th, 2017, 1:27 am
by DavidWomby
rob_van_riel wrote: Still, very cool guests, all the more so since they stuck around for a while, and might even be back if you're right about their nesting habits.
They, or other pairs, have nested in our trees every year since we got here in 2008. They never reuse a nest. Just build a fresh one in another tree each year but close to the old one.

David

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 19th, 2017, 1:50 pm
by billyb_imp
They look very nice, certainly can't see any joints, wonderful detail on the landing gear and nice bit of feathering on the paintwork

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 19th, 2017, 4:36 pm
by ShaunW
Those look similar to our indigenous Sparrowhawk. Birds of prey are certainly among nature's most majestic creatures IMHO.

Re: Some visitors to our birdbath

Posted: May 20th, 2017, 11:58 am
by Purplethistle
I've seen F-15s painted with Eagle heads and similar with F-16s, but I wonder if anyone has ever painted an aircraft, real or kit, entirely like the plumage of the bird it was named after?