One More For The Birds

 

1. We live in a rural area of Central Texas. It’s on the migration path of several bird species. I’m not a full-fledged (hah!) birder, but I am curious about the various birds that visit our feeders. Two books I’ve found useful are:

   <a href = “http://www.amazon.com/Birds-Texas-Field-Guide-Tekiela/dp/1591930456">Birds of Texas</a>

   <a href = “http://www.amazon.com/Sibley-Field-Guide-Western-America/dp/0679451218">Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America</a>

   The only problem with both books is that they don’t include recipes…

   Posted by CenTexTim       11/16/2015  at  02:49 PM  



2. Okay, let’s try this linky thing again.

   Birds of Texas

   Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America

   Posted by CenTexTim       11/16/2015  at  02:51 PM  



3. Drew .... We used to have these in our back yard in numbers. Every day and early evening.
   Pretty to look at but .... green crap everywhere. Could not walk out back sometimes without having shoe bottoms thick with the stuff.  I believe there was a farm hereabout that raised them for shooting. Jennifer thinks the farm could have been part of the stud farm down by the village church. 
   During shooting season the guns could be heard like they were next door. Might have been for all I know. Damned annoying to tell the truth. Pop. pop pop pop popopop. Went on for what seemed hours.  Haven’t heard them last couple of years tho, and have only the odd bird or two where before they were in numbers. Both sexes and sometimes the chicks.
   We also had Partridges but not quite as many as the other. Also grouse but only very few of them.

   Posted by peiper       11/17/2015  at  09:28 AM  



4. Musty clear up something.
   Partridge we had here was the red leg variety.

   Posted by peiper       11/17/2015  at  09:30 AM  

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