# Bird watching **URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171 **Category:** Life in Recovery **Tags:** hobbies **Created:** [November 9, 2018, 2:04pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171 "2018-11-09T14:04:15Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 28
### Author: ![waywardwanderer](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/waywardwanderer/32/533155_2.png) [@waywardwanderer](https://talkingsober.com/u/waywardwanderer) #### Post date: [May 27, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/584 "2026-05-27T22:26:45Z")
![IMG_9981](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/7/d/47d4a51b7af18cde9a32c71fb14087cceb7171e0.jpeg) Sweet little hummingbird, we have a ton of these flittering around. I think it may be a Broad-Tail female ✨😍🌺 Broad-tailed Hummingbird _Selasphorus platycercus_ -Some of these common seasonal migrants nest in parts of southern Arizona, and others are just passing through on their journeys further north. A majority of the broad-tailed hummingbird population resides in Mexico and Guatemala most of the year, but are common throughout much of Arizona from March through August. ---
### Author: ![Salty](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/salty/32/377677_2.png) [@Salty](https://talkingsober.com/u/Salty) #### Post date: [May 27, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/585 "2026-05-27T23:30:35Z")
My kiddo (10) snapped this pileated while I was a meeting. He was SO excited to capture it. His Merlin life list is getting longer ❤ ![IMG_0634](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/6/3/a/63a8aa8d9c2c5820efb05c80b7d5081fff2b094e.jpeg) . ![IMG_0631](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/f/2/af281229de707589c5a684b06cc10eebeae1be0d.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Salty](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/salty/32/377677_2.png) [@Salty](https://talkingsober.com/u/Salty) #### Post date: [May 27, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/586 "2026-05-27T23:40:27Z")
Lovely! Do you see them often there? ---
### Author: ![Salty](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/salty/32/377677_2.png) [@Salty](https://talkingsober.com/u/Salty) #### Post date: [May 27, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/587 "2026-05-27T23:42:08Z")
Also, I had to google twitcher. I think my son and I are turning into this 😂 ❤ ---
### Author: ![Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/tragicfarinelli/32/439078_2.png) [@Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/u/Tragicfarinelli) #### Post date: [May 28, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/588 "2026-05-28T16:33:08Z")
Never seen them there before! Amazing! ---
### Author: ![Salty](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/salty/32/377677_2.png) [@Salty](https://talkingsober.com/u/Salty) #### Post date: [May 31, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/589 "2026-05-31T15:06:18Z")
![IMG_7766](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/f/4/bf417b2e47dd23b65c5dfd221c0a2a4823b94ae0.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![tailee17](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/tailee17/32/335263_2.png) [@tailee17](https://talkingsober.com/u/tailee17) #### Post date: [May 31, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/590 "2026-05-31T16:04:39Z")
![IMG_5020](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/d/4/3d40e933b78eae189f9c1ba31fd38e32f592205b.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/tragicfarinelli/32/439078_2.png) [@Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/u/Tragicfarinelli) #### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/591 "2026-06-01T09:00:13Z")
Baltimore Oriole? ---
### Author: ![Salty](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/salty/32/377677_2.png) [@Salty](https://talkingsober.com/u/Salty) #### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/592 "2026-06-01T10:29:30Z")
Yes! We have seen a few but this was the first at our camera feeder. Lured in with Mandarin orange 😆 ![image](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/6/d/b/6db80a3af18f16876798d7b0b882b0d73c4ba1ec.gif) ---
### Author: ![Laraellelarissa](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/laraellelarissa/32/193337_2.png) [@Laraellelarissa](https://talkingsober.com/u/Laraellelarissa) #### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 10:59am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/593 "2026-06-01T10:59:27Z")
I love that you have a camera! I’m so excited to see all the birds that come. Thanks for sharing.🙂 ---
### Author: ![Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/tragicfarinelli/32/439078_2.png) [@Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/u/Tragicfarinelli) #### Post date: [June 1, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/594 "2026-06-01T15:27:32Z")
Apparantly they like jam/jelly a lot! ---
### Author: ![tailee17](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/tailee17/32/335263_2.png) [@tailee17](https://talkingsober.com/u/tailee17) #### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/595 "2026-06-02T20:43:29Z")
![IMG_5038](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/a/2/4a277cb61bdd82cff1c3e67ae02b8e8a85261459.jpeg) ![IMG_5039](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/a/b/c/abc3afa3e7b494f583a8266998aea73089c26e97.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Frank68](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/frank68/32/42524_2.png) [@Frank68](https://talkingsober.com/u/Frank68) #### Post date: [June 2, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/596 "2026-06-02T21:32:57Z")
Duck with an attitude haha ![20260602_070415](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/7/a/0/7a0ca953b291c073c014497e94d55d06a6d9c6ff.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Techno\_Tequila](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/techno_tequila/32/534729_2.png) [@Techno\_Tequila](https://talkingsober.com/u/Techno_Tequila) #### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/597 "2026-06-03T05:13:40Z")
Birds from my menkle elf walks: red wattled lapwing ![IMG_1644](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/9/7/b973e9daeeb6c0c92a130b6cb189a2b4619cc4bd.jpeg) Indian roller bird ![image](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/6/b/5/6b5f7ffe1bacd2c09601365232583a6ce4e51b99.jpeg) And I always see these guys: hoopoe birds, but can never get my own decent photo ![IMG_1663](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/b/0/3b036e38f5a10e242f078ec4f4ab99867c23239c.webp) ---
### Author: ![DanielaJ](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/danielaj/32/534272_2.png) [@DanielaJ](https://talkingsober.com/u/DanielaJ) #### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 7:31am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/598 "2026-06-03T07:31:06Z")
![IMG_5334](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/3/5/9/359a7a38de1784f440f27a570173e55270604de7.jpeg) This jaybird visited us yesterday. ---
### Author: ![Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/tragicfarinelli/32/439078_2.png) [@Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/u/Tragicfarinelli) #### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/599 "2026-06-03T08:27:16Z")
Top five woodland bird: smart, shy, beautiful and wily! I’ve loved this bird since I was about 6. Total babe ❤ ---
### Author: ![Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/tragicfarinelli/32/439078_2.png) [@Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/u/Tragicfarinelli) #### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/600 "2026-06-03T08:29:14Z")
I adore our Lapwings! Do this variety mimic and make crazy little noises like they are remote controlled and using a voice synthesiser? They are elite birds! And that Hoopoeeeee… Dream spot for me, not managed it yet. Where do you hail from? ---
### Author: ![Techno\_Tequila](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/techno_tequila/32/534729_2.png) [@Techno\_Tequila](https://talkingsober.com/u/Techno_Tequila) #### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/601 "2026-06-03T10:40:48Z")
I’m based in West Asia. Yes the lapwings make crazy sounds and dive bomb the cats around our area. They compete with the massive crows for elite divebomber status. There are so many hoopoes near us. I call them dinosaur birds because they look prehistoric to me 🦖 I’m now noticing birds more after reading this thread 😆 I saw one of these flying above my car as I was driving this morning. Never heard or seen it before and they aren’t native apparently so it’s part of a feral population that used to be part of a zoo: **African sacred ibis** ![image](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/b/8/0b88abdfb3308e70f708a2d9839593bc1146398b.jpeg) ---
### Author: ![Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/tragicfarinelli/32/439078_2.png) [@Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/u/Tragicfarinelli) #### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/602 "2026-06-03T15:22:08Z")
Wow, that’s an extraordinary bird. ---
### Author: ![Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/tragicfarinelli/32/439078_2.png) [@Tragicfarinelli](https://talkingsober.com/u/Tragicfarinelli) #### Post date: [June 3, 2026, 3:24pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171/603 "2026-06-03T15:24:53Z")
![IMG_3036](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/0/b/b/0bbc5f7096f72c5b79734f0d87157934f96d89a1.jpeg) ![IMG_2859](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/b/7/9/b79d1c145ca07ccda65906cae50628b1a3b28ffc.jpeg) ![IMG_2562](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/4/6/44699cf3f9786c42d7c071137e16037117764bc0.jpeg) ![IMG_2804](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/8/3/6/836003d3713585e99ff6e433c35f16c4b926f789.jpeg) ![IMG_2875](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/5/6/f56412617af4345365338e8453651d20d95bdf92.jpeg) ![IMG_2831](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/d/2/a/d2a3ca4785f1b8731d4d292ffb5f65f00a1ca6c0.jpeg) ![IMG_4092](https://talkingsoberfiles.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/4/6/8/4683f8432c27c6d0e5d0c48eb12d4a43a0b74668.jpeg) Resurrecting some fave shots… [Previous page](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171.md?page=27) [Next page](https://talkingsober.com/t/bird-watching/47171.md?page=29)