He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
June 02, 2018, 03:48 PM
Pipe Smoker
Good on that guy.
Serious about crackers.
June 02, 2018, 03:53 PM
PHPaul
Good on ya, 'too.
Had one in my garage the other day, but he finally found his way out.
Got a robin that insists on building a nest in the back entry windbreak. If I catch her at it early enough often enough, she gives up and moves it to a better place. Been 2 years in a row. Wonder if it's the same bird?
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
June 02, 2018, 03:55 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by Pipe Smoker: Good on that guy.
At about 0:29, "that guy" appears to be Screaming Cockatoo.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים
June 02, 2018, 04:01 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
They'll wear themselves out trying to fly out. For some reason they won't fly down and out. So I remove about 4 a year.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
June 02, 2018, 04:04 PM
TomS
Good on you SC. I love the humming birds that come to my feeder. I just moved here to SE TN and put one up. The birds were shy at first but, now are starting to come around on a regular basis.
Best regards,
Tom
I have no comment at this time.
June 02, 2018, 04:21 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
quote:
Coker Creek,TN
I'm about an hour and half south of you of you ever wanna come shoot at my place!
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
June 02, 2018, 04:32 PM
rduckwor
Thanks for saving her.
They get into our screened porch. I leave the door cracked for the dogs. Ours get so tired that I can just walk up and pluck them off the screen by hand and let them go outside.
Sometime I sit them on the feeder so they can get some energy.
RMD
TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…” Remember: After the first one, the rest are free.
June 02, 2018, 05:44 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
quote:
Originally posted by rduckwor: Thanks for saving her.
Sometime I sit them on the feeder so they can get some energy.
RMD
Sometimes They'll sit on my finger and drink from a feeder after I collect one.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
June 02, 2018, 06:44 PM
Rey HRH
Am I bad for laughing and thinking about those rescue videos where they reintroduce the poor thing back into the wild and not many seconds later it gets pounced on by a predator?
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
June 02, 2018, 06:56 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
The rabbit escaping the cat to get snatched by an owl is my favorite...
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
June 02, 2018, 10:45 PM
SeaCliff
Great job. I have quite a few around my condo. They come very close to you sometimes. They have pretty colored chest.
June 03, 2018, 06:18 AM
ScreamingCockatoo
quote:
Originally posted by SeaCliff: Great job. I have quite a few around my condo. They come very close to you sometimes. They have pretty colored chest.
Male Ruby Throat. If you're lucky you can catch their courtship display.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
June 03, 2018, 11:35 AM
katndog
yay you
June 03, 2018, 02:27 PM
Jelly
Ran across this not to long ago. Kind of relaxing just to watch
June 03, 2018, 02:47 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
Just wow.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
June 03, 2018, 03:25 PM
.38supersig
Nice of you to take the effort to rescue the little guy!
I have a few birds (and bats) flying in and out of my shop. Everything seems to find the small hole near the top by the fan. Lucky for me, it is easy for them to find when I stop what I'm doing and turn all the lights off. Now if it would only take the 15 minutes or so for the rattlesnakes and armadillos...
June 03, 2018, 04:37 PM
ScreamingCockatoo
I have to get the errant swift out of the lower garage at times too.
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
June 03, 2018, 04:44 PM
Steve 22X
quote:
Originally posted by Jelly: Ran across this not to long ago. Kind of relaxing just to watch
We would occasionally get a hummingbird in the garage and they tend to go straight for the ceiling. I would follow them with a straw broom (extended upward) until they tired and landed on the broom. Then they would be put outside there they immediately 'flew the coop' and soared skyward.
Would be really neat if one landed on my finger though.
----------------------------------- Regards, Steve The anticipation is often greater than the actual reward
June 03, 2018, 05:37 PM
P226RN
Yay! Way to go!
If it won't matter in 5 years don't give it more than 5 minutes.
