What's buzzing or flying near you 2022 ?

Juvenile Ring-Billed Gull.

 

Semipalmated Sandpiper.

 

Herring Gull just taking a break, coastal Maine.

 

Having spent a lot of time in the woods during most of my adult life I had rarely seen a wild turkey because they are so elusive. And, in the woods they are still very elusive. That said, some birds have recently decided that living in the suburbs is not all that bad.

We have a flock that parade down our street pretty much every day, there are a few adults and several young birds. They walk slowly down both sides of the road pecking away at whatever they eat off people's lawns. When they cross the road traffic stops as they take their sweet time crossing the road. They seem to have lost their fear of people and cars.

The bird in the photo is very large, when it stands erect with its head up its head would be as high as my waist.

Crows have made the same move from the rural area to the suburbs. I guess it is a case of nature adapting to people who have encroached into their habitat.

 

Juvenile Kentish Plover, C'an Picafort, mallorca.


Audouin's Gull several around or hotel.


Juvenile Greater Flamingo, S'Albufera Reserve, Alcudia.


Swamp Hen or Common Gallinule.


Woodchat Shrike, C'an Picafort.

 

One of those days when you just want to relax.
Black Tailed Godwit and Egyptian Goose.

 

They are both handsome.

 

@shiney The feeder could empty even quicker with the Parakeet!

Kingfisher.

 

What a place to live!!

 

Some areas eg in London have flocks of noisy, small bird intimidating, Parakeets which take over feeders and are not welcome by some of the residents.
They also take over Woodpecker nests reducing their breeding chances.
I wouldn't mind the odd one.

 

Juvenile Red Backed Shrike, a rare bird now, stopped breeding here decades ago and now just pass through on migration, probably from Scandinavia. Used to be common enough to have the name 'Butcher bird' due to impaling rodents and lizards etc on thorns as a larder! First one I have ever seen, a male would have been nice but Beggars......

 

My late mother used to breed Ring Necks as well as other parakeets but she wasn't responsible for them now living wild.

Interesting information on the Shrike @strongylodon. I think it resembles a bird of prey. What size is it please?

 

The Shrike is the size of a Starling @Sheal it has a hooked break similar to a bird of prey but not quite so pronounced.