Stupid Bird Tricks, Mating Season version!

[thedeadlyhook]

Sightem of the morning: in the park, a small, brown, finchlike bird (I'm getting better at telling the different breeds of water birds apart, but it'll be awhile before I can ID all of the various hoppers and tweeters and peepers clogging the bushes around here), flew up to a car, perched on the edge of a door by a rearview mirror, and started bonking its little beak against the glass, repeatedly. Considering that I also saw geese going cuckoo at each other around the lake in a very not-normal way, I'm guessing this is mating-related - aggressive, get the hell out of here, you, you, other male, you!, or possibly an attempt to pitch woo, let me kees you - ow! - let me kees you - ow! - let me --.... you get the idea.

Birds are FUN.

Also, the cormorant I keep seeing around the lake seems to have a favorite perching log, and the wigeon population favors one specific bush to hide under. I'm getting better at this watching thing.

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[kitmarlowescot2.livejournal.com]

Have you been pooped on yet bird watching ? It will happen. One bird has nested in our roof...again. Cute or not. It and whatever eggs or babies are in it are going. Because being pooped on your front door is not fun.