I used it for the first time this morning. Picked up 6 different birds. Pretty cool app. Might turn me into a birder, now...
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Know your quarry - Merlin Bird ID
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Get this app to go with it @BassMan
Then you will know whether the tree the bird is in needs a hug
My Tree ID
My Tree ID, developed by Texas A&M Forest Service, facilitates tree species identification based on leaves, flowers, seed, bark or location using a key, descriptions, and tree images. It contains over 1500 images from 475 different tree species and includes known occurrence maps from the Biota...
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I wish they would categorize the calls. I learned the alarm call for several birds the hard way .. and that squirrels observe them too.
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Lifelong birder here. I’ve been using the Merlin app for years and it is a good app.
The way I understand the o.p. is he was hoping by encouraging proper identification of birds, to save non-pest species from being collateral damage. One popular youtuber used to show a migratory songbird being shot in his intro’s. Pest birds cause major problems for some native bird species and some pest species (starlings) are out of control. However know what you are shooting.
The way I understand the o.p. is he was hoping by encouraging proper identification of birds, to save non-pest species from being collateral damage. One popular youtuber used to show a migratory songbird being shot in his intro’s. Pest birds cause major problems for some native bird species and some pest species (starlings) are out of control. However know what you are shooting.
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Yep, that's an Indigo Bunting.......I used to be into bird photography a while back and I've got several pics of them, they used to show up around here in Virginia around May......Here's a pic of one I got........
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When I was into the bird photography, I had always wanted to find a Pileated Woodpeckers nest and try to get some pics of them feeding the young ones in the nest. I used to walk for miles in the woods trying to follow them to find an active nest. Around here it's very hard to find an active nest in a rural area....it took me 5 years and I finally found one and got the pics I wanted....
Here's a couple of the pics I got.......
Here's a couple of the pics I got.......Upvote 0
Beautiful pictures. My son got this video.When I was into the bird photography, I had always wanted to find a Pileated Woodpeckers nest and try to get some pics of them feeding the young ones in the nest. I used to walk for miles in the woods trying to follow them to find an active nest. Around here it's very hard to find an active nest in a rural area....it took me 5 years and I finally found one and got the pics I wanted....
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I was about 11 years old, stomping around in a harvested corn field looking for pheasant. I had taken my older brothers 12 gauge shotgun out for this adventure (without permission). The day grew long and no pheasants were to be had but then high in the sky an large crow called out. Being a stupid bored 11 year old, and with no respect or thoughtfulness for what i was about to do, you could say, I was in the moment when i swung that barrel upwards.... what happened next has been with me for the rest of my life... without thinking i pulled the trigger and low and behold the big black bird began to tumble earthward. I'm not sure how he survived the plummet but when my stupid young self went to investigate my kill... i was greeted by a creature with a broken wing and in pain.... I was MORTIFIED! I scooped the Big Crow up and asked my Mom if we could save it. She became thoughtful and decided to help me. We took a trip to the Vet and I explained what happened and the Old Vet scowled at me a bit and asked me "Have you learned anything... "yes sir says I". Okay then, we can fix this... he tended to the birds wing and did a make shift cast and told me how to feed it. I brought the Crow back several more times over a 2-3 month period and on the Last visit the Old vet said "it's time" "for what?" I asked.
"Son it's time to let him go." So i took the crow home... feed him one more time and put him out on the porch where he just hopped around and cawed a bit. I don't think he trusted his wing yet. But a big gust came across the porch and he flapped his wings without thinking... crows think a lot by the way... and in that moment of flapping his wings he regained his confidence and launched himself into the wind. That crow knew me... I don't know if he knew i was the idiot that pulled the trigger, but, he would visit my back porch frequently and i would always leave him a treat.
"Son it's time to let him go." So i took the crow home... feed him one more time and put him out on the porch where he just hopped around and cawed a bit. I don't think he trusted his wing yet. But a big gust came across the porch and he flapped his wings without thinking... crows think a lot by the way... and in that moment of flapping his wings he regained his confidence and launched himself into the wind. That crow knew me... I don't know if he knew i was the idiot that pulled the trigger, but, he would visit my back porch frequently and i would always leave him a treat.
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Funny thing with those peckers and a dab of red.
Having not been breeding here for 65 years the Middle Spotted woodpecker is back.
Oher more plentiful peckers here.
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