Comments on: Costa Rica Feeder Birds

By: The Blog Planet - Hummingbird House: A Great Way to Attract Hummingbirds

The Blog Planet - Hummingbird House: A Great Way to Attract Hummingbirds — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:30:36 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:06:49 +0000

Someone posted a comment expressing their disagreement with being impressed by a Coopers Hawk wacking (killing, preying upon) a Mourning Dove. He also appeared to feel that feeders baited birds or were perhaps ungentlemanly. I was sure that I approved his comment but unfortunately can’t seem to find it.
For the record, I am just as impressed by Mourning Doves when they are not exploding in a ball of feathers while being attacked by some beautiful raptor (although if you don’t find this impressive then I think you need to reexamine predator-prey relationships and your views of the natural world in general). I also watch far more birds going about their business in wild habitats than seeing them visit feeders.

By: Nature Blog Network » I and the Bird #100: The NBN Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence

Thu, 14 May 2009 11:05:47 +0000

[...] and Birding has the goods to clean up on Best Example of a Envy Inducing Feeding Station with Costa Rica Feeder Birds, and that’s before you get the Crimson-collared [...]

By: admin

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:17:33 +0000

Sounds cool (the raptor, not the pigeons). I would probably have to see a picture to tel what it is.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:03:16 +0000

“my backyard had an unholy affinity for Pigeons, Starlings and House Sparrows” ….this is good stuff. Ain’t that the truth, though, about the pigeons… I could do with a few less pigeons crapping on my car in NJ all the time. In an unrelated event I saw what looked like some type of odd eagle today soaring in slow circles above the trees in Whippany, NJ at about 10:00 am. It was brown, large wingspan, huge talons, and had a somewhat lighter-colored head from what I could see. Not sure what type of eagle it was, exactly…