Birds Everywhere!!!!

[leech~~]

9 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Not your deck.  And who’s farming them anyway.

You never been on my deck!  

California Condors are so endangered that most are caught, tagged and monitored. They are making a slow come back.

[Wanderer]

3 minutes ago, leech~~ said:

You never been on my deck!  

No but I know the neighborhood where you live and that ain’t anywhere in BC. 

[leech~~]

23 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

No but I know the neighborhood where you live and that ain’t anywhere in BC. 

 

[Wanderer]

2 hours ago, leech~~ said:

 

that’s fowl!

[Mike89]

finally heard some loons today that were on the big lake!!!   

[Ronnie D]

Saw this one nesting on an island while fishing this morning.

Strange week , shoveled snow on Tuesday & came home today w/ sunburn.

It's mate didn't care for me taking pics, almost broke an ugly stick swatting him after he snuck up behind me.

[chaffmj]

Taken 4 days ago.

 

[Mike89]

watched a pair of loons last night on the lake!!!   

[Wanderer]

49 minutes ago, Mike89 said:

watched a pair of loons last night on the lake!!!   

It’s kinda surprising how enjoyable it is to watch something so anticipated as a marker for spring to be here.

[Hawg]

Have any of you central Minnesota guys seen or heard of any bears at feeders yet? No sign of any around my feeders in Brainerd, in fact only one skunk and two raccoons so far which again is highly unusual for this time of year. Since I live in town I usually only get the Bears once or twice a year so I’ve kind of been waiting till the bear tears up my feeder before I put out the oriole stuff and do spring cleaning and fix up. That’s got to be getting pretty close too. Any bears?

Edited April 25, 2022 by Hawg

[leech~~]

21 minutes ago, Hawg said:

Have any of you central Minnesota guys seen or heard of any bears at feeders yet? No sign of any around my feeders in Brainerd, in fact only one skunk and two raccoons so far which again is highly unusual for this time of year. Since I live in town I usually only get the Bears once or twice a year so I’ve kind of been waiting till the bear tears up my feeder before I put out the oriole stuff and do spring cleaning and fix up. That’s got to be getting pretty close too. Any bears?

Our campgrounds on Edward lake gets hit every summer by a few of the resident Bears. 

Edited April 25, 2022 by leech~~

[Wanderer]

20 minutes ago, Hawg said:

Have any of you central Minnesota guys seen or heard of any bears at feeders yet? No sign of any around my feeders in Brainerd, in fact only one skunk and two raccoons so far which again is highly unusual for this time of year. Since I live in town I usually only get the Bears once or twice a year so I’ve kind of been waiting till the bear tears up my feeder before I put out the oriole stuff and do spring cleaning and fix up. That’s got to be getting pretty close too. Any bears?

Haven’t seen any or heard any reports yet either, except in the Hillman area an empty den was found last week.

[Mike89]

I see the mud hens are back too!!

[chaffmj]

4 hours ago, Hawg said:

Have any of you central Minnesota guys seen or heard of any bears at feeders yet? No sign of any around my feeders in Brainerd, in fact only one skunk and two raccoons so far which again is highly unusual for this time of year. Since I live in town I usually only get the Bears once or twice a year so I’ve kind of been waiting till the bear tears up my feeder before I put out the oriole stuff and do spring cleaning and fix up. That’s got to be getting pretty close too. Any bears?

 

I pull my feeders up here in Ely at the end of March. I haven't seen any yet, but others up here have.

[smurfy]

mom said they had bear issues in new richmond wisconsin last Thursday........ i'm headed north past Wanderers favorite landing  tomorrow afternoon....so we shall see but them feeders have been empty  since march!!!!!!

[Wanderer]

11 minutes ago, smurfy said:

 i'm headed north past Wanderers favorite landing  tomorrow afternoon....

How’s about a snow report from there if ya don’t mind? 

[smurfy]

5 minutes ago, Wanderer said:

How’s about a snow report from there if ya don’t mind? 

iffin i can get the interweb up there!!!!!! 

[chaffmj]

Back to birds.

 

 

[Wanderer]

2 hours ago, chaffmj said:

Back to birds.

Sheezus, not even the Eagle gives us any liberty? 

 

Such a stickler! 

[Mike89]

seen vultures today too!!   among many other spring arrivals!!   

[Mike89]

finally a blue heron on the lake!!!!    

[chaffmj]

On 4/25/2022 at 7:20 PM, Wanderer said:

Sheezus, not even the Eagle gives us any liberty? 

 

Such a stickler! 

 

Is this better Wanderer? 

 

[Wanderer]

1 hour ago, chaffmj said:

 

Is this better Wanderer? 

 

How about an emu?  And where’s Doug? Looking for some liberty, eh? 

 

But to stay on topic; we have what I’m thinking is a sick swan hanging around.  Young one and staying solo for the past couple days.

 

[chaffmj]

Northern Shrike

 

 

 

 

 

[smurfy]

Something worked this tree over in the cabin yard this past winter.