Geese....

babycakes · 21-09-2007, 08:56 PM

I've just tried to post but cos I put the RSPB in it went wrong!!???

Anyway. I don't know enough about birds, we get the usual garden birds here but we also get owls, kestrels, partridges and pheasants

Mags · 21-09-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by dandysmom

I was curious, had never heard of them, so found a good link...if anyone else wants to knowhttp://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/bird...nkfootedgoose/......
they're lovely birds, aren't they?

Thanks for that link Eileen, I found it very interesting..

alexgirl73 · 21-09-2007, 09:03 PM

Stunning pic Moli! We had a flock of geese (no idea what kind) flying over our house a couple of days ago. What a noise!!!

dandysmom · 21-09-2007, 09:08 PM

We have just the common garden birds here, but do have a few raptors: peregrine falcons nest downtown, of all places, and lots of turkey vultures, American eagles nest by the Potomac river,,,and once years ago in the 70s when we had an incredibly bitter Winter we had a rare visitor: a Great Snowy owl!! One of my neighbors saw it...huge, magnificent bird; the sighting made the papers and all the birders were excited!

Moli · 21-09-2007, 09:11 PM

Turkey Vultures??? never heard of them DM...

dandysmom · 21-09-2007, 09:18 PM

Large ugly scavengers, but they are magnificent to watch in flight...they can soar for hours on the thermals...quite common here...
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAbou...y_Vulture.html

Mags · 21-09-2007, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dandysmom

Large ugly scavengers, but they are magnificent to watch in flight...they can soar for hours on the thermals...quite common here...
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAbou...y_Vulture.html

They are quite ugly aren't they

..... I read the description on that link and they appear to be huge birds..

babycakes · 21-09-2007, 09:23 PM

Did anyone see the pics in the paper last week about the owl and kestrel in flight fight for the vole the owl had caught? the kestrel won but they were great pics

dandysmom · 21-09-2007, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mags

They are quite ugly aren't they

..... I read the description on that link and they appear to be huge birds..

They are! Bigger than eagles. What I'd love to see, speaking of large birds, is a condor!! Have just seen them on nature shows, they must be breathtaking in real life........

Het · 21-09-2007, 09:37 PM

Lovely pic! Heard and saw the first flights of geese here about 2 weeks ago, and have seen them every night since. We get Greylag, Brent and Canadas wintering by the river. It always spooks me the first few times I hear them because it is such a sign of winter.....one of those evocative sounds.

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