Bird References

[Robban]

Given the noise level and aggressiveness of the birds, it's not unreasonable for the neighbors to complain, but I wonder if changing the food and feeder type would have been sufficient.

Well, to having a small dicreet feeder on the balcony should not disturb anyone, like if it attracts small finches,

But gulls and larger birds, gulls especially, they just let their load go, splat! they are greedy too.

 

[Robban]

Also, if gulls have young in their nest and someone is out walking or cycling it is not uncommon that they swoop down in a really threatening manner, can be scary,

they try to clout you with their wing.

Kind of takes the shine off things, so to speak.

 

[awitch]

Actually, bread is not good for birds, anyway. It's the equivalent of junk food. Makes them feel full but has no nutritional value which could be fatal near migration season. Stale or moldy bread can make birds sick and can change the PH levels of bodies of water over time.

It's OK to feed birds as long as you

Well, to having a small dicreet feeder on the balcony should not disturb anyone, like if it attracts small finches,

But gulls and larger birds, gulls especially, they just let their load go, splat! they are greedy too.

Yeah, gulls are not passeriformes, meaning they don't perch (because they have webbed feet), so even if they did eat seed (and I'm not sure they would), a suspended feeder shouldn't attract them. But feeding bread to any bird is not good; it's the equivalent of junk food and moldy bread is poisonous.

 

[Robban]

Actually, bread is not good for birds, anyway. It's the equivalent of junk food. Makes them feel full but has no nutritional value which could be fatal near migration season. Stale or moldy bread can make birds sick and can change the PH levels of bodies of water over time.

It's OK to feed birds as long as you


Yeah, gulls are not passeriformes, meaning they don't perch (because they have webbed feet), so even if they did eat seed (and I'm not sure they would), a suspended feeder shouldn't attract them. But feeding bread to any bird is not good; it's the equivalent of junk food and moldy bread is poisonous.

And yet many do feed bread to birds.
And the birds eat it.

The shape of a gulls beak would make it difficult to eat seeds, would reckon

 

[JackRT]

Gulls are the "rats of the air".

 

[Robban]

Gulls are the "rats of the air".

Along with others, thinking of,

"Where the corpse lies there gather the vultures"

 

[Robban]

Along with others, thinking of,

"Where the corpse lies there gather the vultures"

Best let the Creator sustain His creation as decribed in Psalms 104.

 

[bekkilyn]

Feed the birds, tuppence a bag!

 

[Robban]

Get a spiritual "high"

Dove,

"And the spirit of G-d hovered over the waters/deep.

As a dove?

 

[awitch]

Gulls are the "rats of the air".

I thought those were pigeons

 

[JackRT]

I thought those were pigeons

Pigeons fill in when the gulls are unavailable.

 

[awitch]

Along with others, thinking of,

"Where the corpse lies there gather the vultures"

It was about this time a few years ago when it was a very cold and foggy morning and there were maybe three dozen turkey vultures hanging out on the roof of the house across the street, just silently staring.

Not the cutest of birds but they play a pretty important role in the environment. They're naturally bald so they don't have to clean the out-of-reach feathers on their head after sticking their head in the body of whatever they're scavenging .

 

[awitch]

Feed the birds, tuppence a bag!

No one comes close to Julie Andrews.
Except maybe Bernadette Peters.

 

[Robban]

It was about this time a few years ago when it was a very cold and foggy morning and there were maybe three dozen turkey vultures hanging out on the roof of the house across the street, just silently staring.

Not the cutest of birds but they play a pretty important role in the environment. They're naturally bald so they don't have to clean the out-of-reach feathers on their head after sticking their head in the body of whatever they're scavenging .

oof, I think I will stick with "Dove"

 

[bekkilyn]

It was about this time a few years ago when it was a very cold and foggy morning and there were maybe three dozen turkey vultures hanging out on the roof of the house across the street, just silently staring.

Not the cutest of birds but they play a pretty important role in the environment. They're naturally bald so they don't have to clean the out-of-reach feathers on their head after sticking their head in the body of whatever they're scavenging .

I've had those all over my house and trees a number of times. They're awesome!!!

 

[JackRT]

We used to live in a house with an immense oak tree out back. At first light a "murder of crows" used to gather there and loudly argue for about half an hour about religion and politics.

 

[Robban]

We used to live in a house with an immense oak tree out back. At first light a "murder of crows" used to gather there and loudly argue for about half an hour about religion and politics.

And now they are on CF.

 

[JackRT]

And now they are on CF.

The crows were harder to ignore.

 

[MehGuy]

I think Borat worshipped the Mighty Hawk.

 

[Zoness]

I was casually meditating on gods and mythology and was inspired to come back here because I totally forgot an entry that now I am sort of wondering how I could have forgotten it!

Simurgh - Wikipedia

A mythological bird from Iranian mythology who was present in many religions and epics; said to be enormous and have purifying powers over the land and water. He lives in the Alborz mountain range of northern Iran and his feathers are supposed to have healing powers. A fearsome bird indeed!

The Simurgh is thought to be the inspiration for the original first generation Pokemon Articuno. Their design bares some vague resemblence (also crossed with the Quetzal) and Articuno canonically lives on Ice Island, one of three mountain-topped islands in the Pokemon world of the Orange Islands.