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Recent content by Ledalane

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    Anna's or Rufous?

    for Uncle Gus I think that could be a Xantus' Hummingbird. I had one last year at my feeder. Beautiful pic.
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    Help with identification

    Hi. I live in Wildomar, Ca. and saw a flock of birds in my yard yesterday that are a mystery. They aren't much bigger than Hummingbirds and have a bright red patch on their chest. Any ideas? Sorry I don't have a picture.
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    Bee problems in Wildomar, Ca.

    Hi there everyone. Hope someone can give me some suggestions on how to keep bees from taking over EVERY water source we have for birds on our property. We have a bird bath that has been dubbed "bee" bath as the birds can't even get near it. We also have several other flatter containers at...
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    Mysterious bird sound in Wildomar, Ca.

    Hi. I have what appears to be a Bushtit nest in a Creosote tree out back. There is a strange one-note wooden flute sound coming from it occasionally. Is this normal? If not, does anyone have ANY idea what could be in there???? Haven't seen any birds going in or out but it's a fresh nest...
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    Help us identify this bird

    Thanks to everyone. I think it could be a yellow-billed magpie. I will try to get a picture next time. We just got into birding after moving here almost two years ago and discovered that our property is like a bird sanctuary as far as the numbers and varieties of birds we have visit us. We...
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    Help us identify this bird

    Hi there all. We live in Southern California on the edge of the Cleveland National Forest. Two days ago my husband and I spotted a bird about the size of a Scrub Jay with blue and grey markings and had a fairly long yellow beak. It was bouncing up and down on the top of the tree like a parrot...
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    Lazy Humminbirds

    Hummers, hummers and more hummers Hi there. I am new to this forum. My husband and I have had a world of fun this migration season. We have had literally 100's of hummers of all types come to visit us. We have 3 feeders up and that seems to work pretty well. There are so many at the...
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    Very sick Hummingbird

    Hi. I am a new member and have a question for all of you. We have a Hummingbird who has a large blister-like growth on the side of it's face and the whole top part of it's head literally eaten away. Does anyone have an idea what could be wrong?? Believe it or not, this little guy is still...
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