I lived in Montana and I had the most trusting of birds. First were the Northern chickadees... they would follow me as I walked through the woods. At one point someone from the electric company come by, and a chickadee came over and was swinging on the metal stems of my glasses. Another time pygmy nuthatches who bred in my bird boxes landed on my hand when I was carrying peanut halves; they both grabbed the same peanut, and were sawing back and forth. "Guys, guys, there are plenty of peanuts!" Then one morning I put out my peanut halves and a white-breasted nuthatch came out of nowhere and plopped down on my hand to eat. I love Texas , but I sure do miss those Montana birds!
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The birds tamed me, I didn't tame them (1 Viewer)
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Thank you!
Hi txpossum and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators.
We don't seem to hear too much about the Pygmy Nuthatch for some reason.... sounds like you really had a wonderful place in Montana. Texas must have some great birds too though LOL... I mean... they boast of everything being big there, don't they?
I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.
We don't seem to hear too much about the Pygmy Nuthatch for some reason.... sounds like you really had a wonderful place in Montana. Texas must have some great birds too though LOL... I mean... they boast of everything being big there, don't they?
I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.
I live on a ranch east of Austin, and one morning I looked out at my stock tank and there were four storks and a roseate spoonbill wading around. The spoonbill was so cool! We live under a flyway heading down to the coast (which is about 5 hours away). I love it when the whooping cranes fly overhead - so exciting!! This seems like a wonderful forum for sharing stories and learning things!
My Dad was an avid birder! He taught me to love birds. When I was about six he took us on a trip out west. Every time he saw a new bird he'd hit the brakes and yell "did you see that?!!" (this was before seat belts). Once I removed my face from the back of the passenger seat I got to see a brand new bird. Exciting, but painful.
Hi txpossum and welcome to BirdForum.
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