Do you like birds?

[Night Owl]

 

[Beechwood]

Most of the time I like birds.

With that said there are a great many wood peckers that live in the area. Very beautiful birds to look at, but once a wood pecker begins drilling away on the house or a drain pipe, it can be quite loud and annoying.

 

[Fluffernutter]

Growing up, I had a cockatiel. His name was Larry Bird.

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

They are tasty.

 

[theBloB]

Back in April we went to a birds of prey conservation place nearby. Kind of pushed my wife to come along. Spent most of the day flying hawks, owls and eagles.

Probably the most fun we've had out together in ages. Great day despite it raining.

Sounds like a wonderful day!

 

[The HAMA]

Growing up, I had a cockatiel. His name was Larry Bird.

If that's true that's bloody hilarious. Great name for a pet bird too

 

[Fluffernutter]

If that's true that's bloody hilarious. Great name for a pet bird too

Had to get rid of him because he could mimic the sound of the coffee maker and the microwave.

My parents kept getting woken up in the middle of the night thinking the house was going to catch fire.

 

[The HAMA]

Had to get rid of him because he could mimic the sound of the coffee maker and the microwave.

My parents kept getting woken up in the middle of the night thinking the house was going to catch fire.

Hahahahaha! Man this story keeps getting better and better. Larry sounds like a legend. I'm literally laughing my ass of here. It must've been hard to give him away I imagine.

 

[theBloB]

Most of the time I like birds.

With that said there are a great many wood peckers that live in the area. Very beautiful birds to look at, but once a wood pecker begins drilling away on the house or a drain pipe, it can be quite loud and annoying.

Where do you live?? It sounds completely crazy that you have many in your vicinity. I'm downright jealous.

In the country I live in, we have a few kinds of woodpeckers and I think I've seen one in the wild once in my life, and heard them a few times. We react with delight if we hear any hammering noise and are eager to find the source of the sound, but our woodpeckers are so shy that they have become a bit mythical, a bit of that feeling if you were to see a Lynx in the wild.

Here are 3 types of woodpeckers we have in Sweden. We have a few more, but they are similar to the ones in the pictures and are smaller in size.

Greater Woodpecker

Green Woodpecker

Black Woodpecker

 

[Fluffernutter]

Hahahahaha! Man this story keeps getting better and better. Larry sounds like a legend. I'm literally laughing my ass of here. It must've been hard to give him away I imagine.

He would also call out "pretty bird" and whistle while rubbing his private area on the corner of his cage.

With that said, giving him up was pretty easy. My mom worked with an older gentleman that had two cockatiels. Sadly, one passed away (they have a long lifespan). So, the female of the pair was very depressed. My mom gave this gentleman Larry.

The female of the pair took a shine to Larry and they lived quite a few years together.

 

[FyrFytr998]

Sure. Particularly when they are breaded and barbecued.

 

[The HAMA]

He would also call out "pretty bird" and whistle while rubbing his private area on the corner of his cage.

With that said, giving him up was pretty easy. My mom worked with an older gentleman that had two cockatiels. Sadly, one passed away (they have a long lifespan). So, the female of the pair was very depressed. My mom gave this gentleman Larry.

The female of the pair took a shine to Larry and they lived quite a few years together.

Ahh I can just imagine good'ol Larry rubbing his privates up against his new friend and having the time of his life. LOL. Sounds like she wasn't depressed after that too, which is good.

Great ending to the story of the legend bird named Larry Bird.

 

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

i psyhcicly conctde to oen once inf rotn of a cvs

 

[boingyman]

I'm neutral. Back in the days my old roommate had a bird. That bastard would be yapping early in the morning and chew up my game cube controller wires.

Birds that I do not like are the damn pigeons that love to chill on the rooftops and nest underneath the solar panels. Luckily I put up wire barrier around mine, but they still chill up there at times, probably trying to chew away the wire. Luckily there's a bunch of rooftop panels without wires that they end up nesting in

 

[theBloB]

Now I'm making a Top 5 list of birds I think are the most beautiful in the world. With this I hope to entice some of you fellow bird lovers to show off your tastes.

5. Mandarin Duck

4. Wilson´s Bird (front and back)

3. Bohemian Waxwing

2. American Kestrel

1. Snowy Owl

 

[jimbob27]

I think they're awesome.

I put out a lot of food for them and get quite a few varieties in my garden. Part of the appeal is the diversity so I can't say I have a favourite species, but one of the most utterly adorable are the long-tailed tits.

They're tiny little things, and turn up in family groups of around 10, often with a few random other small birds who've joined the gang.

 

[ferrisjso]

Hugging a puffin has just been added to me life goals.

 

[ferrisjso]

Tortoises makes sense for people who can't handle loss.

 

[The HAMA]

These guys are cool.

 

[theBloB]

I think they're awesome.

I put out a lot of food for them and get quite a few varieties in my garden. Part of the appeal is the diversity so I can't say I have a favourite species, but one of the most utterly adorable are the long-tailed tits.

They're tiny little things, and turn up in family groups of around 10, often with a few random other small birds who've joined the gang.

Couldn't agree more. They are lovely!

But for some funny reason I think of this animal when I see your bird pictures.

A Lemming from the very northern part of Sweden

It's lovely during a cold winter month, which unfortunately doesn't happen very often anymore, to look out of the kitchen window and see the different birds eating from the birdhouse.

Bullfinch