In the wild: Animals edition

[SFMCfranky]

This morning’s view out of my kitchen window. Not actually “In the wild”. But close enough.

[Bridger]

Fantastic shot @SFMCfranky!

What kind of birds are they and where do you live?

[SFMCfranky]

@Bridger

Howdy,
They’re Turkey Vultures. I live in Northern California. They’re very common here.

[Bridger]

@SFMCfranky said in In the wild: Animals edition:

They’re Turkey Vultures

Sounds like a gothic Christmas dinner

[ROman]

@SFMCfranky said in In the wild: Animals edition:

@Bridger

Howdy,
They’re Turkey Vultures. I live in Northern California. They’re very common here.

Got them in North Carolina as well. I think I told @Giles it was a crow when I saw one flying.

[SFMCfranky]

@ROman

Y’all must have hella big crows in North Carolina

[Oaktavia]

@SFMCfranky said in In the wild: Animals edition:

@ROman

Y’all must have hella big crows in North Carolina

the ravens are larger than the crows but not as big as the bald eagles around there and in surrounding states. The black vultures, however, look more similar to ravens and crows and are smaller than the turkey vultures.

[seawolf]

Vultures are fascinating creatures!

[Nocturama]

Spent a few days in the Derbyshire Dales last week…

[ROman]

On my back door tonight.

[SFMCfranky]

[Oaktavia]

@ROman so cool haha!

[Oaktavia]

@SFMCfranky phenomenal shot of the humming bird. Does it have an orange breast or is that a trick of the lighting? We only get one species of humming birds here in WV, the Ruby Throated.

[SFMCfranky]

@Oaktavia

Thanks!
It really is that color. It’s a male Rufous Hummingbird. I tried to post a short video of him. But it was too dense to post here. They show up NorCal in the spring and fall as they migrate North and South. We do have a year round resident: Anna’s Hummingbirds. I’ll try and post some pictures of them. The Rufous are smaller, but very feisty.

[seawolf]

@SFMCfranky The one's I've been posting are Anna's, but I've seeing Ruby-throated hummingbirds in San Diego in past years.

[Cskarev]

Several shots of different animals from a walk in the park today…

[Oaktavia]

That's so awesome I am envious of that! My Merlin bird app is showing me Scarlet Tanagers are calling nearby. Another one of my favorite birds. They are so brilliantly red but I have not seen one yet this year.

[motojobobo]

Excellent pics @Cskarev . Super sharp too. Handheld?

[Cskarev]

@motojobobo thank you! And yes, handheld

[mclaincausey]

The finches had a predator or some other culprit result in a broken egg on the porch a while ago, but they’re back at it. They’ve now feathered their nest.

Keeping patrols.

Some groundhogs near Hattie’s ballet.