First of the season

[bachophile]

Saw this on walk in our local park yesterday. The picture doesn’t do it justice. Remarkable bright turquoise blue plumage. Really beautiful. I’m not a birder at all but I was so taken that I whipped out the phone and got this poor shot.

I have no clue what it is

[bachophile]

So after lots of googling I’ve decided two things

1 im thinking white throated kingfisher

2 I’ll never be a birdwatcher

[brenda]

Bach, not only is color remarkable, look at that beak. Wow. What a schnoz on that one!

[brenda]

Oh, and another thing, bach, you're already a birdwatcher, though maybe not a birder. Kind of like two different levels of crazy. You're not completely nuts, like some of us are.

[Loki]

Alphie is new to me. Ours are named her and him. Or is it he and she. I get so confused. Today’s goal is to give them new names.

[brenda]

@Loki said in First of the season:

Alphie is new to me. Ours are named her and him. Or is it he and she. I get so confused. Today’s goal is to give them new names.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1413884#p1413884

Scroll down to see pics of Alfie, aka Alphie, coming to feeders on my porch.

[brenda]

@brenda said in First of the season:

@Loki said in First of the season:

Alphie is new to me. Ours are named her and him. Or is it he and she. I get so confused. Today’s goal is to give them new names.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1413884#p1413884

Scroll down to see pics of Alfie, aka Alphie, coming to feeders on my porch.

More about the females, Allie and Esther:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1426949#p1426949

[brenda]

I have a special fondness for Alfie, because he's the first one to come to my hand for a feeding.

[Mik]

We have Huey who has come back the last couple years. He was one of a trio of young ones a few years ago we named Huey, Dewey and Louie. Not sure if he came back last year.

This morning I saw this gorgeous thing on the deck. Can't seem to identify him.

[Loki]

Mothman

[brenda]

@Mik Mik, that's gorgeous, and I have no idea what kind of butterfly it is.