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Post by NewsShooter on Mar 25, 2007 9:41:08 GMT -5
Found this guy (I presume) gathering nesting supplies in my back yard. Would like to post his pic on my website but need to ID him. Can you help?  I'm tempted to call him a Mardi Gras bird since his feathers are edged in yellow/gold, and he has green and purple feathers around his neck :-) |
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Post by Warkitty on Mar 25, 2007 14:05:01 GMT -5
starling
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Post by NewsShooter on Mar 25, 2007 14:20:04 GMT -5
Thanks, WK.
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Post by Bob on Mar 25, 2007 18:00:04 GMT -5
Yup starling, EUROPEAN starling as in INVASIVE species.
*shudder*
The starling is one of three species of birds its legal to kill indiscriminately.
If you feed him, he'll bring a few hundred of his friends.
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Post by Felix on Mar 25, 2007 18:11:27 GMT -5
Oh, I have heard the story about the introduction of the European Starling to this country. A Shakespeare fanatic wanted all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare's plays to be represented in this country, so he imported a number of non-native species. The starling thrived and became a pest. Don't blame Shakespeare.  |
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Post by gridbug on Mar 25, 2007 18:45:18 GMT -5
What are the other two? Isn't one the cowbird?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2007 19:02:01 GMT -5
Jailbird?
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Post by Warkitty on Mar 25, 2007 19:08:16 GMT -5
House finch and what else?
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Post by NewsShooter on Mar 25, 2007 19:58:35 GMT -5
Invasive is right. After shooting the picture I followed where he was going, and he's building a nest in my soffit! There's a hole where some water damage is, and they're building in there. After work rtomorrow, I'm going to serve them with an eviction notice then board up the opening.
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Post by Bob on Mar 25, 2007 20:05:45 GMT -5
European StarlingAll of the 200 million European Starlings found in North America today are descendants of approximately 100 birds released in New York City's Central Park in the early 1890s by an industrialist who wanted to establish, in the U.S., all birds mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. House SparrowHouse Sparrow: Native to Britain, northern Scandinavia, and northern Siberia to northern Africa, Arabia, India, and Burma. Introduced and established worldwide except in Antarctica; resident throughout temperate North America. Preferred habitats include cities, towns, and agricultural areas. Rock PigeonRock Pigeon: Native to Eurasia; introduced and established in most of North America from central Canada southward. Found in agricultural lands, open shrub, and urban areas. source www.whatbird.com
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Post by joedog on Mar 31, 2007 8:10:26 GMT -5
Rock PigeonRock Pigeon: Native to Eurasia; introduced and established in most of North America from central Canada southward. Found in agricultural lands, open shrub, and urban areas. source www.whatbird.com Identify please. I may have an excuse to break out the Red Ryder. |
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Post by Bob on Mar 31, 2007 11:42:00 GMT -5
city chicken (this one's "impressin the ladies")  |
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Post by joedog on Mar 31, 2007 11:51:51 GMT -5
city chicken (this one's "impressin the ladies")  Old Red Ryder BB gun - (Who knows its old) New BB's @ Wal Mart - Less than $10 Head shots on flying poop machines - PRICELESS Maybe I should upgrade to a pump and get a puff of feathers for added pleasure. |
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Post by Jay on Mar 31, 2007 13:46:50 GMT -5
That sounds like a good plan. Feed 'em, invite Joedog over, and kill a ton of 'em  The starling is one of three species of birds its legal to kill indiscriminately. If you feed him, he'll bring a few hundred of his friends. |
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