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Metal Birdman
United States
Приєднався 19 вер 2023
I have been enjoying our backyard birds, and other creatures for the past few years. My wife and I set up a single tray feeder to see what types of birds we could attract on a limited budget. I hose out the tray daily, and stock it with peanut suet nuggets (Scooby Snacks), hand crushed peanuts, roasted unsalted peanuts in the shell, sunflower seeds, and some mixed birdseed. I have taken thousands of videos and pictures with my old iPhone and an old Sony digital camera. My wife talked me into creating this UA-cam channel so I could share some of my videos and pictures with family and friends, and anyone else who loves animals and happens to stumbles across this channel. I hope you can find something to enjoy here.
Where's Norm!? Overactive squirrels and larger birds made Norm! move to a higher branch than usual.
When Norm! is resting, he usually sits on a low branch where we can see each other. He always has to know where I am at all times. If I get up out of my chair and walk around, he will begin cheeping if he can't see me. I have to respond to him to let him know that I'm still there. He will also move to a different spot in the tree where he can watch me. In this video, he had to move to a higher branch due to overactive squirrels, Blue Jays, and Grackles. But he found a spot to perch where he could still see me.
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Відео
Red Bellied Woodpeckers, Starbucks and Bunny, and Norm!, our Yellow Throated Warbler 2024-10-29.
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It can sometimes be a challenge for tiny Norm! to drop down to the tray and grab a bite. I make certain he gets a chance to eat without being scared away by all of the larger birds. That's why he keeps me around.
Our visiting Brown Thrasher stopped by again this morning, 2024 10 29.
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This skittish Brown Thrasher was trying to avoid the incoming Blue Jays before dropping down to the tray to munch on his favorite food on the tray, crushed peanuts.
Red Bellied Woodpeckers, Starbucks and Bunny grabbing food to stash while Cardinal tries to eat.
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I was sitting very close to the feeder while feeding Norm!, our Yellow Throated Warbler, when our Red Bellied Woodpeckers began grabbing food off the seed tray to stash for the upcoming Florida winter blizzards. Red, our male Cardinal, attempts to grab something to eat for himself, but knows that Bunny has priority. Red finally gets to eat some crushed peanuts after Bunny gets finished picking ...
Norm!, our Yellow Throated Warbler, preening before a Grackle begins sneaking up behind him.
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I have been enjoying spending as much time as possible with Norm!, our Yellow Throated Warbler, during his fifth winter with us. In this video, Norm! has already eaten a full meal. He preens himself for a few minutes before a Grackle sneaks up behind him. I then call him down to grab a mealworm snack.
Playing "Where's Waldo?" with tiny Norm!, our Yellow Throated Warbler, halfway through the video.
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Norm! is so tiny that it is sometimes hard to see him through the leaves and branches even when he is just a couple of feet in front my face. He may be tiny in stature, but he has a humongous personality. Halfway through this video, I panned down to the tray to provide a reference to where I was sitting. As I panned back up, I had a difficult time relocating him. It was time to play "Where"s No...
Norm!, our Yellow Throated Warbler, after resting for a while, comes down for a mealworm snack.
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Norm! likes to keep me in his sights. In this video, he was resting on a low branch, while I was sitting next to the food tray, much to the dismay of the other birds, but where he could easily see where I was sitting. We were sitting there together for a long period of time while he rested. As he began to stir, I got up out of my lawn chair, and called to him to come down for a snack.
Brown Thrasher visiting our bird feeder.
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This Brown Thrasher is very timid, and very skittish. He has learned to tolerate me (most of the time) sitting in my lawn chair a few feet away from him while he eats. He enjoys the buffet on two of his three visits in this video. He appreciates the crushed peanuts, the mealworms, and the Scooby Snacks in the first two videos. He wasn't in the mood to be filmed during the final drop down.
Red Bellied Woodpecker turf war
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Our Red Bellied Woodpecker couple, Starbucks and Bunny, spent the morning chasing and fighting a male Red Bellied Woodpecker interloper. The interloper was very familiar with our yard and food tray, as he took a break during the battle to grab some food from the tray while I was sitting a few feet away filming him.
Attempting to film a hyperactive Gnatcatcher bird with my cell phone.
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Our little Gnatcatcher birds are fun to watch, but trying to film them with my cell phone has proven to be a challenge. They are tiny birds, they are constantly moving, and I'm trying to film them while fighting blinding glare on my cell phone screen.
Calling Norm!, our Yellow Throated Warbler, down to the tray for a snack.
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Norm! always brightens my day, rain or shine.
Yellow Throated Warbler - An 8 minute video of Norm! relaxing after eating his breakfast.
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Norm!, our very special Yellow Throated Warbler, returned a couple of days ago to spent his fifth winter with us. He and I were both happy to see each other again. It is always funny when I try to explain to my friends and family how much time Norm! and I spend together every day during the winter. This is an eight minute example of Norm! sitting on a low hanging branch where he can view the ne...
Pileated Woodpecker vs a utility pole
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I've seen our neighborhood Pileated Woodpecker couple flying around for years, but I was never able to film either of them until recently. I filmed one of them as he battled a utility pole.
Six minute video of Starbucks, our male Red Bellied Woodpecker, sunbathing and preening.
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Starbucks was in a very sociable mood this morning. After eating his breakfast, and taking care of his neighborhood watch duties (chasing off any other Red Bellied Woodpeckers), he returned to a branch in our tree close to where I was sitting. He fluctuated between preening, and spreading his wings along the branch to sunbathe.
Feeding Preggers, our squirrel, while Doug, our male Red Shouldered Hawk, searches the canal.
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Feeding Preggers, our squirrel, while Doug, our male Red Shouldered Hawk, searches the canal.
Red Shouldered Hawk (Doug) preening 2024-05-28
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Red Shouldered Hawk (Doug) preening 2024-05-28
Yellow Rumped Warbler followed by a Cardinal's dinner being interrupted by Grackles.
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Yellow Rumped Warbler followed by a Cardinal's dinner being interrupted by Grackles.
Norm! and I in stealth mode due to a very aggressive Yellow Rumped Warbler.
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Norm! and I in stealth mode due to a very aggressive Yellow Rumped Warbler.
Feeding my latest little backyard Brown Anole lizard.
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Feeding my latest little backyard Brown Anole lizard.
Norm!'s warbling interrupted by a Blue Jay
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Norm!'s warbling interrupted by a Blue Jay
Our unique looking, and beautiful Red Bellied Woodpecker named Bunny.
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Our unique looking, and beautiful Red Bellied Woodpecker named Bunny.
Bunny, a Red Bellied Woodpecker, hopping around on Norm!'s favorite branch.
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Bunny, a Red Bellied Woodpecker, hopping around on Norm!'s favorite branch.
Norm! begins moving again after siesta was disrupted by Bunny. Bunny photobombs at the video's end.
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Norm! begins moving again after siesta was disrupted by Bunny. Bunny photobombs at the video's end.
Our Yellow Throated Warbler Norm!'s siesta interrupted by a noisy Red Bellied Woodpecker neighbor.
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Our Yellow Throated Warbler Norm!'s siesta interrupted by a noisy Red Bellied Woodpecker neighbor.
This is one of my favorite videos of my little Yellow Throated Warbler buddy, Norm! He is so cute.
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This is one of my favorite videos of my little Yellow Throated Warbler buddy, Norm! He is so cute.
Feeding Squeaky, one of our Red Bellied Woodpeckers on a cold morning. 2024-01-29
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Feeding Squeaky, one of our Red Bellied Woodpeckers on a cold morning. 2024-01-29
Tufts, our squirrel, and his brother reacting to a Red Shouldered Hawk.
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Tufts, our squirrel, and his brother reacting to a Red Shouldered Hawk.
A bittersweet day. Norm!, our Yellow Throated Warbler, begins quietly warbling 2024-01-27.
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A bittersweet day. Norm!, our Yellow Throated Warbler, begins quietly warbling 2024-01-27.