First of the season
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wrote on 2 May 2020, 06:42 last edited by bachophile 5 Feb 2020, 06:43
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
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wrote on 2 May 2020, 08:45 last edited by
So after lots of googling I’ve decided two things
1 im thinking white throated kingfisher
2 I’ll never be a birdwatcher
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wrote on 2 May 2020, 10:04 last edited by
Bach, not only is color remarkable, look at that beak. Wow. What a schnoz on that one!
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wrote on 2 May 2020, 10:08 last edited by
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.
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I don't think this one is Alphie. This one was very nervous and skittish. When Alphie arrives, he knows he owns the place.
Loki, you might not know about Alphie. Did you hang out at TNCR 2 to 3 years ago? I don't always know or remember when other posters arrived over the years.
wrote on 2 May 2020, 11:38 last edited byAlphie 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.
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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.
wrote on 2 May 2020, 12:09 last edited by@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.
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@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.
wrote on 2 May 2020, 12:14 last edited by brenda 5 Feb 2020, 12:15@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
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wrote on 2 May 2020, 12:18 last edited by
I have a special fondness for Alfie, because he's the first one to come to my hand for a feeding.
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wrote on 2 May 2020, 14:34 last edited by
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.
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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.
wrote on 2 May 2020, 14:43 last edited byMothman
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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.