When you know you are late filling the feeder....

[LakeArenal]

It is pouring ran so I was procrastinating…

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. It flew all the way from Toronto?

Just to eat some seeds?

[LakeArenal]

4. He's actually a white throated magpie. Larger than a jay.

Much bigger than a jay.



Internet picture not mine.

[catbyte]

2. Wow, he's really giving you the stink eye.

[LakeArenal]

3. Noisy too!

[MontanaMama]

5. They're SO noisy.

Those guys come through my part of Montana in the fall and spring. You hear them before you see them.


ETA: I thought this was a jay! I’ve not seen a white throated magpie before. So cool!

[LakeArenal]

7. Jay family.

Act like blue jays.

[Deuxcents]

10. 🙋‍♀️ How was your Thanksgiving? Just thinking of you as I read your post

[IcyPeas]

6. the magpie is now your dependent.

[LakeArenal]

8. There's 7 of them daily!!!!!

[Marthe48]

9. What a pretty bird!

What do they eat?

[LakeArenal]

11. Lots of things. They love red grapes and little chunk dog food.

It will eat oranges, peanuts inThe shell, mangos and fruits.

Edit: But this guy, Gerry, bosses everyone around. El Jefe.

[Marthe48]

12. I forgot you live in Central America

What my Ohio eyes think is exotic, you see often.

Some of the birds that visit my feeders like grapes, apples, oranges. The blue jays want sunflower seeds and peanuts

[LakeArenal]

13. We lived almost next door in Wisconsin.

The birds here are common but still exciting.

Like seeing an eagle or humming bird or tanager in Ohio. You still stop and say Ahhhh.

[Marthe48]

14. I've seen the ones you mention

I'm on the Ohio River and it attracts bald eagles. 2 years ago, I was driving into Marietta, and saw 2 bald eagles doing barrel rolls with each other above an empty field. I have never seen anything like that. Really stirring We live on migration paths and see a lot ofthe flocks going back and forth, and some of those birds stay year around. I have feeders out. We used to feed hummingbirds, but I think my neighbor's bed of canas lurted them away. I might try again next spring.