Ornithology (Bird) Thread

[New_Windsor_NY]

It.....

Too much birthday celebration, Ray?
But you're on the right track.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Egret.....

No Steve. You have to think like Ray (Paladin) does.

[TripleF]

Not the best quality but it's a Pileated Woodpecker in flight!

[Steve Warden]

Quality was good enough that I recognized it for what is before reading your text. Great shot! Very cool!!

[TPK]

Ok you "bird-brains", no insult intended, what is this a skeleton of?
It is from a July 1946, New York newspaper.

***** I will provide the caption to the picture,
which is also the answer, on Friday. *****

I'll take a wild guess. Pelican?

[New_Windsor_NY]

I'll.....

No Tom, not a pelican (per se).

[TPK]

I was close! I was that close!

[New_Windsor_NY]

Keep in mind, the question was, "what is this a skeleton of?"
Here's the same picture that was previously posted.
Oh, don't get p'd off at me when I post the caption/answer tomorrow.
I didn't write the caption to the picture.

[New_Windsor_NY]

Edit to add: but those feet...

Yes and, what about them......?

[doglegg]

Not the best quality but it's a Pileated Woodpecker in flight!

Recognizable Scott. I have had no luck of getting pics of birds on the wing. Good job.

[cbay]

A tractor, gun, general outdoor, a bird thread, AND pocketknives.
Starting to feel right at home here fellas.
Was really into bird photography a few years back. Our old house had a back deck that was in the tree canopy with the dropoff back there. The birds felt safe to travel and of course love sunflower seeds.
I fell in love with the titmouse and photographed them the most. Of course where they go so do the chickadee so we all got to be real good friends.
Pulled one off the wall here so it's a pic of a pic.

[Quick Steel]

Nice closeup of a Titmouse Chris.

[Quick Steel]

For the skeleton i suggest a Cormorant.

[TripleF]

Quality was good enough that I recognized it for what is before reading your text. Great shot! Very cool!!

TY

Not the best quality but it's a Pileated Woodpecker in flight!

Recognizable Scott. I have had no luck of getting pics of birds on the wing. Good job.

TY

[New_Windsor_NY]

For....

Sorry, but no Garry.
You have to think more along the lines
of it being in a circus freak show.
Barnum would've loved it.

[New_Windsor_NY]

I.....

I'm sorry Tom. I went and re-read the caption for the picture.
You were NOT close at all with the pelican guess.

[TPK]

I.....

I'm sorry Tom. I went and re-read the caption for the picture.
You were NOT close at all with the pelican guess.

No fooling me Skip! I'm sure I was close.

[bighomer]

Dead humming bird.

[treefarmer]

Dead humming bird.

I believe you're right, bighomer!

Speaking of humming birds, after a few days of their absence, we have at least one back on the feeder, yesterday and this morning. I though they were gone . One of our neighbors has had some stay for the winter. She keeps her feeder up year round.
Treefarmer

[bighomer]

Farmer that one came thru here day before yestiddy. I ain't seen one this morning , saw one yestiddy.

I'll keep a feeder up for another day or so.

[New_Windsor_NY]

What is this a skeleton of?
Here is the answer.
Click on the picture to ENLARGE.

[1967redrider]

I was going to guess, "Jack-o-lope," and would have been close.

[TPK]

I was going to guess, "Jack-o-lope," and would have been close.

That would have been close.

[New_Windsor_NY]

An article from an August 1946, New York newspaper.
Click on the picture to ENLARGE.

[TPK]

Interesting read Skip!