What's your favorite bird??

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For me, it's the swan. They're regal, graceful and effortlessly elegant propelling themselves downstream in inimitable fashion while underneath the surface their overlarge feet paddle furiously.

Mute swans mate for life and make great parents raising their awkward grey babies into magnificent white beauties like themselves.

Swans add a sense of serenity to any landscape. I could watch them for hours and have done. I come away refreshed and inspired.

There's a lot to like about a swan.

What's your choice?
 

chicken.jpg Chicken. And this one looks particularly nice. When my parents divorced (I was 5) my sister and I went to live with my grandparents for a while, on their dairy farm. I appreciated the cows over the horses, but also became quite attached to a chicken named Gertrude. She produced scads of eggs, so fortunately, she didn't wind up on the dinner table. At least not while I was there.
 

No specific bird, but I love the ones that are beautiful singers. There is a huge amount of singing birds on this island and that's the sound we wake up to.
 
Mine is the Stellar's Jay. I love their plumage and their deep blue color. On the other hand they are raucous, bold, and downright annoying a lot of the time. But for me they are the bird of Tahoe, the place I'm grateful to call home. When springtime rolls around I love to watch them build their nests under the eaves of my house, then lay their eggs, then see the hungry little hatchlings gaping their mouths for what mom or pop has hunted down for them. I don't know where they all go in the winter, but it sure is quiet without them.....and the crows, robins, and woodpeckers too. stellar.jpg
 
Shalimar said:
Hummingbirds, beautiful, and fearless. I also love raptors. We have a rehab for them not far from where I live.
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I put a hummingbird feeder on the window in the kitchen. When our resident hummer comes to drink, Mao sits quietly in the window watching. It doesn't seem to bother the hummer.
 
Shalimar said:
I think they know they are safe. Perhaps they are aware of the barrier between Mao and outdoors.
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I think you're right, but still - that takes guts. Like you said, they're brave little guys. It's fascinating watching them hover, then dart away.

Unlike pigeons. Big, bulky, slow things that peck each other in their competitive quest for food. Especially NYC pigeons - they've got the NYC attitude. :cower:

"Hey, yo *coo, coo* I'm STRUTTIN' here!"
 
I'm with you Chic..I love swans we have loads in the lakes and rivers surrounding our house...I take pictures of them all the time..

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We have loads of Canadian geese too, and again I take many pictures of them...

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...but my favourite has to be the Mandarin duck which is very rare in this part of the UK, and I was lucky enough to find this one whose taken up home among the swans and ducks in our local river....

it's so tiny and soo beautiful.....and it's not at all afraid of the bigger birds...

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My absolute first is hummingbirds..they are quick, bright, intelligent, endearing little creatures. I see them constantly. My second would be owls..gorgeous and I used to listen to one nightly years ago :). We had a very tall pine tree and it perched there and had a soft, soothing hoot...
 
I like a lot of different wild birds, I enjoy the blue ones, like the look of the Indigo Bunting. Mallard Ducks, Cardinals and many others, can't pick a favorite.


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Funny you mention the subject. Only in the last few years have I started to feed and notice birds. But the other day there was the most gorgeous cardinal. We have a huge Burning Bush that has berries. I tried to take pictures but couldn't get a clear shot. He looked like a bright red tennis ball...must be some good eatin' in this neighborhood!
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