tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post169079658487018697..comments2023-09-01T02:42:35.855-05:00Comments on The Transplantable Rose: Identifying Things With WingsAnnie in Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-77360572932636975912011-07-28T00:16:07.172-05:002011-07-28T00:16:07.172-05:00Really useful blog.Good work keeping this updated!...Really useful blog.Good work keeping this updated!Thanks a lot!<a href="http://www.heartoftexasmoving.com" rel="nofollow">Movers Austin Texas</a>Zena Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158180567459546999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-3269391711409159092011-05-16T18:27:56.997-05:002011-05-16T18:27:56.997-05:00The rumpled yellow-rumped warbler photo is wonderf...The rumpled yellow-rumped warbler photo is wonderful, Annie. Don't our feathered friends provide us with great entertainment? <br />I participated in the GBBC too. It's a lot of fun.<br />Lucky you to have waxwings stopping by!<br />Your butterfly looks like our Tiger Swallowtail but it might be something very similiar since it's in Texas. <br />I'm listening to a redwinged blackbird singing on the porch feeder at the moment, and we've had a redbellied woodpecker making the neatest sound as he feeds in the sugar maple :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-27188189914279084662011-05-15T21:37:06.920-05:002011-05-15T21:37:06.920-05:00This has been a good spring for unusual sightings ...This has been a good spring for unusual sightings in my yard too...I saw my first painted bunting last week and this morning an Oriole...according to the book and my limited knowledge, I think it was an Orchard Oriole. And over the past few weeks there are two quail calling my neck of the woods home. There is also a Chaparral cruising the back fence at times. He's big. Oh, and last week the night before the storms (wed. I think) there was a heron perched on the telephone lines above my stock tank pond...amazing!Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03872899189875117518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-87228337079688290342011-04-30T09:53:29.710-05:002011-04-30T09:53:29.710-05:00I think you're doing great with capturing the ...I think you're doing great with capturing the birds! I don't know about you, but I've been far better at IDing birds if I have a camera in hand. Often it isn't until I'm looking at the image zoomed in on my computer alongside a bird ID website that I can be sure of what I was looking at. The bat is pretty incredible.Tigerlilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748273491022881014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-25084158798375933082011-04-25T06:57:53.940-05:002011-04-25T06:57:53.940-05:00I'm so glad you got those identified. I'm ...I'm so glad you got those identified. I'm going to study your photos so I'll get better aquainted with the Nashville Warbler especially. Love that bubbler fountain. I think I need one. :-)Dig, Grow, Compost, Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111150807638669133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-48830397108371938042011-04-25T04:22:53.969-05:002011-04-25T04:22:53.969-05:00What a delightful party is going on at your place....What a delightful party is going on at your place. I can name most of the birds that stop by my feeder, but, none have been as delightful as your visitors! I need to set up the camera near the birdbath~That appears to be where the action happens. I do like the rumpled bird photo. gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-1892420395318756602011-04-24T07:04:34.519-05:002011-04-24T07:04:34.519-05:00Aren't birds sometimes the hardest to identify...Aren't birds sometimes the hardest to identify? We had a our many bird books out yesterday trying to confirm the sighting of a white eyed vireo. I hear his call all the time and then a bird came into the garden, which had the greenish underbelly and a white eyebrow. It was just a flash but still can't identify. If you want a definite confirmation then send the photos to the local Audubon soc. They are very good at replying. I have sent them sound videos before and they have identified the bird for me. You have a wonderful little birdbath for bird watching.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-28757389882527040402011-04-23T21:17:56.903-05:002011-04-23T21:17:56.903-05:00I"m too novice to be able to identify your bi...I"m too novice to be able to identify your birds Annie, but what great photos. I love the little birdbath/fountain they are in. How amazing to see a snoozing bat too - wow!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09993407315693699146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-56258408710984674162011-04-23T16:47:10.249-05:002011-04-23T16:47:10.249-05:00Wow. I have never seen a bat up close. I notice su...Wow. I have never seen a bat up close. I notice such a difference in the bird population here and Memphis. No mockingbirds here. ! Happy Easter!Sissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03714196104526604635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-24943433168708032552011-04-23T11:03:54.369-05:002011-04-23T11:03:54.369-05:00Hi Annie, thanks for the kinds words! You're r...Hi Annie, thanks for the kinds words! You're right about the Lesser Goldfinches and the Yellow-rumped Warblers. And the Nashville Warblers are the ones with the white eye-rings, gray heads, and bright yellow throat and breast and belly. The plainer warblers are Orange-crowned Warblers, with the faint streaking on the breast and sometimes the yellowish partial eye-ring. Neat bat photo!Mikael Behrenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699778875123504190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-84513338336612324612011-04-22T20:04:40.239-05:002011-04-22T20:04:40.239-05:00OK, now with warbler book in hand, how about Orang...OK, now with warbler book in hand, how about Orange-crowned Warbler for the rightmost bird of the trio? My book says "short, dusky eyeline; pale indistinct eyebrow; faint narrow broken eyering; orange crown may be concealed or absent; yellowish-olive underparts with brighter yellow undertail coverts; faint streaks on sides of breast". There are a couple of photos online, one at Cornell's All About Birds site and one at whatbird.com, that look very similar to yours.<br /><br />I think the top left bird of the trio is almost certainly a male Nashville Warbler.<br /> <br />Tomorrow morning I need to get out and find some warblers of my own ;-)entangledhttp://tangledbranches.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-40591897703877942012011-04-22T09:45:46.982-05:002011-04-22T09:45:46.982-05:00Your photos are amazing - and your collection of b...Your photos are amazing - and your collection of birds is precious. I haven't even seen a robin here, though I do have most of the rest of them. I don't get wax wings either, but we have a bunch of scrub jays (instead of blue jays) they don't have the white stripes like the common blue jay - they are all blue - and mean! They all clearly love your beautiful fountain. Happy Earth Day.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-59055960974232174432011-04-22T08:01:43.203-05:002011-04-22T08:01:43.203-05:00Bats, what fun! We see them flying in the evening,...Bats, what fun! We see them flying in the evening, but I've only once found one asleep during the day (under the eaves of the garage).<br /><br />Your butterfly looks the same as my Easter Tiger Swallowtails, but according to one range map I looked at, you're on the western edge of their range.<br /><br />I'm not good at all at warbler ID, but I'm pretty sure the yellow-rump is correct. But I don't think the suspected kinglet is a kinglet - the bill and body shape just don't look right to me. I'll check my warbler book later today unless someone else has ID'd them before I get to it.entangledhttp://tangledbranches.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-47023104961089956142011-04-21T19:02:04.299-05:002011-04-21T19:02:04.299-05:00The bat is amazing. We put up a bat house late la...The bat is amazing. We put up a bat house late last year...yes a $50 bat house...what can I say? The yellow-rumped warbler looks like the ones we have here. Had one during the winter months but have not seen them recently.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-55668221660708972862011-04-21T17:06:32.237-05:002011-04-21T17:06:32.237-05:00I let out an audible gasp at the last picture. LOL...I let out an audible gasp at the last picture. LOL.Mr Brown Thumbhttp://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-56388097572864140142011-04-21T16:58:01.085-05:002011-04-21T16:58:01.085-05:00We have the ruby crowned kinglets...they are so cu...We have the ruby crowned kinglets...they are so cute! They are quite small compared to our other regulars and can be identified by behavior if you are uncertain...they often hover a bit in an unusual way. I love birds and agree...it is not easy for aging eyes to make out a lot of the marks they talk about. I'm impressed with the large variety you have!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-30605483779002484612011-04-21T16:46:53.417-05:002011-04-21T16:46:53.417-05:00A BAT in your garden -- now that's something u...A BAT in your garden -- now that's something unique. I often see them flying around but never parking to make a portrait possible.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29414556.post-70270024423937911102011-04-21T15:24:27.657-05:002011-04-21T15:24:27.657-05:00I have nearly all the same birds. Except for that ...I have nearly all the same birds. Except for that adorable rumpled one! How cute is he? I too enjoy the Boradmeade blog. I know that area a little and if I was sharp enough to discern those small details I'd go, but usually unless its red, or yellow or blue...to me it's a finch! Though I do have a woodpecker who frequents my feeders.<br /><br />My pond is a huge attractor, too. Last week I saw a hummingbird in front of the falling water drinking. It was so wonderful. This is why I love Austin! Or is it the humidity and constant drought...hmmm? :)<br /><br />---MandiMandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516738115981145861noreply@blogger.com