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Post by Village Idiot on Jul 23, 2019 19:47:14 GMT -5
There are two of them, I assume male and female but they look the same. They've been hanging out perching on this fence for the past two or three years. Or on the pole for the feeder, as in this picture, although they don't touch the thistle seed.  There is also a wooden utility pole about 6 feet away, and they enjoy strolling up and down the thing like we'd stroll down a vertical sidewalk. I've looked it up on various bird identification sights, but what throws me off is the beak. It's a long narrow thing, like a needle.  Like it's made for poking into holes for insects. They've been gathering nesting materials the past few days, preferring fluffy stuff, but they seem to do nothing but carry it to the fence then drop it on the ground. They have the prettiest short little trill, and are used to me, they don't take off unless I get very close. I'd love to know that kind of bird this is, but again I can't seem to get too far when I try to key it out.  |
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Post by drlj on Jul 23, 2019 20:14:06 GMT -5
That ain’t no bird. That is Yogi Bear. The hat and no wings should have clued you to that.
It appears to be a Wren of some sort. I thought it looked like a rock wren but they are farther west, I think.
Not a rock n roll wren. They are much louder and stay up all night and hang around big city entertainment districts.
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Post by Dub on Jul 23, 2019 20:25:14 GMT -5
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Post by billhammond on Jul 23, 2019 20:29:43 GMT -5
That is a house wren (troglodytes aedon). <https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_wren> Either that or a barn owl. Possibly an Iowa Condor. |
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Post by drlj on Jul 23, 2019 20:30:43 GMT -5
C’mon, Dub! Troglodytes are dinosaurs that ate cave men and they are much bigger than little birds.
I saw a movie about Troglodytes once. It starred Victor Mature.
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Post by Dub on Jul 23, 2019 20:32:18 GMT -5
That ain’t no bird. That is Yogi Bear. The hat and no wings should have clued you to that. It appears to be a Wren of some sort. I thought it looked like a rock wren but they are farther west, I think. Not a rock n roll wren. They are much louder and stay up all night and hang around big city entertainment districts. Todd lives in Iowa. Here is the range of the rock wren.  |
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Post by drlj on Jul 23, 2019 20:34:38 GMT -5
That ain’t no bird. That is Yogi Bear. The hat and no wings should have clued you to that. It appears to be a Wren of some sort. I thought it looked like a rock wren but they are farther west, I think. Not a rock n roll wren. They are much louder and stay up all night and hang around big city entertainment districts. Todd lives in Iowa. Here is the range of the rock wren. That is what I meant by farther west. Besides, I needed a way to make my rock n roll wren joke. |
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Post by aquaduct on Jul 23, 2019 20:50:36 GMT -5
Looks to me like an angry bird.
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Post by Village Idiot on Jul 23, 2019 21:26:08 GMT -5
Except that it doesn't have angry birds eyebrows.  |
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Post by drlj on Jul 23, 2019 21:51:04 GMT -5
I could be a Hoosier Dinkybird. If it is, don’t touch it.
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Post by david on Jul 24, 2019 0:29:14 GMT -5
I have hunted birds since I was 5 years old and that, my friend, is a Golden Eagle. Don't ask me how I know because there are legal ramifications to my answer.
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Post by mnhermit on Jul 24, 2019 1:33:19 GMT -5
Thats one of the ubiquitous LBJ (little brown jobbers) birds. I see them everywhere.
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Post by dradtke on Jul 24, 2019 8:28:53 GMT -5
I was going to guess that it's not a wren because wrens tend to hold their tails up. But after looking at pictures it could easily be a rock wren. I'm not familiar with them. Storms and changing weather patterns could blow a few wrens beyond their traditional territory.
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Post by Dub on Jul 24, 2019 8:34:40 GMT -5
House wren. (See Occam, et al.)  |
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Post by aquaduct on Jul 24, 2019 8:40:26 GMT -5
Definitely a Road Runner.
Beep, beep.
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Post by dradtke on Jul 24, 2019 8:43:24 GMT -5
My work computer doesn't like posting pictures. Here's a picture of a house wren with its tail up. If he does this, it's a wren. www.sdakotabirds.com/species/photos/house_wren.jpgThey need a bird house with a pretty tiny opening. They don't build nests in the open. Put out some peanut butter or suet. |
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Post by millring on Jul 24, 2019 9:00:42 GMT -5
Put out some peanut butter or suet. ...and maybe something for the bird too. |
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Post by coachdoc on Jul 24, 2019 9:20:52 GMT -5
I thought troglodytes were mythical beasts that hung out under bridges in Fantasy novels. |
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Post by Dub on Jul 24, 2019 10:27:37 GMT -5
I thought troglodytes were mythical beasts that hung out under bridges in Fantasy novels. They are, in their own dimension. In our dimension they appear as house wrens. I think they’re working on some type of ultimate computer. |
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Post by Village Idiot on Jul 24, 2019 11:27:10 GMT -5
Well, by golly it's definitely a house wren.
I looked up the sound and that matches as well. The song is my favorite part of this bird.
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