New Birds

[bugman]

Me & the wife was cleaning vines around the side of the house & was fixina cut down an old dead 15ft high tree trunk... She saw a black bird what had a orange red beak land in the top... We watched till it flew off, wasnt but about a minute, then we noticed a big open mouth peeking out... I went got the ladder & climed up on the house & got as close as i could with the camera so heres 2 pictures... I think they are starlings...





Well, guess the old trunk gotta stay a while...

[greenlantern]

Very nice, a lucky break fo the babies. I have literally stumbled over two canada goose nests this spring. They very aggressive defending them.

[greenlantern]

[jsmartt]

thanks for sharing

[Humber Brad]

your description sounds right for starling. Since moving to BC I've seen lots of new or at least "rare-ish" birds...the best so far was the covey of quail I saw the other morning while cycling to work. No quail in Newfoundland so they were a first for me

[DG]

Say's phoebes. The nest was in a niche in a sandstone cliff, and made mostly of horsehair.

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