Can you help ID this bird please?

BF Hammer

BF Hammer

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Dawg Pics said:
When I need an ID, I tend to take lousy images.

Red Tail?
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Have I ever told the story of the time I feared a red-tailed hawk was going to fly into my car as I drove down a city street? It was a warm day and I had all the windows open while driving. The hawk swooped down a street toward a T-intersection I was driving across his path. The bird actually flew over the hood of my car level with my eyes. Had I been 1/2 second quicker it would have been in my front seat and really angry at me.
 
Dawg Pics

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[MENTION=48483]BF Hammer[/MENTION] No, you haven't told that story. I can't imagine a bird of that size getting into a car. It would have been exciting to say the least, and not in a good way.
 
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Kite?

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Greetings Nikonites....
I was hoping someone could help me ID'ing a few birds from my backyard feeders. I recognize most of the one that don't leave, Cardinals, Tufted Titmouse, Chickadees, etc.


bird at 2:20 and 6:50

https://youtu.be/NqQRtUhj4VQ
 
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BF Hammer

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Wolfsatz said:
Greetings Nikonites....
I was hoping someone could help me ID'ing a few birds from my backyard feeders. I recognize most of the one that don't live, Cardinals, Tufted Titmouse, Chickadees, etc.


bird at 2:20 and 6:50

https://youtu.be/NqQRtUhj4VQ
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At 2:20 is likely a blackbird, looks small for a raven. At 6:50 is what could be a different variety blackbird I don't see around my home, tricolor blackbird.
 
BackdoorArts

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Wolfsatz said:
Thank you much. Very nice looking and not very afraid of people either. Will have to learn more about them.
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The Catbird is a mimic (like a Mockingbird) and will sometimes make a sound like a crying child, which can be a little disturbing, but we love them when they're here (which should be any day now).

As for the Cowbirds, they aren't are favorites but we accept them for what they are and their place in nature. You see, they don't nest on their own but instead will take an egg out of another bird's nest and lay their own, leaving another bird to raise their young. Now, this angers a lot of people who will look for those cowbird eggs to remove them, but PLEASE don't do this. It's just the way nature works. Circle of life. Hakuna Matata.
 
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BackdoorArts said:
The Catbird is a mimic (like a Mockingbird) and will sometimes make a sound like a crying child, which can be a little disturbing, but we love them when they're here (which should be any day now).

As for the Cowbirds, they aren't are favorites but we accept them for what they are and their place in nature. You see, they don't nest on their own but instead will take an egg out of another bird's nest and lay their own, leaving another bird to raise their young. Now, this angers a lot of people who will look for those cowbird eggs to remove them, but PLEASE don't do this. It's just the way nature works. Circle of life. Hakuna Matata.
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Last year or so I saw adult Red-Winged Blackbirds feeding a very young Cowbird. Although I knew Cowbirds would leave their own eggs in the nest of a different type of bird, this was the first time I ever saw adult birds feeding a young Cowbird. It was incredible to watch because the Red-Winged Blackbirds were very protective and caring towards the young Cowbird.

One thing I don't like in nature is when I saw Grackles had robbed nests of eggs and broke them open. That year I found several broken eggs from various birds. One Grackle left a dead baby bird in one of my birdbaths. Grackles will also kill small birds such as sparrows at my bird feeder - literally by poking a hold through a bird's skull. Grackles are definitely one of my least favorite birds.
 
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