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Old April 25th 06, 04:31 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Spock and Persephone have had a busy morning. I filled the birdfeeder
a couple of days ago, using wild bird seed mix. No-one found it until
a moderately large flock (15 to 20 birds) of red-browed finches
discovered it this morning. This is what red-browed finches look like
- http://www.birdphotos.com.au/redbrow...hweb/index.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/kbdnf

They are quite tiny birds, but *very* charismatic and bouncy. It
seems that one bird will dominate the centre of the feeder (just a
suspended dish), and the other birds will bounce around taking turns
at raiding the edges of the feeder. Every now and then the ownership
of the centre will change and the argument starts all over again.
They have a soft, high pitched "pfeeet" call.

Spock was having a lovely time singing at them in his suprisingly tiny
voice.

Persephone, the lion in the grass (or maybe the lazy lump in the
corner) figured that she doesn't have to actually stand up to watch
birds, and is remaining streadfastly curled up on her cushion in the
corner so that she can doze off in quiet moments (i.e. when the birds
are elsewhere). I wonder if she resents the noise of their "pfeet"
keeping her awake?

Spock nearly turned inside-out a little later when a pair of georgous
rainbow lorikeets arrived (temporarily chasing away the finches).
It's the first time we've seen these guys at our feeder. This is what
they look like http://home.iprimus.com.au/readman/rainbow.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/zyo7w

They didn't hang around for long - just long enough to help themselves
to the remaining pumpkin seeds in the mix, and then they returned to
the trees.

Me? I've thoroughly enjoyed watching these pretty, charismatic and
wild birds visit us, but I've also enjoyed the time when Spock was
sufficiently distracted to leave me, and my sewing project, alone!

Tish
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Old April 25th 06, 05:14 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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This is what red-browed finches look like
- http://www.birdphotos.com.au/redbrow...hweb/index.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/kbdnf

Spock nearly turned inside-out a little later when a pair of georgous

rainbow lorikeets arrived (temporarily chasing away the finches).
It's the first time we've seen these guys at our feeder. This is what
they look like http://home.iprimus.com.au/readman/rainbow.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/zyo7w
Tish


Delightful! The links were great. I love watching the little birds at
my feeder too, but most of them where I am are dull greys/ browns/
beiges, alas.

PatM

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Old April 25th 06, 03:28 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On 24 Apr 2006 20:35:37 -0700, yodeled:


Tish Silberbauer wrote:
Spock and Persephone have had a busy morning. I filled the birdfeeder
a couple of days ago, using wild bird seed mix. No-one found it until
a moderately large flock (15 to 20 birds) of red-browed finches
discovered it this morning. This is what red-browed finches look like
-
http://www.birdphotos.com.au/redbrow...hweb/index.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/kbdnf

They are quite tiny birds, but *very* charismatic and bouncy. It
seems that one bird will dominate the centre of the feeder (just a
suspended dish), and the other birds will bounce around taking turns
at raiding the edges of the feeder. Every now and then the ownership
of the centre will change and the argument starts all over again.
They have a soft, high pitched "pfeeet" call.

Spock was having a lovely time singing at them in his suprisingly tiny
voice.

Persephone, the lion in the grass (or maybe the lazy lump in the
corner) figured that she doesn't have to actually stand up to watch
birds, and is remaining streadfastly curled up on her cushion in the
corner so that she can doze off in quiet moments (i.e. when the birds
are elsewhere). I wonder if she resents the noise of their "pfeet"
keeping her awake?

Spock nearly turned inside-out a little later when a pair of georgous
rainbow lorikeets arrived (temporarily chasing away the finches).
It's the first time we've seen these guys at our feeder. This is what
they look like http://home.iprimus.com.au/readman/rainbow.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/zyo7w

They didn't hang around for long - just long enough to help themselves
to the remaining pumpkin seeds in the mix, and then they returned to
the trees.

Me? I've thoroughly enjoyed watching these pretty, charismatic and
wild birds visit us, but I've also enjoyed the time when Spock was
sufficiently distracted to leave me, and my sewing project, alone!

Tish


Neat!! You guys have the most beautiful birds there. Lucky you!

Sherry



Australia is mind-blowing for an American bird lover. They get birds
you can only dream of in their back yards.


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War
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Old April 26th 06, 02:30 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Kreisleriana wrote:
On 24 Apr 2006 20:35:37 -0700, yodeled:


Tish Silberbauer wrote:
Spock and Persephone have had a busy morning. I filled the
birdfeeder a couple of days ago, using wild bird seed mix. No-one
found it until a moderately large flock (15 to 20 birds) of
red-browed finches discovered it this morning. This is what
red-browed finches look like -
http://www.birdphotos.com.au/redbrow...hweb/index.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/kbdnf

They are quite tiny birds, but *very* charismatic and bouncy. It
seems that one bird will dominate the centre of the feeder (just a
suspended dish), and the other birds will bounce around taking turns
at raiding the edges of the feeder. Every now and then the
ownership of the centre will change and the argument starts all
over again. They have a soft, high pitched "pfeeet" call.

Spock was having a lovely time singing at them in his suprisingly
tiny voice.

Persephone, the lion in the grass (or maybe the lazy lump in the
corner) figured that she doesn't have to actually stand up to watch
birds, and is remaining streadfastly curled up on her cushion in the
corner so that she can doze off in quiet moments (i.e. when the
birds are elsewhere). I wonder if she resents the noise of their
"pfeet" keeping her awake?

Spock nearly turned inside-out a little later when a pair of
georgous rainbow lorikeets arrived (temporarily chasing away the
finches). It's the first time we've seen these guys at our feeder.
This is what they look like
http://home.iprimus.com.au/readman/rainbow.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/zyo7w

They didn't hang around for long - just long enough to help
themselves to the remaining pumpkin seeds in the mix, and then they
returned to the trees.

Me? I've thoroughly enjoyed watching these pretty, charismatic and
wild birds visit us, but I've also enjoyed the time when Spock was
sufficiently distracted to leave me, and my sewing project, alone!

Tish


Neat!! You guys have the most beautiful birds there. Lucky you!

Sherry



Australia is mind-blowing for an American bird lover. They get birds
you can only dream of in their back yards.

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Actually there are a surprising number of parrot colonies in the US, usually
from escaped birds. Here's an example in San Francisco:

http://www.markbittner.net/parrots_central.html

Jill


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Old April 26th 06, 03:41 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:30:57 -0500, "jmcquown"
yodeled:

Kreisleriana wrote:
On 24 Apr 2006 20:35:37 -0700, yodeled:


Tish Silberbauer wrote:
Spock and Persephone have had a busy morning. I filled the
birdfeeder a couple of days ago, using wild bird seed mix. No-one
found it until a moderately large flock (15 to 20 birds) of
red-browed finches discovered it this morning. This is what
red-browed finches look like -
http://www.birdphotos.com.au/redbrow...hweb/index.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/kbdnf

They are quite tiny birds, but *very* charismatic and bouncy. It
seems that one bird will dominate the centre of the feeder (just a
suspended dish), and the other birds will bounce around taking turns
at raiding the edges of the feeder. Every now and then the
ownership of the centre will change and the argument starts all
over again. They have a soft, high pitched "pfeeet" call.

Spock was having a lovely time singing at them in his suprisingly
tiny voice.

Persephone, the lion in the grass (or maybe the lazy lump in the
corner) figured that she doesn't have to actually stand up to watch
birds, and is remaining streadfastly curled up on her cushion in the
corner so that she can doze off in quiet moments (i.e. when the
birds are elsewhere). I wonder if she resents the noise of their
"pfeet" keeping her awake?

Spock nearly turned inside-out a little later when a pair of
georgous rainbow lorikeets arrived (temporarily chasing away the
finches). It's the first time we've seen these guys at our feeder.
This is what they look like
http://home.iprimus.com.au/readman/rainbow.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/zyo7w

They didn't hang around for long - just long enough to help
themselves to the remaining pumpkin seeds in the mix, and then they
returned to the trees.

Me? I've thoroughly enjoyed watching these pretty, charismatic and
wild birds visit us, but I've also enjoyed the time when Spock was
sufficiently distracted to leave me, and my sewing project, alone!

Tish

Neat!! You guys have the most beautiful birds there. Lucky you!

Sherry



Australia is mind-blowing for an American bird lover. They get birds
you can only dream of in their back yards.

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Actually there are a surprising number of parrot colonies in the US, usually
from escaped birds. Here's an example in San Francisco:

http://www.markbittner.net/parrots_central.html

Jill



Fancier than our local quaker parakeet colonies. We have one in
Brooklyn that covers a rather large neighborhood. The electric
company wanted to erm, exterminate them, but the neighborhood was up
in arms. They're noisy, cheeky and sloppy, but they bring something
unique to the neighborhood.

They are very much loved, and studied by urban wildlife specialists
and ornithologists at nearby Brooklyn College. Here's a parrot blog:
http://www.brooklynparrots.com/


Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

Make Levees, Not War
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Old April 26th 06, 03:44 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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PatM wrote:
This is what red-browed finches look like
- http://www.birdphotos.com.au/redbrow...hweb/index.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/kbdnf

Spock nearly turned inside-out a little later when a pair of
georgous

rainbow lorikeets arrived (temporarily chasing away the finches).
It's the first time we've seen these guys at our feeder. This is
what they look like http://home.iprimus.com.au/readman/rainbow.htm or
http://tinyurl.com/zyo7w
Tish


Delightful! The links were great. I love watching the little birds
at my feeder too, but most of them where I am are dull greys/ browns/
beiges, alas.

PatM


I get some interesting birds around my patio. On the feeder they are
usually plain brown sparrows but I frequently see house finches and purple
finches. If I hang suet I get little downy woodpeckers which are so cute.
At certain times of the year I see Carolina Wrens and Pine Warblers

http://tinyurl.com/qv8f2

http://tinyurl.com/ntggu

Carolina Chickadees also adore the suet but they go after the seed in the
feeders, too. They are tiny little birds and very fast!

http://tinyurl.com/n24qr

Cardinals are common and the occasional bluejay. Mourning doves scavenge
for seed that falls from the hanging feeder.

I love watching the birds. So does Persia; she does that funny little
chattering noise when she sees them.

Jill


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Old April 27th 06, 12:03 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:30:57 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

Actually there are a surprising number of parrot colonies in the US, usually
from escaped birds. Here's an example in San Francisco:

http://www.markbittner.net/parrots_central.html

Jill


How lovely to have a flock of such pretty creatures in the middle of
the city! I hope San Franciscans appreciate them.

Tish
 




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