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Post by inger on May 29, 2024 11:03:14 GMT -5
We have very few lizards here due to the length of the freeze, but I do like them. Never seen a road runner here, but occasionally would see one in Pueblo… Yeah, I don't recall seeing many lizards during my many years in Colorado. We've got them all over the yard here...love 'em. As I said, I like that they feast on bugs. I built a ground level deck and had some concern re possible termite damage (surprisingly termites are a problem out here) but the lizards will quickly devour them if they do show up. Tons of snakes and lizards in Pueblo. Not so here… |
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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 11:11:35 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't recall seeing many lizards during my many years in Colorado. We've got them all over the yard here...love 'em. As I said, I like that they feast on bugs. I built a ground level deck and had some concern re possible termite damage (surprisingly termites are a problem out here) but the lizards will quickly devour them if they do show up. Tons of snakes and lizards in Pueblo. Not so here… Makes sense...more arid than Northern CO... |
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Post by inger on May 29, 2024 11:14:27 GMT -5
Tons of snakes and lizards in Pueblo. Not so here… Makes sense...more arid than Northern CO... And cooler… |
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Post by bomberhojoe on May 29, 2024 11:18:32 GMT -5
Yes, he (or she) is a mockingbird. Very common in my area. They are quite the singers and mockers! Where in the Jersey Shore are you located? I have a good friend in Asbury Park I visit often. I'm about 15 minutes from your friend in Howell. 10 miles inland, but close enough to be recognized as shore town. |
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Post by inger on May 29, 2024 11:53:21 GMT -5
Where in the Jersey Shore are you located? I have a good friend in Asbury Park I visit often. I'm about 15 minutes from your friend in Howell. 10 miles inland, but close enough to be recognized as shore town. I remember those “cat birds”, we called them, from my days in Maryland… |
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Post by Max on May 29, 2024 12:47:16 GMT -5
Ruthie spotted a black headed grosbeak at our bird feeder yesterday… We’re not really bird watchers to a high degree, but the feeders and bird bath give her great joy… * edit- fifth bird pictured in the article. Nice!
In my backyard I have seen Red Robins, Ravens, Woodpeckers, Blue Jays, some hand size black birds with bright yellow beaks, and this AM for the first time I saw what looked be be an American Robin, it was grayish but the front of the bird was a very bright yellow.
Any idea what kind of birds that I described in bold font it might be? I replied to Inger, but everyone feel free to answer my question if you can. Thank you.
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Post by Max on May 29, 2024 12:50:14 GMT -5
That’s awesome inger! Just as long as it’s not an oriole or blue jay 😆. I haven't seen any Orioles, but when I see the Blue Jays again I will make sure that I'm not wearing my Yankees cap. I don't want them to get any ideas. |
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Post by Max on May 29, 2024 12:52:36 GMT -5
My wife is fascinated with birds. I finally had to remove the feeders & bath from the yard...got outta control; like an aviary. Still have plenty of hummingbird feeders...I can live with them. BTW...for anyone curious as to how roadrunners really look... BEEP! BEEP! Where's Wile E. Coyote? Did he fall off a cliff again? |
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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 12:53:04 GMT -5
some hand size black birds with bright yellow beaks My wife says European Starling...???  |
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Post by Max on May 29, 2024 13:01:21 GMT -5
They are fast...up to 25 MPH. They actually run along & across the highway, hence the name. They can't fly long distance...just for a few seconds. Also...they eat lizards & rodents. I love me some rodent-eaters. There aren’t enough snakes in this valley, at least by my figuring… Never seen one in my two years here, except one that was on the talons of a raptor… and that was five miles from the house… And those birds… shitz everywhere. The bigger ones, the ring-neck doves could out-shitz an elephant… As far as rodent eaters go, give me owls or other birds of prey. I don't care if they take Jurassic Park dumps, that's nothing that some water can take away. But I don't like snakes. |
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Post by Max on May 29, 2024 13:04:59 GMT -5
Yeah...I'm good with them eating rodents (like you, we've had to deal with mice in the yard), but they also eat the lizards, which eat the bugs...so I'd like to keep the lizards. These take care of the larger rodents...the rabbits. Did you name them Tom and Bob? |
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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 13:05:07 GMT -5
I love me some rodent-eaters. There aren’t enough snakes in this valley, at least by my figuring… Never seen one in my two years here, except one that was on the talons of a raptor… and that was five miles from the house… And those birds… shitz everywhere. The bigger ones, the ring-neck doves could out-shitz an elephant… As far as rodent eaters go, give me owls or other birds of prey. I don't care if they take Jurassic Park dumps, that's nothing that some water can take away. But I don't like snakes. Lost a cat to an owl in Colorado. We have an owl that sits in a tree in our local park that looks to be the size of a child. |
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Post by Max on May 29, 2024 13:08:00 GMT -5
some hand size black birds with bright yellow beaks My wife says European Starling...??? Maybe, I'm not sure. The bird I discribed is more solid black with a bright yellow beak. But it looks a lot like the one in the photo. |
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Post by Max on May 29, 2024 13:10:36 GMT -5
And that beautiful fella (or gal) is a mockingbird right? Yes, he (or she) is a mockingbird. Very common in my area. They are quite the singers and mockers! Very pretty. |
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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 13:11:56 GMT -5
My wife says European Starling...??? Maybe, I'm not sure. The bird I discribed is more solid black with a bright yellow beak. But it looks a lot like the one in the photo. She says starlings were introduced into this country when approx. 100 were released in Central Park about 100 years ago...very common in NYC; considered a nuisance by some. |
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