Work bird pics

[urbpan]

And one free, wild bird:

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[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

yay hummingbird!!

[larksdream]

What's the tiny thing with the beeeeeeeg eyes?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

It's an eastern screech owl. It's molting the feathers on its head so it looks particularly silly.

[candent.livejournal.com]

Those photos of the owl are beautiful.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[neitherday.livejournal.com]

Too cute!!

[aemiis-zoo.livejournal.com]

Is the 2nd from the top a kestrel? Those look like kestrel markings to me. Bubo virginianus and Otus asio are easy for me to spot.

Hurray for raptor pics!

[aemiis-zoo.livejournal.com]

Make that the top 2. I am guessing they are both kestrel, but what's up with its lower feathers?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

She's wet. She just took a bath.

[aemiis-zoo.livejournal.com]

Hrmmmm...I have never seen a kestrel take a bath...

[deathling.livejournal.com]

ohhh big birds. they peck at you. not take picture. peck peck.

[mercureal.livejournal.com]

does the third bird have a cataract?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

We think he may be developing one, but most of what you see is damage caused by a fall--he was in a tree when it was felled and lost a wing and much of his vision.

[miz-geek.livejournal.com]

Awww. I really like the second one of the kestrel. Is he messy?

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

She's still wet from her bath.

[miz-geek.livejournal.com]

At RCV the kestrels liked to decorate their cages with shredded mouse guts. Very festive. But their cages were pretty small, which might have had something to do with it.

[urbpan.livejournal.com]

I call that "tinsel."

[miz-geek.livejournal.com]

I think it's a good thing you don't celebrate Christmas! I can just see the tree. Owl pellet ornaments. Mouse gut tinsel. I shudder to think what would be on top.

[bellelvsbeast.livejournal.com]

These are such gorgeous pics...:)
BTW my fiance was all "freaked out" I got a package from you, and I was like, "UH it's a BOOK" and he's all, "He put a love note in it and a topless picture of himself" and I said, "If I really WANTED a pic of him I know where to get one. His wife IS my lj friend too..."
He is just so weird...:P